That much harder to attain. Think about the i think Everything Else is that much more challenging along the way. I think it can be done. Ive seen it done. And we did it in montana. I was attorney general when actually was general in part with your former mike delaney who is always good to see when the case called Citizens United came up. That was the case that said oh, money is speech and corporations have the same rights as people. When that case came down, every single state in the country said game over. There is absolutely nothing we can do. Democrats and it really was it was a completely captured state. Regular folks said enough is enough and passed this corrupt practices act in 1912 saying corporations couldnt spend or contribute in elections. And we had some of the lowest contribution limits in the nation. Actually people talking to people, not how much money is going to be spent on the outside. So in Citizens United came up as ag i knew i had to do something. Took the first case up to the u. S. Supreme court. We even had testimony from former republican stayedwide Office Holders what the threat o threat of the spending could do backup we were so excited lost on a 43 vote or 5had vote. One which dont ever doubt especially now what one justice can do on the u. S. Supreme court. But it also taught me this is at the core of so much of the challenges that we have. You have to find another way. So went back to my legislature at the time and it was about twothirds republican and passed a law saying 90 out days out from election i dont call if you call yourself americans for america, america, mesh whatever tp you have to disclose all the money you spend in the elections. Im running for reelection in 201693 days out americans por prosperity, kochfunded group. They did such a great job blanket mailing the state of montana it showed up at the governors residence. And my three kids are looking at the mailer, like dad are you really that much of a creep . But then on day 90 it stopped. And if we can stop them there we can stop them certainly in New Hampshire and all across this country. Because weve got to figure out a way that peoples voices are actually heard. We rolled out something a couple weeks ago. Like this crazy idea. Lets imagine you elect somebody to the u. S. Senate. How about having him or her do the job half the time, meaning for the first three years of the term. They cant be focused on raising money. They cant be focused on reelection. When instead it came out that Congress Last congress spent 1. 5 million hours raising money. How would for those first three years of a term how would the time be spent in maybe listening to constituents . Maybe doing committee work. Maybe actually building relationships and sometimes relationships on the other side of the aisle with other members. Weve got to get to a point where people believe d. C. Can work. Selfcertainly ill acknowledge but maybe the way to do that is to get somebody from outside of d. C. Because d. C. Has become a place where talking has become a substitute for doing. Or wasnt that a great speech along the way . A place where in 20 years they havent balanced a budget on time. Or actually passed not forget balancing a budget, passing a budget even. I think this is you know, and everybody says it. Most important election in my lifetime. Anybody thats ever run for office youve heard them say that. But i think this one is true. Because its bigger than just one election. To me it really is a 243ier experiment called Representative Democracy thats being challenged and tested. And for democrats if we cant win back places that we lost, if we cant give people a reason to vote for us and not just against him, i think donald trump could well win again. I see those maces time and time again. Im an optimist that it can be done. You have to be optimistic when you have teenage daughters and a 13yearold son. But more than that, i think thats just at the core of who we are as americans. We actually know were at our best when all voices can be heard, not just we were divided into warring camps or that civility can replace the hos intimidate because even after this election were going to have a deeply divided nation. And we have to figure out ways to make that nation actually recognize that what we share in common is so much greater than what divides us politically. I think back to i was living in d. C. At the time of 9 11. And think about shortly after that. How unified we were as a nation. We need that same sort of purpose, compassion, and unity to bridge some of the divides and challenge with i think or deal with what i think is the greatest challenge facing us. That is the belief that everybody has that fair shot at a better life, the american dream. Weve got to figure out that way to get there. I think we can do it. Thats who we are. I so appreciate not only the last since the 90s you all doing this but how you take this seriously along the which. Because its always been the early states that take a large field and make it small. And id still with over 4 months before any voter actually expresses a preference, your active engagement all the way along matters a lot thanks for having me. With that id be happy to answer almost any question. [ applause ] karen from aarp is the first question. Thank you, governor. Is this on can you hear me. I sure can, karen. Thank you for joining us today in our beautiful state at this great time. I want to tell you about a 62yearold New Hampshire