'Conversation with the Candidate' with John Delaney: Part 2
'Conversation with the Candidate' with John Delaney: Part 2
CANDIDATE CONTINUES. ADAM: WE ARE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN OUR TOWN HALL FORMAT WITH OUR VOTERS. >> WELCOME. REPRESENTATIVE THE LANEY, AND YOU THINK IT’S TIME FOR US TO GET OUT OF IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, SYRIA? JOHN: I DO THINK WE SHOULD GET OUR TROOPS HOME AS SOON AS WE PRACTICALLY CAN. WE NEED STANDARDS FOR EACH OF THOSE SPECIFIC COUNTRIES FOR WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACHIEVED BEFORE WE BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. AFGHANISTAN HAS BEEN THE LONGEST WAR OR ENGAGEMENT THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER HAD. WE HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 18 YEARS. THE AMOUNT OF INVESTMENT IN THAT PART OF THE WORLD IN TERMS OF THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WHO WE HAVE LOST AND THE TAXPAYER MONEY INVESTED, IT IS TIME TO BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. WE CAN’T DO IT BEFORE WE MEET CERTAIN MILESTONES IN THOSE COUNTRIES. EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE AND THE SACRIFICES WE’VE MADE IT, WE COULD LOSE ANY PROGRESS. LET’S LOOK AT SYRIA. THE RACE -- PRESIDENT CALLED TO BRING OUR TROOPS BACK FROM SYRIA. HE QUICKLY REVERSED SOME OF THAT , THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. HE DID NOT CONSULT WITH HIS ADVISERS. HE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH THE LEADER OF TURKEY AND MADE A DECISION ON THE FLY. SYRIA, THREE THINGS HAVE TO BE ACHIEVED. THE FIRST, WE NEED ASSURANCES THAT THE KURDS WHO FOUGHT WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE IN THE MOST DIFFICULT BATTLES IN SYR AGAINST ISIS, WE HAVE TO GET ASSURANCES FROM TURKEY THAT THEY WILL NOT ATTACK THE KURDS. THEY WERE OUR ALLIES AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT IF WE PULL OUR TROOPS OUT THESE ALLIES ARE NOT SUDDENLY ATTACKED BY TURKEY. THE SECOND THING I WOULD WANT TO SEE IS THE FACT THAT ISIS IS IN FACT DEFEATED. THEY ARE A THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. WE’VE MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS. AT THIS POINT, IT’S NOT AN ORGANIZED GROUP. IT IS DISARRAY AND ISN’T A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT. WE ARE NOT COMPLETELY FINISHED. THE OTHER THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS IRAN HAS A SIGNIFICANT FOOT PRINT IN THAT COUNTRY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE SYRIA IS NOT JUST A PUPPET OF IRAN. VERY SPECIFIC GOALS THAT I WANT TO SEE ACHIEVED BEFORE WE BRING IT OUR TROOPS OUT OF THOSE COUNTRIES. THE SAME IS TRUE WITH AFGHANISTAN. ADAM: WE GO TO OUR NEXT QUESTION. >> AS YOU ARE AWARE, THERE ARE 50 MILLION SENIOR CITIZENS IN THIS COUNTRY. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IS MEDICAL COSTS. JOHN: YOU ARE A DOCTOR? NOT A MEDICAL DOCTOR. IF YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE TO DEAL WITH IS HEALTH CARE. HEALTH CARE IS 1/6 OF THE U.S. ECONOMY. IT WOULD BE ONE OF THE LARGEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD. THE RATE OF GROWTH OF HEALTH CARE HAS FAR EXCEEDED THE RATE OF GROWTH OF EVERYTHING ELSE IN OUR ECONOMY. THAT’S ONE REASON WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVEN’T GOTTEN A RAISE FOR SO LONG. A RAISE IN PRODUCT IT HE HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY HEALTH CARE. -- PRODUCTIVITY HAS BEEN ABSORBED BY HEALTH CARE. WE NEED A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. IN MANY WAYS, WE HAVE A FORM OF THE SYSTEM. IT’S JUST A TERRIBLE SYSTEM. EVERY AMERICAN CAN SHOW UP AT AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND GET CARE BY LAW. THEY ARE 15 TIMES MORE EXPENSIVE THAN GOING T A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN. I PROPOSED THAT WE HAVE A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WHERE EVERYONE GETS