WEBVTT - Former Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin Talks Education Freedom Tax Credit

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<v Speaker 1>Bloomberg Audio Studios, podcasts, radio news.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing is more important than our kids, So who'd be again?

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<v Speaker 2>Scholarships for tuition tutoring services for kids with disabilities, all

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<v Speaker 2>paid for by a federal tax credit with no state dollars.

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<v Speaker 3>Welcome back to Balance of Power on Bloomberg TV and

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<v Speaker 3>Radio alongside Joe Matthew. I'm Kayleie Lines And that's part

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<v Speaker 3>of a campaign by Empowering America's Parents, a new policy

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<v Speaker 3>group launching a multi million dollar media blitz heading into

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<v Speaker 3>the midterms supporting the Education Freedom Tax Credit, a scholarship

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<v Speaker 3>program to promote school choice that was created by last.

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<v Speaker 4>Year's One Big Beautiful Bill.

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<v Speaker 3>The group was launched by former Republican Governor Glenn Younkin

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<v Speaker 3>of Virginia, and he's joining us now in our DC studio.

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<v Speaker 4>Governor, welcome to Bloomberg.

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<v Speaker 5>Great to be with you, Thank you for having me,

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<v Speaker 5>and thanks for really shining a bright light on this

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<v Speaker 5>critical topic, which is education freedom for families all across

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<v Speaker 5>the country, simply enabled by governors opting in.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, so talk to us about what it is they

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<v Speaker 3>would be opting in here and whether this would in

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<v Speaker 3>some way detract from public.

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<v Speaker 5>Schools yeah, Well, as part, as you said, as part

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<v Speaker 5>of President Trump's Working Families Tax Cut Act, the Education

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<v Speaker 5>Freedom tax credits were enabled, and they unlock state by

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<v Speaker 5>state scholarship opportunities where if you want to support scholarships

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<v Speaker 5>in Virginia, because I opted in, I was the first

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<v Speaker 5>governor to opt in, then you can donate up to

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<v Speaker 5>seventeen hundred dollars and get an immediate full tax deduction

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<v Speaker 5>from your federal return. And those scholarships can then be

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<v Speaker 5>used for tuition. They can be used for tutoring, they

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<v Speaker 5>can be used for equipment, they can be used for transportation,

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<v Speaker 5>they can be used for families that have developmentally disabled

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<v Speaker 5>child who need extra services, students who are going to

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<v Speaker 5>private school, but also students in public school. And it's

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<v Speaker 5>funded by private donations and a tax credit, and therefore

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<v Speaker 5>it doesn't take a single dollar away from state edge

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<v Speaker 5>education funds.

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<v Speaker 1>And in fact, it's additive to it.

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<v Speaker 5>And so there's really no reason why a governor would

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<v Speaker 5>not opt into this. And we have thirty states that

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<v Speaker 5>have opted in, but we have twenty that haven't. And

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<v Speaker 5>the twenty that haven't, I believe are putting politics in

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<v Speaker 5>front of the needs of their citizens because these scholarships

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<v Speaker 5>can be life changing, and therefore, I'm asking governors across

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<v Speaker 5>the country opt in, and we're going to work through

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<v Speaker 5>empowering America's parents to educate American citizens and families that

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<v Speaker 5>this is available to them, but they need to reach

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<v Speaker 5>out to their governor and tell them to opt in.

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<v Speaker 6>So what were the politics here? Why are people saying no?

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<v Speaker 6>Are is this being seen as a glorified voucher program?

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<v Speaker 1>What would be the opposition?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, the primary opposition comes from the teachers unions because

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<v Speaker 5>they don't want to see anything damage the monopoly hold

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<v Speaker 5>that they have on education today, when in fact they

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<v Speaker 5>should be for this because it not only yes, provides

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<v Speaker 5>opportunities for private school tuition for families that otherwise couldn't

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<v Speaker 5>afford it, but it provides also funds and scholarships for

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<v Speaker 5>students in public school. And the bottom line is the

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<v Speaker 5>way this is structured that over ninety percent of America's

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<v Speaker 5>students would be eligible. I mean, this is as close

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<v Speaker 5>to universal school choice as we can get, and the

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<v Speaker 5>idea that it takes money away from public education is

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<v Speaker 5>just wrong. And therefore we should start telling the truth

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<v Speaker 5>and governors should opt in and not put politics in front.

