1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,533 A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES ON THE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR 2 00:00:10,533 --> 00:00:13,600 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 3 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,066 THE IDAHO DEBATES ARE A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG THE 4 00:00:17,066 --> 00:00:18,266 IDAHO PRESS CLUB, BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC 5 00:00:18,266 --> 00:00:20,700 SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO'S MCCLURE CENTER, IDAHO STATE 6 00:00:20,700 --> 00:00:24,166 UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE, THE LEAGUE OF 7 00:00:24,166 --> 00:00:28,433 WOMEN VOTERS' VOTER EDUCATION FUND, AND IDAHO PUBLIC 8 00:00:28,433 --> 00:00:31,266 TELEVISION. 9 00:00:31,266 --> 00:00:34,600 FUNDING FOR THEY IDAHO DEBATES IS PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF 10 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:40,100 PUBLIC TELEVISION AND THE IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION ENDOWMENT. 11 00:00:41,166 --> 00:00:42,600 >> Melissa: HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE IDAHO DEBATES ON IDAHO 12 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:44,333 PUBLIC TELEVISION. 13 00:00:44,333 --> 00:00:50,333 TONIGHT THE CANDIDATES VYING TO BE YOUR CONGRESSMAN FOR IDAHO'S 14 00:00:50,333 --> 00:00:59,700 -- LIEUTENANT GOVERNMENT BE HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. 15 00:00:59,700 --> 00:01:02,000 I WANT TO WELCOME THE CANDIDATES: DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE 16 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,333 KRISTIN COLLUM AND REPUBLICAN NOMINEE REPRESENTATIVE JANICE 17 00:01:04,333 --> 00:01:05,533 MCGEACHIN, WHO WILL INTRODUCE THEMSELVES IN JUST A MINUTE. 18 00:01:05,533 --> 00:01:08,000 ASKING THEM QUESTIONS TONIGHT WILL BE REPORTERS SELECTED BY 19 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:10,166 THE IDAHO PRESS CLUB: DOUG PETCASH OF KTVB CHANNEL 7, JAMES 20 00:01:10,166 --> 00:01:12,000 DAWSON OF BOISE STATE PUBLIC RADIO, AND REBECCA BOONE OF THE 21 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:12,367 ASSOCIATED PRESS. 22 00:01:12,367 --> 00:01:13,533 I'M MELISSA DAVLIN, HOST OF "IDAHO REPORTS" HERE ON IDAHO 23 00:01:13,533 --> 00:01:14,867 PUBLIC TELEVISION. 24 00:01:14,867 --> 00:01:16,867 I'M MODERATING TONIGHT'S DEBATE AND WILL DO MY BEST TO MAKE SURE 25 00:01:16,867 --> 00:01:20,433 ALL THE CANDIDATES GET EQUAL TIME AND STAY ON POINT. 26 00:01:20,433 --> 00:01:23,633 TO HELP ME AND TO REMIND THE CANDIDATES HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN 27 00:01:23,633 --> 00:01:26,066 TALKING IS A VOLUNTEER TIMEKEEPER FROM THE LEAGUE OF 28 00:01:26,066 --> 00:01:28,000 WOMEN VOTERS, KENDAL SHABER. 29 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,233 WE'VE ASKED THE CANDIDATES TO ENGAGE EACH OTHER ON THE ISSUES, 30 00:01:31,233 --> 00:01:33,166 IN OTHER WORDS, LESS EMPHASIS ON A RIGID FORMAT AND MORE FOCUS ON 31 00:01:33,166 --> 00:01:36,633 AN INTELLIGENT DISCUSSION THAT HELPS YOU THE VOTER CAST A MORE 32 00:01:36,633 --> 00:01:39,700 INFORMED BALLOT. 33 00:01:39,700 --> 00:01:41,700 EACH CANDIDATE WILL BE GIVEN 90 SECONDS FOR OPENING COMMENTS AND 34 00:01:41,700 --> 00:01:42,900 90 SECONDS FOR CLOSING. 35 00:01:42,900 --> 00:01:46,233 WE FLIPPED A COIN A FEW MINUTES AGO AND REPRESENTATIVE MCGEACHIN 36 00:01:46,233 --> 00:01:50,000 WILL BEGIN WITH THEIR OPENING REMARKS. 37 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:55,066 >> Rep. McGeachin: A FAMOUS AUTHOR ONCE SAID THERE ARE TWO 38 00:01:55,066 --> 00:01:59,233 WAYS OF GETTING HOME AND ONE OF THEM IS TO STAY THERE. 39 00:01:59,233 --> 00:02:04,100 IDAHO IS EXPERIENCING AN INFLUX OF NEW RESIDENTS, MANY WHO ARE 40 00:02:04,100 --> 00:02:08,000 FLEEING STATES WHO HAVE WANDERED WELL KNOWN FROM THE AMERICAN 41 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,533 STANDARD OF LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. 42 00:02:11,533 --> 00:02:15,700 WEIR FORTUNATE ALREADY TO BE RIGHT HERE IN IDAHO, OUR HOME, 43 00:02:15,700 --> 00:02:20,000 BUILT ON TRADITIONAL VALUES AND SOLID CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES. 44 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:22,266 I WANT TO HELP KEEP IDAHO CONSERVATIVE. 45 00:02:22,266 --> 00:02:26,000 GOOD EVENING, MELISSA, PANELISTS, KRISTIN AND THE 46 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,233 FELLOW IDAHOANS ACROSS THE STATE. 47 00:02:28,233 --> 00:02:33,433 IDAHO MORE FULLY EMBRACES THE PRINCE PETS CONTAINED WITHIN OUR 48 00:02:33,433 --> 00:02:33,900 FOUNDING DOCUMENTS. 49 00:02:33,900 --> 00:02:37,433 WE TAKE A MORE THOUGHTFUL AND MEASURED APPROACH TO THE LAWS WE 50 00:02:37,433 --> 00:02:41,633 PASS AND THE IMPACT THOSE LAWS HAVE ON OUR INDIVIDUAL 51 00:02:41,633 --> 00:02:41,900 LIBBERTYS. 52 00:02:41,900 --> 00:02:45,333 WITH MY TEN YEARS OF LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE, HELPING TO SOLVE 53 00:02:45,333 --> 00:02:50,233 STATEWIDE PROBLEMS, MY FORMAL EDUCATION IN FINANCE, MY 54 00:02:50,233 --> 00:02:54,533 SUCCESSFUL SMALL BUSINESS BACKGROUND, I WILL HELP PROVIDE 55 00:02:54,533 --> 00:02:57,533 A PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR ALL IDAHOANS. 56 00:02:57,533 --> 00:03:01,100 I HAVE THE WISDOM AND KNOW-HOW TO GET THIS DONE. 57 00:03:01,100 --> 00:03:05,266 MY FAMILY AND I ARE DEDICATED TO ONE ANOTHER AND OUR GREAT STATE. 58 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:08,633 FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ALWAYS CALLED IDAHO HOME AND TO OUR 59 00:03:08,633 --> 00:03:12,600 NEWEST IDAHOANS, WE ARE AT A FORK IN THE ROAD. 60 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,367 WE EITHER HOLD FAST TO OUR IDAHO VALUES OR BECOME LOST, TRAVELING 61 00:03:16,367 --> 00:03:17,700 DOWN THE PROGRESSIVE PATH. 62 00:03:17,700 --> 00:03:20,066 IDAHO IS GREAT, AND I LOVE IDAHO. 63 00:03:20,066 --> 00:03:23,500 PLEASE HELP KEEP IDAHO CONSERVATIVE. 64 00:03:23,500 --> 00:03:28,800 I'M JANICE McGEACHIN CANDIDATE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 65 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:34,333 >> Melissa: AND MS. COLLUM, YOUR THOUGHTS. 66 00:03:34,333 --> 00:03:35,900 >> Ms. Collum: GOOD EVENING. 67 00:03:35,900 --> 00:03:39,367 I'M KRISTIN COLLUM, ARMY VETERAN, TECH SECTOR LEADER, 68 00:03:39,367 --> 00:03:41,600 WIFE AND MOTHER OF FOUR. 69 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,533 I'M RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AS A MODERATE AND 70 00:03:45,533 --> 00:03:48,266 PRAGMATIC LEADER WHO FEELS DEEP LOYALTY TO OUR STATE AND COUNTRY 71 00:03:48,266 --> 00:03:51,266 AND SEEKS TO PULL US BACK INTO THE MIDDLE IN THESE DIVISIVE 72 00:03:51,266 --> 00:03:54,533 TIMES AND PUT PEOPLE BEFORE PARTY. 73 00:03:54,533 --> 00:03:57,900 FROM GREAT FALLS, MONTANA, I JOINED THE ARMY OUT OF HIGH 74 00:03:57,900 --> 00:04:01,867 SCHOOL AND LEFT WITH A MASTERS DEGREE, JOINED AS ENLISTED AND 75 00:04:01,867 --> 00:04:03,633 LEFT AS AN OFFICER. 76 00:04:03,633 --> 00:04:09,000 I SERVED IN NATO, WORKED IN THE PNTAGON FOR COLIN POWELL AND 77 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,000 LED AS AN OFFICER PLATOON LEADER. 78 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:15,700 FOR 21 YEARS I'VE LIVED IN IDAHO AND WORKED IN THE TECH SECTOR 79 00:04:15,700 --> 00:04:18,533 ACCIDENT SUCCESSFULLY LEADING DOZENS OF TEAMS AND 80 00:04:18,533 --> 00:04:19,600 INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS. 81 00:04:19,600 --> 00:04:23,600 I PULL TOGETHER THE STAKEHOLDERS ISSUE THE EXPERTS, AND THE 82 00:04:23,600 --> 00:04:27,433 OPPOSING SIDES TO ALIGN ON WINNING GOALS AND ACCOMPLISH THE 83 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:28,166 MISSION. 