resident who has a 30yearold son. And on the same week these two people discovered that they had two different types of cancer. The son was in the process of changing careers. And he had no health insurance. So his parents took out a second mortgage to finance the 13,000 a month chemo that he needed. You can imagine what a toll this took on the familys finances. So my question to you is, if you were elected president what is the first thing you would do to lower Prescription Drug costs for this family and all of us in in good country . Now and thank you for the question. Unfortunately that familys experience isnt that unique in many respects. Talking to a teacher in a rural area that took a second job just because a third of her income goes to paying for insulin. Recognizing that by the way im just more than an advocate im a member of aarp, so i get to be a part of that too. But recognizing you do have members. And people all over the country that have been saying, should i buy my drugs or heat my home . And i mention this briefly at the start. It is stunning to me in many respects that costco or sams club can negotiate Prescription Drug prices but the biggest purchaser of Prescription Drugs is the federal government and they cant. Where i would begin is by getting to the point, you know, the v. A. Was finally Veterans Administration was finally allowed to have its own formulary saving like 650 million the first year they did that. But the difference on Prescription Drug pricings is this isnt just about federal government savings. This is about families being able to afford what they have. What i would do in beginning is turn around and say first also to step back telling that persons story about the young man in between jobs. I mean, lets recognize at least when he or she gets the next job they can get insurance coverage. The greatest step, even though a lot of work to go still from there since medicare was actually the Affordable Care act. The republicans the spent 70 times trying to get rid of even the ability to have lifetime caps or preexisting condition coverage. But i think step one is negotiate the Prescription Drug prices down. Use the power of the federal government because that impacts everybody insurers and others. If that isnt enough i think we can look at sort of price caps or importation or things that. But first and foremost i think the power of the market, if the federal government was allowed to do so could substantially change that. And ill say as a general matter, too, look, we are still the only major industrialized nation in the world that health care is something that isnt accessible to everyone. I think we can get there by building on the Affordable Care act. Id do a public option, negotiate Prescription Drug prices, start getting to a point where were actually doing payment reform, changing the way that were paying doctors, not just for tests but actually for coverage of care. Thats how we make sure everybody has affordable, accessible, Quality Health care. I wouldnt get rid of it and start all over. Yes, thank you for coming here and enjoying our foliage. Lets postlate that youre either president or secretary of the interior. There are some bills now regarding the National Endowment for the arts and humanitity was proposal to increase the budgets by 12. 5 million each. And others for arts therapy for serviceman, veterans and people. I wonder if you could tell me a little bit about looks like you have a fairly robust arts council in your state and i wonder if you attend the governor awards for the arts or people in your family are involved in the arts or if you would support the budget propositions. Well, i think it is one of the yeah, there is the governors award for the arts. I get to actually help pick them out. At times we hosted at the montana governors residents. We do it in the rotunda. We try to make sure investments in the community continues. Because its more than there are so many Different Levels of this. Its so great and my wife who is a selfdescribed computer geek. A programmer has done all kinds of work in s. T. E. M. Because its actual steam. Because it begins with the not just technical side but need to artistic side as well. When you look at what makes a small town become in many respects where people want to it is often the art scene and the ability to have those things. Thats cultural pl companies coming to montana they dont talk about the tax rate. They talk about the amenities and Education System around. I do think and have always that the federal government does have a significant role to play in enhancing that. What we have seen at times and even more so is that programs like the federal investment side in the arts and the humanities is often under attack and going down. And i think thats a part of what sort of the vitality of a Representative Democracy if we lose the arts and the culture were going to lose who we are. But i have no artistic talent whatsoever. And in sixth grade mr. Wed bush asked me to mouth the words so everybody else could participate because i was so off key. Hi, this is a political rather than a policy question. But donald trump has a brilliant ability to build himself up by denigrating or villifying his opponents. He did it effectively in the republican contest three years ago. How do you handle it considering that he has a nickname for everyone . He has you know, calls people criminals and stuff like that . How do you deal with that as a politician should