1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:06,320 Speaker 1: Hello America, and welcome to the Sean Hannity Show. As 2 00:00:06,360 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: you probably know, like most sensible people, Sean is taking 3 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: his annual year end vacation. Twenty twenty five is almost 4 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,239 Speaker 1: over with, and Sean will be back and ready to 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: go when twenty twenty six arrives. So this is Jeffrey Lord, 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: the contributing editor of The American Spectator, filling in for Sean, 7 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: and I thought with twenty twenty six arriving, we can 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,760 Speaker 1: start to take a look at what will be a 9 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: big ongoing topic next year, that being the twenty twenty 10 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: six election for state governors and members of the US 11 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: Senate and the House. We have five interesting Senate races 12 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: in Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and North Carolina that are 13 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 1: going to be up for grabs, and Republicans certainly are 14 00:00:57,720 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 1: going to be pouring everything they can into an effort 15 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:06,080 Speaker 1: to win those seats to keep their Senate majority going. 16 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: In my own Pennsylvania, and I'll come back to this 17 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: a little bit more in a bit, but in my 18 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: own Pennsylvania, we're going to have a very important governor's 19 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: race with Republican Stacy Garerty, who is our current state 20 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: Treasurer who won in unbelievable margins when she was elected 21 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: state treasurer, and she is going to be the Republican 22 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: nominee for governor running against the Democrat Governor, Josh Shapiro. 23 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:42,679 Speaker 1: So we will have State Treasurer Guarity on to talk 24 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: about that. And she's she's a very interesting person. I 25 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 1: confess she's a friend. But let me let me fill 26 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: you in a bit on her background. She served in 27 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:57,720 Speaker 1: the United States Army Reserve for thirty years, notably with 28 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:01,640 Speaker 1: three deployments in the Gulf in Iraq Wars. When she 29 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,320 Speaker 1: left after those thirty years, she had earned the rank 30 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: of colonel and earned two Bronze Stars in the Legion 31 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 1: of Merit. Moving into the private sector, Stacey served as 32 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: the vice president of Global Tungsten and Powders Corporation, a 33 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:22,079 Speaker 1: company based in Tiwanda, Pennsylvania. And she was elected the 34 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania State Treasurer in twenty twenty and re elected overwhelmingly 35 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:32,200 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty four, winning over three point five million votes, 36 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: the most votes cast for any statewide candidate in Pennsylvania history. 37 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:40,840 Speaker 1: Her victory over the incumbent Democrat State Treasurer was the 38 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:44,600 Speaker 1: first time a Republican had defeated an incumbent Democrat since 39 00:02:44,680 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: nineteen ninety four. So already Stacy has won the support 40 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: of Pennsylvania Republicans, a victory that will be formalized in 41 00:02:53,320 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: the May nineteenth, twenty twenty sixth Pennsylvania Primary. Then we're 42 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 1: also going to have on as a guest. Selina Zeito 43 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: and Selena is a terrific journalist covering Pennsylvania and politics. 44 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:13,200 Speaker 1: She joined The Washington Examiner in twenty sixteen as a 45 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh based columnist and reporter covering national politics and culture 46 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: from a perspective outside the Beltway. She is the author 47 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,919 Speaker 1: of the book Butler, The Untold Story of the near 48 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,920 Speaker 1: assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America's Heartland 49 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: and the Great Revolt. She began her career at the 50 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Tribune Review as a reporter and columnist covering national politics, 51 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,040 Speaker 1: and she has been a contributor as well to The 52 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:44,400 Speaker 1: New York Post and the Wall Street Journal as well 53 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: as currently the Washington Post. And then we also were 54 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:54,440 Speaker 1: going to have Jeff Bartows. Jeff is also a Pennsylvanian 55 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: an American real estate developer, A lawyer and a diplomat 56 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: currently serving by the appointm of President Trump as the 57 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: US Ambassador to the United Nations for Management and Reform 58 