84 00:04:28,166 --> 00:04:33,166 I SUPPORT PROP 2, MEDICAID EXPANSION THAT HELPS WORKING 85 00:04:33,166 --> 00:04:37,533 PEOPLE KEEP WORKING, AND INCLUDES 5,000 VETERANS AND 86 00:04:37,533 --> 00:04:38,166 THEIR FAMILIES. 87 00:04:38,166 --> 00:04:42,600 I WANT TO HELP STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S CYBERSECURITY PROGRAM TO 88 00:04:42,600 --> 00:04:46,533 PROTECT OUR PRIVATE DATA. 89 00:04:46,533 --> 00:04:49,533 IDAHO, EXTREMISTS FROM EITHER SIDE ARE THE PROBLEM. 90 00:04:49,533 --> 00:04:51,000 LET'S MEET IN THE MIDDLE. 91 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:55,100 I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 92 00:04:55,100 --> 00:04:55,700 >> Melissa: ALL RIGHT. 93 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:57,500 THANK YOU SO MUCH. 94 00:04:57,500 --> 00:05:03,266 AND THE FIRST QUESTION IS FOR MS. COLLUM FROM DOUG PETCASH. 95 00:05:03,266 --> 00:05:04,800 >> THANK YOU, MELISSA. 96 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:09,633 IF ELECTED, WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR WHAT YOU SEE AS YOUR ROLE AS 97 00:05:09,633 --> 00:05:10,500 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? 98 00:05:10,500 --> 00:05:12,633 HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH THAT POSITION? 99 00:05:12,633 --> 00:05:16,333 >> Ms. Collum: WELL, SO AS PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, IT'S 100 00:05:16,333 --> 00:05:20,266 ALL ABOUT THAT PROCESS, THAT PARLIAMENTARY RULE AND BEING 101 00:05:20,266 --> 00:05:22,700 VERY EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT. 102 00:05:22,700 --> 00:05:26,367 AS THE ACTING GOVERNOR, IT'S STEPPING IN AND LEARNING QUICKLY 103 00:05:26,367 --> 00:05:31,333 HOW TO BE THAT FILL-IN FOR WHICHEVER GOVERNOR THE IDAHOANS 104 00:05:31,333 --> 00:05:32,900 VOTE FOR. 105 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:35,533 THERE'S TWO SPECIAL THINGS I'M LOOKING TO WORK MORE IN. 106 00:05:35,533 --> 00:05:37,734 FIRST IT'S BEING THE VETERAN. 107 00:05:37,734 --> 00:05:41,433 IT'S HELPING THE GOVERNOR WHO IS THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE 108 00:05:41,433 --> 00:05:47,000 IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD, AND HAS NOT YET -- HAS NEVER WORN THE 109 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:47,266 UNIFORM. 110 00:05:47,266 --> 00:05:50,000 AND IT'S ALSO VETERAN PROGRAMS. 111 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:53,433 I HAVE CROSSED THE STATE AND BEEN TO ALL 44 COUNTIES. 112 00:05:53,433 --> 00:05:57,166 THERE ARE SO MANY VETERANS, SO MANY VETERAN PROGRAMS, BUT 113 00:05:57,166 --> 00:05:59,266 THEY'RE NOT REALLY MEETING TOGETHER. 114 00:05:59,266 --> 00:06:01,166 THERE'S A WAY THAT WE CAN CONNECT THEM BETTER. 115 00:06:01,166 --> 00:06:04,266 THE OTHER THING WOULD BE CYBERSECURITY. 116 00:06:04,266 --> 00:06:08,066 WITH MY TECHNICAL BACKGROUND, I'M HOPING TO HELP THE STATE 117 00:06:08,066 --> 00:06:11,500 INSURE THAT OUR PRIVATE DATA STAYS PRIVATE. 118 00:06:11,500 --> 00:06:14,633 >> THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE OR A CHANCE I SHOULD SAY THAT THE 119 00:06:14,633 --> 00:06:17,333 GOVERNOR COULD BE FROM A DIFFERENT PARTY AND YOU WOULD BE 120 00:06:17,333 --> 00:06:20,367 SERVING WITH A GOVERNOR AS OPPOSITE POLITICAL PARTIES. 121 00:06:20,367 --> 00:06:22,333 HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH THAT SITUATION? 122 00:06:22,333 --> 00:06:27,633 WOULD YOU SUPPORT THE GOVERNOR IN HIS OR HER AGENDA? 123 00:06:27,633 --> 00:06:32,266 AND EVEN IF THERE ARE DEEP IDEALOGICAL DIFFERENCES? 124 00:06:32,266 --> 00:06:34,433 >> Ms. Collum: FIRST AND FOREMOST I'M A PROFESSIONAL. 125 00:06:34,433 --> 00:06:38,367 I SHOW UP EVERY DAY AND WORK HARD, AND ONCE WE'RE TOGETHER, 126 00:06:38,367 --> 00:06:40,500 WE'RE TEAM IDAHO. 127 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:44,066 AND SO THAT'S THE IMPORTANT THING, THAT WE MAY NOT AGREE ON 128 00:06:44,066 --> 00:06:46,600 EVERYTHING, BUT WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME TEAM, AND WE'RE GOING 129 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:48,066 TO GET THE JOB DONE. 130 00:06:48,066 --> 00:06:51,333 >> AND FOR REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, SAME QUESTION FOR 131 00:06:51,333 --> 00:06:51,633 YOU. 132 00:06:51,633 --> 00:06:55,700 HOW DO YOU ENVISION THE POSITION OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND YOUR 133 00:06:55,700 --> 00:06:57,066 ROLE IN IT? 134 00:06:57,066 --> 00:07:01,867 >> Rep. McGeachin: THE VICE CEO OF THE STATE OF IDAHO IS NOT A 135 00:07:01,867 --> 00:07:03,166 ROLE FOR AN APPRENTICE. 136 00:07:03,166 --> 00:07:06,533 THIS IS WHAT ESTABLISHES A CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN MYSELF AND 137 00:07:06,533 --> 00:07:07,333 MY OPPONENT. 138 00:07:07,333 --> 00:07:10,867 THE EXPERIENCE THAT I SERVED IN THE LEGISLATURE HAVING 1 FOOT IN 139 00:07:10,867 --> 00:07:14,433 THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT AND ONE BRANCH IN THE 140 00:07:14,433 --> 00:07:15,500 EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT. 141 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:19,433 THE PRIORITIES THAT I WOULD HAVE IN THAT CAPACITY, THE VOTERS 142 00:07:19,433 --> 00:07:23,700 KNOW WHERE I STAND ON ANY GIVEN ISSUE, WHETHER IT'S TAX POLICY, 143 00:07:23,700 --> 00:07:29,533 SPENDING, HEALTH CARE, LIFE, THE VOTER KNOWS I HAVE A PROVEN 144 00:07:29,533 --> 00:07:30,367 RECORD THERE. 145 00:07:30,367 --> 00:07:35,600 AND SO YOU CAN HELP -- YOU CAN HELP UNDERSTAND HOW I WILL 146 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:37,700 GOVERN IN THAT CAPACITY. 147 00:07:37,700 --> 00:07:41,233 IN THE CAPACITY OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, I WOULD 148 00:07:41,233 --> 00:07:44,066 LIKE TO -- THERE'S THREE THINGS I'D LIKE TO DO. 149 00:07:44,066 --> 00:07:48,633 I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO ADVISE AND CONSENT THE GOVERNOR ON BOTH 150 00:07:48,633 --> 00:07:54,600 AGENCY AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS, BECAUSE CUSTOMER 151 00:07:54,600 --> 00:08:01,333 SERVICE AND ORIENTATION AND TAKING A LOOK AT BUDGET THROUGH 152 00:08:01,333 --> 00:08:05,233 ZERO BASE BUDGETS IS CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE WE'RE SPENDING 153 00:08:05,233 --> 00:08:07,166 TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS EFFICIENTLY. 154 00:08:07,166 --> 00:08:13,233 SECONDLY I'D LIKE TO BE AN ADVOCATE OF THE INL AS A 155 00:08:13,233 --> 00:08:13,967 COCHAIR. 156 00:08:13,967 --> 00:08:18,633 THE INL IS A NATIONAL GEM WHERE IDAHO CAN LEAD THE NATION ON 157 00:08:18,633 --> 00:08:26,066 ENERGY POLICY INCLUDING RENEWABLE ENERGY AND SMALL CELL 158 00:08:26,066 --> 00:08:26,600 NUCLEAR REACTOR. 159 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:31,700 I'D LIKE TO CLOSE THE SKILLS GAP IN IDAHO THROUGH INTERNSHIP AND 160 00:08:31,700 --> 00:08:35,166 APPRENTICESHIP TRAINING SO OUR KIDS CAN HAVE A HOPE FOR A 161 00:08:35,166 --> 00:08:37,700 FUTURE AND GREATER OPPORTUNITIES IN OUR STATE. 162 00:08:37,700 --> 00:08:41,367 >> IF PAULETTE JORDAN WIN, WILL YOU BE ABLE TO WORK WITH HER? 163 00:08:41,367 --> 00:08:43,633 AND HOW WOULD YOU APPROACH THAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP? 164 00:08:43,633 --> 00:08:46,333 >> Rep. McGeachin: I WOULD PREFER TO SERVE WITH BRAD 165 00:08:46,333 --> 00:08:51,600 LITTLE, BUT I WILL SERVE WITH WHICHEVER PERSON THE VOTER SENDS 166 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:53,266 IT TO BE OUR NEXT GOVERNOR. 