you be able to get the nomination . Yeah ive thought about because when you deal with a stable genius how do you make sure that no, from the perspective. I think there is a number of things. First of all i dont think the answer is to outtrump trump. Right you wrestle with a pig you both get muddy and the pig likes it. There are ways to do this by standing up, calling out behavior, calling out the falsehoods and how you are essentially destroying the overall system without kinning to be in the fight and the dialogue. Here is a good example from my perspective. I remember when he said sent horrible tweets about four duly elected members of congress. Then he goes down south and sits there for 13 seconds, while his crowd is chanting send her back. So the media and everybody focused on that for two and a half weeks. That pretty much took all of the oxygen. And this was at the very same time that his Justice Department was trying to strip away preexisting conditions coverage from every single american that has health care was trying to completely get rid of the Affordable Care act. The same time betsy devos was kicking off the freedom scholarship, trying to privatize one of the great equalizers we have public education. About the same time they appointed William Perry penally to the bureau of land manage letment to pd spent hips life trying to get rid of public lands pink you call him out. You actually call out the facts. You dont shy from standing up to him. But you dont make it all about him either. Or at least him and where he is bringing this country down into the gutter. How do you deal with an adolescent, who arent always stable geniuses . Or a 6yearold . Youre firm, call it out. But you dont make it all about him. Or her. And i think we need to have somebody that will stand up, call out the b. S. When its b. S. And thats exhausting because its every day at this point. But not make it all about him and his messages. Yes, sir, all the way in the back. Good morning, my name is george bruneau. Im old enough to remember watergate and getting up in the morning and reading the headlines. And it seems like deja vu these days getting up looking at headlines and scratching your head, and saying, what is happening to our country . And so this is a softball question. How would you assess the health of our democracy right now . Yeah, i would assess it in that as i said a 243 experiment in Representative Democracy is being significantly challenged. And thats one of the reasons why i got into this. Because i dont know that sort of the core foundations could make it through another four years. And i say this on both sides at times. Look, in isnt giving, you know when i got elected reebt elected, traveled around, i was asked to travel around quite a bit. And when id say 25 to 30 of my voters voted for donald trump, invariable among democrats the response was well whats wrong with those voters . Conceptically whats wrong with you bullock, never saying, how is it that we have lacked the connections to so many people in in country . But i think what in president has normalized. You point out the days of watergate. Like i was not one before two weeks ago to say we should impeach. And in part because of the earlier question too. I didnt want to make the next year and a half about donald trump. I wanted to make it about the family who is dealing with the 13,000 a month payments for chemo. Or the community thats worried about losing their hospital. But when a president literally goes to another president and asks for their intervention for electoral purposes, when he says, well talk to my attorney general and my personal lawyer, there are a lot of things that the next administration can undo or a congress can undo. But we vest when it comes to Foreign Policy especially something absolutely almost solely in the president of the united states. And thats to be our voice and our representative. So i think the impeachment inquiry has to go on. And i do think that all of the norms from journalism, to expectations of what we do and what we say are being so deeply tested right now. When i first got elected governor, my kidsy 6, 8 appear 10. Our kids were. And it was the youngest in 40 years in montana. Like we move in the governors residence my son kicks a soccer ball and bounces off this painting. And somebody in the house says that paint something worth 250,000. I said well take down all the damn paintings, right . We got to live here. During my first state of the state and deeply divided and the Legislature Two thirds republican. I talked about how you are going to hear different sounds from the governors residence and governors house and thats young kids. And we as elected leaders have to recognize our kids learn from words and deeds. What we say and what we do. I said back then our kids are watching. And i believe that to be more true today than ever before. This is about the health of Representative Democracy. But its also about what are we giving that next generation to aspire to or be inspired by . Do they believe that this system can actually work and work in a way that can benefit their life . I think were in dangerous times. And i dont say that for fear or alarming. I say that as much as a parent than a candidate, to say we have to become better. And we have to actually recognize the at the back end of this there are still going to be incredible divides. And we have to figure out a way to bridge some of those so people believe there is something bigger than the politics of the day, and thats this experiment called america. Hello, governor. I want to ask you about alzheimers. Allison heim esper is the sixth leading cause of death in the united states. There are about 5. 