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>>> WELCOME TO THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND A SPECIAL WELCOME TO
SENATOR FRANK WAGNER. SENATOR BILL CARRICO, THANK YOU
BOTH FOR BEING ON THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND.
YOU HAVE BEEN SERVING IN THE SENATE FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS AND
BOTH OF YOU SERVED IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
BUT, TOPIC TODAY IS REALLY WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL THE
VIEWERS AROUND THE STATE ABOUT SOME ISSUES AS THE SESSION MOVES
ON TOWARD THE LAST WEEKS. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HOT ISSUES
YOU WOULD LIKE TO MENTION? FRANK I WILL START WITH YOU THEN
BILL.
>> I THINK CERTAINLY, ONE OF THE ISSUES HAS BEEN NEAR AND DEAR TO
MY HEART WAS THE ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER OF THE FAA ANNOUNCING
ONE OF THOSE AREAS GOING TO BE FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM FREE
FLY ZONE FOR UNMANNED VEHICLES. TO THAT END THEY'VE BEEN WORKING
A LONG TIME. WE OWN THE TWO LAUNCH PADS WHERE
THE ROCKETS ARE CURRENTLY SUPPLYING THE SPACE STATION AND
MAKING TRIPS TO THE MOON. WE SEE A CHANCE HERE WITH THE
AWARD TO VIRGINIA TECH, OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY IS INVOLVED.
THERE IS ACTIVITY WITH UAV'S ALREADY GOING ON.
A DEDICATED UAV RUNWAY TO ADD TO OUR LAUNCH PAD TO MAKE THIS WHAT
I THINK IS GOING TO BE A BRAND-NEW HIGH-TECH CENTER.
THINK THE COMMERCIAL MARKETIZATION OF UNMANNED AIR
VEHICLES IS GOING TO BE HUGE. WHY HOPE A BIG PART OF WHAT WE
DO DOWN HERE CERTAINLY EVERY CANDIDATE ROLLS OFF THEIR LIPS
DURING ELECTION I TRY TO FOLLOW-UP ABOUT ECONOMIC AND
JOBS WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND
JOBS. WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WITH
THAT FAA ANNOUNCEMENT TO REALLY BRING IT HOME IF WE'RE WILLING
TO INVEST A SMALL AMOUNT OF MONEY AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO TRY
TO BRING THIS INDUSTRY, THIS GROWING INDUSTRY.
WE ALL HAVE SEEN THE DRONE STRIKES AND WHAT THEY ARE
CAPABLE. WE HAVE NO IDEA WITH RAIL LINES
BE POWER LINES IT COULD GO ON AND ON.
AMAZON ANNOUNCED PACKAGES DELIVERED BY UAV.
THERE IS ALL SORTS OF ABILITIES. HIGH-TECH, HIGH PAY, A LOT OF
SPINOFF. DIRECT MANUFACTURING
OPPORTUNITIES EVERYTHING I THINK WE NEED.
THAT'S BEEN ONE OF MY FOCUSES THIS SESSION.
>> THAT'S AMAZING. BILL.
>> I THINK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS A BIG PART OF WHAT WE FOCUSED
ON ALSO IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
AS YOU KNOW, WE HAD A COUPLE BILLS HERE THE CITY OF BRISTOL
AND THEIR QUEST TO DO AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
THERE. AND, YOU KNOW WE'RE STILL
WORKING ON TRYING TO GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT ON THAT SO THEY
CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT RETAIL DEVELOPMENT THERE.