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: and been serving there since this year of twenty twenty five. 59 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: So we're going to have an interesting time talking with 60 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: all these folks. Things kind of slow down, as we 61 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: all know in America when we get to that week 62 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: between Christmas and New Year's as people try and get 63 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 1: a fix on what it is their New Year's resolutions 64 00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,600 Speaker 1: are going to be. In this case for twenty twenty 65 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: six and twenty twenty six, as I've said, is going 66 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 1: to be an election year, and from the President Trump perspective, 67 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 1: I suspect this is very important in terms of keeping 68 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: control of the House and Senate, and he is I 69 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 1: believe I am correct in saying this. He's already said 70 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: he is going to be out there campaigning all across 71 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 1: the country for Republican candidates to get them, to get 72 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 1: them elected, and to carry the day for a Republican 73 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:13,359 Speaker 1: House and a Republican Senate. Not to mention in cases 74 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: like Stacey Garrity's a Republican governor. What we're going to 75 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: be dealing with, I think President Trump has said that 76 00:05:23,600 --> 00:05:26,840 Speaker 1: the midterm elections are going to be this is his 77 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: phrase about pricing, quote unquote, and he said, what I 78 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:37,359 Speaker 1: think most people out there doing their daily shopping is 79 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: they not to mention as they got ready for Christmas, 80 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:45,839 Speaker 1: and with Christmas shopping, they could tell that the nation's 81 00:05:45,839 --> 00:05:49,760 Speaker 1: economy was much better this year than it was after 82 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: President Biden left it. And the President said that he 83 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: thought it is going to be about the success of 84 00:05:55,920 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 1: our country, meaning the twenty twenty sixth election, said they 85 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: gave us high, high, high pricing, and we're bringing it down. 86 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: Energy is way down, gasoline is way down. And I 87 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 1: can tell you from my Christmas experience driving from Pennsylvania 88 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: to the far end of eastern Long Island where my parents' 89 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:22,479 Speaker 1: family was from. Uh, you can see the difference in 90 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: prices as you're as you're getting getting your gas here. 91 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: There is no question about that. So that's a good thing. 92 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: These elections, I have to say, uh, and I've been 93 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 1: through my share of them. They always come down at 94 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:40,239 Speaker 1: the end. And unless there's a you know, a massive 95 00:06:40,240 --> 00:06:49,640 Speaker 1: World War two style running running crazy, Uh, the economy 96 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:54,479 Speaker 1: is always the answer, always, And so I think you 97 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:57,960 Speaker 1: were going to find that these candidates, both on both 98 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: sides are going to be talking about this, although if 99 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 1: you are a Republican and a Trump supporter, you're going 100 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: to want to be talking about this a lot. If 101 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: you're a Democrat, you're going to probably try and pretend 102 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: that this doesn't happen. But we will see how this goes. 103 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: There have been a lot of positive economic reports that 104 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: have shown that inflation is decreasing, with the White House 105 00:07:26,760 --> 00:07:30,520 Speaker 1: highlighting the latest data while addressing the cost of living 106 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:36,559 Speaker 1: concerns nationwide, and according to a political poll conducted last month, 107 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:42,760 Speaker 1: Americans say they are finding that the cost of groceries, utilities, healthcare, housing, 108 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: and transportation are too expensive. And so President Trump has 109 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 1: been going after this and they are as I say, 110 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 1: I certainly have noticed in terms of energy and gasoline 111 00:07:55,040 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: that prices have been coming down, and he, the President 112 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:06,120 Speaker 1: has added that electricity is down, it's way down. And 113 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: then he also added, when the gasoline goes down, and 114 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: when the oil and gas go down, the electricity gap 115 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: comes down naturally. And so this is always job number 116 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,680 Speaker 1: one for a president. And the long ago I worked 117 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: just to give you an example of how this works. 