167 00:08:53,266 --> 00:08:57,900 I HAVE DEMONSTRATED AN ABILITY TO WORK WITH THOSE ACROSS THE 168 00:08:57,900 --> 00:09:01,867 AISLE ON A NUMBER OF ISSUES DURING MY TEN YEARS IN THE 169 00:09:01,867 --> 00:09:03,600 LEGISLATIVE SERVICE. 170 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,633 >> Melissa: THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM REBECCA BOONE. 171 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:10,266 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, VOTERS WILL DECIDE NEXT MONTH 172 00:09:10,266 --> 00:09:16,734 WHETHER OR NOT TO EXPAND MEDICAID COVERAGE TO ROUGHLY 173 00:09:16,734 --> 00:09:19,533 62,000 IDAHOANS WHO DON'T QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID BUT DON'T 174 00:09:19,533 --> 00:09:24,800 MAKE ENOUGH TO AFFORD HEALTH CARE INSURANCE. 175 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:29,800 YOU'VE BEEN OUTSPOKEN IN TO PROP 2. 176 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:34,633 YOU HAVE URGED REPUBLICANS TO FIGHT AGAINST MEDICAID EXPANSION 177 00:09:34,633 --> 00:09:35,066 IN IDAHO. 178 00:09:35,066 --> 00:09:39,100 IF PROP 2 PASSES AND YOU'RE CALLED ON TO BREAK A TIE VOTE IN 179 00:09:39,100 --> 00:09:42,900 THE SENATE ON LEGISLATION THAT WOULD MOVE THAT FORWARD, WOULD 180 00:09:42,900 --> 00:09:47,900 YOUR VOTE REFLECT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OR YOUR PERSONAL 181 00:09:47,900 --> 00:09:48,233 PREFERENCE? 182 00:09:48,233 --> 00:09:51,433 >> Rep. McGeachin: I AM OPPOSED TO PROPOSITION TWO. 183 00:09:51,433 --> 00:09:56,500 IT IS A PEOPLE ISSUE THAT MUST BE EXPRESSED BUT IT'S AN 184 00:09:56,500 --> 00:09:59,900 EXPANSION OF OBAMA CARE IN OUR STATE THAT I HAVE ALWAYS 185 00:09:59,900 --> 00:10:00,166 OPPOSED. 186 00:10:00,166 --> 00:10:03,000 AS CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, I MADE SURE MY COMMITTEE HAD THE 187 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,367 OPPORTUNITY TO CAREFULLY STUDY THE LAW, UNLIKE MEMBERS OF 188 00:10:06,367 --> 00:10:10,533 CONGRESS WHO COBBLED THE LAW TOGETHER AND PASSED IT. 189 00:10:10,533 --> 00:10:16,066 WE WERE LIED TO ABOUT BEING ABLE TO KEEP OUR DOCTOR AND INSURANCE 190 00:10:16,066 --> 00:10:17,900 COSTS GOING DOWN. 191 00:10:17,900 --> 00:10:21,166 IT IS A FUTURE FISCAL CATASTROPHE. 192 00:10:21,166 --> 00:10:25,066 THERE IS NO FUNDING MECHANISM ATTACHED TO THE PROPOSAL, AND 193 00:10:25,066 --> 00:10:30,100 THERE WILL BE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF DEBT DOLLARS IN COST 194 00:10:30,100 --> 00:10:30,600 OVERRUNS. 195 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:36,266 I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS INITIATIVE WILL WORK TO TAKE 196 00:10:36,266 --> 00:10:39,900 DOLLARS, PRECIOUS TAXPAYER DOLLARS AWAY FROM ALL OTHER 197 00:10:39,900 --> 00:10:42,700 RESOUR RESOURCES SUCH AS EDUCATION AND 198 00:10:42,700 --> 00:10:43,066 TRANSPORTATION. 199 00:10:43,066 --> 00:10:46,533 AND WE'RE SEEING THAT IN OUR BUDGET EVEN TODAY BEFORE THE 200 00:10:46,533 --> 00:10:48,266 EXPANSION OF OBAMA CARE. 201 00:10:48,266 --> 00:10:53,600 SO TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD USE MY 202 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:58,433 VOTE TO OVERTURN THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE, I AM THE CANDIDATE WHO 203 00:10:58,433 --> 00:11:02,266 WALKS THE WALK AND NOT TALKS THE TALK. 204 00:11:02,266 --> 00:11:05,600 I AM THE ONE WHO HONORED THE VOTE OF THE PEOPLE ON TERM 205 00:11:05,600 --> 00:11:08,500 LIMITS BECAUSE I DO NOT BELIEVE IN CAREER POLITICIANS. 206 00:11:08,500 --> 00:11:13,066 SO AFTER SERVING MY TEN YEARS OF TIME IN THE LEGISLATURE, I TERM 207 00:11:13,066 --> 00:11:15,967 LIMITED MYSELF AND WENT BACK HOME AND STARTED A SMALL 208 00:11:15,967 --> 00:11:16,633 BUSINESS. 209 00:11:16,633 --> 00:11:21,800 I HONESTLY CANNOT RESPOND TO THAT QUESTION, BECAUSE IT 210 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:25,433 WILL -- AND I'M NOT TRYING TO EVADE THE QUESTION, BUT THE WAY 211 00:11:25,433 --> 00:11:30,066 THAT THIS -- IF PROP 2 PASSES IN IDAHO, THE WAY THAT THE 212 00:11:30,066 --> 00:11:35,734 LEGISLATIVE POLICY BODY CHOOSES TO IMPLEMENT THAT, I DON'T KNOW 213 00:11:35,734 --> 00:11:37,000 WHAT THAT IS GOING TO BE. 214 00:11:37,000 --> 00:11:43,500 I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE TO IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM, 215 00:11:43,500 --> 00:11:46,734 AND REDUCE FUNDING IN ALL OTHER AREAS OF OUR STATE BUDGET. 216 00:11:46,734 --> 00:11:51,166 I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO CHOOSE TO RAISE A TAX OR WHICH 217 00:11:51,166 --> 00:11:53,100 TAX THAT MIGHT BE. 218 00:11:53,100 --> 00:11:56,066 SO HONESTLY, I CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION. 219 00:11:56,066 --> 00:12:02,066 IT WILL BE UP TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY TO DETERMINE IF IT PASSES, 220 00:12:02,066 --> 00:12:03,433 HOW TO MAKE IT WORK. 221 00:12:03,433 --> 00:12:07,000 >> AS A FOLLOW-UP, ARE THERE ANY STEPS YOU'D BE WILLING TO TAKE 222 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,433 IF IT PASSES TO ENACT THAT LEGISLATION? 223 00:12:09,433 --> 00:12:12,266 OR HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO STOP IT? 224 00:12:12,266 --> 00:12:17,333 WOULD YOU BLOCK ANY OF THE SAY THE FUNDING PIECES FROM GOING TO 225 00:12:17,333 --> 00:12:18,266 THE SENATE FLOOR? 226 00:12:18,266 --> 00:12:19,367 >> Rep. McGeachin: NO. 227 00:12:19,367 --> 00:12:21,100 THAT'S NOT HOW A OPERATE. 228 00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:25,800 I DO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO TRY TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, AND I'VE 229 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:27,600 DEMONSTRATED THAT ABILITY IN MY SERVICE. 230 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:32,533 WHAT I WOULD DO IS WORK WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE LEGISLATURE, AND 231 00:12:32,533 --> 00:12:35,700 THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CONCERNED LEGISLAT 232 00:12:35,700 --> 00:12:38,333 LEGISLATO LEGISLATORS, ABOUT THIS 233 00:12:38,333 --> 00:12:38,633 INITIATIVE. 234 00:12:38,633 --> 00:12:42,533 I WOULD WORK WITH THEM TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION THAT WOULD WORK 235 00:12:42,533 --> 00:12:44,800 BEST FOR IDAHO. 236 00:12:44,800 --> 00:12:51,900 THE CONCERN WITH THE PROPOSITION 2 AND THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID, 237 00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:56,800 WITHOUT THE ABILITY OF THE STATE TO DO ANY KIND OF PRIORITIZING, 238 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:59,233 THAT'S WHERE WE PUT EVERYTHING AT RISK. 239 00:12:59,233 --> 00:13:03,533 WE COULD APPLY TO THE FEDERA GOVERNMENT FOR A WAIVER PROGRAM 240 00:13:03,533 --> 00:13:10,000 THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO PRIORITIZE SO THAT UNDER THIS 241 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:13,433 PROPOSAL, AND MANY PEOPLE IN IDAHO MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT A 242 00:13:13,433 --> 00:13:19,700 WIDOW WITH SEVERAL KIDS WILL BE LESS ADVANTAGED TO BENEFIT FROM 243 00:13:19,700 --> 00:13:24,066 THE PROGRAM THAN A SINGLE ABLE-BODIED ADULT. 244 00:13:24,066 --> 00:13:29,734 WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A STATE IS CAREFULLY AND CAUTIOUSLY 245 00:13:29,734 --> 00:13:32,700 CONSIDER THIS AS WE HAVE IN THE PAST AND MAKE SURE THAT WHAT WE 246 00:13:32,700 --> 00:13:38,166 DO FOR OUR STATE SERVES OUR PEOPLE BEST, THAT THE STATE OF 247 00:13:38,166 --> 00:13:42,633 IDAHO, A SOVEREIGN STATE COMES UP WITH A SOLUTION AND DOESN'T 248 00:13:42,633 --> 00:13:48,100 HAVE TO HAVE EVERY ONE OF OUR DECISIONS DICTATED TO US BY THE 249 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:48,600 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. 