1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: But I'm going to meet with them the first week back. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: I do it now, but they're trying to come up 3 00:00:05,880 --> 00:00:09,560 Speaker 1: with a schedule. They want to meet badly, they've told me, 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:12,120 Speaker 1: but they want to come up with a schedule. I said, 5 00:00:12,119 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: make it a good schedule. Your rates have to come 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: way down. We're also going to meet with other insurance 7 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: companies because Underbiden, the insurance rates have gone through the 8 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 1: roof auto insurance, home insurance. I mean, insurance companies are 9 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,640 Speaker 1: making far more than they're entitled to make. So we're 10 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: going to be doing that. But just in the meantime, 11 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: we'll be meeting with the insurance companies in the first week, 12 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: the first few days back in Washington, because they're trying 13 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: to come up with a proposal that will satisfy I mean, thank. 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:42,920 Speaker 2: You very much. 15 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 1: Everybody appreciate it. I hope you're going to enjoy the battleships. 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,080 Speaker 1: They're going to be beautiful. Thank you, and have a 17 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: great Christmas. If I don't speak to you, thank you 18 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 1: very much. Thank you very much. 19 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 2: Hello, everybody, You've been watching President Trump with a major 20 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: news conference down at mar Lago, his home in Florida, 21 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: where he announced a new class of battleships that are 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:12,680 Speaker 2: already beginning construction in the next few weeks, and they 23 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 2: will include hypersonic missiles and all the new technology that 24 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 2: our Navy needs to protect our country and to make 25 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,399 Speaker 2: the world safer. That was a big announcement there. At 26 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,080 Speaker 2: the end of the news conference, he also heard the 27 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,280 Speaker 2: President announce another development. He's going to be meeting with 28 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 2: the major health insurance companies of this country, trying to 29 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 2: get them to work with him to bring down the 30 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 2: cost of health insurance. To bring down the cost of 31 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: health in America a top priority for that. He achieved 32 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:39,920 Speaker 2: a lot of that in twenty five when he worked 33 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 2: with the pharmaceutical companies to bring down drug prices. Now 34 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 2: he wants to work on those insurers, many who are 35 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 2: beneficiaries of those Democrat subsidies that came out of the 36 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 2: COVID era and went directly to health insurance, not to 37 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: the American people. Those are ending at the end of 38 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: the year. Now the President's going to be meeting with 39 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: insurers to figure out what else they can do, what 40 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 2: else they can put on the table to do that. 41 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 2: I'm going to bring in my amazing co host, Amanda Head, 42 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 2: who's our White House corresponding, We're going to turn to 43 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 2: our guests in just one second, Congresswoman Maryett Miller Meeks 44 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 2: from the great state of Iowa. But before we do, Amanda, 45 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 2: a lot of news at this sort of end of 46 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: our beginning of the holiday week. News or a whole 47 00:02:16,440 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 2: new class of warships and a plan to declare war 48 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: on the affordability of health insurance. 49 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, just with respect. 50 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 4: I mean, it was just a few days ago that 51 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 4: President Trump sent out one thousand, seven hundred and seventy 52 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 4: six dollars hour to our service. 53 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 3: Members, so they got that boost. You know. 54 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 4: I'm sure you're seeing the viral videos of folks posting 55 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 4: videos and screenshots of that ach wire coming into their 56 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 4: bank account. 57 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 3: It is something so joyful for them. And then you 58 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 3: have this. 59 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 4: Expressed by the President of the United States and John 60 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 4: I had so many people who said, well, do you 61 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 4: do you think that you know now that the President's 62 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 4: down at mar A Lago, that things are going to 63 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 4: slow down? 64 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 3: And I thought to myself, if this was any other administration, 65 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 3: maybe so, But that is nine. 66 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 4: Case here and here we are on the first workday 67 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:05,040 Speaker 4: of President Trump, so called vacation, and he's making these announcements. 68 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 4: So you've got you a double boost for the military 69 00:03:08,320 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 4: when it comes to providing them with the resources that 70 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 4: they need now by sea. He did this by air 71 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 4: with the F forty seven, and he talked about doing 72 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 4: it by land today as well. 73 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:20,560 Speaker 3: So it is a major boost for the military. 