118 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:29,160 Speaker 1: And the long ago I worked for President Reagan in 119 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: the White House as a political director when I was 120 00:08:32,600 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: younger than I am now, and he had an enormous 121 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: package of tax and budget cuts to reform the country's 122 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: the economy and get it out of the recession that 123 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:53,120 Speaker 1: it had been thrust into in the Carter years. And 124 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: he got the legislation passed, he signed it in August 125 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty two, I believe it was, But the 126 00:09:03,840 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 1: kicker or twenty twenty one. I'm sorry, but the kicker 127 00:09:07,040 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 1: was it didn't kick in. It takes a while for 128 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:17,200 Speaker 1: these things to make themselves felt, and people didn't know 129 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: what to make of this in the nineteen eighty two elections, 130 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,079 Speaker 1: and so he had a real problem getting Republicans elected 131 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:27,200 Speaker 1: in nineteen eighty two. And then in January or so 132 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:31,800 Speaker 1: of nineteen eighty three, then suddenly the economy took off 133 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:35,560 Speaker 1: like a rocket and it was just it was just 134 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: incredible to behold. And by the time nineteen eighty four 135 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,680 Speaker 1: rolled around and he himself was up for reelection, he 136 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: wound up winning a forty nine state landslide because people 137 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 1: were in fact, very, very happy with the state of 138 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,160 Speaker 1: the economy. So that I think is going to be 139 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,720 Speaker 1: is always going to be a big deal here as 140 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: we go on, and then I'm seeing a headline on 141 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:10,439 Speaker 1: Fox News that the Justice Department is releasing Epstein documents 142 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: with warning about Trump allegations. And I think we will 143 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 1: we will see. You know, who knows what's going to happen. 144 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: You know, frankly, I don't think most Americans care about this. 145 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:30,479 Speaker 1: Most Americans are concerned, as I was saying, about the economy. 146 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:33,679 Speaker 1: That's where their bread and butter is, That's where how 147 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:37,480 Speaker 1: they take care of their families. A story like this 148 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 1: is titulating to you know, various people out there in 149 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:48,319 Speaker 1: the media and Democrats, well maybe Democrats, because some Democrats 150 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,080 Speaker 1: are not so happy about it. And you know, there's 151 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,520 Speaker 1: all kinds of things. There are pictures floating around with 152 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: former President Clinton that I suspect Democrats don't want to 153 00:10:58,520 --> 00:11:04,600 Speaker 1: see out there. So I really think that that Epstein 154 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: episode is not going to be a big deal when 155 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: it comes to elections because people just don't really care 156 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: that much. It doesn't affect them. So on we go 157 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: with all of that, and then we still have to 158 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: deal and President Trump has to deal with Russia, which 159 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: claims now that Ukraine attacked the residents of President Putin 160 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:34,920 Speaker 1: with are you ready for this? Ninety one drones and 161 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: the Kremlin is apparently now changing ceasefire terms and all 162 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: of this kind of thing. But you know, one of 163 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: the things that is sort of amazing here, it's always 164 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:50,000 Speaker 1: well to remember that this world of ours has been 165 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:54,520 Speaker 1: around a very long time, and there are all kinds 166 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 1: of rivalries and problems and all of this kind of 167 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: thing going on with one kind of tree after another 168 00:12:01,080 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 1: that have been going on for years. I mean, none 169 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:07,680 Speaker 1: of us were around, or most of us weren't around 170 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: when World War One broke out and came to a conclusion, 171 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:17,199 Speaker 1: and I imagine people in the day thought, well, that's it, 172 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: it's over. We've resolved it. And then of course the 173 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 1: rise of Adolf Hitler and Germany, and suddenly there was 174 00:12:26,880 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: World War Two, and there was the problems over in 175 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: the in the Far East with with the Japanese and 176 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,560 Speaker 1: all this, and so World War two came and we 177 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: had to fight the America had to fight the war 178 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 1: all over again. So, in other words, I think the 179 00:12:44,160 --> 00:12:46,760 Speaker 1: lesson and this has been true in all kinds of 180 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: situations where you think that you ended a situation, a 181 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 1: violence situation, and then you find out that lo and behold, 182 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: there are people out there that still want to continue fight. 