250 00:13:48,600 --> 00:13:53,066 >> SO JUST TO CLARIFY, ARE YOU SAYING YOU WOULD LOOK -- IF PROP 251 00:13:53,066 --> 00:13:57,066 2 PASSES YOU WOULD LOOK FOR NOT NECESSARILY MEDICAID EXPANSION 252 00:13:57,066 --> 00:13:58,433 BUT OTHER STEPS TO TAKE? 253 00:13:58,433 --> 00:13:59,066 >> Rep. McGeachin: ABSOLUTELY. 254 00:13:59,066 --> 00:14:04,800 THE FIRST THING I SAID, THIS IS A PEOPLE PROBLEM, AND WE DO NEED 255 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:07,967 TO ADDRESS THIS, BUT NOT JUST FOR THIS POPULATION. 256 00:14:07,967 --> 00:14:14,900 WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM, THES A 257 00:14:14,900 --> 00:14:18,800 THE EXACERBATING HEALTH CARE COSTS THAT WE ALL SUFFER FROM, 258 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:20,800 AND I HAVE SOME IDEAS IN THAT AREA. 259 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,633 I HOPE WE GET TO TALK ABOUT THEM TONIGHT. 260 00:14:22,633 --> 00:14:26,533 >> MS. COLLUM, YOU'VE BEEN CAMPAIGNING ALONGSIDE -- 261 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:31,066 PROMOTING PROP TIGZOSITION TWO THROUGHOUT YOUR CAMPAIGN. 262 00:14:31,066 --> 00:14:35,266 IF YOU'RE ELECTED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND PROP 2 PASS, WHAT 263 00:14:35,266 --> 00:14:38,600 ROLE WILL YOU PAY IN MEDICAID EXPANSION? 264 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,266 >> Ms. Collum: ONCE IT PASSES AND GOES INTO THE DEPARTMENT OF 265 00:14:41,266 --> 00:14:45,066 HEALTH AND WELFARE TO GET RAMPED UP AND OPENED UP. 266 00:14:45,066 --> 00:14:47,800 I WOULD JUST INSURE THAT THAT HELPS. 267 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:54,166 I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE POINTS THAT MY OPPONENT 268 00:14:54,166 --> 00:14:55,266 MADE. 269 00:14:55,266 --> 00:15:01,800 CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS APPROACHES SHOULDN'T TAKE SIX YEARS. 270 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:06,900 YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS AND MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE 271 00:15:06,900 --> 00:15:12,000 COME ACROSS TO THE LEGISLATORS, TO THE GOVERNOR, AND IT'S FAILED 272 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:13,066 EVERY YEAR. 273 00:15:13,066 --> 00:15:14,533 PEOPLE ARE DYING. 274 00:15:14,533 --> 00:15:15,333 PEOPLE ARE SICK. 275 00:15:15,333 --> 00:15:17,700 PEOPLE ARE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS. 276 00:15:17,700 --> 00:15:20,000 AND THIS IS WRONG. 277 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:25,233 SO THE PEOPLE ACROSS THIS STATE HAVE GOTTEN THIS ON THE BALLOT 278 00:15:25,233 --> 00:15:26,066 THIS YEAR. 279 00:15:26,066 --> 00:15:28,900 AND THEY ARE READY TO VOTE IT IN. 280 00:15:28,900 --> 00:15:33,333 THIS IS GOING TO BRING IN NEW MONEY, 5,000 JOBS AT AN AVERAGE 281 00:15:33,333 --> 00:15:36,533 OF $51,000. 282 00:15:36,533 --> 00:15:41,900 IT'S GOING -- WHICH COMES OUT TO $27.8 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE. 283 00:15:41,900 --> 00:15:46,333 IT'S BRINGING BACK OUR FEDERAL TAX DOLLARS BACK INTO OUR STATE 284 00:15:46,333 --> 00:15:50,000 WHERE IT HASN'T BEEN COMING IN, AND THESE ARE -- THE PEOPLE WHO 285 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:52,533 HAVE ENDORSED THIS, THE IDAHO SHERI 286 00:15:52,533 --> 00:15:56,967 SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION, THE IACE, THE IDAHO SCHOOL BOARD. 287 00:15:56,967 --> 00:16:00,166 THEY'RE ALL SAYING THAT THESE WILL HELP EVEN OUR CHILDREN, 288 00:16:00,166 --> 00:16:04,000 BECAUSE WHEN THEIR PARENTS ARE HEALTHY, THEN THE CHILDREN WILL 289 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:04,233 THRIVE. 290 00:16:04,233 --> 00:16:08,166 IT IS NOT TAKING AWAY MONEY LIKE SHE'S INDICATING. 291 00:16:08,166 --> 00:16:13,500 IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A NET AND EVEN A NET PLUS IN THE END, 292 00:16:13,500 --> 00:16:15,100 AND WE NEED TO APPROVE IT. 293 00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:18,900 IT'S BEEN A TRAVESTY IT'S GONE SIX YEARS. 294 00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:23,233 >> YOU'VE SAID IT WOULD ULTIMATELY SAVE THE STATE MOAN. 295 00:16:23,233 --> 00:16:27,633 IF IT PASSES AND YOU'RE ASKED TO HELP IMPLEMENT IT IN THE ROLE AS 296 00:16:27,633 --> 00:16:30,333 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR AND THE LEGISLATURE STARTS WORKING TO 297 00:16:30,333 --> 00:16:33,700 GET THE FUNDS, WHERE SHOULD THEY GO TO FIND THAT CASH? 298 00:16:33,700 --> 00:16:35,433 >> Ms. Collum: IT WILL BE COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND. 299 00:16:35,433 --> 00:16:38,700 I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, IF WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOMETHING, IT 300 00:16:38,700 --> 00:16:43,333 WOULD BE LIKE MAYBE FROM THE TOBACCO TAX OR SOMETHING LIKE 301 00:16:43,333 --> 00:16:43,533 THAT. 302 00:16:43,533 --> 00:16:46,900 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, YOU WANTED TO RESPOND. 303 00:16:46,900 --> 00:16:48,266 >> Rep. McGeachin: YES, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 304 00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:51,367 MY OPPONENT MENTIONED IT'S BEEN SIX YEARS SINCE THE IDAHO 305 00:16:51,367 --> 00:16:53,500 LEGISLATURE HAS ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. 306 00:16:53,500 --> 00:16:55,233 THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH. 307 00:16:55,233 --> 00:16:58,900 MY FRIENDS IN THE LEGISLATURE HAVE MADE SEVERAL EFFORTS TO 308 00:16:58,900 --> 00:17:04,900 ADDRESS THIS AND OFFER SOLUTIO SOLUTIONS SOLUTIONS. 309 00:17:04,900 --> 00:17:07,734 PRIOR TO TWO YEARS AGO, THEY WERE DEALING WITH A DIFFERENT 310 00:17:07,734 --> 00:17:12,533 ADMINISTRATION THAT WAS HOSTILE TO ANY CHANKIND OF CHANGES TO THE 311 00:17:12,533 --> 00:17:14,100 OBAMA CARE LAW. 312 00:17:14,100 --> 00:17:18,333 SECONDLY, THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'RE BRINGING DOLLARS BACK INTO 313 00:17:18,333 --> 00:17:23,066 OUR STATE, THOSE DOLLARS ARE OUR KIDS' DOLLARS. 314 00:17:23,066 --> 00:17:27,734 THEY'RE OUR KIDS' KIDS' GRAND KIDS' DOLLARS. 315 00:17:27,734 --> 00:17:30,900 THIS IS DEBT FINANCED. 316 00:17:30,900 --> 00:17:32,800 IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT. 317 00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:35,734 THERE'S ALSO A 10% MATCH RATE THAT THE STATE WILL BE 318 00:17:35,734 --> 00:17:38,066 RESPONSIBLE FOR. 319 00:17:38,066 --> 00:17:41,900 AND THAT WILL BE -- THEY WILL NEED TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR 320 00:17:41,900 --> 00:17:43,066 THAT 10%. 321 00:17:43,066 --> 00:17:45,533 AND THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. 322 00:17:45,533 --> 00:17:47,367 SO IT IS A MATTER OF CHOICES. 323 00:17:47,367 --> 00:17:50,333 >> DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND BRIEFLY, MS. COLLUM? 324 00:17:50,333 --> 00:17:54,600 >> Ms. Collum: I WOULD BE SURPRISED THAT YOU HAVE VERY 325 00:17:54,600 --> 00:17:55,433 MUCH SUPPORT. 326 00:17:55,433 --> 00:17:59,600 EVEN REPRESENTATIVE FRED WOOD, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE HEALTH AND 327 00:17:59,600 --> 00:18:06,233 WELFARE COMMITTEE SPONSORS AND SUPPORTS PROP 2. 