74 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,160 Speaker 4: And of course the war on affordability, as you and 75 00:03:23,160 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 4: I have talked about frequently. So many of these measures 76 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,799 Speaker 4: the President Trump enacted in his first term, whether it 77 00:03:28,880 --> 00:03:31,160 Speaker 4: was by executive order, it was codified by Congress. 78 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:33,079 Speaker 3: These things are going to kick in by spring. 79 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 4: And hopefully, according to President Trump, the economy is going 80 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 4: to be roaring. 81 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely slow and trump. Those are two words that 82 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 2: do not go in the same center. He's always moving fast. 83 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: And another example of that today, it's always fun to 84 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: watch the President in action on vacation because he's just 85 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 2: as much working then as he is when he's in 86 00:03:52,720 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: the Oval office. Pretty amazing, all right, A great time 87 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 2: to turn to our first guest today. She's a congressman 88 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 2: for the great Date of Aya. One of the great 89 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:04,040 Speaker 2: common sense arguers in Congress. She gets common sense things done. 90 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 2: She is Congresswoman Maryette Miller meets Congress women. Great to 91 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 2: have you a show. Merry Christmas. 92 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 5: Well, Merry Christmas to you, and it's great to join 93 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 5: both you and Amanda John. Thank you for that. And 94 00:04:15,520 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 5: I'm just going to say I would call this President's 95 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 5: Trump's war on unaffordability, because that's what we're tackling, the 96 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 5: unaffordable policies of the last administration and how to really 97 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 5: do things for the American people and for their pocketbooks. 98 00:04:31,640 --> 00:04:34,360 Speaker 2: Let me stay on that topic, because last week Republicans 99 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 2: added to the arsenal in that war, which is creating 100 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 2: a healthcare plan to bring down premiums, to give more choice, 101 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 2: give more opportunity to the American people. That plus what 102 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 2: the President's going to do in meeting with insurers, a 103 00:04:47,600 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 2: one to two punch, I could have a profound effect 104 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty six. 105 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 5: I think so so from our conversations way back in 106 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 5: September talking about the enhanced premium tax credits, which only 107 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 5: affect about one point six seven million people, that those 108 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 5: subsidies went directly to the insurance company. There was no 109 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 5: incidentive for the insurance company to lower premiums, and we 110 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 5: had to put forth policies at lower premiums for everyone. 111 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:18,799 Speaker 5: So the Republicans and President Trump went to lower premiums 112 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 5: for all Americans, not just a select few on the exchanges, 113 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 5: but all Americans, whether they're employer based insurance, self insured 114 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 5: small business employers, or whether they're. 115 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 3: On the exchanges. 116 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,520 Speaker 5: And it's going to take policy changes to do that, 117 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 5: and then we can do more in twenty twenty six 118 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 5: looking at individual health accounts where the money does go 119 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,120 Speaker 5: to the patient with guardrails so they can spend that 120 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 5: on their healthcare costs. More competition, we knows drives down 121 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 5: prices and not having money go directly to the insurance companies. 122 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 5: That's going to motivate and incentivize insurance companies to accurately 123 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,799 Speaker 5: reflect their premiums. And I'm working on a build towards 124 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,840 Speaker 5: that as well too. But very happy to see that 125 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 5: President Trump is going to meet with the health insurance companies, 126 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 5: and our bill passing may have had something to do 127 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,080 Speaker 5: with them wanting to meeting with the President. 128 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 3: I would love to be a fly on the wall 129 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:15,480 Speaker 3: and there. 130 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 4: I hope I'm part of that press day because the 131 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 4: way that the President has spoken about insurance companies and 132 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:22,560 Speaker 4: the way that they often rip off the American people. 133 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 3: He's going to let it rip. 134 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 4: I want to ask you because you know, so many 135 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 4: Americans they have health insurance, whether it's through their employer 136 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 4: or their union, and that's really wonderful. 137 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,000 Speaker 3: But there are a lot of people a part of 138 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: my generation. 139 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 4: Millennials, people who are zoomers, who are a part of 140 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 4: the gig economy. And gone are the days when you 141 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 4: you know, start working for someone at twenty two years 142 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 4: old and then you. 143 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:43,799 Speaker 3: Stay with them for forty years. 144 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 4: So for those people, you even have something built in 145 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,039 Speaker 4: for them where they can build their own group. 