183 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,199 Speaker 1: And I think that that's one of the problems, that 184 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: it's basically a humanity problem. And I don't know, you'd 185 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: like to think that any president of the United States 186 00:13:11,480 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 1: could put their thumb down and say that's it, But 187 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:17,079 Speaker 1: I have to say I think that as much as 188 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: President Trump or any other president tries, it's not always doable, 189 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: and things come back around to bite us all over again. 190 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: So you know, we'll be set with that. In the meantime, 191 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: I hope everybody is getting ready to celebrate New Year's Eve. 192 00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: And I think I saw a story somewhere that the 193 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:43,200 Speaker 1: ball drop that you see in New York on New 194 00:13:43,240 --> 00:13:46,480 Speaker 1: Year's Eve is going to be red, white and blue 195 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,400 Speaker 1: this year. And I think the reason for that is 196 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 1: we are kicking off the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary 197 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 1: of the United States of America, and that is going 198 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: to be quite something. As someone who was around as 199 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 1: I'm sure many of you were for the nineteen seventy 200 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:10,600 Speaker 1: six bi centennial, I can only imagine what the two 201 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,680 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty celebration is going to be. It will 202 00:14:13,679 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 1: be a very very big deal. Indeed, So all right, 203 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,920 Speaker 1: we'll be back in a bit. We have some great guests. 204 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,960 Speaker 1: As I say, so, thank you, stay tuned, hope you 205 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: had a merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and on we go. 206 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: All right, welcome back, and I want to a very 207 00:14:32,920 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: first thing, this being what we call in the trade 208 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,960 Speaker 1: talk radio, I want to give you an opportunity to 209 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 1: call in and talk and uh, just dial in eight 210 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:48,840 Speaker 1: hundred nine four one seven three two six or eight 211 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: hundred nine four one Sean Sea and we can have 212 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 1: a conversation. There is so much going on here in 213 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: the world as we speak. Also today President Trump has 214 00:15:04,080 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: been meeting with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin b b Bibi 215 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: Netan Yahoo, and we'll see what comes out of that. 216 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: I know Sean has been to Israel a number of times, 217 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,040 Speaker 1: and I've watched these reports and they are on television 218 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:26,560 Speaker 1: and they are just amazing to see. I had never 219 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:31,880 Speaker 1: been until this year, and it was quite an amazing trip. 220 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: So maybe we'll talk a little bit about that when 221 00:15:33,960 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 1: we when we come back. So just hang in there, 222 00:15:37,920 --> 00:16:04,360 Speaker 1: stay tuned, and we will be right back. 223 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 2: The one thing you can always count on. 224 00:16:21,080 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: Sean Hannity is back on the radio. All right, we 225 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 1: are here. This is Jeffrey Lord from an American Spectator 226 00:16:28,600 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: and he's Max sitting in for Sean Hannity. You can 227 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: reach us here at eight hundred nine four one seven, 228 00:16:35,200 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 1: three two six or eight hundred and nine for one 229 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: Sean if you'd prefer. And I am delighted to have 230 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: as our first guest one Stacy Garrity, who is the 231 00:16:46,440 --> 00:16:52,600 Speaker 1: Pennsylvania State Treasurer who has done just enormous work. And Stacy, 232 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 1: before we start, I just want to do a little 233 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: bio in for our guests, particularly for Pennsylvanians who are 234 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:05,640 Speaker 1: looking in and may not be familiar. Before she joined us, 235 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 1: as I say, let me fill you in here. She 236 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:12,000 Speaker 1: served in the United States Army Reserved for thirty years, 237 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:16,200 Speaker 1: notably with three deployments in the Gulf in Iraq Wars. 238 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:19,520 Speaker 1: When she left after those thirty years, she had earned 239 00:17:19,520 --> 00:17:22,800 Speaker 1: the rank of colonel and earned two Bronze Stars and 240 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,919 Speaker 1: the Legion of Merit. She moved into the private sector, 241 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,800 Speaker 1: where she served as the vice president of Global Tungsten 242 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 1: and Powders Corporation, a company based and headquartered in Tiwanda, Pennsylvania. 