ALSO, THE CO2 STUDY THAT WE PASSED THROUGH THE SENATE THERE
IS A BILL COMING FROM THE HOUSE THAT IS IDENTICAL TO IT THAT
WILL GIVE US A SEAT AT THE TABLE TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT
THOSE CO2 NUMBERS WILL BE. INSTEAD OF LETTING THE EPA,
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DICTATE THAT WITH OUR COAL, BURNING AND GAS
BURNING PLANTS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA TO KEEP OUR ENERGY
COSTS LOW. SOME OF THE STUDIES I HAVE PUT
FORWARD THAT WILL GIVE US ANOTHER ABILITY TO MINE MORE OF
THE COAL WE HAVE WHICH, IN ESSENCE, EFFECTS SENATOR
WAGNER'S AREA TOO BECAUSE WE SHIP A LOT OF COAL, BY RAIL
THROUGH THE PORTS THERE. SENATOR WAGNER WAS TALKING ABOUT
WALLACE ISLAND, WE HAVE A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY GROUPS OUR WAY THAT
IS VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT IS GOING ON THERE.
OUR TECH GROUPS THERE THAT WORK WITH CGI, SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
NOW. WE FOCUS MAINLY ON OUR COAL AND
GAS INDUSTRY TRYING TO OVERCOME SOME OF THE OVERREACHING
REGULATIONS THAT THE EPA IS PUTTING FORWARD TO KEEP THEM
MOVING AND ON THE DEVELOPMENT THERE IN BRISTOL TO TRY TO KEEP
IT ON TRACK AND BEING ABLE TO BE DEVELOPED.
I GUESS THE NEXT QUESTION THAT WE ADDRESS COMING UP IN THE
BUDGET WHEN IT COMES OUT ON SUNDAY IS, WHERE WE GO WITH THE
MONEY ISSUE. THAT'S GOING TO BE AN
INTERESTING VALUE.
>> STILL QUITE A BIT OF HEAVY LIFTING TO DO IN BOTH CHAMBERS
AND YOUR COMMITTEES. IT'S GREAT YOU ALL TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ISSUES.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THOSE ALWAYS MAKE THE FRONT PAGE.
IT TENDS TO BE SENATE REORGANIZES.
HOUSE THIS. I MEAN IT'S THE, IT'S THE
BATTLES THAT DO OCCUR, BUT IT DOESN'T GET DOWN TO SOMETIMES TO
THE NITTY-GRITTY JOBS ISSUES THAT YOU WORK ON.
>> WELL, THINK WE'VE DONE A -- WELL I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
SERVE FOR 23 YEARS NOW. WE'VE MADE SURE WE CREATE A
FERTILE SOIL IN VIRGINIA FOR BUSINESSES DEVELOPING.
CREATE JOBS AND NEW INDUSTRY AND NEW BUSINESS.
AS WELL AS PROTECTING THE EXISTING INDUSTRIES AND SEE WHAT
WE CAN DO TO ENHANCE THOSE INDUSTRIES ALSO.
THERE IS A REASON WE GET NUMBER ONE RANKING TO DO BUSINESS IN BY
FORBES MAGAZINE. THINK WE SLIPPED TO NUMBER TWO
WE REDOUBLED OUR EFFORTS AND WE'RE BACK TO NUMBER ONE AGAIN.
BUT, HAVE YOU TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS 49 OTHER STATES THAT
WANT TO BE NUMBER ONE. SO, WE HAVE TO KEEP OUR NOSE TO
THE GRIND STONE AND WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THOSE THINGS AND
FOSTER DEVELOPMENT WHERE WE THINK IT MAKES SENSE FOR
VIRGINIA TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT. YOU MENTIONED HOW, SMOOTHLY
BEFORE WE WENT ON THE AIR HOW SMOOTHLY THE SESSION WAS RUNNING
AND IT SEEMS TO BE GOING AND, EVERY TIME YOU SEE SOMETHING RUN
TOO SMOOTH YOU GO OKAY THERE HAS GOT TO BE A PROBLEM COMING UP.
I THINK WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT PROBLEM IS GOING TO BE.
IT'S GOING TO BE THE ISSUE OF MEDICAID EXPANSION.
THINK IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING DEBATE.
I SUSPECT WE WON'T BE ABLE TO GET A BUDGET OUT ON TIME.
