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GOOD EVENING.
FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN CBS, I'M CYNTHIA HESSSIN, THIS IS COLORADO STATE OF MIND.
11 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE OUTCOME OF THE 2012 ELECTION EARLY VOTING IS AROUND COLORADO THIS WEEK AND AS PEOPLE ACROSS
THE NATION GET READY TO CAST THEIR BALLOTS THE CAMPAIGN CONTINUES IN COLORADO.
TELEVISION ADVERTISING THAT'S COMING FROM THE CABINETS PARTIES AND SECRET WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS.
A HANDFUL OF CONGRESSIONAL RACES NATIONWIDE ARE ON THE ESPECIALLY WATCHED LIST AND THE EPICENTER FOR RESULTS.
AND ONE OF THEM AT HOME IS DISTRICT SIX INCLUDING THE AREAS OF AURORA SEND TEN AL AND LITTLETON.
THE SHAPE INSIDE HAS SHIFTED IN THE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT AND NOW BY VOTER REGISTRATION IT IS EVENLY DIVIDED
AMONG DEMOCRATIC, REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS.
CONGRESSMAN MIKE COFFMAN THAT HAS REPRESENTED DISTRICT 6 AND TOOK OVER FOR TOM CREDO AND DEMOCRAT JOE MIKLOSI HAS A
BACKGROUND IN NO IT AND NONPROFIT VENTURES, WE WILL TALK TO BOTH OF THEM.
I WILL TALK TO ONE DISTINGUISHED PART AS REPRESENTATIVE COFFMAN AS HIS SERVICE IN IRAQ AND THE GULF WAR AND MEMBERS OF
THE ACTIVE AND RESERVES OF THE ARMIES AND MARINES,
IT WAS NATURAL TO MAKE HIS WAY TO THE HOUSE AND ARMS COMMITTEE AND SEVERAL OF THE SUBCOMMITTEES,
THOSE ARE THE LAWMAKERS,
AMONG THE TOP THAT MUST GRAPPLE WITH THE FISCAL CHALLENGES IN JANUARY WITH MANDATED CUTS TO DEFENSE SPENDING AND
SOCIAL SPENDING, CONGRESSMAN, YOUR PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MR.
ROMNEY WANTS TO BACK THOSE CUTS BUT INCREASE THE SPENDING, WILL YOU HELP HIM DO THAT?
I THINK THAT THERE ARE AREAS WHERE WE NEED MORE CAPABILITY BUT I HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION ON BALANCE THAT I AM WITH MY
PARTY THAT I BELIEVE WE CAN MAKE CUTS TO THE DEFENSE BUDGET WITHOUT COMPROMISING NATIONAL SECURITY IF WE DO IT RIGHT.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS?
THE MILITARY'S WAY TOO TOP- HEAVY,
MORE ADMIRALS AND SHIPS IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND THE OTHER BRANCHES ARE EQUALLY TOP-HEAVY.
I THINK THERE ARE OVERSEAS MILITARY BASES THAT I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED ANYMORE.
AND I THINK AND I COSPONSORED AN PERMANENT TO REDO OUR PRESENTS IN EUROPE.
SOME HAVE BEEN OVER SINCE 1991.
AS AN IRAQ WAR VETERAN,
I'M PROUD OF MY AS MUCH AS TO THIS COUNTRY AND SO PROUD OF IT THE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THAT I HAVE MET WHO SERVED IN
THAT WAR AND EXTRAORDINARY SACRIFICES THAT THEY MADE.
BUT I'M VERY OPPOSED TO NATION BUILDING OPERATIONS BASED ON EXPERIENCE.
I BELIEVE THAT THE NOTION OF INVADING,
OCCUPYING AND ADMINISTERING WHOLE COUNTRIES IS AT AN EXTRAORDINARY COST BOTH IN LIVES LOST IN THOSE WOUNDED AND IN
COST OF THE TAXPAYERS TO THE UNITED STATES.
I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE OUR SECURITY OBJECTIVES IN A MUCH --USER COUNTERTERRORISM DOCTRINE WHEREBY WE ARE
ALIGNING OURSELVES WITH FACTIONS IN A COUNTRY TO SECURE OUR OBJECTIVES.
DO YOU THINK THIS WOULD BE HARD THOUGH,
IF THERE IS PRESIDENT ROMNEY THAT WANTS TO INCREASE SPENDING IN OTHER AREAS THAT DOESN'T GO ALONG WITH THE CUTS YOU
ARE TALKING ABOUT.