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<v Speaker 1>Of their kids.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, I have to ask you, as you are clearly

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<v Speaker 3>focusing a lot of your political capital on this initiative

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<v Speaker 3>at a time when the country is at war. It's

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<v Speaker 3>fueling higher gas prices. People have affordability challenges that they

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<v Speaker 3>often talk about, from gas to groceries to healthcare. Why

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<v Speaker 3>is school choice such an important issue?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, first of all, affordability is the top issue in voters'

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<v Speaker 5>minds right now, and I understand why. I mean, listen,

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<v Speaker 5>the Biden era inflation that was unleashed on our nation

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<v Speaker 5>has had a long tail and it still presents itself

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<v Speaker 5>at the grocery store and lots of other places.

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<v Speaker 1>And of course, with crude.

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<v Speaker 5>Prices that have been elevated because of the Iran conflict,

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<v Speaker 5>we're seeing gas prices elevated as well. But now we

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<v Speaker 5>see them coming back down. And of course, oil prices

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<v Speaker 5>today are around seventy five bucks, and we're seeing gas

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<v Speaker 5>prices come back down. And I think the work that

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<v Speaker 5>is being done by Kevin Warsh will also translate into

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<v Speaker 5>really deinflationary kinds of policies, and as a result, I

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<v Speaker 5>think we're going to see coming into the fall you know,

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<v Speaker 5>a real opportunity for us to celebrate the strong economy

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<v Speaker 5>that we have, but also recognize that this concern about

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<v Speaker 5>affordability is real.

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<v Speaker 1>Now.

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<v Speaker 5>Affordability also translates itself into how am I paying for

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<v Speaker 5>my child's either tuition at a private school or for

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<v Speaker 5>the things they need to go to public school. And

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<v Speaker 5>education is a huge issue in voters' minds. Seventy five

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<v Speaker 5>percent of voters say that K through twelve education is

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<v Speaker 5>one of their top three issues when they vote. Of course,

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<v Speaker 5>affordability is the top one. And so here's a chance

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<v Speaker 5>for us to really push for governors to opt into

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<v Speaker 5>a program that addresses two real issues for voters affordability

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<v Speaker 5>because it provides scholarships that don't cost their state anything

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<v Speaker 5>in an area that they really care deeply about, of course,

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<v Speaker 5>which is the education of their children.

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<v Speaker 6>Well, so you're speaking to affordability in a very compelling way.

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<v Speaker 6>The President is actually speaking to it right now in

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<v Speaker 6>Las Vegas by way of the One Big Beautiful Bill

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<v Speaker 6>and No Tax on Tips, where this very program that

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<v Speaker 6>we're talking about was born. But he's also said that

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<v Speaker 6>Republicans have won on affordability and that it's a Democrat hoax.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that not the right view? Well, I think what.

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<v Speaker 5>We all know is that the record inflation that was

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<v Speaker 5>unleashed during Joe Biden has a long tail, and the

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<v Speaker 5>Democrats have done a really good job of trying to

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<v Speaker 5>convince Americans that the economy is failing. And therefore what

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<v Speaker 5>a lot of people are seeing every day, which is

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<v Speaker 5>of course elevated prices resulting back from two or three

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<v Speaker 5>years ago.

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<v Speaker 6>Which you had a terrorf regime and a war in

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<v Speaker 6>the Middle East, and they're ever higher.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, I think what we've demonstrated first is that the

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<v Speaker 5>war in the Middle East is a real impact on

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<v Speaker 5>fuel prices, and we know fuel prices are a major

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<v Speaker 5>contributor to prices and everything else. Crude's a meaningful input

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<v Speaker 5>into most manufacturing processes and of course transportation costs for

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<v Speaker 5>every good that's transported around the country. And so as

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<v Speaker 5>gas prices went up, of course we've seen some pressure

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<v Speaker 5>upward pressure on inflation. And I think as gas prices

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<v Speaker 5>come back down, we're going to see this inflationary pressure

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<v Speaker 5>relieved and we're going to see prices abate. This is

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<v Speaker 5>what we've seen time in and time out. When it

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<v Speaker 5>comes to gas prices moving up and down. And that's

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<v Speaker 5>why I think it's so important today for us to

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<v Speaker 5>recognize the underlying economy is really strong. Listen, the GDP

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<v Speaker 5>print that was at one and a half percent in

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<v Speaker 5>the last quarter was really masking incredibly wrong growth in

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<v Speaker 5>consumer spending and in business investment. And the only detractor

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<v Speaker 5>from it was in fact, large inputs of machinery and

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<v Speaker 5>tools that are going into all the factories that are

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<v Speaker 5>being built.

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<v Speaker 1>All over the United States.