I JUST THINK THAT, THERE IS DEEP DIVISIONS PRETTY MUCH ON
PARTISAN LINES BETWEEN WHAT DIRECTION WE SHOULD TAKE IN
HEALTHCARE. AND I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A
NUMBER OF ISSUES CERTAINLY I HAVE HEARD FROM MY CONSTITUENTS
ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON IN, WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM AND A NUMBER OF US, AND I THINK BILL AND I SHARE THE SAME
FEELING, YOU KNOW, IT IS TIME WE NOT BECOME PART OF THIS IT'S
TIME WE INSIST IT BE FIXED AND FIXED OUT OF WASHINGTON IN THE
CURRENT DIRECTION WE'RE HEADING I DON'T BELIEVE IN MY HEART OF
HEARTS IT'S THE PROPER FIX. I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR ALL OF MY
CONSTITUENTS AND, WHAT THEIR FUTURE HEALTHCARE POLICIES,
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS AND INCONSISTENT MESSAGES WE'VE
HEARD OUT OF WASHINGTON. IF YOU WANT YOUR DOCTOR YOU CAN
KEEP YOUR DOCTOR. IT'S TIME WE PUT THE BRAKES ON
AND DO WHAT WE CAN IN VIRGINIA TO AT LEAST SIGNAL WE'RE NOT
GOING TO ADVANCE THIS THING AND IT'S NOT RIGHT THE DIRECTION
WE'RE GOING IN RIGHT NOW.
>> I THINK I AGREE ON FRANK ON THOSE ISSUES.
I THINK YOU SEE EVEN OVER THE PAST WEEK WHERE THE PRESIDENT
SUSPENDED OR DELAYED COMPANIES FROM 50 TO 100 EMPLOYEES FROM
HAVING TO PAY INTO THE SYSTEM. WE'RE NOT SURE HOW MUCH MONEY
WE'RE GOING TO GET BACK FROM THIS EXPANSION IF WE WERE TO GO
THAT WAY AND IT'S TOO BIG OF A RISK FOR VIRGINIA TO TAKE AT
THIS POINT AND TIME. PLUS, EXPANDING DOES NOTHING TO
REFORM IT. I THINK THE REFORMING OF A
MEDICAID SYSTEM IS MORE IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW THAN THE
EXPANSION. AND, YOU KNOW FRANK IS RIGHT.
THERE IS A DIVISION ON THAT ISSUE.
AND I BELIEVE THAT GOING FORWARD, HAVING THE DISTRICT
THAT PROBABLY BENEFITS THE MOST FOR MEDICAID EXPANSION IF YOU
TALK TO THE PEOPLE IF YOU LOOK AT THE POLLING NUMBERS WE DO,
83% OF THOSE PEOPLE EVEN DON'T AGREE WITH US EXPANDING IT
BECAUSE THEY SEE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PLAN FALLING APART.
AND YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME THAT WE AS VIRGINIA LOOK AT A NEW WAY OF
DOING THINGS. OTHER STATES HAVE FALLEN IN AND
EVEN ARKANSAS WHO, HAS LOOKED AT A DIFFERENT PLAN NOW, IS GOING
BACK AND SAYING THIS IS NOT GOING TO WORK SO WE'RE, WE
REALLY NEED TO FOCUS MORE ON THE REFORMING OF IT THAN WE DO ON
THE EXPANSION OF IT AND, I KNOW HOSPITALS ARE CONCERNED AND
WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THOSE HOSPITALS, BUT, YOU KNOW IN THE
FUTURE, IF WE WANT TO BE SOUND AND NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE GOT TO
MAKE THESE THINGS WORK TO WHERE WE'RE NOT COSTING OUR
CONSTITUENTS A FORTUNE TO DO IT.
>> YOU KNOW THE DIVIDE IS AS YOU SAID SO SIGNIFICANT ON THAT
ISSUE THAT IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SIT HERE AND IMAGINE HOW DOES IT
END UP, HOW DOES IT COME OUT? BECAUSE, IT'S UM, CHALLENGING
FOR PROBABLY FOR EITHER SIDE TO GIVE IN.