I WOULD BE ADVOCATING FOR THESE CUTS AND THESE CHANGES,
I BELIEVE FUNDAMENTALLY THAT THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO BE REFORMED.
AND I HAVE AN EXERCISE AS LEADERSHIP ROLE AND HAVE THE CREDIBILITY TO TAKE ON THE PENTAGON AND I HAVE.
I JUST THINK THAT --FIRST OF ALL THE LEGISLATURE AND THE CONGRESS,
THE PRESIDENT WILL NEED CONGRESS TO ACQUIESCE AND I WILL PLAY THE SAME ROLE THAT I PLAYED IN THIS ADMINISTRATION IN
TERMS OF TRYING TO ATTACK THE WASTE IN THE PENTAGON.
JOE MIKLOSI IN YOUR TERM AS A DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE IN THE LEGISLATURE,
YOU HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE NOW WITH CUTTING THE BUDGET, EVEN THOUGH DEFENSE IS NOT ONE OF ITS PILLARS,
HOW DO YOU APPROACH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STATE BUDGET AND THE FEDERAL BUDGET.
CYNTHIA, WE NEED A DEFENSE BUDGET THAT BUILDS ALLIES AND ISOLATES ENEMIES AND PROMOTE THE DEMOCRATIC VALLEYS,
WE NEED A DEFENSE BUDGET THAT ADDRESSES THE 21 CENTURY THREATS SUCH AS TERRORISM AND WARFARE MIKE COFFMAN AND HIS TEA
PARTY FRIENDS HAVE PLACED A HANDCUFF ON THE DEFENSE BUDGET WITH SEQUESTRATION TO CUT HUNDREDS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
OUR DEFENSE BUDGET IN A HALF HAZARD WAY,
OUR ADMIRALS AND GENERALS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE EQUATION FOR THOSE THOUGHTFUL AND STRATEGIC DECISIONS.
I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE WHERE IT IMPACTS AT HOME,
LOCK HE MARTIN AND PEOPLE IN LITTLETON AND THEIR CONCERN ABOUT GETTING A PINK SLIP OR LOSING THEIR JOB BECAUSE THE
STUBBORNNESS OF THE TEA PARTY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FORGE A COMPROMISE IN THE SOLUTION.
RESPECTFULLY THERE'S A REASON A 10% APPROVAL RATING FOR THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS AND THAT FIDEL-CASTRO RANKED HIGHER
THAN THE CONGRESS IN THE LATEST GALLOP POLL BECAUSE OF INABILITY TO GET THINGS DONE.
PEOPLE COULD LOSE OUR JOBS AND WE NEED BETTER LEADERSHIP.
THAT SEGUES US INTO MY NEXT QUESTION BECAUSE REPRESENTATIVE COFFMAN,
HAVE YOU BEEN PART OF THE TEA PARTY CAUCUS AND HAVE SIGNED OVER TAXPAYERS PROTECTION PLEDGE CHOICE TO NOT INCREASE ANY
TAXES BUT YOU HAVE SAID THAT YOU SEE HOW THIS WILL BE A COMPROMISE TO GET THROUGH THE FIRST OF THE YEAR AND BEYOND.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SQUARE THOSE THINGS?
WILL GOVERNOR NORCROSS ALLOW TO YOU DO THAT.
MY PLEDGE IS TO THE TAXPAYERS IN MY DISTRICT.
I HAVE ELEMENTS TO THE TEA PARTY BECAUSE THEY CONCUR WHAT I BELIEVE IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES,
AND NATIONAL SECURITY, IT IS THE DETECTIVE.
WE ARE OLD LONG TRACK RELATIVE TO THAT.
I SEE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A COMPROMISE.
IT IS THIS ...
A LOT OF --I MEAN,
I THINK WE WILL HAVE BEEN A VERY IMPACTFUL LAME DUCK SESSION AND THE BUSH TAX CUTS AND OTHER TAX CUTS AS WELL ARE
EXPIRING.
IT WILL BE TAKE AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTIVE CONGRESS TO MOVE ANY OF THEM FORWARD.
IN OTHER WORDS, BY DOING NOTHING, THEY ALL REVERT BACK TO THEIR PRIOR RATE.