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<v Speaker 5>And so I think we also see, as Secretary bes

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<v Speaker 5>And said earlier, a real opportunity for real strong GDP

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<v Speaker 5>growth in the back half of the year, as the

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<v Speaker 5>record exports that we had in the second quarter are

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<v Speaker 5>actually going to take charge over imports, and I think

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<v Speaker 5>we're going to see GDP very strong in the back half.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you mentioned factories being built, it's not just factories,

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<v Speaker 3>it's also data centers. This is obviously something that Virginia

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<v Speaker 3>knows very well. Data center ally is not too far

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<v Speaker 3>away from US now. And I wonder, as a former governor,

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<v Speaker 3>how you're viewing the current debate around the proper approach

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<v Speaker 3>policy wise to data centers and regulating their development. We

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<v Speaker 3>saw a moratory input in place in New York by

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<v Speaker 3>Governor Holkl, but this seems to be bipartisan. Governor Abbott

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<v Speaker 3>yesterday says that no data centers in Texas are moving

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<v Speaker 3>forward until an audit is completed. What's the right approach here?

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<v Speaker 5>Centered debate is a real debate around issues that matter

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<v Speaker 5>a lot to voters, and so my first approach on

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<v Speaker 5>the data center debate is it needs to first take

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<v Speaker 5>place at the local level, because, at least in Virginia,

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<v Speaker 5>and I can't speak for how it works in every

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<v Speaker 5>other state, the localities are where data centers are approved.

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<v Speaker 5>So I've always felt that local governments, state super county

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<v Speaker 5>supervisory boards, and city councils should be where these decisions

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<v Speaker 5>are taken for the zoning and all the appropriate permitting

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<v Speaker 5>for a data center.

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<v Speaker 1>In the locality.

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<v Speaker 5>And if a locality doesn't want it, well then they

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<v Speaker 5>shouldn't take it. I think, second of all, the issues

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<v Speaker 5>around power are real issues, and the President has gone

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<v Speaker 5>to work to push all of the developers to put

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<v Speaker 5>power behind the meter. And in Virginia, when I was governor,

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<v Speaker 5>we actually passed a bill that I signed that enabled

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<v Speaker 5>our regulatory authority to create customized rates so that large

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<v Speaker 5>users of power would pay more. They and appropriately so

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<v Speaker 5>pay more because they're the ones who are using large

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<v Speaker 5>amounts of power. I think these kinds of developments are

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<v Speaker 5>really important. Listen, there's a lot of money that's going

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<v Speaker 5>to be invested in the data center.

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<v Speaker 4>Community and supply chainee, well.

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<v Speaker 1>Supply chains come with it.

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<v Speaker 5>And you know, one of the things that I have

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<v Speaker 5>wanted to just make sure I correct the record on

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<v Speaker 5>is there are a lot of jobs that do come

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<v Speaker 5>with data centers, a lot of them, and some of

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<v Speaker 5>them are missed because it's the supply chain that comes

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<v Speaker 5>into it. Everything from the power supply equipment manufacturers and

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<v Speaker 5>the HVAC equipment manufacturers and the folks that put their

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<v Speaker 5>acs and stacks together in the service companies. It's tens

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<v Speaker 5>of thousands of jobs in Virginia. And so this debate

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<v Speaker 5>is not one we should dismiss. And in fact, I

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<v Speaker 5>strongly have advised government leaders and of course the business

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<v Speaker 5>leaders to engage with communities and listen to their concerns.

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<v Speaker 5>And it's upon them to actually provide good answers. And

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<v Speaker 5>if they can't get those answers in the communities are

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<v Speaker 5>going to say no, this is what this is all about.

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<v Speaker 5>They should not be forced on communities, because communities should

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<v Speaker 5>have this final say. But it is incumbent on the

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<v Speaker 5>developers and the hyperscalers to recognize that there's real pushback

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<v Speaker 5>and they got to go to work in order to

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<v Speaker 5>address some of these major consents.

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<v Speaker 6>That's fascinating to hear from you, especially knowing Virginia was

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<v Speaker 6>the data center capital.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it still is.

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<v Speaker 6>Keep your governor's hat on, We'll put your old count

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<v Speaker 6>Carlisle hat back on as well. The question that Kaylee

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<v Speaker 6>followed up on there there's a real concern in the

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<v Speaker 6>market that this is the late nineties all over again.