SO I MEAN, AS IN MANY ISSUES YOU ALL WORK ON YOU FIND SOME MIDDLE
GROUND. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WILL FIND
SOME MIDDLE GROUND ON THIS ONE OR WHAT YOU WILL FIND.
>> LIKE YOU SAID EARLIER, MOVING ALONG SO SMOOTHLY, BUT, YOU'RE
ABSOLUTELY RIGHT DAVID. IT IS THE DIVIDE VERY DEEP.
THE DIVISION IS VERY DEEP. YOU KNOW AND EVERYTHING WE SEE,
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE ROLLOUT TO THE HAVING DELAY AS
BILL MENTIONED THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS ME OUT OF BUSINESS WITH
80 EMPLOYEES. HAVING TO, THEY DON'T WANT MY
EMPLOYEES TO KNOW WHAT THE SHOE IS ABOUT TO DROP RIGHT PRIOR TO
THE MID-TERM ELECTION SO LET'S PUT THAT OFF TO ONE JANUARY,
2016. EVERYTHING YOU SEE ABOUT IT AND
WHAT DISTURBS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING IS LET'S TAKE THIS BACK
TO THE 30,000, 40,000, WE HAD THE FINEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN
THE WORLD. PEOPLE CAME FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD TO GET TREATED HERE. WE ARE DISMANTLING THE FINEST
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD FOR WHAT REASON?
AND, THAT PROBABLY IS WHAT DISTURBS ME MORE THAN ANYTHING.
AND THERE WASN'T ANYBODY THAT WENT WITHOUT HEALTHCARE.
PEOPLE COULD GO IN EMERGENCY ROOMS YES DID WE PAY A PREMIUM
FOR THAT CERTAINLY OUR PREMIUMS WERE HIGHER, BUT NOT NEARLY THE
PREMIUMS FOLKS ARE PAYING NOW FOR SUPPOSEDLY A SYSTEM THAT IS
GOING TO BE BETTER THAN THE BEST SYSTEM IN THE WORLD WHEN WE HAVE
EXAMPLES ALL OVER THE WORLD OF A ONE PAYER SYSTEM AND THEY ARE
FAULTY. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE IN
GREECE A YEAR OR TWO AGO WITH A TAXI DRIVER AND WHERE THEY HAVE
THE SOCIALIZED MEDICINE AND I SAID, HOW IS THE HEALTHCARE
SYSTEM AND HE TOLD ME POINT BLANK IT WAS JUST AS CLEAR AS
DAY, PAY THE DOCTOR YOU LIVE. IN OTHER WORDS YES YOU CAN GO TO
THE DOCTOR, BUT UNLESS YOU CAME UP WITH A LITTLE EXTRA OR DID
SOMETHING YOU WEREN'T GOING TO GET THE TREATMENT THAT I THINK
WE IN AMERICA ARE EXPECTING. I'M NOT SUGGESTING GET THERE,
BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION RIGHT NOW.
THAT'S JUST A BAD DIRECTION. I THINK PEOPLE NEED TO REMEMBER
WE HAVE THE FINEST HEALTHCARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, AND WE'RE
DISMANTLING IT ASK OURSELVES WHY.
>> JUST ONE FINAL POINT ON THAT, IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY IT IS SET
UP, YOU HAVE A SINGLE MALE WHO MAKES $15,800, YOU'RE CREATING
SUCH DISPARITY BETWEEN HIM WHO HAS A CADILLAC PLAN AND THE NEXT
INDIVIDUAL THAT MAKES $100 MORE, THAT IS GOING TO PAY A HUGE
AMOUNT OF COPAYS JUST BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO YOU'RE CREATING THIS HUGE DISPARITY WHERE YOU ARE SAYING
YOU'RE FIXING IT AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY CREATING AN ATMOSPHERE
FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE ACTUALLY WORKING TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING,
TO NOT WANT TO WORK BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE HEALTHCARE.