AND SO I THINK MY GOAL IS TO GET THE BEST DEAL FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
OBVIOUSLY IN A PERFECT WORLD I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ALL OF THESE TAX CUTS EXTENDED.
THAT'S NOT JUST THE REALITY IN THE DIVIDED PORTION OF THE LAME DUCK SESSION.
I THINK DEMOCRATS HAVE SAID IF REVENUES ARE NOT ON THE PAYROLL THEY WILL LOOK AT ENTITLEMENTS SO I DO SEE
OPPORTUNITIES HERE.
JOE, YOU HAD SAID YOU WILL CUT TAXES FOR THOSE THAT NEED IT BUT NOT CORPORATIONS,
WILL YOU ALSO INCREASE TAXES SOMEWHERE.
CYNTHIA LET'S LOOK AT THE RECORD, MIKE COFFMAN TALK ABOUT COMPROMISES BUT HE HAS A RECORD THAT'S HARD TO RUN AWAY FROM.
DURING THE FOUR YEARS IN CONGRESS,
HE HAS ALIGNED HIMSELF WITH SOME PRETTY EXTREME INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN NORCROSS AND THE TEA PARTY CONGRESS,
MIKE COFFMAN CALLED SOCIAL SECURITY A PONZI SCHEME EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HELPED MILLIONS RETIRE WITH DIGNITY.
AND THE PRIVATE VOUCHER PROGRAM HAS SOLD SENIORS YOU'RE ALONE AND MADE THEM RETIRE WITH HIGHER TAX CUTS AND HE WANTS
TO GIVES CUTS TO MILLIONAIRES AND BIG OIL.
IN COLORADO I HAVE CUT MY TACK HOME PAY BY 2%,
AS A MEMBER OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE I HAVE FOUND $71 MILLION OF WASTEFUL SPENDING AND CUT IT FROM THE CUYAHOGA BUDGET
AND A MEMBER OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE IN COLORADO I HAVE CUT OVER FIVE BILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE BUDGET OVER THE
LAST FOUR YEARS.
THAT'S THE DEEPEST CUTS IN THE STATE 136 YEAR HISTORY.
UNLIKE MIKE AND IN DC WE HAVE TO BALANCE THE ONE.
I SUPPORT A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT BUT WE WILL HONOR USUAL COMMITMENT TO THE SENIORS BY PROTECTING SOCIAL SECURITY.
AND CONGRESSMAN, WILL YOU COMMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE IN.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THAT REASON WHY THE DOORS OVER JOE MIKLOSI, THE TWO REASONS,
FIRST IS A WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE WHEN NECESSARY TO MOVE THINGS FORWARD.
AND THAT IS REFLECTIVE OF ME AND LEADERSHIP ON DEFENSE ISSUES IN TERMS OF A WILLINGNESS TO BREAK WITH MY PARTY AND CUT
THE DEFENSE BUDGET WITHOUT COMPROMISING NATIONAL SECURITY.
LET ME JUST SAY FIRST,
JOE MIKLOSI HAS SAID EARLIER THAT I VOTED TO END MEDICARE AND NO SUCH VOTE HAS EVER HAPPENED BEFORE THE CONGRESS OF
THE UNITED STATES.
LET'S TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF DISTINCTIONS WHERE COMPROMISE HAS NOT WORKED IN TERMS WHERE REAL COMPROMISE IS NEEDED.
THERE ARE 75 PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WHO WORK FOR VESTES, THE COMPANY THAT PRODUCES WIND BLADES,
THEY EMPLOY 1500 PEOPLE,
THEY WILL LOSE THEIR JOB BECAUSE MIKE COFFMAN AND THE TEA PARTY HAS NOT DONE THEIRS AND NOT EXTENDED THE WEEKEND
CREDITS THAT WE HAVE DONE FOR 100 YEARS FORT OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SAME TAX CUTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE WIND INDUSTRY AS WELL.
A CLASSIC EXAMPLE THAT IS NOT COMPROMISED.
I AM DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO GET IT PASSED.
THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE IN THE WIND INDUSTRY WANTS LONG TWO CUTS.
THAT'S WHAT IS ON THE TABLE.
IT IS A DEBATE FOR 10 OR 20 YEARS WHICH IS WHAT I SUPPORT.
AND ON THE SECOND EXAMPLE WHERE HE HE HASN'T COMPROMISED AND WHERE WE NEED BETTER LEADERSHIP IN CALL CENTERS AND
SHIPPING OVERSEAS.