HEALTH CARE AS A RIGHT. WE LEAVE MEDICARE ALONE. WE CREATE A NEW PROGRAM FOR AMERICANS THAT THEY GET FROM WHEN THEY ARE BORN TO WHEN THEY ARE 60 54 BASIC HEALTH CARE. -- 65 FOR BASIC HEALTH CARE. THE BEST SYSTEM FOR THIS COUNTRY WOULD INVOLVE A BASIC PLAN THAT EVERYBODY GETS AS A RIGHT SO THAT IF YOU ARE LOW INCOME OR BETWEEN JOBS OR YOU WANT TO START A BUSINESS OR IF YOU ARE A CHILD THAT AGE IS OFF A PLAN YOU HAVE HEALTH CARE. THEY ALSO SHOULD HAVE OPTIONS. YOU CAN BUY COMMERCIAL PLAN IF YOU WANT OR A SUPPLEMENTAL PLAN. I THINK THAT MODEL WITH THE RIGHT INCENTIV AROUND HOW CARE IS DELIVERED AND THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT PUT IN PLACE A BUNCH OF GOOD THINGS THAT WE ARE STARTING TO SEE SOME BENEFITS IN TERMS OF COSTS. I SYSTEM IN THE FUTURE WHERE WE HAVE UNIVERSAL ACCESS, HIGH QUALITY, WERE WE START CONTROLLING THE COSTS. I AM GLAD U.S. THIS QUESTION. TOO MANY PEOPLE JUST TALK ABOUT ACCESS. HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE ACCESS? THAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT. WE HAVE TO DO SOME THINGS TO CONTROL COSTS. PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES ARE ANOTHER THING. WE DON’T WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO NEGOTIATE WITH MEDICARE. HOW RIDICULOUS IS THAT? IMAGINE WALMART NOT NEGOTIATING PRICES AS THE LARGEST BUYER OF GOODS. THAT’S THE POSITION WE’VE PUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN. THAT’S ONE THING I AM GOING TO CHANGE. THE OTHER THING, I’M GOING TO MAKE THIS A GLOBAL TRADE ISSUE. THE UNITED STATES, THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES, OUR FUNDING THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. LITERALLY. CITIZENS IN GERMANY, SPAIN, THEY SPEND ONE THIRD OF WHAT WE DO ON PHARMACEUTICALS. THEY HAVE ONE PERSON WHO NEGOTIATES THE PRICE. IN GERMANY, ONE PERSON HAMMERS DOWN THE PRICES. IN SOME WAYS, THEY NEGOTIATE THE PRICE IS BELOW COSTS. THE PHARMACEUTICALS COME TO THE END STATES AND JACK UP THE PRICES. WE, YOU, THE TAXPAYERS ARE FUNDING THE ENTIRE GLOBAL PHARMACEUTICAL INJURY. THE REST OF THE WORLD IS FREE WRITING OFF US. I AM ALL FOR SELLING PHARMACEUTICALS TO POOR COUNTRIES. I’M NOT FOR CITIZENS IN WEALTHY COUNTRIES PAIN ONE THIRD OF WHA WE DO. I’M GOING TO MAKE THIS A TRADE ISSUE, TO ENSURE THE UNITED STATES PAYS THE SAME FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES AS THE OTHER WEALTHY COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD, THE G20. ADAM: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO STOP THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC IN STATES LIKE NEW HAMPSHIRE? JOHN: IT’S SUCH AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. I WAS JUST TALKING TO A POLICE OFFICER BEFORE I CAME OUT ON THE STAGE. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE SEES IN HIS DAY-TO-DAY JOB IN TERMS OF HOW THIS IS AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY. WE TALK ABOUT HOW ADOPTIONS ARE UP BECAUSE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD HAVE GOTTEN CAUGHT IN THIS CRISIS OR WORSE. IT’S REALLY RAVAGING THE COUNTRY. 200 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM ADDICTION. OPIOIDS ARE A BIG PART OF IT. WE’VE GOT TO TREAT IT LIKE A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. IT’S NOT REALLY A CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUE. IT’S A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE. WE’VE GOT TO PUT THE RESOURCES INTO THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO IT NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED PEOPLE, BUT WHAT IT’S DOING TO OUR COMMUNITIES. THE COST OF NOT DEALING WITH IT IS MUCH GREATER THAN WHAT IT WOULD COST US TO DEAL WITH IT. I AM CALLING FOR A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF ENDING FOR PUBL HEALTH INTERACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS IN COMMUNITIES. A LOT OF THINGS ARE WORKING IN COMMUNITIES, A LOT OF NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING. WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO DO IS DEFINE BEST PRACTICES AND SEE WHAT’S WORKING AND PUTTING MORE RESOURCES BEHIND THOSE METHODS. THE OTHER THING WE’VE GOT TO DEAL WITH IS THE DISLOCATION GOING ON. UNLESS WE DEAL WITH TH ISSUE, THERE WILL BE SOMETHING ELSE. IT WILL BE OPIOIDS. IT WILL BE ANOTHER ISSUE. THEY CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE WE HAVE THE EPIDEMIC WE SEE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE INVESTMENTS IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE LEFT BEHIND, WHETHER THEY BE RURAL OR URBAN AMERICA. WHERE THERE IS A LOT OF DESPAIR, WE NEED TO GET MORE PEOPLE INVESTED IN THOSE COMMUNITIES. IT STARTS WITH SMART ECONOMIC POLICIES. IT ALSO INVOLVES ACCOUNTABILITY. I READ IN THE PAPER THAT ONE OF THE MANUFACTURERS OF OPIOIDS IS GOING TO FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY. THEY ARE BEING SUED AS THEY SHOULD BE. THESE COMPANIES KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING. GREAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. ADAM: OUR NEXT QUESTION. >> WELCOME. WE ARE GLAD TO HAVE YOU IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AGAIN. HOW WILL A MODERATE LIKE YOURSELF AVOID BEING OLD TO THE PROGRESSIVE AND OF THE PARTY DURING THIS PRIMARY SEASON? JOHN: I TEND TO NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN LABELS THAT MUCH. I CONSIDER MYSELF A PROBLEM SOLVER. I’M GOING TO GET REAL THINGS DONE THAT MATTER TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WHETHER IT’S CLIMATE CHANGE OR OTHER ISSUES THAT PROGRESSIVES CARE ABOUT, I HAVE REAL SOLUTIONS. I’M GOING TO STAY IN MY LANE. WHEN I LOOK BACK AT AMERICAN HISTORY, I SEASON ALL THE GREAT THINGS WE’VE EVER DONE, THE ENDURING THINGS THAT TRANSFORMED SOCIETY AND HAVE LASTED, THEY WERE ALL DONE WHEN WE CAME TOGETHER AS AMERICANS. WE GOT THESE THINGS DONE. IN OUR FUTURE, AS WE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE WE WANT TO BUILD TOGETHER IN THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO, WHETHER IT’S HEALTH CARE OR WHATEVER THE CASE M BE, WE HAVE TO APPROACH THESE THINGS BY FINDING COMMON GROUND. OTHERWISE, YOU WILL JUST KEEP TALKING ABOUT THESE THINGS. I AM STAYING IN THE SOLUTIONS ORIENTED LANE. I’VE GOT A VISION AS TO HOW WE COMBAT CRIME AND CHANGE. I HAVE A VISION HOW WE INVEST IN COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BEING LEFT BEHIND. I HAVE REAL PLANS. I CAN SHOW THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HOW I AM GOING TO GET IT DONE. I WAS THE THIRD MOST BIPARTISAN MEMBER OF CONGRESS. WE NEED TO START GETTING THINGS DONE. I’M GOING TO STAY FOCUSED ON THAT. AS PEOPLE LOOK AT WHAT I WANT TO DO, THEY WILL SEE A PROGRESSI VISION, BUT SOMEBODY WHO CAN ACTUALLY GET IT DONE. ADAM: THANK YOU. >> CONGRESSMAN, I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT. WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU IMPLEMENT TO COMBAT THE RISING COST OF TUITION? JOHN WHAT GRADE ARE YOU? >> I’M A JUNIOR. JOHN: LET’S START WITH PUBLIC EDUCATION BROADLY. K-12 IS THE BASIC SYSTEM. I THINK THAT SHOULD BE PRE-K THROUGH 14. EVERYBODY SHOULD START AT PRE-K AS A RIGHT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION. IT CHANGES THE DIRECT -- TRAJECTORY OF EDUCATION. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, EVERYBODY GETS AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE OR CAREER AND TECHNICAL TRAINING. THAT’S PART OF BASIC PUBLIC EDUCATION. THAT WOULD MAKE TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE FREE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GO TO COMMITTEE COLLEGE. I THINK THAT WOULD LOWER THE BURD OF COLLEGE EXPENSE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE. I WANT TO LOWER THE RATE ON STUDENT LOANS.THE FEDERAL GOVERN YOU AS A STUDENT IF YOU GET STUDENT LOANS AT A RATE MARKED UP ABOVE T COST OF WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BORROWS. WE DON’T DO THAT TO BANKS. WE LEAD TO BANKS AT THE SAME RATE TAXPAYERS ARE ALL MONEY AT. A COMBINATION OF MAKING TWO YEARS OF COMMITTEE COLLEGE FREE, LOWERING THE RATES ON STUDENT DEBT, WE WILL CREATE A PATHWAY FOR KIDS TO HAVE A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. THAT’S WHAT I’M COMMITTED TO DO. ADAM: NOW WE HAVE A MUCH AWAITED QUESTION. JOHN: SORRY. I DIDN’T MEAN TO GET YOU MIXED UP. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW FROM EVERY CANDIDATE, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU TAKE FROM THE NRA. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE? JOHN: IT’S A GREAT QUESTION. I TAKE NO MONEY FROM THE NRA AND I NEVER HAVE. THEY’VE NEVER OFFERED TO GIVE ME MONEY. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. 97% OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE SUPPORT THAT. LITERALLY 97% SUPPORT BACKGROUND CHECKS. WE HAVE A BROKEN DEMOCRACY WHERE THE THERE IS WAY TOO MUCH MONEY FROM PEOPLE LIKE THE NRA BIND THE VOTES OF ELECTRI -- ELECTED OFFICIALS. IF I WANT TO PUT A LIMITATION ON CERTAIN HIGH-POWERED MILITARY STYLE ASSAULT WEAPONS. WE DON’T NEED THEM ON OUR STREETS. I WANT TO PUS COMMON SENSE MEASURES LIKE WHAT WE HAVE IN MARYLAND, THESE RED FLAG LAWS. THEY ALLOW FAMILIES TO GO TO THE COURTS IF SOMEBODY HAS A DIAGNOSED DENTAL HEALTH ISSUE. IF THEY THREATEN THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE, THE FAMILY CAN GO TO THE COURT AND HAVE THE COURT INTERVENED. IN MY HOME STATE, IT’S BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL. I SUPPORT COMMON SENSE GUN SAFETY MEASURES THAT MAKE SCHOOLS SAFE. YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT SENDING THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL? THIS OFFICER WAS TELLING ME HE SAW AN AD FOR BULLETPROOF BACKPACK’S. THEY A SELLING BULLETPROOF BACKPACKS. PEOPLE ARE SO SCARED. THAT’S JUST TERRIBLE. WE NEED UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, WE ARE TO PUT LIMITATIONS ON WEAPONS, WE OPTED DO THINGS LIKE RED FLAG LAWS. WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS. 40 MILLION PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL ILLNESS IN THE UNITED STATES. THAT IS SOMETHING I AM GOING TO DO WAS PRESIDENT. PEOPLE AREN’T ADVERTISING FOR BULLETPROOF BACKPACKS IN THE FUTURE. ADAM: HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY THESE AT RISK PEOPLE? JOHN: THAT’S WHY WE HAVE MORE ROBUST MENTAL HEALTH. WE NEED TO START INTERVENING WITH PEOPLE WHO SHOW SIGNS OF HAVING A RISK. I THINK THE RED FLAG LAWS, LAST YEAR IT WAS USED 180 TIMES. YOU JUST CAN’T GOING TO COURT AND GET THE JUDGE TO TAKE A FIREARM AWAY. YOU’VE GOT TO MAKE A CASE. THE CASES BASED ON THE FACT THAT THERE IS A DIAGNOSED MENTAL ILLNESS, THEY HAVE A FIREARM, THEY’VE DONE SOMETHING TO THREATEN THEMSELVES OR SOMEONE ELSE. IT’S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE SMART POLICY. WE NEED MORE OF THOSE THINGS, WHERE YOU HAVE IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. CLEARLY, WE NEED LIMITATION ON HIGH-POWERED WEAPONS. WE NEED TO BE SMARTER ABOUT IDENTIFYING THESE SESSIONS. ADAM: OUR NEXT GUEST WILL BE THE MAYOR OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. FOR NOW, THIS CONVERSATION WILL CONTINUE ONLINE.
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'Conversation with the Candidate' with John Delaney: Part 2
Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney joins Adam Sexton for the second installment of the "Conversation with the Candidate" series. In this portion, see a more traditional town-hall style format where the voters primarily ask questions of the candidate.
Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney joins Adam Sexton for the second installment of the "Conversation with the Candidate" series. In this portion, see a more traditional town-hall style format where the voters primarily ask questions of the candidate.
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