>> I WANT TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR LAYING OUT THOSE ISSUES.
SENATOR CARRICO, SENATOR WAGNER LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU BACK
AGAIN ON THIS WEEK IN RICHMOND.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
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>>> I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME TWO ADDITIONAL SENATORS TO THIS
SHOW, SENATOR TOM GARRETT, SENATOR BRYCE REEVES.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING ON. WE WANT YOU TO TELL OUR VIEWERS
ABOUT ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY IMPORTANT.
YOU BOTH CAME IN IN 2012, I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE TO GO FIRST.
YOU TWO DECIDE.
>> WE'RE TEAMMATES, BUT I WILL YIELD I CALL HIM GENERAL JACKSON
NOW.
>> OKAY WE'LL YIELD TO GENERAL JACKSON.
>> REEVES WON THE COIN TOSS SO HE IS SENIOR TO ME.
I GUESS ISSUES IMPORTANT TO ME THIS SESSION ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT IS REALLY WHERE IT'S AT.
AND SO WE'VE HAD A COUPLE BILLS. ONE THAT WOULD ALLOW LOCALITIES
TO USE LOCAL MONIES TO INCENTIVIZE BUSINESSES AND THE ASSURANCE IF
THEY ATTRACT JOBS THAT AREN'T CURRENTLY IF VIRGINIA THE STATE
WILL REIMBURSE THAT LOCAL INVESTMENT THAT.
BILL DID NOT SUCCEED HOWEVER, WE HAVE WORKED CLOSELY AND STILL
WORKING WITH DIRECTORY OF COMMERCE AND LABOR MAURICE
JONES, GOVERNOR McCAULIFFE PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST.
I THINK NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE BACK WITH A BIPARTISAN INITIATIVE TO
CREATE LABORATORIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
AND LET LOCALITIES HAVE A LITTLE LATITUDE WHERE STATE RESOURCES
AREN'T AVAILABLE TO ATTRACT BUSINESSES.
NOW I SAY, ALL THE TIME I'M A FREE MARKET GUY.
THE REALITY IS, BRYCE AND I HAD AN EMPLOYER WHO WAS LOOKING AT
EITHER COUNTY THAT WE SPLIT, OR MISSISSIPPI TO BRING ABOUT 55
JOBS AVERAGE SALARY, ABOUT 55, $65,000 A YEAR.
THESE ARE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA AND TECHNICAL DEGREE TYPE JOBS.
MANUFACTURING PARTS FOR TRANSMISSIONS.
AND, VIRGINIA, WITH A LOT OF WORK FROM BRYCE AND MYSELF WAS
ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER INCENTIVE PACKAGE OF $3 MILLION.
MISSISSIPPI CAME UP WITH $16 MILLION.
NOW THE BUSINESSES THEY WANTED TO COME TO VIRGINIA.
AND, -- >> FIRST AND FOREMOST.
>> LOCALITIES SAY IF WE COULD GET 5 OR $6 MILLION EVEN IF
MISSISSIPPI PUTS $10 MILLION MORE THAN US WE THINK WE GOT
THEM MUCH AND WE LOST THOSE JOBS.
THAT TO ME, JUST GOT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE APPROPRIATE
ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS AND WHAT THE REAL CHALLENGES ARE WE'RE
FACING. IT'S IRONIC TO ME I WILL DIGRESS
FOR A MOMENT, THAT DEMOCRATS CAMPAIGNED ON TAKING THE SOCIAL
ISSUES OFF THE TABLE, AND FOCUSING ON THE ECONOMY AND AS
SOON AS WE GOT HERE THEY WANTED TO TALK ABOUT FETAL
ULTRASOUND AND THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION.
THAT'S A REAL BAIT AND SWITCH I THINK WAS PERFORMED.
WHAT WE HAVE BEEN FOCUSING ON IS HOW TO GET VIRGINIA BACK TO
WORK.
