Overall he stood up for american , values. One of the nice things about that is we had one of the most peaceful times in modern American History. To get to that, i would go back to rebuilding the Defense Budget to levels proposed by former madetary of defense gates the case that we need to get back to a stronger military. Thank you very much for the question. The next one is coming from judy elliott. The u. S. Still has almost 5000 Nuclear Weapons in its military stockpile and many are on hairtrigger alert. And now, the Obama Administration and the pentagon plan to spend one trillion more dollars on Nuclear Weapons and delivery vehicles. It is going to be very profitable for the private weapons labs and for the pentagon contractors. Do you support this plan . Gov. Walker i think overall, we have to have the capacity to defend ourselves. Unlike when i came of age during the cold war when we thought it was the old soviet union, today, it is not just places like russia and china, but a mixed bag increasingly even with this recent deal proposed with iran. I am very concerned about their capacity. Look at Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and their capacity. I am worried about what that could mean for the future, not just for israel and others in the region, but potentially what it could mean for the United States. I want to make sure that all the children in this country are safe. Do you support the plan . Gov. Walker i believe we need to have a Nuclear Triad which includes all three legs. I think part of it goes beyond what you asked about. I think we need a replacement for the ohiobased Nuclear Submarines that are part of what kept us safe for so many years. Thank you for the question. Where are you when it comes to the debate of gun violence versus the second amendment. Gov. Walker i believe that lawabiding citizens should have the right to protect themselves and their families and their property. In my state i was the first , governor to sign into law a concealed carry and the Castle Doctrine for those reasons. I think the focus should be cracking down on criminals. Some of the sad stories we have heard about of late have been folks who had access to firearms for reasons that did not involve the legal process. That is where we need to crack down. Does that include expanding background checks . Gov. Walker i think we need to improve them. The problem in South Carolina was in part the technology and failure to enter critical information. We need the most up to Speed Technology to make sure when we do background checks statebystate jurisdiction by , jurisdiction, that the information matches what that individual has or has not done. Scott walker. Com has all the details on twitter, instagram, and facebook. My kids are soon to be 20 and 21 so they keep us up to date. The next question is from facebook. Scott is asking, how are you different from the other 100 republican candidates . Gov. Walker a lot of great people. One of the commandments you will get from me is i will not spend my time beating up on others. I think americans are tired of people saying who they are against. I think americans want to vote for someone. I will tell you what i am four. I think what makes me unique is some have fought and some have won, i have done both. Americans want someone who will fight and win for them. Someone who will actually get results. Lets go back to our audience. The next question is from patrick carroll. Are you willing to raise the age of retirement for Social Security . Gov. Walker i look overall and think, to balance our budget Going Forward, and it will not happen at one time but over many years, i am not going to touch Social Security for current retirees or people near retirement. But for my generation and those younger, i think we need to have some sort of reform. We will later that out. I just got in last we are a new monday. Candidate. In the coming months, we will lay out our plans for budgets. In terms of current retirees and people near retirement, i dont think we touch it. That is a sacred promise made to people in terms of preparing their life for retirement. In terms of younger people, we have to look at real reforms. Should means testing be part of the equation . Should the qualifications of age be considered . Gov. Walker in a couple months, we will come out with some specific plans. We will talk about tax reform, regulatory reform, what to do with Health Care Going forward and entitlement reform will be a part of it. New hampshire voters are inpatient. Gov. Walker we are committed. We are committed to doing town Hall Meetings across the state t. The next question is coming from chuck. Isnt paying taxes what john kennedy was talking about when he said ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country . Gov. Walker president kennedy brought about one of the initiatives and president johnson followed up after his untimely and tragic death. Tax cuts that were very similar to what president reagan proposed in the mid which 1980s brought about some of the greatest sustained Economic Growth we have had in modern history. My belief is that at the local, state, and federal level, the things we have to pay for. The federal level is protecting our National Security interests. At the state and local levels, it is education, support for fire and police. I think it is responsible for us to keep it at a minimum. Under kennedys proposal and under reagans proposal many years later, we saw sustained Economic Growth. I would like to get back to that kind of growth Going Forward. Some candidates in this field , rand paul in particular have , already proposed a flat tax. Others have variations. Is there