BUY AMERICAN LEGISLATION, I'M TIRED OF SHIPPING JOBS TO CHINA WITH AMERICAN TAXPAYER SUPPORT.
I WANT TO GIVE COLORADO THE FIRST CHANCE AT FEDERAL JOBS.
GOVERNOR HICKENLOOPER CAME DOWN TO A CALL CENTER EMPLOYING FIVE HUNDRED PEOPLE AND WE OPENED IT ON THE DISTRICT HE
VOTED TO SHIP JOBS OVERSEAS, THAT'S NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA.
THAT WAS SUBSTITUTING AMENDMENT ON A SCENIC RIVERS BILL THAT GONE THROUGH THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE THAT WOULD
HAVE TAKEN OUT THAT BILL AND REPLACED IT FOR VOTING ON WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT.
CERTAINLY I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD DISCUSS THAT ISSUE BUT NOT IN REPLACING THAT BILL.
LET ME JUST SAY I HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON TRADE MANUFACTURING ISSUES AND SPENT TWO YEARS WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION
TO FILE A TRADE COMPLAINTS AGAINST CHINA AGAINST RARE METALS AND THAT'S IN THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION.
I WORKED WITH CONGRESSMAN BURRMAN,
A DEMOCRAT FROM CALIFORNIA IN WRITING A REFORM TO THE CONTROL LAWS SO --WHICH AFFIRMS THAT MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS HAS
TECHNOLOGY AND BEING DEFENSE RELATED.
THOSE LAWS NEED TO BE REFORMED.
I'M WORKING ON THAT.
THAT REALLY BENEFITS FIRMS IN COLORADO AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS WELL.
CERTAINLY WORKED AGAIN WITH CONGRESSMAN PERLMUTTER ON A SMALL BUSINESS LENDING BILL TO MAKE SURE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES
HAVE ACCESS TO CRED.
IT WE ARE GETTING THROUGH A LOT OF THINGS HERE.
LET'S TURN TO THE CAMPAIGN, THE WOMAN'S VOTE WE KNOW IS IMPORTANT TO EVERY LEVEL OF THE ELECTION THIS YEAR.
YOU HAVE CHOSEN JOE MIKLOSI IN YOUR ADS TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING THAT REALLY IS NOT BEFORE VOTERS,
THE PERSON HOOD AMENDMENT AND TO USE CONGRESSMAN COFFMAN BEING IN FAVOR OF THAT, WHY ARE YOU CHOOSE THAT DIRECT?
MIKE COFFMAN WILL SAY HE HASN'T FOCUSED ON SOCIAL ISSUES BUT HE HAS AND HE HAS A RECORD AND IT'S RADICAL.
MIKE COFFMAN SHARES THE SAME VIEWPOINTS OF MR. MURDOCH, THE U.S.
SENATE CANDIDATE IN INDIANA AND CONGRESSMAN TODD AIKEN, THE CONGRESSMAN OF MISSOURI.
HE VOTED TO DEE FUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD SO WOMEN CAN'T GET MAMMOGRAMS, HE COSPONSORED H R3,
THE BILL FROM TODD AIKEN OF MISSOURI THAT WOULD REDEFINE *** AS UNENFORCEABLE.
AND 28 AND 2010 THAT WOULD CRIMINAL BIRTH CONTROL AND OUTLAW ABORTIONS FOREPERSONS OF *** AND ***.
THE CONGRESS HAS TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF HAVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDES HEALTH CARE.
I WILL STAND WITH EMPLOYEES TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE FREEDOMS TO GET THE *** AID MEDICATIONS,
MAMMOGRAMS OR BIRTH CONTROL.
THAT'S A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HE AND I.
WELL, I'M NOT FOCUSED ON SOCIAL ISSUES,
I AM FOCUSED ON JOBS AND THE ECONOMY AND SMALL BUSINESS AND DEFENSE ISSUES AND JOE MIKLOSI IS FOCUSED ON SOCIAL ISSUES
BECAUSE HE HAS NO CONSIDERABLE PLAN TO DEAL WITH ISSUES LIKE JOBS AND THE ECONOMY.
THE ONLY THING --THE ONLY THING TO RUN ON.
I THINK THAT IS REALLY TOO BAD BUT LET'S LOOK AT JOE MIKLOSI'S RECORD BECAUSE I THINK IT IS STUNNING.
IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THEY CAN ONLY INTRODUCE FIVE BILLS A SESSION.
HERE WHERE FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING WHERE THE ECONOMY IN COLORADO IS STILL DOWN,
WHAT ISSUE IS JOE MIKLOSI'S SIGNATURE ISSUE IN THE LAST SESSION?
HOUSE BILL 1128 THAT DEALS WITH ANTI DISCRIMINATION FOR BIKERS?
I THINK THAT IS --TO RAISE THAT TO A LEVEL OF A PROTECTED CLASS SIMILAR TO YOU KNOW RACE AND ETHNICITY AND SEX.
I THINK IS STUNNING.
IT REALLY SHOWS HOW JUST OUT OF TOUCH HE IS TO THE PEOPLE OF COLORADO.
LET'S TALK ABOUT MIKE COFFMAN'S RECORD DURING THE GREAT RECESSION AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION IN 2009, TEN AND 11,
WHILE MIKE COFFMAN WAS ON A SMALL BUSINESS AL-QAEDA OVER SUN BILLS INTRODUCED BY REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TO ADDRESS
SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES WERE INTRODUCED, HE DIDN'T SPONSOR A SINGLE ONE.
IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS YEAR WHEN THE DISTRICT BECAME COMPETITIVE THAT HE DECIDED FOR POLITICAL REASONS TO COSPONSOR A
BILL IN SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES, HE HAS FOCUSED ON RADIAL ISSUES WITH TODD AIKEN AND TIME FOR HIM TO GO RESPECTFULLY.
MOST OF THE JURISDICTION OF THE SAW BUSINESS COMMITTEE IS ONLY THE FCA AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING.
SO A LOT OF ISSUES,
I WAS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER FOR 17 YEARS WHERE I LEARNED TO BALANCE A BUDGET AND MEET A PAYROLL AND TO CREATE JOBS.
SO MOST OF THE ISSUES RELEVANT TO SMALL BUSINESSES DON'T GO THROUGH THAT COMMITTEE.
AND THE ISSUES, IF IT IS HEALTH INSURANCE AND SMALL TAXATION ISSUES GO THROUGH THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
I HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESS.
I HAVE NOT BEEN FOCUSED ON THE SBA SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND I HAVEN'T BEEN FOCUSED ON GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING
BUT I CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON SMALL BUSINESSES.
LET ME CONCLUDE THE CIRCLE ON MY ORIGINAL QUESTION.
YOU ARE PROLIFE.
WILL YOUR SENSE OF COMPROMISE EXTEND TO THAT IN THE CONGRESS?
I AM PROLIFE AND IT IS JUST NOT MY FOCUS.
IT IS NOT ISSUES THAT I WORK ON IN THE CONGRESS.
THERE AREN'T VERY MANY VOTES THAT INVOLVE THAT BUT IT IS NOT AN ISSUE I'M FOCUSED ON.
WELL, LET'S TALK A BIT MORE ABOUT THESE ADS THAT WE MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM.
WHAT IS THIS LIKE?
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO KNOW WHAT EACH OF YOU THINK TO WAKE UP AND SEE SEE AN AD THAT YOU DIDN'T CREATE.
THAT'S THE BLESSING OF PBS,
NO POLITICAL ADVERTISING AND I THINK THE VIEWERS WOULD AGREE BECAUSE THERE'S MORE THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE AND DEBATE LIKE
TODAY.
THIS RACE BECAME NATIONAL IN FOCUSED BACK IN THE MONTH OF MAY WHEN MIKE COFFMAN JOINED THE BIRTHING MOVEMENT AND SAID
HE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS BORN AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF WAS NOT AN
AMERICAN NOR AMERICAN IN HIS HEART.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT HE WANTS TO FOCUS ON THOSE ISSUES BUT THESE ARE SERIOUS ISSUES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
LIKE THE ECONOMY.
IN MY CAMPAIGN,
WE HAVE HAD A TREMENDOUS GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN FROM KNOCKING ON TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOORS AND MAKING TENS OF THOUSANDS
OF PHONE CALLS AND RECEPTIVE BY AMERICAN LEGISLATURE AND JOB GROWTH AND PROTECTING WOMEN'S HEALTH FREEDOMS.