>> AND WITH THAT I WILL JUST SEGUE IN, A COUPLE BILLS I
REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS YEAR REALLY SPENT SINCE WE GOT OUT OF
THE LAST SESSION WAS, OFFSHORE DRILLING AND PUTTING US IN A
FAVORABLE LIGHT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND POSITIONING
US, WITH A BILL THAT IS A COMPREHENSIVE BILL WITH REGARDS
TO HOW WE MANAGE THE RESOURCE OFF OUR COAST AND ONE OF THE
THINGS WE DID NOT HAVE THAT HAS GONE THROUGH THE SENATE
UNOPPOSED WAS MAYBE THERE WERE TWO AGAINST IT OR MAYBE THREE AT
MOST, BUT, PRETTY MUCH IN A BIPARTISAN SUPPORT WAS TO SET UP
AN EMERGENCY FUND, NOT JUST FOR OFFSHORE DRILLING, BUT NOW THAT
WE'RE ALREADY STARTING WITH WIND POWER OFFSHORE AND CLEANER
ENERGIES, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE DO HAVE A CATASTROPHIC EVENT
OFFSHORE HOW DO WE MANAGE THAT, HOW DO WE MITIGATE THOSE THINGS.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A VEHICLE IN PLACE TO HELP WITH THAT.
THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IS TO MAKE SURE WE SET IT UP TO HELP THE
CITIZENS AND PRIVATE BUSINESS MOVE FORWARD AND HELP MANAGE
SOME OF THE RISK OF EVERY DAY LIFE WITH REGARDS OF THAT WHEN
WE'RE TRYING TO GROW AN INDUSTRY SUCH AS THAT.
THAT WILL GO TO THE HOUSE NOW. I'M THRILLED WE'RE ABLE TO DO
THAT AND NOW WE HAVE A GOVERNOR THAT HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE
ADMINISTRATION SO NOW IT'S TIME TO PUT IT UP, DON'T JUST TALK
ABOUT IT, BUT LET'S GET IT TO
THE GOVERNOR'S DESK LET THEM SIGN THE BILL AND TALK TO THE
ADMINISTRATION ABOUT LIFTING THE 220 OFF OUR SHORES.
THAT'S BILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO US.
THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON IS OUR
VETERANS ISSUES AND TOM IS PART OF THAT CAUCUS AS WELL.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW OF OUR VETERANS MEMBERS ONE OF THEM IN
PARTICULAR IS A BILL THAT HAS GOTTEN QUITE A BIT OF ATTENTION
THIS YEAR THAT'S OUR SERVICE DOG BILL.
IT REALLY CAME, IT CAME ABOUT AS A CONTACT.
I HAPPENED TO COACH A YOUNG MAN IN LACROSSE AND HIS FATHER CAME
TO PRACTICE ONE DAY AND THIS WAS HOW BILLS GET GENERATED.
I THINK IT'S KIND OF I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S UNIQUE, BUT THE
WAY A LOT OF LEGISLATION GETS PICKED.
COME TO FIND OUT HE HAD A DOG WITH HIM I THOUGHT HE WAS A
CANINE OFFICER FOR A POLICES FOR IT WAS A SERVICE DOG.
MOST MILITARY MEMBERS AND TOM CAN SPEAK TO THIS TOO, THEY
SPENT THEIR ENTIRE LIFE AT LEAST IF THEY ARE IN UNIFORM IN
CONFLICT. LAST THING THEY WANT TO COME
HOME AND DEAL WITH MORE CONFLICT.
THEY JUST SUCK IT UP AND DRIVE ON.
I FOUND OUT THAT THIS GENTLEMAN HAD BEEN TURNED WAY FROM
ESTABLISHMENTS ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
HE WAS ON 32 MEDICATIONS TO BEGIN WITH, ONCE HE GOT HIS
SERVICE DOG HE IS DOWN TO TWO. THERE IS IT IS A MEDICAL DEVICE.
