Speaker 1: With us around the table on places to say. It
Speaker 1: is Connecticut Governor at Namont, it's got things to send back,
Speaker 1: getting back to the office and getting back to work.
Speaker 1: I want to hear it is. I'm sure, Governor, good
Speaker 1: morning to you.
Speaker 2: Got it the good day.
Speaker 1: We're not going to stop that. I'm worried about that.
Speaker 1: We're going to start here. There's this big story about
Speaker 1: people fleeing blue states and go into red states. And
Speaker 1: we know those red states, and you've got a different
Speaker 1: story to tell. You're saying it's different for Connecticut. Why
Speaker 1: is it different?
Speaker 2: Yeah, the Wall Street Journal keeps saying, boy, everybody's fleeing
Speaker 2: those blue states. They're raising taxes. That's why they're all leaving.
Speaker 2: Just the opposite. In Connecticut. We've had probably fifty sixty
Speaker 2: seventy thousand people move into the state over the last
Speaker 2: few years. We did cut taxes. I think that's one
Speaker 2: of the reasons. But also we kept things open during COVID.
Speaker 2: Our schools stayed open. People looked at our suburban lifestyle.
Speaker 2: So our city's coming back. A lot of young people
Speaker 2: move in the state. If we want you come on back.
Speaker 3: You said last time, you're a Bloomberg. If New York
Speaker 3: catches a sneeze, as we catch a cold in Connecticut,
Speaker 3: how are you dealing with the migrant crisis that we
Speaker 3: do see New York dealing with right now? Are you
Speaker 3: seeing an overflow into Connecticut.
Speaker 2: We're seeing some overflow, curely, we're not being overrun like unfortunately.
Speaker 2: I see what's happening in New York City. I talked
Speaker 2: to Eric, I talked to Kathy quite a bit. You know,
Speaker 2: we've got our folks standing by. We're getting you know,
Speaker 2: motels and places in nursing homes that we had retrofitted
Speaker 2: during COVID to get people off the street. You know,
Speaker 2: we're ready, but still, thankfully we've got things able to
Speaker 2: take care of people.
Speaker 3: Do you need more support from the federal government?
Speaker 2: I do. I mean, I agree with the Democratic governors
Speaker 2: that we need more support from the federal government. I
Speaker 2: think especially true here in New York City. But also
Speaker 2: we've got to secure the border. We've got to be
Speaker 2: a lot stricter on the border. You've got to do both.
Speaker 4: We've been hearing from this administration about what they can
Speaker 4: do going it alone. President Biden has talked about possibly
Speaker 4: closing the border. Are you hoping he does that?
Speaker 2: I am. I am. Look I call the Republican's bluff.
Speaker 2: You know, they're saying, President Biden, you're not willing to
Speaker 2: close the border, Give me the tools to do it,
Speaker 2: and I will do it. I can't figure out why
Speaker 2: they're pulling back now, saying it's not that much of
Speaker 2: an emergency, We'll wait till after the next election. I
Speaker 2: think that's the wrong move. Let's make the deal.
Speaker 4: You've managed to cut taxes and you are in the black.
Speaker 4: New York is not in large part because of this issue.
Speaker 4: I'm just wondering, at what point does it challenge you're
Speaker 4: being in the black to be able to cut taxes
Speaker 4: and also deal with a pretty dramatic influx of new people.
Speaker 2: Look, my heart goes out to Eric Adams. I mean,
Speaker 2: this is costing the city what four billion dollars plus
Speaker 2: per year right now. You know, at the same time,
Speaker 2: your capital gains revenue is going down, so it's hitting
Speaker 2: the city pretty hard. And your point, you know, we
Speaker 2: cheer on New York City. We are part of the
Speaker 2: New York City ecosystem. Everybody thinks we're sort of frenemys
Speaker 2: and competitive. You do well, we do.
Speaker 1: Well, it's amazing to hit Democrats not to sound like
Speaker 1: Republicans on this issue even and I talked about this before.
Speaker 1: Do you get the sense that Democrats have been roped
Speaker 1: by reality on this issue? That we have this big,
Speaker 1: big issue down at the southern border for a long
Speaker 1: long time, and yet here we are now we need
Speaker 1: to confront it in blue states New York, Connecticut and elsewhere,
Speaker 1: and all of a sudden it's a problem we need
Speaker 1: to fix. Why wasn't that problem we need to fix before?
Speaker 1: And why have we been roped by reality? Now?
Speaker 2: Yeah, mug by reality, I would.
Speaker 1: Forgive me helped monks here in New York.
Speaker 2: I pulled the lens back for just one second. We
Speaker 2: have the most successful economy on earth. People know it.
Speaker 2: That's why more people want to come to this country.
Speaker 1: And it's ever before without a doubt.