328 00:18:06,233 --> 00:18:11,533 >> AT LEAST 30 OTHER LEGISLATORS IN THE HOUSE WHO IS FORMERLY 329 00:18:11,533 --> 00:18:15,967 SIGNED A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO THIS. 330 00:18:15,967 --> 00:18:21,800 >> IF PROP 2 DOESN'T PASS, WILL YOU CONSIDER THE MATTER SETTLE 331 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,533 OR WORK TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO EXPAND MEDICAID? 332 00:18:24,533 --> 00:18:27,000 >> Ms. Collum: I'D LIKE TO SEE WHAT MADE IT NOT PASS AND SEE IF 333 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,500 THERE'S MORE WORK THAT WE CAN DO THERE, ABSOLUTELY. 334 00:18:29,500 --> 00:18:34,433 IT IS A GAP POPULATION THAT NEEDS TO BE SERVED. 335 00:18:34,433 --> 00:18:41,700 >> Melissa: THE NEXT QUESTION FOR MS. COLLUM FROM JAMES 336 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:41,967 DAWSON. 337 00:18:41,967 --> 00:18:46,166 >> DO YOU THINK THAT WOMEN HAVE THE RIGHT TO SAFE AND EASILY 338 00:18:46,166 --> 00:18:46,633 ACCESSIBLE ABORTIONS? 339 00:18:46,633 --> 00:18:47,166 >> Ms. Collum: YES. 340 00:18:47,166 --> 00:18:50,333 >> WHAT WOULD DO YOU IF A BILL FROM THE LEGISLATURE 341 00:18:50,333 --> 00:18:54,533 CRIMINALIZING OR RESTRICTING ANY ASPECT OF ABORTION SERVICES CAME 342 00:18:54,533 --> 00:18:55,266 BEFORE THE SENATE? 343 00:18:55,266 --> 00:19:00,333 >> Ms. Collum: SO IDAHO IS FIERCELY INDEPENDENT, AND THE 344 00:19:00,333 --> 00:19:05,166 LAST THING WE WANT IS OUR GOVERNMENT GETTING INTO OUR A 345 00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:09,867 PERSONAL AND INTIMATE DECISION AS THAT, AND I WOULD BE OPPOSED 346 00:19:09,867 --> 00:19:10,166 TO THAT. 347 00:19:10,166 --> 00:19:12,633 WE'RE TOO INDEPENDENT FOR THAT. 348 00:19:12,633 --> 00:19:16,800 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, YOU'VE SAID THAT YOU ARE 349 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,900 ANTIABORTION, PRO LIFE, AND WITH THE CURRENT MAKEUP OF THE 350 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:24,100 SUPREME COURT, THERE MAY BE A CHANCE TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE 351 00:19:24,100 --> 00:19:28,166 OR AT LEAST RESTRICT ACCESS TO ABORTION OR CERTAIN TYPES EVER 352 00:19:28,166 --> 00:19:28,533 BIRTH CONTROL. 353 00:19:28,533 --> 00:19:33,800 WHAT POLICIES WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPLEMENT IN IDAHO IF ROWE V 354 00:19:33,800 --> 00:19:37,367 WADE WERE TO BE WEAKENED? 355 00:19:37,367 --> 00:19:43,066 >> Rep. McGeachin: THAT'S ANOTHER BETWEEN ME AND MY 356 00:19:43,066 --> 00:19:43,333 OPPONENT. 357 00:19:43,333 --> 00:19:47,900 I BELIEVE THAT LIFE BEGINS AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION AND THE 358 00:19:47,900 --> 00:19:51,533 STATE HAS A VESTED INTEREST TO PROTECT NOT JUST THE LIFE AND 359 00:19:51,533 --> 00:19:55,367 HEALTH OF THE MOTHER BUT ALSO THE UNBORN CHILD. 360 00:19:55,367 --> 00:20:01,633 ROE V. WADE IS A LAW THAT WAS PASSED WHICH PERMITS ABORTION ON 361 00:20:01,633 --> 00:20:01,867 DEMAND. 362 00:20:01,867 --> 00:20:06,066 WHAT MY OPPONENT MAYBE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IS THERE WAS ANOTHER 363 00:20:06,066 --> 00:20:12,367 CASE THAT WENT BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT, THE CASEY CASE, 364 00:20:12,367 --> 00:20:18,633 WHICH GAVE THE STATES THE RIGHT TO MAKE PLACE RESTRICTIONS 365 00:20:18,633 --> 00:20:21,900 BECAUSE OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE CHANGING ATTITUDE IN OUR 366 00:20:21,900 --> 00:20:23,734 COUNTRY ABOUT LIFE. 367 00:20:23,734 --> 00:20:28,967 THAT AT A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME IN THE WOMB, THE STATES DO HAVE 368 00:20:28,967 --> 00:20:33,166 A VESTED INTEREST TO PROTECT THE LIFE, THE HEALTH, AND THE SAFETY 369 00:20:33,166 --> 00:20:38,066 OF THE UNBORN MOTHER AND THE CHILD. 370 00:20:38,066 --> 00:20:42,700 TO ANSWER YOUR -- FOLLOW UP ON YOUR QUESTION ABOUT IF THIS -- 371 00:20:42,700 --> 00:20:48,900 IF ROE V. WADE IS OVERTURNED ON THE SUPREME COURT, IF IT IS, 372 00:20:48,900 --> 00:20:53,433 THEN IT WILL RETURN BACK TO THE STA 373 00:20:53,433 --> 00:20:59,700 STATES AS IT SHOULD, AND AT THAT POINT OF PROCESS, THE 374 00:20:59,700 --> 00:21:03,900 LEGISLATIVE BODY WOULD WORK TO DETERMINE WHICH RULES AND 375 00:21:03,900 --> 00:21:08,100 REGULATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR STATE, HAVING RECEIVED 376 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:13,600 APPROPRIATE PUBLIC INPUT AND TO INSURE CONSTITUTIONAL STRENGTH. 377 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,333 >> AND MS. COLLUM, YOU WANTED TO RESPOND. 378 00:21:16,333 --> 00:21:18,433 >> Ms. Collum: YES. 379 00:21:18,433 --> 00:21:25,000 SO MY OPPONENT IS ALL ABOUT LIFE AT SOME POINTS BUT NOT ABOUT 380 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:28,600 LIFE WHEN IT'S MEDICAID EXPANSION AND PROP 2 WHERE 381 00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:31,166 PEOPLE CAN DIE AND HAVE. 382 00:21:31,166 --> 00:21:37,633 SO IT'S FUNNY THAT IT COUNTS MORE IN SOME CASES AND NOT IN 383 00:21:37,633 --> 00:21:37,900 OTHERS. 384 00:21:37,900 --> 00:21:40,867 IT'S JUST THAT DICHOTOMY. 385 00:21:40,867 --> 00:21:46,533 BEING PRO CHOICE IS NOT SAYING THAT ANYONE WANTS AN ABORTION. 386 00:21:46,533 --> 00:21:51,266 IT'S JUST SAYING THAT IT HAS TO BE SOMEWHERE ON THE LIST OF 387 00:21:51,266 --> 00:21:53,166 OPTIONS, BUT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN. 388 00:21:53,166 --> 00:21:57,100 WE HAVE A LOT IN COMMON THAT WE CAN DO GOODNESS FOR WOMEN, 389 00:21:57,100 --> 00:21:58,500 GOODNESS FOR YOUNG FAMILIES. 390 00:21:58,500 --> 00:22:02,100 WE CAN HELP THEM WITH PLANNING PARENTHOOD AND HELP THEM WITH 391 00:22:02,100 --> 00:22:04,633 BIRTH CONTROL AND SAFE HEALTH CARE ACCESS. 392 00:22:04,633 --> 00:22:09,633 BUT MAN, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE THAT OFF THE LIST, AND WHEN IT'S SO 393 00:22:09,633 --> 00:22:10,166 PRIVATE. 394 00:22:10,166 --> 00:22:14,333 IT'S NOT ANYONE'S BUSINESS ESPECIALLY NOT THE GOVERNMENT. 395 00:22:14,333 --> 00:22:17,700 >> MS. COLLUM, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU. 396 00:22:17,700 --> 00:22:22,600 OFTEN LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS END UP ACTING GOVERNOR AND SOMETIMES 397 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:23,266 SIGN LEGISLATION. 398 00:22:23,266 --> 00:22:26,333 IF YOU WERE ACTING GOVERNOR WHEN AN ANTIABORTION PIECE OF 399 00:22:26,333 --> 00:22:31,333 LEGISLATION CROSSED YOUR DESK, WOULD YOU VETO IT EVEN IF IT WAS 400 00:22:31,333 --> 00:22:33,000 AGAINST THE GOVERNOR'S WISHES? 401 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:35,633 >> Ms. Collum: A LOT OF -- NOT KNOWING THE LEGISLATION AND ALL 402 00:22:35,633 --> 00:22:40,734 EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER IT, AND 403 00:22:40,734 --> 00:22:49,233 GENERALLY, I WOULD SAY THAT IF IT'S FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE, IF 404 00:22:49,233 --> 00:22:55,166 IT WON'T BE LI-TITIGIOUS, AND WE HAVE TALKED, I MAY HAVE. 405 00:22:55,166 --> 00:23:00,700 I WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER IT VERY HEAVILY AT THAT TIME. 406 00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:04,533 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, YOU'RE AHEAD ON TIME. 407 00:23:04,533 --> 00:23:06,433 I'LL GIVE YOU 15 SECONDS. 408 00:23:06,433 --> 00:23:08,000 >> Rep. McGeachin: IT'S UNFORTUNATE. 409 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:11,266 ANY PROPOSAL WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS 410 00:23:11,266 --> 00:23:12,533 TO GET TO THE GOVERNOR'S DESK. 411 00:23:12,533 --> 00:23:16,600 FOR YOU TO IMPOSE YOUR WILL OVER THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE OF THIS 412 00:23:16,600 --> 00:23:19,433 STATE, THAT'S NOT KIND OF LEADER THAT WE NEED. 413 00:23:19,433 --> 00:23:21,166 >> YOU HAD A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. 