WHEN I STARTED TO LOOK AT THE CODE SECTION IT WASN'T IN THE
CODE SECTION TO ALLOW SERVICE DOGS.
SO THAT HAS GAINED HUGE BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
I THINK THERE IS A BIG MOVEMENT ON THAT AND I THINK IT'S BETWEEN
VIRGINIA AND WE'RE WORKING ON A BILL IN FLORIDA TO SET THE PACE
FOR THE REST OF THE NATION. I THINK THAT WILL BE A BIG
SPEARHEAD AND VICTORY FOR US THIS YEAR.
>> ANOTHER IF I MIGHT, ANOTHER JOBS BILL, AND I LOVE CALLING IT
THAT, BUT IT IS, THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SENATE
THIS YEAR ON 35-2 VOTE, WAS THE BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW LOCALITIES
AT THEIR DISCRETION TO SELL ANY CONSUMER GRADE FIREWORKS THAT
THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS HAS DEEMED SAFE FOR CONSUMER
USE. AND, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I CAN'T
LIE TO YOU, I LIKE FIREWORKS ON THE 4th OF JULY.
I HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO MAYBE STOP THE CAR IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
MAKE A PURCHASE SOUTH OF THE BORDER, BUT WHY ARE WE SENDING
THOSE DOLLARS TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND REALLY, I GOT TO TIP MY HAT
TO GEORGE AND MY STAFF, FOR PULLING IN ALL OF THE PARTIES
WHO OPPOSED THIS BILL LAST YEAR. THE FIREFIGHTERS THE FIRE
PREVENTION, HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, AND SAYING WE WANT
TO DO THIS HELP US AND SO WE SORT OF, WORKED COLLECTIVELY
WITH ALL OF THOSE GROUPS TO GET A PRODUCT OUT.
LET ME TELL YOU THE ECONOMIC IMPACT.
IT SOUNDS SILLY, BUT IT'S NOT. INDIANA RECENTLY DID SOMETHING
SIMILAR. THE PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH AND
REVENUES IS ESTIMATED AROUND
$80 MILLION ANNUALLY. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO STATE
REVENUE AND FEES, FINES, LICENSING, SALES TAX MILLIONS.
800 TO 1,000 FULL-TIME JOBS, ANNUALLY OVER THE LAST THREE
YEARS IN INDIANA. UP TO 8,000 SEASONAL JOBS.
SOMEWHERE AND YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT IS RIGHT FOR ARLINGTON MAY
NOT BE RIGHT FOR BLAND. WE ALLOW THE LOCALITY OF THE OPT
OUT, BUT I BELIEVE SINCERELY SOMEWHERE ON THE I81 OR I64, I95
CORRIDOR A MOM AND POP WILL START A BUSINESS THAT WILL ALLOW
KIDS TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GO TO COLLEGE.
TO MAKE LIFE CHOICES. WHILE THESE AREN'T GLAMOROUS
JOBS BY GOSH THEY ARE JOBS. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN
INHERENT DANGER TO FIREWORKS, BUT THERE IS AN INHERENT DANGER
TO GETTING OUT OF THE BED IN THE MORNING TOO.
WE NEED TO TRUST VIRGINIANS TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES
AND I THINK THIS WAS LONG OVERDUE IN THE COMMONWEALTH THAT
GAVE BIRTH TO THE CONSTITUTION AND BILL OF RIGHTS.
WE'LL CREATE JOBS AND HAVE A BETTER 4th OF JULY.
>> WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS BILL AND MY INVOLVEMENT WITH
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS YOU BROUGHT EVERYONE TO THE TABLE
AND WORK SOMETHING OUT AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE AGAIN OF SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T OFTEN MAKE THE NEWS, WHERE THERE IS WHERE
EVERYONE COMES TOGETHER, NO ONE IS COMPLETELY SATISFIED,
EVERYONE IS A LITTLE BIT PROBLEM, BUT EVERYONE ULTIMATELY
SIGNS OFF.