some merit to something along those lines . Gov. Walker its certainly an interesting appeal. If you look in 1986, president reagan put forward an initiative that had two tax rates, a lower tax rate that was very appropriate. To me, that would be a model. You saw one of the longest sustained periods of Economic Growth in modern American History. It did not just go through the reagan term. Bill clinton in large part lived off of this excess of the reagan the success of the reagan tax cuts and economic package he put forward Going Forward for america. I would like to get to that kind of growth. I think tax relief is part of it. Do you think the tax code needs to be simplified . Gov. Walker i think we need to take more jobs back from overseas. We need to put more americans back to work. We need a reform code for it to be as simple as possible. Next question is coming from you. Hampshire, someone who earns minimum wage earns less than 300 a week. If elected president , what policies would you enact that would ensure the strength of working families, businesses, and the economy. What an increased minimum wage be one of them . Gov. Walker i think the best policy is to get people the to pursuethey need careers that pay far more than minimum wage. The greater focus should be on education, training, qualifications, how do we help people find careers . In my state, that is what we have done. Weve spent almost 200 million to help people not just in traditional universities, that in our twoyear programs and worker training and apprentice ship programs because many of the great careers are in every thing from health care, information technology, to advanced manufacturing. We have to lift up our young people coming out of high school and tell them it is great if you want to go on for a career that requires a Fouryear College degree or a postgraduate degree, but it is just as great if you want to pursue something that requires a twoyear associate degree and we will help you get those resources. As president , that is why i would take more power and money for worker training and education and send it back to the states where the states are more connected to people at the individual and local level and can make appropriate decisions for New Hampshire or new york or wisconsin or anywhere else much better than the federal government can. The next question is coming from terry. If elected president , what would be your priorities during the first 100 days in office . Gov. Walker i wouldnt wait until just the first day, i would start working before. For me, that means reaching out to the members of congress as well as to our allies around the world and seeking to get our military budget back on track. On our first day, i would send a draft legislation to the congress to fully repeal obamacare. I want to get rid of the socalled Affordable Care act and replace it with something that will put patients and families back in charge of their health care. I would terminate the horrible deal with iran, seek to work with congress to enact even more crippling sanctions. I would pull back on the executive action i think the president wrongfully put in place, and i have been part of , i lawsuit challenging this think the president went beyond his bounds when it comes to illegal immigration. In wisconsin, we acted within the first month or month and a half. We put in place an economic and reform plan to move court power out of washington back to the states in everything from medicaid to transportation to Workforce Development education. And start putting in place a plan that repeals obamacare, helping with education and skill development, and lowering the tax burden on hardworking americans. That is a lot. Where do you start . Who does your first phone call go to . Gov. Walker i would start calling the day after the election. As governor, thats what i did. That helped us with the progress we were able to make in our first month. I would reach out to our allies. I think you reach out to everybody from netanyahu to let them know there will not be space between the United States and israel. I think there are grave concerns now. When i went to israel, i not only met with netanyahu. I met with the Opposition Leader as well. Many other leaders in israel are very concerned about the iran deal and about the disconnect between the United States and their country when it comes to this very issue. I would meet with others, merkel, cameron, all sorts of leaders across the globe and let them know the American People have elected someone who plans to have america lead again. Leading from behind does not work. Lets go back to facebook for the next question which is coming from joel. Now that gay marriage is legal in all states if you became , president , would you try to do anything to change that . Gov. Walker i believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I voted for that as a state lawmaker. I voted for it as a voter in the state of wisconsin. We approved a constitutional amendment back in 2006 in wisconsin. As governor, i stood up for that. When the Supreme Court came out with that, i said for those who disagree, the only outcome is to pursue a constitutional amendment to allow that decision to be made by the states. The simple reality is that will be a hard bar. Something like that starts in congress and has to go through the states. I believe that the most appropriate thing the president and other leaders can do is to make sure people in this country are able to freely practice their religious beliefs which are the foundation of our constitution and why so many of our founders made a big deal about that being included in the constitution. I think that