414 00:23:21,166 --> 00:23:22,433 >> I DID. 415 00:23:22,433 --> 00:23:24,066 FOR REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN. 416 00:23:24,066 --> 00:23:26,800 SHOULD ROE V. WADE BE OVERTURNED? 417 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:29,900 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE WOMEN OR DOCTORS BE PUNISHED FOR 418 00:23:29,900 --> 00:23:34,100 PROVIDING OR RECEIVING AN A ABORTION, AND IF NOT, HOW WOULD 419 00:23:34,100 --> 00:23:41,900 YOU PREVENT ABORG ON ABORTIONS IN IDAHO IF THERE WAS NO 420 00:23:41,900 --> 00:23:42,266 PUNITIVE MEASURE. 421 00:23:42,266 --> 00:23:48,967 >> Rep. McGeachin: I'VE MADE MY POSITION CRYSTAL-CLEAR IN THE 422 00:23:48,967 --> 00:23:49,333 PRIMARY. 423 00:23:49,333 --> 00:23:51,433 I DON'T BELIEVE IN PENALIZING THE WOMEN. 424 00:23:51,433 --> 00:23:53,800 I DON'T BELIEVE IN MAKING TWO WOMENS OUT OF AN ISSUE. 425 00:23:53,800 --> 00:23:54,867 >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. 426 00:23:54,867 --> 00:23:57,700 THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM REBECCA BOONE. 427 00:23:57,700 --> 00:24:04,700 >> GOVERNOR ANDRUS CALLED PUBLIC LANDS THE SECOND PAYCHECK. 428 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:09,533 THEY ATTRACTED SKILLED WORKERS TO COME HERE AND STAY HERE. 429 00:24:09,533 --> 00:24:12,900 WHAT DO YOU SEE PUBLIC LAND SERVING IDAHO? 430 00:24:12,900 --> 00:24:16,900 >> Ms. Collum: PUBLIC LANDS DRIVE IDAHOANS TO IDAHO. 431 00:24:16,900 --> 00:24:17,700 WE'RE OUTDOORS PEOPLE. 432 00:24:17,700 --> 00:24:20,333 WE HUNT AND FISH AND HIKE AND RAFT. 433 00:24:20,333 --> 00:24:22,333 IT'S WHAT MAKES US SO SPECIAL. 434 00:24:22,333 --> 00:24:25,900 SO WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC LANDS. 435 00:24:25,900 --> 00:24:29,367 WE NEED TO KEEP THEM PUBLIC AND KEEP THEM ACCESSIBLE. 436 00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:34,700 SO MANY TIMES RECENTLY IN THE NEWS, AUTHORITHERE'S BEEN WRITE-UPS 437 00:24:34,700 --> 00:24:37,600 ABOUT HOW ROADS ARE BEING BLOCKED OFF. 438 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,633 THEY'RE BEING SOLD OFF OR PRIVATE LANDS ARE BEING SOLD TO 439 00:24:41,633 --> 00:24:47,266 PRIVATE ENTITIES, BILLIONAIRES FROM TEXAS, BUT WE'RE NOT BEING 440 00:24:47,266 --> 00:24:50,433 ABLE TO GET TO OUR PUBLIC LAND BEHIND THAT. 441 00:24:50,433 --> 00:24:54,533 WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR PUBLIC LANDS, AND THEY 442 00:24:54,533 --> 00:24:56,600 STAY ACCESSIBLE TO IDAHOANS. 443 00:24:56,600 --> 00:24:59,333 >> SO THEN WHO MANAGES THESE LANDS? 444 00:24:59,333 --> 00:25:00,233 THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT? 445 00:25:00,233 --> 00:25:01,000 THE STATE? 446 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:02,633 PRIVATE INDUSTRY? 447 00:25:02,633 --> 00:25:04,900 HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THEM HANDLED? 448 00:25:04,900 --> 00:25:06,900 >> Ms. Collum: IT'S A COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP 449 00:25:06,900 --> 00:25:09,266 BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE. 450 00:25:09,266 --> 00:25:11,333 EVEN THE LOCAL IN SOME CASES. 451 00:25:11,333 --> 00:25:13,266 IT'S A COLLABORATION. 452 00:25:13,266 --> 00:25:16,900 >> CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC? 453 00:25:16,900 --> 00:25:22,800 >> Ms. Collum: I'VE SEEN CASES WHERE THE BLM AND THE U.S. 454 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:26,600 FOREST SERVICE AND THE STATE CAN WORK -- WHEN THEY'RE 455 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:31,800 COMMUNICATING AND SHARING RESPONSIBILITY, AND THAT THEY'RE 456 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:35,266 WORKING TOGETHER, THEN IT'S ALL WORKING. 457 00:25:35,266 --> 00:25:37,867 IT'S WHEN THEY STOP TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND STOP WORKING 458 00:25:37,867 --> 00:25:42,233 TOGETHER THAT THINGS HAVE GOTTEN BAD WITHIN THIS STATE. 459 00:25:42,233 --> 00:25:45,900 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, WHAT FUNCTIONS DO YOU SEE PUBLIC 460 00:25:45,900 --> 00:25:47,266 LANDS SERVING IN IDAHO? 461 00:25:47,266 --> 00:25:51,100 >> Rep. McGeachin: AS AN OUTDOOR ENTHUSIAST MYSELF AND MY FAMILY 462 00:25:51,100 --> 00:25:56,333 WHERE WE ENJOY HIKING, BIKING, SKIING, FISHING, BOATING, IT'S 463 00:25:56,333 --> 00:26:00,700 CRITICAL THAT WE KEEP OUR PUBLIC LANDS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. 464 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:05,166 THERE IS NO DISPUTE THERE, AND AS A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, I WILL 465 00:26:05,166 --> 00:26:06,900 WORK TO PROTECT THAT. 466 00:26:06,900 --> 00:26:12,367 ON THE ISSUE OF HOW WE CAN MANAGE OUR RESOURCES, I 467 00:26:12,367 --> 00:26:17,367 ABSOLUTELY WOULD ADVOCATE THAT THE STATE BE MORE INVOLVED IN 468 00:26:17,367 --> 00:26:19,700 HELPING TO MANAGE THOSE RESOURCES. 469 00:26:19,700 --> 00:26:28,266 I'M PART OF A CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN THE CHALICE SALMON 470 00:26:28,266 --> 00:26:31,433 FOREST THAT IS BEING RECONSIDERED BY THE U.S. FOREST 471 00:26:31,433 --> 00:26:31,700 SERVICE. 472 00:26:31,700 --> 00:26:36,734 UNFORTUNATELY WHAT WE HAVE SEEN OVER THE PAST EIGHT YEARS IS A 473 00:26:36,734 --> 00:26:40,166 CONTINUAL SHUTDOWN OF THESE LANDS, A CONTINUAL EROSION OF 474 00:26:40,166 --> 00:26:43,800 THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. 475 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:50,700 WE HAVE SEEN A REDUCTION IN REVENUE-SHARING MONEY BECAUSE 476 00:26:50,700 --> 00:26:56,233 THE HISTORIC INDUSTRIES OF SHEEP HERDING, GRAZING, HARVESTY OF 477 00:26:56,233 --> 00:27:00,500 OUR TIMBER AND MINING HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN MORE AND MORE. 478 00:27:00,500 --> 00:27:03,533 >> GRAZING HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A FLASH POINT WHEN IT COMES TO 479 00:27:03,533 --> 00:27:04,967 DISCUSSIONS ON PUBLIC LANDS. 480 00:27:04,967 --> 00:27:10,633 FOR INSTANCE, THE BUNDY FAMILY, AND THEIR VARIOUS PROTESTS 481 00:27:10,633 --> 00:27:14,433 INCLUDING THE OCCUPATION OF FEDERAL LAND NOW HERE IN OREGON. 482 00:27:14,433 --> 00:27:18,266 DO YOU SUPPORT THE BUNDYS AND THEIR ANTIGOVERNMENT PROTEST? 483 00:27:18,266 --> 00:27:19,633 >> Rep. McGeachin: ABSOLUTELY I DO. 484 00:27:19,633 --> 00:27:22,633 AND FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ALL THE FACTS OF WHAT 485 00:27:22,633 --> 00:27:25,600 HAPPEN HAPPENED, THEN I WOULD JUST 486 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:29,066 SUGGEST THAT YOU DO SOME RESEARCH, BECAUSE THERE ARE 487 00:27:29,066 --> 00:27:32,433 INDIVIDUALS THAT WENT ALL OVER -- CAME FROM ALL OVER THE 488 00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:38,533 COUNTRY TO GO DEFEND THE BUNDY FAMILY AND WAS PROVEN DURING THE 489 00:27:38,533 --> 00:27:44,500 TRIALS THAT OUR VERY OWN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS PREPARED TO KILL 490 00:27:44,500 --> 00:27:52,166 AND LAUNCH WEAPONS ON RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA. 491 00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:56,233 SO I'M PROUD THAT THERE ARE VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT WILL GO AND 492 00:27:56,233 --> 00:28:02,900 STAND UP AGAINST THIS TYRANNICAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS TAKING OVER 493 00:28:02,900 --> 00:28:07,233 MORE AND MORE OF OUR BEAUTIFUL RESOURCES AND OUR LANDS AND 494 00:28:07,233 --> 00:28:12,233 ROBBING FAMILIES FROM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FOR 495 00:28:12,233 --> 00:28:12,533 THEMSELVES. 