243 00:17:35,000 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: She was elected the Pennsylvania State Treasurer in twenty twenty 244 00:17:38,680 --> 00:17:43,400 Speaker 1: and re elected overwhelmingly in twenty twenty four, winning over 245 00:17:43,600 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: three point five million votes, the most votes cast for 246 00:17:48,080 --> 00:17:52,199 Speaker 1: any statewide candidate in Pennsylvania history. Her victory over the 247 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:55,359 Speaker 1: incumbent Democrat state treasurer was the first time a Republican 248 00:17:55,920 --> 00:18:00,720 Speaker 1: had defeated an incumbent Democrat since nineteen ninety four. Already, 249 00:18:01,040 --> 00:18:04,639 Speaker 1: Stacey has won the support of Pennsylvania Republicans and that 250 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: victory will be formalized on May nineteenth of twenty twenty 251 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: six and the Pennsylvania Primary. So if I may, Madam Treasurer. 252 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:17,240 Speaker 2: Are you there, Jeffrey, I am, and it is so 253 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: great to be on with you today. 254 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: It's great fun. And I assume you've been like every 255 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 1: other Pennsylvania busy with the holiday and all of that 256 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 1: kind of thing. But you have, I think this small 257 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: thing known as an election for governor Pennsylvania upcoming that 258 00:18:34,840 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: may be keeping you busy. 259 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, just a little bit. In addition to my you know, 260 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 2: position as treasure where I'm a watchdog for one hundred 261 00:18:43,720 --> 00:18:47,120 Speaker 2: and eighty billion dollars right, expay money right. 262 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: I mean, all of this work is is just incredible 263 00:18:51,960 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: and that you have been able to just plunge right 264 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: in and do this and be such a success as 265 00:18:57,280 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: the Pennsylvania State Treasurer. You know, my experience in Pennsylvania 266 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: politics is that people generally know who the governor is 267 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: or who's running for governor, and who the US Senator 268 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:12,080 Speaker 1: is and who's running for senator. They have a harder 269 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 1: time knowing about the state treasurer and the auditor General 270 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: and that sort of thing because they're lower down on 271 00:19:20,280 --> 00:19:25,080 Speaker 1: the ballot and ordinarily it's not something you know. Some 272 00:19:25,119 --> 00:19:28,560 Speaker 1: of these people, you know, pick up the paper in 273 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,280 Speaker 1: the morning to see what's up. So tell us a 274 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:35,080 Speaker 1: little bit, I think, to explain what the treasurer does, 275 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,240 Speaker 1: because I think it's it's fabulous. I've known a couple 276 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: of your predecessors, or at least one or two of them, 277 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: and I just wow, you really you really got something 278 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:48,359 Speaker 1: here when you're doing this. So give us a little 279 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:50,040 Speaker 1: talk about that. 280 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,439 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Tue, as I think you mentioned, it is my 281 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,600 Speaker 2: very first elected office. Had I not hit my mandatory 282 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 2: retirement date in the Army Reserve, I would have never 283 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:04,479 Speaker 2: even thought about running because serving was and is the 284 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,480 Speaker 2: honor of a lifetime. But I think because I come 285 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 2: from the private sector in the military that you know 286 00:20:10,760 --> 00:20:12,680 Speaker 2: I did, I was able to jump in and get 287 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 2: a lot of stuff done, and for example, giving back 288 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 2: a billion dollars of taxpayer money, saving parents and grandparents 289 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,440 Speaker 2: over twenty two million dollars for the College and Career 290 00:20:24,480 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 2: Savings Plan, money that goes right back into their pockets. 291 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 2: I also give back military decorations, and we've been able 292 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:34,240 Speaker 2: to give back gosh, over five hundred and thirty including 293 00:20:34,280 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: thirteen purple hearts, three bronze stars, and a gold Star medal. 