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<v Speaker 6>You were in Virginia when AOL was the biggest media

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<v Speaker 6>company in the world, where lay in five are everywhere

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<v Speaker 6>building all those data centers, and then there was obviously

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<v Speaker 6>a few difficult years after that as we digested all

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<v Speaker 6>that spending. Does that rhyme with what's happening now.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, my personal view is that the investment decisions that

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<v Speaker 5>are being made around data centers are directly tied to

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<v Speaker 5>revenue streams that are coming off the back end, and

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<v Speaker 5>so this is infrastructure, This is infra structure, that's required

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<v Speaker 5>for national security in order to make sure that we

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<v Speaker 5>can enable our successful competition with China. But it's also

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<v Speaker 5>infrastructure that comes with contractual counterparties, and that means that

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<v Speaker 5>these data centers particularly have revenue that meet their investment needs.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, that's the core to any investment decision. Now,

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<v Speaker 5>if you're building things and with hope, you know, build

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<v Speaker 5>it and they will come mentality.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, then you know you may have some challenges.

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<v Speaker 5>But the vast majority of the data center development is

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<v Speaker 5>coming with contractual obligations in order to use the compute

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<v Speaker 5>that's there. Let me just get back to the core

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<v Speaker 5>issue though. The core issue is that many many Americans

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<v Speaker 5>are concerned and therefore we need to go to work

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<v Speaker 5>to discuss these concerns and address them. And if they're

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<v Speaker 5>concerns around water, let's talk about it and let's make

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<v Speaker 5>sure that we're taking care of our water resources. If

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<v Speaker 5>there's concerns around power, let's make sure that we have

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<v Speaker 5>rate constructs that demands that are that our data center

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<v Speaker 5>hyperscalers are paying a much higher rates because they're using

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<v Speaker 5>much more power, and that they're bringing their own power

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<v Speaker 5>when they can. But let's do this in a constructive

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<v Speaker 5>way where we have this dialogue with community members so

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<v Speaker 5>that they can reflect their views eventually who they elect

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<v Speaker 5>to represent them in their local governments.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, and we certainly are seeing this as a live

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<v Speaker 3>issue in this midterm cycle, and in twenty twenty six,

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<v Speaker 3>we've heard a lot about it across our conversations across

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<v Speaker 3>the country. I would imagine it very well could be

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<v Speaker 3>in twenty twenty eight as well. And we have to

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<v Speaker 3>ask you about twenty twenty eight, Governor, because I'm sure

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<v Speaker 3>you're well aware that people are wondering if you will

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<v Speaker 3>eventually throw your hat in the ring to.

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<v Speaker 4>Run for president.

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<v Speaker 3>President Trump suggests that he likes Jade Vance and Marco Rubio,

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<v Speaker 3>and potentially there could be a Vance Rubio.

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<v Speaker 4>Ticket in the offing. Would you rule out running against

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<v Speaker 4>a chosen taker of the mantle?

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, I've been asked this a lot, and I've answered

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<v Speaker 5>it the same way every time, which is, I don't

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<v Speaker 5>anticipate being on the debate stage. Somebody just asked me

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<v Speaker 5>in an interview, is this about twenty twenty eight?

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<v Speaker 1>I said no.

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<v Speaker 5>Jerry Baker asked me to an interview recently when I

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<v Speaker 5>was with someone who's clearly running on the Democrats side,

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<v Speaker 5>where we see you both in the debates, dat I said, no,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm really focused on issues that I believe translate into

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<v Speaker 5>better futures for Virginians and Americans, and education right now

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<v Speaker 5>is one of those most important topics.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen, K through twelve education in America is broken. We

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<v Speaker 1>know this.

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<v Speaker 5>We have literally sixty to seventy percents of our young

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<v Speaker 5>students who aren't proficient in reading and in math. We

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<v Speaker 5>see this declining as opposed to improving, as many many

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<v Speaker 5>states are actually reducing expectations for their kids in order

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<v Speaker 5>to tell a lie to their parents that they're doing well,

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<v Speaker 5>and meanwhile they can't read and write. This is the

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<v Speaker 5>travesty of K through twelve education, and this is why

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<v Speaker 5>we have to unleash school choice like we are. But

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<v Speaker 5>we also have to fundamentally transform our public education by

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<v Speaker 5>raising expectations of excellence, by providing multiple pathways for students

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<v Speaker 5>so that they can pursue their passion and maybe get

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<v Speaker 5>an industry recognized credential right out of school and go

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<v Speaker 5>to work in one of these great fields. In Virginia,

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<v Speaker 5>we drove that in a big way to the point

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<v Speaker 5>where we had ninety percent of our students who graduated

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<v Speaker 5>with an industry recognized credential. I mean, this is hugely

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<v Speaker 5>enabling for students. But on top of that, we got

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<v Speaker 5>the cell phones out of school. We had record investments

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<v Speaker 5>into teacher salaries and budgets. It takes all of this,

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<v Speaker 5>but we have to enable parents.