496 00:28:12,533 --> 00:28:16,700 >> I WAS ACTUALLY AT THE WILDLIFE REFUGE AND TALKED TO A 497 00:28:16,700 --> 00:28:19,266 LOT OF THE PEOPLE THERE INCLUDING SOME MEMBERS OF THE 498 00:28:19,266 --> 00:28:20,633 BUNDY FAMILY. 499 00:28:20,633 --> 00:28:24,700 CERTAINLY THEIR FRUSTRATIONS WITH GRAZING AND THE WAY LAND 500 00:28:24,700 --> 00:28:26,700 WAS MANAGED IS PALPABLE. 501 00:28:26,700 --> 00:28:30,900 I DIDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF ARM ARMED AT LEAST AT THE REFUGE 502 00:28:30,900 --> 00:28:35,000 ITSELF, I DIDN'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF ARMED FEDERAL OR LOCAL AGENTS 503 00:28:35,000 --> 00:28:39,066 GETTING READY TO LAUNCH ANY WEAPONS AS A POINT TO MAKE 504 00:28:39,066 --> 00:28:39,266 THERE. 505 00:28:39,266 --> 00:28:43,433 THERE CERTAINLY WAS -- WE'RE IN EASTERN OREGON. 506 00:28:43,433 --> 00:28:44,633 WE'RE IN IDAHO. 507 00:28:44,633 --> 00:28:46,900 A LOT OF PEOPLE OWN WEAPONS. 508 00:28:46,900 --> 00:28:48,633 >> Rep. McGeachin: THERE HAVE BEEN SOME OTHER CASE WHERE IS 509 00:28:48,633 --> 00:28:54,734 THAT HAS OCCURRED, AND JUST ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, THAT THE 510 00:28:54,734 --> 00:29:02,100 BUNDYS HAVE BEEN GIVEN -- THEIR CHARGES AGAINST THEM HAVE BEEN 511 00:29:02,100 --> 00:29:05,333 TAKEN AWAY BY OUR CURRENT PRESIDENT. 512 00:29:05,333 --> 00:29:11,100 >> ONE OF THE -- SPEAKING OF GRAZING, HISTORICALLY GRAZING 513 00:29:11,100 --> 00:29:14,900 RATES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY BRE 514 00:29:14,900 --> 00:29:15,633 BELOW MARKET VALUE. 515 00:29:15,633 --> 00:29:20,000 WOULD YOU FAVOR RAISING GRAZING FEES TO MARKET VALUE AND MONEY 516 00:29:20,000 --> 00:29:21,800 GOING TO EDUCATION? 517 00:29:21,800 --> 00:29:24,433 >> Rep. McGeachin: TYPICALLY THE WAY THAT WORKS IS THESE 518 00:29:24,433 --> 00:29:31,367 LANDOWNERS HAVE A RIGHT -- IT'S A PROPERTY RIGHT THAT IS 519 00:29:31,367 --> 00:29:32,100 DEFINED. 520 00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:33,800 IT'S A CONTRACT THEY HAVE WITH THE GOVERNMENT. 521 00:29:33,800 --> 00:29:39,533 AND SO FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PULL AWAY FROM THEIR CONTRACT 522 00:29:39,533 --> 00:29:42,066 WITH THE LANDOWNER, I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR. 523 00:29:42,066 --> 00:29:42,900 >> ALL RIGHT. 524 00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:47,900 THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM DOUG PETCASH FOR MS. COLLUM. 525 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:54,433 >> MS. COLLUM, THE ECONOMY SEEMS TO BE DOING PRETTY WELL. 526 00:29:54,433 --> 00:29:59,533 THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN IDAHO IS UNDER 3%, A RATE WE HAVEN'T 527 00:29:59,533 --> 00:30:01,166 SEEN IN MORE THAN A DECADE. 528 00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:03,633 GROWTH IS THROUGH THE ROOF. 529 00:30:03,633 --> 00:30:06,867 18,000 PEOPLE A YEAR MOVING TO THE TREASURE VALLEY ALONE, NOT 530 00:30:06,867 --> 00:30:09,333 TO MENTION THE REST OF THE STATE OF IDAHO. 531 00:30:09,333 --> 00:30:13,700 CONSIDERING THOSE FACTORS WITH THE LOW UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, THE 532 00:30:13,700 --> 00:30:16,900 RAPID GROWTH WE'RE SEEING, WHAT SECTOR OF THE ECONOMY DO YOU 533 00:30:16,900 --> 00:30:22,600 FEEL NEEDS TO BE ZEROED IN ON FOR JOB CREATION OR BETTER JOB 534 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,433 CREATION OF HIGHER-PAYING JOBS I SHOULD SAY? 535 00:30:26,433 --> 00:30:30,000 >> Ms. Collum: COMING FROM THE TECH SECTOR, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY 536 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:35,000 THAT IT NEEDS TO BE THE TEKT -- TECH SECTOR. 537 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,367 THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITY THERE IS AND SO MANY WE HAVEN'T 538 00:30:37,367 --> 00:30:38,533 TAPPED INTO YET. 539 00:30:38,533 --> 00:30:41,734 IT'S VERY IMPORTANT, FIRST OF ALL, TO GET A BETTER 540 00:30:41,734 --> 00:30:43,433 INFRASTRUCTURE CREATED WITHIN OUR STATE. 541 00:30:43,433 --> 00:30:49,900 WE HAVE BEEN PRETTY REACTIVE TO THE GROWTH AND NOT BUILDING UP 542 00:30:49,900 --> 00:30:53,000 OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER IT'S EDUCATION, ROADS OR BRIDGES OR 543 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,233 EVEN BROADBAND INTERNET. 544 00:30:54,233 --> 00:30:58,233 ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DRAW IN THESE TECH COMPANIES IS 545 00:30:58,233 --> 00:31:04,734 TO HAVE THROUGHOUT OUR STATE HAVE BROADBAND AT A RELIABLE 546 00:31:04,734 --> 00:31:07,533 SPEED THAT'S SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT THEY'LL COME. 547 00:31:07,533 --> 00:31:10,066 SO I'D LIKE TO SEE MORE IN THAT AREA. 548 00:31:10,066 --> 00:31:15,367 >> A LARGE PORTION OF IDAHO'S ECONOMY IS ALSO TOURISM. 549 00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:15,967 >> Ms. Collum: YES. 550 00:31:15,967 --> 00:31:19,633 >> WE'VE SEEN STRUGGLES AND MANY OF OUR WONDERFUL TOWNS AND 551 00:31:19,633 --> 00:31:23,433 CITIES ACROSS THE STATE WITH KEEPING -- GETTING WORKERS 552 00:31:23,433 --> 00:31:28,266 BECAUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEM ENOUGH OR UNAFFORDABLE 553 00:31:28,266 --> 00:31:28,500 HOUSING. 554 00:31:28,500 --> 00:31:31,367 YOUR CAMPAIGN WEBSITE STATES THAT IDAHO LEADS THE NATION IN 555 00:31:31,367 --> 00:31:34,734 THE PERCENTAGE OF MINIMUM-WAGE JOBS. 556 00:31:34,734 --> 00:31:38,000 HOW WOULD YOU WORK TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE IF THAT'S WHAT 557 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:40,367 YOU FEEL NEEDS TO BE DONE? 558 00:31:40,367 --> 00:31:44,533 CAN YOU CONVINCE THE LEGISLATURE TO DO THAT? 559 00:31:44,533 --> 00:31:49,600 >> Ms. Collum: SO MINIMUM WAGE HASN'T BEEN RAISED IN TEN YEARS, 560 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,633 AND YET THE COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO RISE. 561 00:31:52,633 --> 00:31:58,433 AND SO WHAT IT'S ENTITLING CORPORATIONS TO DO IS ACTUALLY 562 00:31:58,433 --> 00:32:03,333 PAY WORKERS SO LITTLE THAT THEY HAVE TO BE ON GOVERNMENT 563 00:32:03,333 --> 00:32:03,633 SUBSIDIES. 564 00:32:03,633 --> 00:32:08,166 THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING CORPORATE WELFARE. 565 00:32:08,166 --> 00:32:09,633 AND THAT IS NOT RIGHT. 566 00:32:09,633 --> 00:32:15,166 SO WE HAVE GOT TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE TO A LIVING WAGE, 567 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:20,800 AND IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING THAT IS GRADUAL AND CONSIDERED MAYBE 568 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:27,000 EVEN JUST A LOCAL OPTION WHERE THE HIGHER COST OF LIVING AREAS 569 00:32:27,000 --> 00:32:31,433 CAN RAISE IT MORE, BUT THE RURAL AREAS CAN KEEP AT THIS TIME 570 00:32:31,433 --> 00:32:31,800 SAME. 571 00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:35,233 IT DOES NEED TO INCREASE, AND IT DOES NEED TO BE A LIVING WAGE. 572 00:32:35,233 --> 00:32:39,633 >> YOU DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE A STATE-WIDE MANDATE BUT AS YOU 573 00:32:39,633 --> 00:32:43,066 MENTIONED MORE OF A -- >> Ms. Collum: IT COULD EVEN BE 574 00:32:43,066 --> 00:32:43,867 A MIX OF BOTH. 575 00:32:43,867 --> 00:32:46,900 I'M NOT GOING TO EXCLUDE ANYTHING. 576 00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:49,867 7.25 AN HOUR IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. 