294 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:44,359 Speaker 2: And you know, we also implemented Pennsylvanian money Match, so 295 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 2: gave back fifty million dollars this calendar year to people 296 00:20:48,480 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 2: that didn't even know they had unclaimed property, and so 297 00:20:51,280 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 2: much more. We also opened up the books that Pennsylvanian 298 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 2: Treasury and made us the most transparent agency in the 299 00:20:57,040 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 2: entire commonwealth, because you know what, it's our money, it's 300 00:21:00,119 --> 00:21:00,680 Speaker 2: not Harrisburg. 301 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:04,880 Speaker 1: Well, that's right, that's right. My experience with government having 302 00:21:04,920 --> 00:21:07,159 Speaker 1: worked both in Harrisburg when I started out in the 303 00:21:07,160 --> 00:21:10,320 Speaker 1: state Senate and then moving on to Washington and working 304 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,440 Speaker 1: there is the people who run these things think it's 305 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 1: their money and it doesn't belong to the taxpayers, the 306 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:21,280 Speaker 1: people who are out there every day, you know, getting 307 00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:26,240 Speaker 1: their kids up and going to work and earning the 308 00:21:26,320 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 1: money that has got a fund, whether it's Pennsylvania or 309 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,640 Speaker 1: the federal government of the United States, and you get 310 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:35,159 Speaker 1: too many people who just want to sort of be 311 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,040 Speaker 1: spend thrifts with it. 312 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:42,239 Speaker 2: And exactly there isn't one taxpayer dollar that you know, 313 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 2: I have to say, both sides of the aisle they 314 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,280 Speaker 2: want to spend. And in fact, the last budget that 315 00:21:47,400 --> 00:21:49,240 Speaker 2: was passed, which was by the way, one hundred and 316 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:53,200 Speaker 2: thirty four days late, we are spending just about five 317 00:21:53,480 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 2: billion dollars Jeffrey, more than what we're bringing in effectively 318 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 2: blowing through the entire surplus next year. The only thing 319 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 2: that's left is the rainy day fund. 320 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 1: Wow. Wow. You know. My first lesson in this really 321 00:22:09,520 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 1: was in Washington. I was working for Congressman Bud Schuster, 322 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: was a member of the House Budget Committee, and so 323 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,960 Speaker 1: I had to do this staff work and all of 324 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,600 Speaker 1: that kind of thing. And one of the things I 325 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: learned this was in the first part of President Reagan's 326 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:28,400 Speaker 1: term first term is that you had Republicans who were 327 00:22:28,480 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: great with the rhetoric, but when it came to budget 328 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: cuts and all of that kind of thing, they didn't 329 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: want to go there. And that's when I began to realize, 330 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: this is an institutional problem with legislators, whether they're state 331 00:22:43,880 --> 00:22:48,200 Speaker 1: legislators or whether they're members of Congress, is that it's 332 00:22:48,560 --> 00:22:52,960 Speaker 1: you know, count the guy behind the tree, but don't 333 00:22:53,000 --> 00:22:55,959 Speaker 1: touch me is more or less the problem with it. 334 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,880 Speaker 1: So in other words, we've got to have somebody exactly 335 00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: like you in that treasurer's job to be the watchdog. 336 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:09,000 Speaker 2: Well, I agree, and right now, you know, Pennsylvania is 337 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 2: going in the wrong direction. We rank thirty eighth economically, 338 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 2: we rank thirty ninth in education, and we rank forty 339 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 2: first overall. And it just doesn't have to be that way, 340 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 2: and it should be that way. 341 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,920 Speaker 1: No, And I imagine this will be a grade A 342 00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: number one issue for you as you run for governor 343 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: this this next year. I mean, now, there's always this 344 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 1: sort of lull. So it seems with political campaigns that 345 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, it takes a while for them to kick off, 346 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 1: and then you get to you know, the actual election year, 347 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,880 Speaker 1: and wow, things things heat up in a sudden here 348 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,560 Speaker 1: and the work you've got to do is just just incredible. 349 00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: So you know, I'm I'm glad that you're in this 350 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: and making this an issue because I think most people 351 00:23:57,880 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: don't understand they understand the office of governor better I 352 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,880 Speaker 1: think than they understand the office of treasure. But now 353 00:24:05,000 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: is the time for them to be aware and to 354 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: understand that your experience, whether it was in the military, 355 00:24:12,119 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: whether it's in the private sector, whether it's in government, 356 00:24:16,040 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: can play a real role in how you would serve 357 00:24:20,960 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 1: as governor of Pennsylvania. 