MEDICARE DESTRUCTION AND NOT TRUSTING WOMEN IS NOT THE WAY TO GO.
CONGRESSMAN YOUR ADS HAVE FOCUSED ON JESSICA'S LAW, IS ONE OF THEM,
HOW DO YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS ON --TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST WITH YOU,
AS A CONSUMER OF THE ADS I THINK MOST OF US UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE SPENT AND THERE'S MORE YOU NEED TO KNOW THAN
ANYTHING RAISED IN AN AD LIKE THIS.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT?
MY DIRECTION COMING FROM MY CAMPAIGN IT HAS TO BE TRUTHFUL.
WHERE JOE IS FOCUSED ON IS TO SAY MIKE COFFMAN WOULD DO THIS AND THAT AND REALLY A CARICATURE OF MYSELF,
WHAT I SAID IS LET'S FOCUS ON WHAT -- LET'S FOCUS ON THE VOTES.
FOCUS ON WHAT HE HAS DONE.
ANYBODY CAN GO TO COLORADO DOT GOV AND HE FOCUSED FOR MIN MUN SENTENCES FOR THE PREDATORS AND THAT'S IMPORTANT AND A
REQUIREMENT IN LEGISLATION AND THANK GOD IT PASSED DESPITE OPPOSITION,
THAT REQUIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HOLD DNA FOR ALL CONVICTED FELONS.
SO THEY REOCCUR WITH EXTRAORDINARY SENTENCE.
HE VOTED AGAINST THAT.
THAT SHOWS POOR JUDGMENT,
HERE IS A GUY THAT DOES A BILL ABOUT ANTI DISCRIMINATION AND BIKERS AND SO I THINK IT'S JUST A PATTERN OF POOR
JUDGMENT.
THE OM POOR JUDGMENT DISPLAYED HERE IS MIKE'S CASE OR LACK THEREOF TO RUN THE DESPICABLE JESSICA AND KATIE'S LAW AD.
THEY WERE SO DESPICABLE THAT THE POLICE THAT ENDORSED ME WITH MY STRONG LIFETIME SENTENCING OF CHILD SEX PREDATORS
SAID THEY WERE TOTALLY FALSE.
THAT'S WHY ONE WENT OFF THE AIR.
ON THAT ISSUE THE NEGATIVE ADS FOR THE LISTENING WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BELIEVE COLORADO COPS THAT ENDORSE ME.
THAT'S A CLEAR ANSWER.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY ENDORSE YOU, IT IS A PUBLIC SECTOR UNION,
THEY ENDORSE YOU NOT BECAUSE YOU ARE TOUGH ON CRIME BUT THEY ENDORSED YOU BECAUSE --
DON'T, THEY ARE WOMEN AND MEN IN BLUE.
WE SHOULD HAVE ...
YOU SHOULD RESPECT THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE.
HERE IS MY POINT.
HE IS TOUGH ON TAXPAYERS.
RESPECT THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE, I DO.
I WANT TO BRING UP ONE MORE QUESTION.
YOUR DISTRICT INCLUDES THE SITE OF THE AURORA THEATER SHOOTING,
GUN CONTROL IS NOT CURRENTLY ON THE RADAR WITH CONGRESS,
DO YOU EXPECT IT TO BE OR AT THE STATE LEVEL WHERE YOU ARE IN THE LEGISLATURE?
WHAT WILL YOU DO IF IT COMES BEFORE YOU?
I THINK AS WE RIGHT NOW WE DON'T KNOW ALL OF THE FACTS BUT AS WE LEARN OF THE FACTS IN THE CASE,
I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IN GOVERNMENT AND I THINK THAT --THIS IS CONSISTENT, I THINK,
WITH RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS THAT THOSE THAT HAVE VIOLATED OUR LAWS OR WHO ARE MENTALLY UNSTABLE SHOULDN'T HAVE
FIREARMS.
SO WHAT CAN WE DO FROM A STANDPOINT OF PUBLIC POLICY TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN THAT IS REASONABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT
DOESN'T HAPPEN?
CYNTHIA I WILL NEVER FORGET ATTENDING A VIGIL IN AURORA AFTER THE TRAGIC SHOOTINGS AND HUGGING ONE OF THE YOUNG WOMEN
WHO SACRIFICED HIMSELF SO THAT SHE COULD LIVE AND I HAVE TAKEN THE POSITION THAT THE SECOND AMENDMENT IS AN IMPORTANT
RIGHT, I GREW UP IN A HUNTING FAMILY IN A RURAL COMMUNITY BUT DO WE NEED ONLINE AMMUNITION SALES.