146 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 5: Right, that's exactly right. This is association health plans. The 147 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 5: Farm Bureau Association in Iowa used to be able to 148 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 5: do that before it was prohibited by the Unaffordable Care Act. 149 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:04,040 Speaker 5: And so yes, just like members can get together and 150 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 5: form a credit union from disparate but similar industries, or 151 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 5: people within the gig economy can get together form an 152 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 5: association health plan, diversify their risk, increase their numbers, and 153 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:20,960 Speaker 5: have more leverage to make contracts with insurance companies. Small 154 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 5: businesses and association plans were prohibited in the Unaffordable Care Act. 155 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 5: They were prohibited under Obamacare, and this was a huge disadvantage. 156 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:34,000 Speaker 5: So small businesses were greatly disadvantaged in the Unaffordable Care 157 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:37,720 Speaker 5: Act as compared to large businesses. So allowing them to 158 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 5: group together to form a bigger group, to be able 159 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 5: to contract with insurance companies, to be able to diversify 160 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 5: their risk pool, the stop loss insurance which protects them 161 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 5: from catastrophic events, which can then lower their healthcare premiums. 162 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 5: Those are really important things. And then some of the 163 00:07:56,520 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 5: things that the Democrats had with cost share reductions that 164 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 5: was actually in the Affordable Care Act, but it was 165 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 5: never it was never funded, and therefore insurance companies were 166 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 5: bumping people up into higher tiers called silver loading, so 167 00:08:12,200 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 5: they actually would be paying higher premiums, which of course 168 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 5: we know those premiums and credits went directly to the 169 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,640 Speaker 5: insurance companies. So yes, I think there's a lot of 170 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 5: good stuff in this bill that starts to tackle the 171 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 5: increased cost of health insurance, which we know premiums have 172 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:30,960 Speaker 5: gone up every single year since the Unaffordable Care Act 173 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 5: was passed. Despite President Obama saying that it would been 174 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 5: the cost curved down and lower premiums by twenty five hundred. 175 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 5: So finally, this is the first bill that's going to 176 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 5: tackle the rising cost of healthcare and also with PBM reform, 177 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 5: getting to handle on increased prescription drug costs. So very 178 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,319 Speaker 5: pleased about this bill. Everybody should be calling their senators, 179 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 5: whether they're Republican or Democrat. This is an American bill. 180 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 3: It is not a Republican bill. 181 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 5: But everybody should get on on with their senators and 182 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:03,920 Speaker 5: tell them to vote for this bill when they come 183 00:09:03,960 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 5: back in January. 184 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 2: Yeah, so important. You mentioned PBMs, the pharmacy benefit managers. 185 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 2: They have become these middlemen that have helped drive up 186 00:09:13,320 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 2: the cost of prescriptions to the American people. This new 187 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: bill obviously gives us some transparency into just how much 188 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: and that allows us to start to navigate these middlemen. 189 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,160 Speaker 2: But down the road, is there more will to do 190 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 2: more and that thing maybe get the middlemen out of 191 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 2: the equation entirely. 192 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 5: Well, I think, thank you so much for bringing that up. Yes, 193 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,240 Speaker 5: this is just one more step. We've been incrementally making 194 00:09:37,280 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 5: these changes. Even in Iowa. When I passed my first 195 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:45,040 Speaker 5: PBM reform bill in twenty nineteen, which was on transparency, 196 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 5: one of the counties in Southeast Iowa was able to 197 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 5: save eighty thousand dollars last year on their prescription drug 198 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 5: cost for their employees. That's a big deal for a 199 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:58,600 Speaker 5: small county of thirty thirty five thousand people. So we 200 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 5: know that there's more. By shining a light on what's 201 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 5: happening in this opaque middleman between the drug manufacture and 202 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 5: the pharmacy. We've seen too many small and independent pharmacies closed, 203 00:10:10,679 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 5: as well as chain pharmacies closing pharmacies because of the 204 00:10:14,320 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 5: practice of the PBMs and also the vertical integration. So 205 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 5: it's time to do more. Are you passed some in 206 00:10:22,440 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 5: the Reconciliation Bill on PBM reform. Now we've got another 207 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 5: section on PBM reform, but more needs. 208 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 3: To be done. 209 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:32,920 Speaker 4: I love that with respect to the war on affordability, 210 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:34,520 Speaker 4: I want to talk to you about this speed. This 211 00:10:34,559 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 4: is something and I'm one of those people that I 212 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 4: think that everything in government would be streamlined and that 213 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,720 Speaker 4: should just be the default. But this is something that 214 00:10:40,760 --> 00:10:45,280 Speaker 4: was streamlined permitting for things like infrastructure projects, energy mining, 215 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 4: things like that. Is this the type of thing It's 216 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 4: alread passed out of the House, But is this the 217 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:51,719 Speaker 4: type of thing that once it kicked in, it will 218 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 4: fuel the economy even more because I know that you know, 219 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 4: Republicans are dancing on a very thin line heading into midterms. 