8 Million People living with the disease and another 16 million taking care of those individuals but not being compensated for it. So as president what would you do to fight alzheimers and this Public Health crisis . And it is a Public Health crisis and to me its not just all about statistics. When we talk about dementia and alzheimers sort of as the woman from aarp spoke of to me that has faces and names. Its grandpa bill who was my grandfather and grandma rosy when rosy got dementia then amaze heimers, or my political mentor, an attorney general. A guy named joe mizurik. There are a couple of things we need to look at along the way. Right now we as a nation spend about 200 billion a year when it comes to the care treatment and prevention of alzheimers. If we dont do something about in by 2040 it will be 500 billion. We know the numbers are out there along the way, right . We know where in goes if we dont do anything about that. Were spending 200 billion a year on prevention, care, treatment. Yet only about 2. 3 billion a year when it comes to research. And whats been said is whats a National Institute of health says if were going to get to the point because its a crisis by 2025 like the estimates are National Institute of health should be spending about another 350 million every single year when it comes to just the research side. First fully funding that research. Second, recognizing that we are all becoming caregivers. And its not just for alzheimers, to figure out opportunities. We did that in montana for respite care programs. To actually give the caregivers break. When it comes to Home Health Care providers and others, we invest in quit a bit more, health care for health care workers, imagine that, and pay increasing along the way so were giving actually as we entrust our most have you nerable people and thats our family with other caregivers we need to make sure the caregivers are paid. But injury its one of these where we have to accept both what the consequences are if we dont find ways to either slow down, treat, prevent, and when science has said this is about what we need this is another 350 million a year in investments i think thats a relatively small investment for the impact that it has on almost every family in any community or state. [ applause ] thank you very much. We really appreciate you being here. Safe travels on the campaign trail. Thanks to our sponsors and to our guests. And special shoutout to come to a new space and be able to do in in a way i hope for all of you was is seamless bus of the incredible partnership we have with the New Hampshire institute of politics neil and ane and lexie. Pauline, katie and sean thanks for making this work well. Have a good weekend, everybody. Thanks, governor. Absolutely. I think Cable Television and Everything Else has made that much worse. It may have been at a time where the florida recount when people really got further and further encased. But thats where im not naive, injury somebody said to me whats the greatest threat to this country . And they were talking about what country and things i said the greatest threat facing this country is ourselves because if we dont figure out a way to get a lot closer then i dont know where it all goes. Exactly. Thank you. Thank you. I have never signed a bunch of wooden eggs. Beautiful penmanship too. Thanks for. Thanks for putting the a. Back in steam. Absolutely right. The New York Times about two weeks ago on a sunday an article a engineering may earn more out of school but someone with a liberal arts degree earns more over lifetime because they have skills written skills, Communication Skills Team building. As an art philosophy major hopefully that works out for me. Good luck. Great opportunity for New Hampshire to meet. You do. We appreciate that. Thank you. Much rather would have gone out to montana to see you than have you come here. Beautiful country. Any time you want to come out. All right. Got to get you on the debate stage. Yes, that would help. But by the same token, i mean, even look at sort of the polling less than 20 of people are even watching the debates. So thats that does help. Good enough. Thank you very much. Ive been to montana its absolutely gorgeous. Its not a bad spot. Although you have real beauty here as well. Estes park is gorgeous. Governor if youre in concord, the state library is across the street. Do you run it. I do. When you come to register. I will. Thanks. A lot of aha moments in what you say. And they resonate. Well thank you very much. Thank you, sir. Governor, pile im a poly sci professor at New England College. What do you teach. Mostly american politics. Quite a time to be teaching american politics. It is indeed. A lot on focus on civics these days. Isnt that its important. Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you. Now are you doing, sir. What do you do. I go to New England College actually. Fantastic. What are you studying. Entrepreneurship as of right now. With the election coming up i want to educate myself more. Hard to avoid it. Hi, how are you . Good, thank you. You know, i dont know if your family did this but the wax crayons on easter you write your name on an egg. This is reminiscent. I think the crayon have better grip but you do great. I did okay. You have some of these its like a scrawl and cant tell who it is. Very nice. Definitely not the easiest surface to sign. My cursive signature is oddly enough my cursive signature over 7 years in Public Office has changed because you sign so many things. Better or worse. You cant even read it. So at least when i print people can read it. Two minutes. Thank you. Fantastic. Thanks for being here. Oh, no, a good talk. Thank you, fred. I have two questions one is fre gichlt to goldman who gave you 1,000 bucks. Had you did you get good guido engaged and you still arent. I came here to check you out. I was favorably impressed thank you very much. Another guy named walley knox. Walley has helped us out in a lot of ways. I stayed with him in his place in la jola a couple weeks aigts. He is another guy told me about you. So anyway, very impressive. Thank you very much, for sure. How you doing. Thank you very much. Thank you. Those are the founders for the Health Center in dorchester. Taking a holistic view of health. Out of poverty and into education. We started a school k12. Thats fantastic. Only one in the country. Thank you. No, thank you. Thought we might actually get all the eggs done. Sorry wouldnt it be bad if we had to stop right before you doesnt seem fair. Thank you. No one has ever complimented my penmanship ill take it. Its an art, really you got it down. I practiced quite a bit before i came. Great, thank you. Governor thank you very much for doing in. Thank you for. I hadnt heard your comment about passing medicaid expansion. I didnt realize that was part of the reason you were. And i didnt maine so we tried to reauthorize initiative. Tobacco companies spent 26 million kill that reauthorization. I had to get it done. Thank you. Thank you. Hi there. Good seeing you as well. All right, governor. Sorry. Glad to have you back here. Good to be here. But i got to ask you, because you youve been spending a lot of time in iowa. Were not taking it personally we know theyre first and again to iowa tomorrow after quick stops here. What is the commitment to New Hampshire. Commitment to New Hampshire is great. Were about four months away ive so noimd New Hampshire. There are a lot of things that both making sure that we bring divides and get things done thats what i hear from folks and ill continue to be here. Why is there a greater emphasis nothing against them because they are first. Ner first. Enjoying quite a bit time there and enjoying here as well. Do you see a path forward if you dont make future debates given the dnc increased pressure on apology. In iowa 20 of iowans even watched the debates. Were still 120 days out from any voter expressing prrchs. I think there is time through this. This wont be decided by the debates. What i hear from folks time and time again is nothing meaningful came out of the debates. And theyre often disthe connected from peoples lives. I think there is a lot of time in this. And you had a q 3 fund raising number saided that you would reply fo for Public Financing and become the first president ial candidate this race to do so can you speak more about that . Have you applied is that the plan. I think were in the process of applying. 15 of the candidates running for president said Public Financing should be part of this. The my career has been trying to deal with the corrupting money in the system. Public financing allows a one dlarp donor to match the smaller one and it only makes sense. Is that by design or necessity. Look my plan was always along the way i think that the is sufficient. I think its good for our democracy. Talk about the debates. What do you make of this, you know this move by Tulsi Gabbard to skip the debate if the dnc doesnt change the rules in protest to the criteria of the thresholds, saying they are basically rigged elections or rigged debates. Look the dnc was well intentioned but i dont think the best the example is for campaigns to spend 5,060 to get get donors be with the in 2016 it was the threshold at 1 . I dont think thats the best way to actually pick a candidate. Or it nominee. But who actually will pick the nominee is focusing on New Hampshire, iowa and South Carolina and naechd, the early states is what takes a big field and narrows it down. You came out today with an education plan. Are you worried that the focus on the impeachment inquiry is going to prevent discussions about policy and nuance in that debate in this primary. I think the discussion about the impeachment inquiry has to happen. But i think that there are a lot of issues out there that things like the great equalizer, public education, Public Participation in represent etch democracy that we cant take our eye off of, because as was even discussed in many of the questions this morning, after this president we still have a democracy to protect and to build. We talk about Campaign Cash a minute ago. Do you have enough money to continue on to the primaries . I do. Great. Thank you, governor. Thanks very much. Whatever you do, dont thanks for your time. You bet. I dont want too redundant, just as a Public Servant who hasnt actually worked in d. C. What is your perspective of whats going on . Every day i dont see whats going to happen. Whats going to happen. D. C. , every day is a headline you feel like it could be but its not. I think folks are exhausted. The media is exhausting. People are being whip sawed every single day. Campaign 2020. 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