358 00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,040 Speaker 2: Absolutely, because you know, just like we expect families to 359 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,040 Speaker 2: live within their means, our states should be doing the 360 00:24:29,040 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 2: same thing. And unfortunately, because we both know there will 361 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 2: be no programs that get caught, what's going to happen 362 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:40,840 Speaker 2: is that taxes will be raised. And you know, unfortunately, 363 00:24:40,880 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 2: we have a governor right now that's more interested in 364 00:24:42,960 --> 00:24:46,760 Speaker 2: Pennsylvania Avenue than Pennsylvania yea. And the fact of the 365 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,160 Speaker 2: matter is he's never been challenged. In fact, there's never 366 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,440 Speaker 2: even been an ad run against him. But there are 367 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 2: two sides to every story. And with everybody's help and 368 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:58,399 Speaker 2: it is going to be an all hands on deck mission. 369 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,280 Speaker 2: We're going to be able to tell this to and 370 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 2: if that people want to help, they can go to 371 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 2: garrityfourpa dot com and check it out. But when people 372 00:25:06,960 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 2: understand what he stands for, and he is a far 373 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 2: left liberal, he believes that biological mail should compete against 374 00:25:14,840 --> 00:25:17,840 Speaker 2: our girls in sports. He believes in gender affirming care 375 00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:22,280 Speaker 2: for trans little kids using your tax pay dollars. We 376 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 2: talked about the budget and the spending and both in 377 00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,960 Speaker 2: his offices of Attorney General as well as governor. There 378 00:25:30,000 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 2: are many many scandals that will need to come out. 379 00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:39,200 Speaker 2: So and he has sued Donald Trump over two dozen 380 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 2: times and rags about it. And so I think we 381 00:25:42,960 --> 00:25:45,360 Speaker 2: need a governor that's going to work with the administration, 382 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 2: not work against the administration, because, like you and I know, 383 00:25:49,040 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 2: Pennsylvania should be leading the nation. We shouldn't be falling, 384 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 2: you know, so far behind, you know, states like Florida, Texas, 385 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:58,680 Speaker 2: the Carolinas, Tennessee. 386 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: Well, you know, sometimes when I had to discuss this topic, 387 00:26:02,320 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: I say that his role model is as a Pennsylvanian 388 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: is James Buchanan. And for people in our audience who 389 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:13,639 Speaker 1: may not know who that is. James Buchanan is the 390 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:17,480 Speaker 1: only Pennsylvanian elected president of the United States. It didn't 391 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 1: go so well. He is generally rated by historians as 392 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: the one before Lincoln, and it just wasn't a good 393 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 1: time for the country. And I think that Josh's ambition 394 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: is very much directed towards twenty twenty eight and twenty 395 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,120 Speaker 1: twenty six is the hurdle that he has to get 396 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:44,600 Speaker 1: through or over before he gets there, as does anybody 397 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:47,719 Speaker 1: in this situation. But I do think that that affects 398 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:52,000 Speaker 1: how you do your job as governor if you're more 399 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,280 Speaker 1: interested in running for president. 400 00:26:55,440 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 2: Absolutely, he's really a career politician, and he's really only 401 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,760 Speaker 2: chose to serve himself. He's always been in one position 402 00:27:02,880 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 2: looking to jump to the next position, and he has 403 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 2: always had his eyes on the White House. That's like 404 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 2: the worst kept secret in Pennsylvania. And we all know 405 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:13,760 Speaker 2: that Pennsylvania is the ultimate swing state and the key 406 00:27:14,240 --> 00:27:17,440 Speaker 2: to the Democrats blue wall. Excuse me, just look at 407 00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:21,120 Speaker 2: you know twenty sixteen and twenty twenty four. Democrats don't 408 00:27:21,160 --> 00:27:26,480 Speaker 2: win nationally if they don't win Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania it's 409 00:27:26,480 --> 00:27:32,159 Speaker 2: incredibly important and so again we need everybody to be 410 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,720 Speaker 2: united and make sure that you know, we kick this 411 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 2: guy out of Harrisburg and away from the White House. 