Speaker 2: But you're absolutely right, it only works if we secure
Speaker 2: our borders. Maybe Democrats were a little slow to get
Speaker 2: up the speed on this, some of us, you know,
Speaker 2: from this part of the region, we weren't a hit
Speaker 2: as hard early on. I think we all know where
Speaker 2: we got to be.
Speaker 3: Now.
Speaker 2: That's why it's so important that the Republicans don't pull
Speaker 2: back at this last moment. The balls on the five
Speaker 2: yard line. That's a football analogy and real football.
Speaker 1: I thought I thought we were friends.
Speaker 2: Let's get it into the end zone, just to keep
Speaker 2: you confused and see if we can get this done,
Speaker 2: then hold the president accountable. We got the tools to
Speaker 2: do it.
Speaker 1: How fuls you think the president is on this issue?
Speaker 1: And how much distance is that between him and you?
Speaker 2: I don't think there's any distance right now. He's come
Speaker 2: out strong. He said, give me the tools, I will
Speaker 2: shut down the border, the illegal immigration. He was very
Speaker 2: clear on that. Maybe you wish he was. He said
Speaker 2: that sooner he's saying it now. The balls in Congress's court.
Speaker 2: He god to give him the tools to get the
Speaker 2: job done.
Speaker 3: But Governor was he clear on day one? On day one,
Speaker 3: he paused nearly all deportations. People say this was a
Speaker 3: signal to many countries that it is going to be
Speaker 3: easier to get into the United States now than it
Speaker 3: was under former President Trump. Was that a mistake.
Speaker 2: People have been trying to come through our border for years,
Speaker 2: I mean under Trump. Remember during the mid terms, he'd
Speaker 2: been there for two years. He kept talking about caravans
Speaker 2: of terrorists coming up to our borders. So it wasn't
Speaker 2: like everything was a peaches and cream six years ago,
Speaker 2: and then it changed. I think we're serious now. I
Speaker 2: think there should be strong bipartisan support. Our Senator Chris
Speaker 2: Murphy is helping to lead those negotiations. Let's get it done,
Speaker 2: hopefully as soon as this weekend.
Speaker 3: I think the reason why we're all talking about immigration
Speaker 3: and migrants is because in our poll it's starting to
Speaker 3: show that that's becoming more of a top issue for
Speaker 3: voters in seven swing states, which right now former President
Speaker 3: Trump is leading Biden. How concerned are you about President
Speaker 3: Biden being able to win reelection November.
Speaker 2: I think at the end of the day, after we
Speaker 2: have exhausted all other alternatives, we go for the same course.
Speaker 2: I think that will be President Biden. But I think
Speaker 2: you're right. I think immigration is a very big issue.
Speaker 2: People think it's about age. I think he gets immigration right.
Speaker 2: Congress gives them the tools to get it right. We're
Speaker 2: going to secure the border. People feel a lot better.
Speaker 3: What do you think of individuals like Representative Dean Phillips.
Speaker 3: He's not even saying so much that he's running to
Speaker 3: be president. He's running to get people an option. Should
Speaker 3: there be more options given the fact that poll after
Speaker 3: poll continues to show that Americans think President Biden.
Speaker 1: Is too old.
Speaker 2: Dean who, Dean Phillips, I know you know who that is.
Speaker 1: That's fine.
Speaker 2: I think in a primary process, I think a lot
Speaker 2: of options are good. I like a lot of different voices.
Speaker 2: At some point you got to consolidate around who you
Speaker 2: think are the most reasonable choices, who can get elected,
Speaker 2: decide who will make a difference on your behalf.
Speaker 4: Not to shift gears completely, but I do want to
Speaker 4: finish up on the work from home question. And I know,
Speaker 4: I know, okay, but this is actually really important to
Speaker 4: you because I imagine a lot of people working from
Speaker 4: home were able to move to Connecticut away from the city,
Speaker 4: and I'm just wondering, as people do go back to offices,
Speaker 4: do you think that that inward migration is going to slow.
Speaker 2: No, I think it's changed forever. I really do our
Speaker 2: rail service as such that we are picking up more
Speaker 2: people coming in and out of New York and Fairfield County.
Speaker 2: Fridays are empty. TGIF has a whole new meeting. Nobody
Speaker 2: goes Thursday is now party night. You know it's except
Speaker 2: for you. Thanks God bless you. So I think for
Speaker 2: Connecticut that means a lot more people say, Hey, I
Speaker 2: can have a lifestyle and Connecticut really great schools, living
Speaker 2: a home. If I have to go to New York City,
Speaker 2: a great place to visit, wouldn't want to live there.
Speaker 2: They come in maybe one or two days a week.
Speaker 2: And I think that's a lifestyle that works for people.
Speaker 1: Kathy's not listening this morning.
Speaker 2: Hey Kathy to catch up.
Speaker 1: Thank you, buddy, governor met in the month. Thank you, sir,