>> THE DEFINITION OF COMPROMISE IS WHEN EVERYONE LEAVES THE ROOM
A LITTLE BIT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS
FOR ME. BRYCE AND I HAVE BEEN HERE THIS
IS OUR THIRD SESSION AND I'M, I'M, I DON'T BACK DOWN FROM A
FIGHT. IT'S MY NATURE.
BUT WHAT I HAVE LEARNED OVER THREE YEARS IS IT'S A WHOLE LOT
EASIER TO JUST WORK WITH EVERYBODY AS OPPOSED TO TRYING
TO RAM A PIECE OF LEGISLATION THROUGH.
HEY LOOK, I'VE HAD PEOPLE DOWN HERE FOR 30 YEARS DAVID AND COME
TO ME AND SAY HOW DID YOU GET THAT BILL OUT OF THE SENATE?
WE LITERALLY MADE A LIST OF EVERYONE THAT OPPOSED IT AND
WENT TO THEM IN JUNE AND JULY AND SAID HELP MAKE THIS
ACCEPTABLE.
>> A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
>> WE DO A LOT OF THAT, 85% OF THE LEGISLATION WE HAVE AS A
BODY PASSES OUT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMES OUT IN SOME FORM
OF BIPARTISAN EFFORT TO REALLY WORK TOGETHER AND THE KNOW, I
WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON TO SAY, I'M TOM AND I ARE BOTH SHEET
MATES ON 90% OF OUR COMMITTEES WE SIT TOGETHER ON THE FLOOR AND
COME INTO THIS PLACE TOGETHER. I CAN TELL YOU IN THE THREE
YEARS WE'VE BEEN HERE WE'VE SEEN THE CIVILITY AT LEAST ON THE
SENATE, START TO NOSEDIVE AND IT'S REALLY DISHEARTENING
BECAUSE THE SENATE IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE BODY, THAT IS
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT IN MY MIND.
OUR COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE FOR FOUR YEARS.
TO THOSE FOLKS WHO WERE IN LOBBYING COMMUNITY AND THE
BUSINESSES, THAT RELY ON THE SENATORS TO BE ABLE TO NOT BE
INFLUENCED, BY BEING REMOVED THOSE THINGS WERE GONE
AND, WITH SOME OF THE RULES CHANGES AT SOME POINT WE WERE
SITTING ON THE FLOOR AND I LOOKED AT TOM AND HE IS A GREAT
ATTORNEY AND A PROSECUTING ATTORNEY I SAID TOM IF WE DON'T
ABIDE BY LAWS AND THE RULE OF LAW WHAT DO WE HAVE AT THIS
POINT? ARE WE IN A STATE AND I MEAN AT
ONE POINT SITTING ON THE FLOOR, I'M LIKE, IF THERE ARE NO RULES
AND THERE IS NO HONOR WHERE ARE WE?
AND TO ME, I WILL NEVER FOR GET THAT DAY, BECAUSE, IT JUST TOOK
A CHUNK OUT OF ME OF WHY SERVING IN UNIFORM AND THE THINGS, THERE
ARE JUST SOME THINGS THAT ARE DUTY ON OUR COUNTRY AND, THAT
WAS CHIPPED AWAY AND THEN, AS RECENTLY AS TWO DAYS AGO WHAT
THEY DID TO ONE OF THE SENIOR MEMBERS IN OUR BODY, CHUCK, WAS,
-- >> YOU KNOW --
>> LET ME HAVE THAT FOR A SECOND DAVID.
YOU CAN'T OVERSTATE WHAT BRYCE IS SAYING.
I'M NOT THE VOICE OF EXPERIENCE I HAVE BEEN DOWN HERE FOR THREE
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TIME IT HAS BEEN GIVEN. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT
FRUSTRATED ME, BUT I DID IT.
>> I'M GOING TO PROMISE TO HAVE YOU BACK ON TO TALK ABOUT THIS
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