WE NEED TO REINSTATE THE BAND BECAUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS SAID THAT SOME OF THOSE WEAPONS ARE OBTAINED ILLEGALLY.
WHY DON'T WE INVEST IN A COUNSEL CORE SO WE CAN INTERACT WITH PEOPLE BEFORE THEY GO DOWN A DESTRUCTIVE PATH.
LET'S GO THROUGH A CLOSING AND CONGRESSMAN I WILL TURN TO YOU FOR YOUR ONE MINUTE ON SOMETHING WE DIDN'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT OR SOMETHING YOU WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS FORM, CYNTHIA.
IT IS GREAT THAT PEOPLE CAN LEARN ABOUT US NOT THROUGH 30- SECOND ADS BUT THROUGH OUR OWN WORDS SO I WOULD DEEPLY
APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE IN THIS ELECTION.
I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK ABOUT ME AS HAVING A MILITARY BACKGROUND,
21 YEARS OF MILITARY SERVICE FROM THE COLD WAR TO THE FIRST GULF WAR THROUGH THE IRAQ WAR.
I BRING THAT EXPERIENCE TO THE CONGRESS TO BE ABLE TO, I THINK,
HAVE THAT CRITICAL VIEW IN STANDING UP TO THE PENTAGON AND CUTTING THE DEFENSE BUDGET WHERE IT DOESN'T COMPROMISE
NATIONAL SECURITY.
I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS BACKGROUND, I HAVE LEARNED HOW TO MANAGE --HOW TO BALANCE A BUDGET,
HOW TO MEET A PAYROLL AND CREATE JOBS.
I BRING THAT EXPERIENCE TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
BEING A FORMER SMALL BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR IN COLORADO WHERE I CREATED JOBS IS SO IMPORTANT.
I WOULD AGAIN --ENDORSED BY THE DENVER POST AND A NUMBER OF PAPERS FOR TWO REASONS,
A WILLINGNESS TO COMPROMISE TO GET THINGS DONE AND NUMBER TWO MY LEADERSHIP THANK YOU.
JOE MIKLOSI.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE.
I ALMOST BECAME A MINISTER WHEN I WAS A YOUNG MAN BUT I STRONG PUBLIC SERVICE BECAUSE OF MY BELIEF IN SERVING YOU,
RAISED IN A MIDDLE CLASS TEAM, MY DAD A SCHOOL TEACHER AND MY MOM A WAITRESS, IF YOU WORK HARD AND PLAY BY THE RULES,
YOUR VISION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM CAN COME TRUE.
I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS BECAUSE I WANT TO REIGNITE THE AMERICAN DREAM.
I AM FOCUSED ON SOLUTIONS LIE BUY AMERICAN LEGISLATION AND MAKING COLORADO THE RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPITAL OF THE
INDUSTRY.
MY OPPONENTS VOTES ON SHIPPING JOBS OVERSEAS.
I TRUST WOMEN TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS.
FINALLY I WILL WORK TO MAKE SOCIAL SECURITY,
MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SOLVENT FOR DECK INDICATES AND DO IT IN A BIPARTISAN MANNER AND A DEMOCRAT MANNER.
I AM GOING TO BE YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY YOUR SERVANT LEADER.
I APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6th, THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.
AND THAT'S COLORADO'S STATE OF MIND.
YOU CAN SEE THIS PROGRAM AGAIN ON OUR WEBSITE.
WE THANK MIKE COFFMAN AND JOE MIKLOSI FOR TONIGHT'S CONVERSATION.
GOOD LUCK TO BOTH OF YOU.
IN DISTRICT 6 THERE ARE 3rd PARTY AND INDEPENDENTS CANDIDATES RUNNING AGAINST THESE PEOPLE,
LIBERTARIAN PATRICK PROVOST AND KATHY BOHEMIST AND YOU CAN SEE THEIR VIDEO WHEN YOU CLICK ON THE CONGRESSIONAL PAGE.
NECK FRIDAY, TIME TO COUNT DOWN TO ELECTION 2012 AND WE WILL SET THE TABLE WITH COLORADO JOURNALISTS,
I'M CYNTHIA HESSSIN.
GOOD NIGHT.
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