more than rehashing some of these other debates is the most important priority on this issue. Carol, take it away. I have heard about the wellregarded wisconsin shares program and the young star Rating System that assesses the quality of Early Childhood programs offered in your state. I have also read about wisconsin not accepting federal preschool grant money, and it seems a bit mixed. I am wondering if you could take a couple of minutes to talk about your vision for Early Childhood education in america and how we can fund highquality programs for all children. Gov. Walker great question. Couple of different parts. First, we put in place a Rating System to make sure that for assistance we provide for childcare and other things, if we provide assistance, we want to make sure it is quality. It not only has star ratings, but we increase our payments based on the quality of the care provided. Not just to protect health and safety, but also make sure that literacy and learning how to read early on is a key element. Before third grade is a critical time when you go from learning to read to reading to learn. You graduate from high school, you are more likely to get a good job. We are very proud of the work we have done in that regard. We need to do more of that across the country. The other part goes to a point i have made repeatedly. All too often, the programs from the federal government come with strings attached. Sometimes the strings put city states and local governments and in very difficult situations. My belief is the more we can spend resources for Early Childhood development as well as whole slew of other issues, send those dollars back to the states and local jurisdictions without overwhelming them with strings attached, they can make the adjustment for what is right in that community and make it a priority but do it in a way that fits, whether in New Hampshire or anywhere else across the country. More of a block grant situation and let the states decide how to spend it. Walker weve had that debate in washington the last two years on medicaid. Many of us governors have said give us the flexibility to run things like medicaid on our own without giving us strings attached. We will do whats best for our own state. It varies tremendously. New york state is a lot different from New Hampshire or vermont or maine. They are all very different. The same thing is true across the country. I think we need to make that a higher priority. It is not just medicaid, it is a whole variety of social services as well as things like education in general and even others. Infrastructure, transportation, you name it. There is a lot of opportunity to send it back to the states which is what our founders intended when they talked about the 10th amendment to the constitution. They said if it is not spelled out in the constitution as a role of the federal government, it is inherently those of the states, and more importantly the people. We need to get back to that. Your take on common core . Walker i am all for high standards. By getting rid of seniority and tenure, allowing schools to hire and fire based on merit, i am proud that Graduation Rates are up, thirdgrade reading skills are higher act scores are , highest in my state in the country. I dont support common core. I dont support a nationwide school board. I think those decisions should be made locally and on the state level. The more we can take power and money out of washington and send it back to the states and schools and people, the better off we will be. What are you looking for when it comes to choosing a running mate . Gov. Walker i think the most important thing is not politics. I need someone who has the capacity to be president of the United States. As morbid as this might sound, if you are president picking someone to run with you. I dont want this to happen, but god for bid something happened if i was president incapacitated me from serving of that term, i want someone who can be the president of the United States. I think that is far more important than a geographical or political reasoning. Im going to choose a man or a woman that i believe can be the president if called upon. I want someone that shares my belief that power is better vested in the American People as opposed to the halls of the capitol and white house. Fair enough. Best of luck moving forward. Wear your helmet when you are on that motorcycle. Gov. Walker thank you. The conversation with the governor continues online and in our mobile app. You will find 30 minutes more. Thanks for joining us. Goodbye. The cspan cities tour, visiting cities across the country. This weekend, we are joined by Charter Communications to learn more about the history and literary life of Grand Junction, colorado. The mining of a certain mineral had a longterm importance in this area of colorado. Plateau the colorado and outside of Grand Junction, we are surrounded by morrison rock. We find a lot of dinosaur bones and fossils. That has intrigued scientists for a long time. The other thing we also find is a mineral called carmen tight carnatite. It contains three different elements. Radium, which is radioactive, which was used to fight cancer. It also has been made him v d nadium, used to strengthen steel. Carnatite also contains uranium. Uranium is one of the best sources for atomic power and atomic weapons. The Colorado Congressman was largely responsible for this areas Agricultural Development through his legislation. He fought the battle to preserve water for western colorado by making sure we got our fair share. How did he do that . Beginning in his state career and then going on to his federal career, he climbed up the ladder of