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<v Speaker 1>To be at the head of the table.

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<v Speaker 5>And when we do that and we focus on transforming

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<v Speaker 5>public education, I think we have a shot of transforming

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<v Speaker 5>our education system from the failure that it is today

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<v Speaker 5>to a successful education system that unlocks the dreams of

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<v Speaker 5>our kids.

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<v Speaker 6>I feel like a speech like that would be noticed

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<v Speaker 6>in twenty twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 4>I don't know about you quite of clarity.

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<v Speaker 3>No, not on the debate stage in twenty twenty eight

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<v Speaker 3>or ever.

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<v Speaker 5>Well, that's what everybody keeps asking me, and I keep

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<v Speaker 5>answering it the same way over and over and over again,

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<v Speaker 5>and so you know, again, this issue is one for

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<v Speaker 5>the here and now. Governors have to opt in by

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<v Speaker 5>January first, twenty twenty seven, so they literally have four

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<v Speaker 5>plus months to get moving. And that's why places like Pennsylvania.

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<v Speaker 1>In Wisconsin and Michigan.

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<v Speaker 5>And Arizona, where we have Democrat governors with citizens who

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<v Speaker 5>want this who haven't opted in. They should feel the

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<v Speaker 5>pressure from their citizens to opt into this great program

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<v Speaker 5>that provides these great scholarships.

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<v Speaker 6>You just worked in some swing states also, you know

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<v Speaker 6>we have it's a problem when they stop asking you

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<v Speaker 6>about twenty eight, right, you don't mind if we go there.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, listen, at the end of the day, I

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<v Speaker 5>am really humbled every time we have this discussion.

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<v Speaker 1>But I've been consistent from the day I selected as governor.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, there are really important issues at hand, most

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<v Speaker 5>important issues at hand. And one of the things I

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<v Speaker 5>deeply respect about by President Vance is he is saying

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<v Speaker 5>to everybody, focus on.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty twenty six.

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<v Speaker 5>Please focus on twenty twenty six, because listen, what we've seen,

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<v Speaker 5>of course, is what we saw in Michigan last night,

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<v Speaker 5>where the Democrat Party is waging a battle for its

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<v Speaker 5>very soul and you see socialists winning it. And now

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<v Speaker 5>you have a socialist candidate for Senate in Michigan, and

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<v Speaker 5>you're about.

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<v Speaker 4>To see this a member of the DS.

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<v Speaker 5>But you see what he espouses, and I think this

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<v Speaker 5>is once again reflective of the effort of far left

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<v Speaker 5>candidates to present themselves as moderates when in fact we

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<v Speaker 5>know they're not. And look at Abigail Spamberger. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>she campaigned as a moderate in Virginia and on day

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<v Speaker 5>one she moved hard left, and Virginians don't like it.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, she has the lowest approval ratings of any

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<v Speaker 5>governor in modern time in Virginia because it was a

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<v Speaker 5>bait and switch. And that's what we're going to see

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<v Speaker 5>out of these far left candidates who then try to

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<v Speaker 5>pretend that they're moderates so they can get elected, and

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<v Speaker 5>then they're going to turn around and govern, just like

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<v Speaker 5>he has said over and over again. And we're going

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<v Speaker 5>to see We're going to see Francesca Hong nominated on

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<v Speaker 5>Monday or Tuesday in Wisconsin as a governor's candidate, and

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<v Speaker 5>she wants to get rid of Thanksgiving. I mean, come on,

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<v Speaker 5>this stuff is really really crazy stuff. And I think

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<v Speaker 5>it's a chance for Americans, Republicans, Independence and Democrats to

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<v Speaker 5>come together and say we're going to stand for the

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<v Speaker 5>basic belief system of this nation.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to disagree on things.

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<v Speaker 5>We're allowed to disagree on things, and we can disagree

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<v Speaker 5>without being disagreeable all the time. But we have to

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<v Speaker 5>stand for the principles that make America America and not

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<v Speaker 5>let the socialists actually take over not just the Democrat Party,

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<v Speaker 5>but America.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, thank you for winging in on that. You know

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<v Speaker 1>we're just playing with you on them.

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<v Speaker 6>No, I need to see you stay in touch with

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<v Speaker 6>us throughout this midterm cycle and let us know how

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<v Speaker 6>the program's going with the Romania twenty states, that's of course.

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<v Speaker 6>Glenn Youngkin, the former governor of Virginia,