412 00:27:38,640 --> 00:27:42,560 Speaker 1: They don't call Pennsylvania the Keystone State for nothing, and 413 00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:47,280 Speaker 1: there is a reason for that. For those who may 414 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:49,640 Speaker 1: not know. If you look at a map of Pennsylvania 415 00:27:49,760 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: from the early colonies, it was right dead center between 416 00:27:54,320 --> 00:28:00,239 Speaker 1: north and south. And yeah, because of its size and 417 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: it's history, the steel industry and coal and mining and 418 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,800 Speaker 1: all of these things that energy that have played such 419 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:14,040 Speaker 1: an enormous role in Pennsylvania history. And what role do 420 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:17,879 Speaker 1: you do you see as a governor in terms of 421 00:28:17,920 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: working with these these kind of folks who run these industries. 422 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 2: Oh my goodness, there's a tremendous opportunity. We could be 423 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 2: the hub of AI. As you know, twenty five percent 424 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:34,239 Speaker 2: of all natural gas in America is in Pennsylvania. And 425 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:40,280 Speaker 2: the governor is constantly you know, attacking fracking and you know, 426 00:28:40,400 --> 00:28:42,840 Speaker 2: dancing around the edges. I mean, if you look at 427 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,560 Speaker 2: our neighbors, look at Ohio, look at Virginia, if you 428 00:28:45,600 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 2: look at data centers, they're really you know, they're doing 429 00:28:49,360 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 2: so much better than us because we are the twelfth 430 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 2: highest regulated state in the nation, and it is very, 431 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:59,720 Speaker 2: very difficult to do business in Pennsylvania. And again it 432 00:28:59,760 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 2: does have to be this way. We could be leading 433 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:06,000 Speaker 2: the nation. We have the best, hardest working people, We 434 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 2: have world class industries and abundant natural resources that are 435 00:29:10,480 --> 00:29:12,200 Speaker 2: the envy of the entire world. 436 00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:16,600 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, that is exactly right. And you know, the 437 00:29:16,640 --> 00:29:20,840 Speaker 1: state has such wonderful opportunity. And I must say, having 438 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 1: been around America a little bit, you go to places, 439 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 1: you know, if you live in Pennsylvania, and you go 440 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:30,800 Speaker 1: to places like Texas and Florida, and you see that 441 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:34,680 Speaker 1: the leaps and bounds they've made in terms of their 442 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:38,760 Speaker 1: economy and free markets and all of that kind of 443 00:29:38,800 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 1: thing using their natural resource. It truly is astounding in 444 00:29:42,760 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 1: terms of comparing it with what is not done here 445 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:51,000 Speaker 1: in Pennsylvania. And that's a big task. And when you 446 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: were elected, and note I didn't say if when you 447 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:58,440 Speaker 1: were elected, you're going to have a lot on your hands. 448 00:29:58,480 --> 00:29:59,600 Speaker 1: And I think you're going to have a lot of 449 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: pennsylv Vanians we're going to want to pitch in and 450 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:01,920 Speaker 1: help you. 451 00:30:03,160 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 2: I think so as well. I visit all sixty seven 452 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:08,080 Speaker 2: of our counties every single year, so I've done it 453 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,960 Speaker 2: five times now. And what Pennsylvanians tell me, and it 454 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,720 Speaker 2: doesn't matter which county they're from, that the government just 455 00:30:14,840 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 2: isn't working for them. They feel left behind, and Pennsylvania 456 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 2: right now is mediocre at best. We have a once 457 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 2: in a lifetime opportunity to change our state around. And 458 00:30:25,040 --> 00:30:27,600 Speaker 2: if we don't, you know, I'm concerned, you know, with 459 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 2: the situation with the budget and just the lack of 460 00:30:32,800 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 2: support of unleashing you know, the natural resources that we 461 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 2: have right under our feet that you know, it's it's 462 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 2: going to take a generation to. 463 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:45,240 Speaker 1: Get all right. Well, Stacey, I'm getting the break sign here, 464 00:30:45,760 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 1: So it was wonderful to have you on. Have a 465 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: happy new Year. Doubtless our past will cross somewhere when 466 00:30:52,800 --> 00:30:54,400 Speaker 1: I'm back home in Pennsylvania. 467 00:30:54,480 --> 00:30:59,680 Speaker 2: And great, good luck and thank you, Jeffrey, Happy news, 468 00:31:00,200 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 2: New Year, Thank you. 469 00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: Bye bye. Okay, this is Jeffrey Lord sitting in for 470 00:31:04,880 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 1: Sean Hannity. You can reach us here at eight hundred 471 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,680 Speaker 1: nine for one seven three two six or eight hundred 472 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:15,280 Speaker 1: nine four to one Sean and uh, we'll be back 473 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 1: very shortly. 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