220 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 5: Absolutely it will fuel more growth, more economic growth, more building, 221 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 5: so the companies that want to invest in the United States. 222 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 5: But it takes a huge amount of capital because it 223 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 5: takes years and years. So this is absolutely going to help. 224 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:16,840 Speaker 5: There's more we will do on the liability. We had 225 00:11:16,920 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 5: some in the Fiscal Responsibility Act in twenty twenty three, 226 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 5: but honestly, both parties agree that we need to have 227 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,840 Speaker 5: a reform of the permitting system and also the liability system. 228 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 5: So this is a huge step. I can tell you 229 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:33,880 Speaker 5: just about every company benefits from that. My manufacturers in 230 00:11:33,960 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 5: Iowa are very pleased with this bill. It also allows 231 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 5: them to make capital investments and they're already planning on 232 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 5: building new factories, new facilities within my district and within Iowa. 233 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 5: So very important bill to get across the finish line. Again, 234 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 5: it'll go to the Senate, but it's a hugely important 235 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,320 Speaker 5: bill and it will do a great deal to broth 236 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:58,360 Speaker 5: on shore and expand manufacturing and business in the United States, 237 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:02,439 Speaker 5: which will drive up way just drive up employment and 238 00:12:02,480 --> 00:12:05,079 Speaker 5: that's going to help people with their pocketbooks and kitchen 239 00:12:05,120 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 5: table issues. 240 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, no doubt. Another area of progress, particularly with President 241 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:15,720 Speaker 2: Trump and the Republicans in Congress, investing in our military, 242 00:12:16,000 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 2: whether it's the checks that President Trump announced last week, 243 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,720 Speaker 2: the nine hundred billion plus national authorization that was done 244 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 2: last week, or today's announcement that we're going to get 245 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,199 Speaker 2: a new ship of war classes a lot of investment 246 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,479 Speaker 2: in future warfare and the people that'll make future warfare successful. 247 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 2: Want to gets your take on the President's announcement today. 248 00:12:35,880 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 2: I don't think a lot of people saw that one coming. 249 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 5: Oh, we think that this is fantastic. We met with 250 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,600 Speaker 5: Secretary Driscoll and when we had gone to the commissioning 251 00:12:45,679 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 5: for the Ussiwa nuclear submarine, we talked about the need 252 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 5: we authorized increased shipbuilding and the United States is way 253 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 5: behind how many ships they can put out in a 254 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 5: year as compared to China. So revamping the process of 255 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 5: how we build ships, making sure they're on time, on target, 256 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 5: on budget, we know the United States can do that. 257 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 5: We have to have the right incentives, we have to 258 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 5: have aligned regulatory processes and the funding. So I think 259 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,440 Speaker 5: this is extraordinarily important for us to be able to 260 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 5: have a state of the art military and keep up 261 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:22,600 Speaker 5: with our adversaries, the Chinese Communist Party, who as we know, 262 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 5: is continuing to make further and further inroads into the 263 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 5: South China seas and the Pacific so and starting to 264 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,760 Speaker 5: affect trade routes. So it's very important. This is very 265 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 5: you know, a very good thing. I'm glad President Trump 266 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 5: talked about it. We have appropriated the money for ship 267 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 5: building as well as as you were talking about airplanes earlier. 268 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 3: But it's important for us to. 269 00:13:46,160 --> 00:13:48,320 Speaker 5: Be able to keep up because we all know that 270 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 5: the best defense is a good offense. 271 00:13:51,520 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, so very important, congress Woman, is a great honor 272 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 2: to have you on the show. Whyn't wish you Merry Christmas. 273 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:58,720 Speaker 2: I also want to thank you all. I noticed earlier today. 274 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 2: It was over the weekend your home state governor shouted 275 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 2: you out for all the great work you did in 276 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 2: getting that healthcare bill. A lot of others shouting you 277 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:07,439 Speaker 2: out as well. But great to have you on the 278 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 2: show today. Thank you so much. 279 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 5: Well, thank you both, and Merry Christmas to you, and 280 00:14:11,240 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 5: Merry Christmas to all Americans. 281 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: Amen for that Merry Christmas. All right, folks, we got 282 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 2: a good one right around the corner. Doctor Peter McCullough, 283 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 2: he always tells us the truth. He was the guy 284 00:14:22,280 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 2: who had the pandemic right. He's got some great ideas 285 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 2: how to handle the upcoming new season. The shots aren't 286 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 2: going to protect you as much as people thought. 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