577 00:32:49,867 --> 00:32:53,800 >> ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS ABOUT RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE IS ITS 578 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:56,633 IMPACT ON SMALL BUSINESSES WHO MAYBE DON'T HAVE LARGE WORK 579 00:32:56,633 --> 00:33:00,433 FORCES AND THEY'RE THE LIFEBLOOD AS WE HEAR OFTEN FOR THE ECONOMY 580 00:33:00,433 --> 00:33:02,100 IN OUR STATE AND MANY OTHERS. 581 00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:06,066 HOW WOULD YOU WORK TO LESSEN THAT IMPACT ON BUSINESS WHO IS 582 00:33:06,066 --> 00:33:08,066 MAYBE CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THAT MUCH? 583 00:33:08,066 --> 00:33:08,533 >> Ms. Collum: YEAH. 584 00:33:08,533 --> 00:33:11,900 SO THAT'S ALL A MATTER OF COMMUNICATION AND WORKING OUT 585 00:33:11,900 --> 00:33:16,333 FAR ENOUGH IN ADVANCE SO THEY'RE AWARE OF THAT AND CAN PLAN. 586 00:33:16,333 --> 00:33:19,266 YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT TO DO THIS. 587 00:33:19,266 --> 00:33:22,600 IT LIFTS ALL BOATS WHEN THE MINIMUM WAGE GOES UP. 588 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,867 IT HELPS EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. 589 00:33:24,867 --> 00:33:28,066 AND THEY CAN TAKE THAT TOO. 590 00:33:28,066 --> 00:33:32,266 >> THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TYPICALLY WORKS TO PROMOTE 591 00:33:32,266 --> 00:33:35,700 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN IDAHO, TRADE MISSIONS, THINGS LIKE 592 00:33:35,700 --> 00:33:37,333 THAT, CONFERENCES. 593 00:33:37,333 --> 00:33:41,800 DO YOU FEEL THAT THAT IS AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF A LIEUTENANT 594 00:33:41,800 --> 00:33:47,100 GOVERNOR, AND WOULD YOU FOCUS ON TOSE TYPES OF EFFORTS TO 595 00:33:47,100 --> 00:33:48,900 ATTRACT BUSINESS, TO CREATE JOBS? 596 00:33:48,900 --> 00:33:50,100 >> Ms. Collum: OH, ABSOLUTELY. 597 00:33:50,100 --> 00:33:54,000 AND I THINK WITH MY 21 YEARS IN THE TECH SECTOR, I WOULD BE SUCH 598 00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:58,900 A BOONE -- BOON TO THAT. 599 00:33:58,900 --> 00:34:02,333 IF IT'S TECHNICAL JOBS AND TECHNICAL COMPANIES, I'M GOING 600 00:34:02,333 --> 00:34:04,066 TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK THAT LANGUAGE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT 601 00:34:04,066 --> 00:34:07,633 THEY'RE SAYING AND FIND THAT SWEET SPOT WHERE WE CAN BRING 602 00:34:07,633 --> 00:34:08,533 THEM IN TO IDAHO. 603 00:34:08,533 --> 00:34:12,066 >> THANK YOU. 604 00:34:12,066 --> 00:34:16,900 REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, AS I MENTIONED THE UN. 605 00:34:16,900 --> 00:34:17,367 . 606 00:34:17,367 --> 00:34:20,700 RATE BEING SO LOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SECTOR OF THE 607 00:34:20,700 --> 00:34:24,533 ECONOMY THAT SHOULD BE ZEROED IN ON, FOCUSED CREATE JOBS AND KEEP 608 00:34:24,533 --> 00:34:25,600 THE WHEELS TURNING? 609 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:27,700 >> Rep. McGeachin: ANOTHER AREA OF CLEAR DISTINCTION BETWEEN 610 00:34:27,700 --> 00:34:35,600 MYSELF AND MY OPPONENT, AND THAT IS -- IT'S UNNERVING TO THINK 611 00:34:35,600 --> 00:34:41,700 THAT POLICY MAKERS OF OUR STATE ARE LOOKING AT SAMPLE DATA THAT 612 00:34:41,700 --> 00:34:47,900 DOES NOT APPLY STATEWIDE AND THAT HAS NO REAL EXPERIENCE KNOW 613 00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:52,000 KNOWING WHAT TRUE WAGES ARE. 614 00:34:52,000 --> 00:34:58,066 EVEN THOUGH 7.25 IS THE MINIMUM FEDERAL WAGE, WITH THE ECONOMY 615 00:34:58,066 --> 00:35:02,633 THAT WE HAVE IN IDAHO, LESS THAN 3% UNEMPLOYMENT RATE. 616 00:35:02,633 --> 00:35:08,700 IF YOU WERE A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, IF YOU WERE A JOB CRET 617 00:35:08,700 --> 00:35:11,900 CREATOR, YOU WOULD KNOW IN THIS ECONOMY, YOU CAN'T HIRE SOMEONE 618 00:35:11,900 --> 00:35:15,633 FOR LESS THAN $TEN PER HOUR. 619 00:35:15,633 --> 00:35:20,867 WHEN YOU DO REMOVE THAT 7.25 PER HOUR, THE POPULATION THAT THAT 620 00:35:20,867 --> 00:35:25,967 HURTS MOST IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WHO ARE JUST TRYING TO GET 621 00:35:25,967 --> 00:35:32,266 ENTRY-LEVEL JOB AND TRY TO EARN A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY. 622 00:35:32,266 --> 00:35:34,967 THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO ROLE IN DETERMINING WAGES. 623 00:35:34,967 --> 00:35:39,066 THE AREAS WE COULD WORK TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMY HAS ALL TO 624 00:35:39,066 --> 00:35:41,433 DO WITH PRODUCTION AND OUTPUT. 625 00:35:41,433 --> 00:35:47,166 WHAT WE DO IN IDAHO TO TURN -- TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING 626 00:35:47,166 --> 00:35:51,433 IN SUFFERING, IN THE WAY THAT WE UTILIZE OUR RESOURCES, BECAUSE 627 00:35:51,433 --> 00:35:57,600 THAT IS HOW WE BECOME WEALTHY IN OUR STATE IS TAKING SOMETHING 628 00:35:57,600 --> 00:35:58,967 OUT OF NOTHING. 629 00:35:58,967 --> 00:36:04,100 AND THERE'S A LOT OF AREAS THAT WE CAN APPLY THAT TO, BUT HOW TO 630 00:36:04,100 --> 00:36:06,800 GET THERE, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT 631 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:11,233 THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO CLOSE THAT SKILLS GAP, TO MAKE SURE 632 00:36:11,233 --> 00:36:15,700 THAT OUR KIDS ARE EARNING THE SKILLS THEY NEED FOR THOSE JOBS. 633 00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:18,066 >> MS. COLLUM, YOU WANTED TO RESPOND. 634 00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:19,233 >> Ms. Collum: YES. 635 00:36:19,233 --> 00:36:22,867 IF WE COULD RELY ON CORPORATIONS, SMALL BUSINESSES, 636 00:36:22,867 --> 00:36:27,166 TO PAY PEOPLE WHAT THEY WERE WORTH, WE WOULD BE WAITING A 637 00:36:27,166 --> 00:36:29,967 LONG TIME. 638 00:36:29,967 --> 00:36:36,066 WE, AS A STATE, ARE LAST -- WE HAVE THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF 639 00:36:36,066 --> 00:36:39,367 LOW-WAGE EARNERS. 640 00:36:39,367 --> 00:36:42,333 42% ARE EARNING MINIMUM WAGE, AND THAT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT 641 00:36:42,333 --> 00:36:44,066 WORKING, EVEN WITH SUPPLY AND DEMAND. 642 00:36:44,066 --> 00:36:50,533 SOMETHING'S BROKEN THERE IF THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT EVEN ABLE TO 643 00:36:50,533 --> 00:36:52,000 SURVIVE. 644 00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:54,533 >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM JAMES DAWSON. 645 00:36:54,533 --> 00:37:00,367 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, IN HIS ASSENT FOR LEGALIZING 646 00:37:00,367 --> 00:37:03,800 SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS CATEGORIZED THE DECISION 647 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:07,066 AS ONLY ABOUT THE RIGHT TO MARRIAGE, NOT THE OTHER LEGAL 648 00:37:07,066 --> 00:37:09,500 BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNION. 649 00:37:09,500 --> 00:37:12,900 SO NOW THAT THE COURT HAS SWUNG A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE 650 00:37:12,900 --> 00:37:17,533 RIGHT, AND ALREADY EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN NARROWING THE 651 00:37:17,533 --> 00:37:21,333 EFFECTS OF GAY MARRIAGE DECISION, WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR 652 00:37:21,333 --> 00:37:27,000 OF LEGISLATION TO RESTRICT THE OF MARRIED SAME-SEX COUPLES? 653 00:37:27,000 --> 00:37:29,166 >> Rep. McGeachin: IT'S PUBLIC RECORD THATSA A STATE 654 00:37:29,166 --> 00:37:33,900 REPRESENTATIVE, I DID VOTE TO SUPPORT THE DEFINITION OF 655 00:37:33,900 --> 00:37:36,633 MARRIAGE AS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN. 656 00:37:36,633 --> 00:37:38,066 THAT'S HOW I WAS RAISED TO BELIEVE. 657 00:37:38,066 --> 00:37:39,633 THAT'S WHO I AM. 658 00:37:39,633 --> 00:37:42,900 AND BECAUSE IT WAS A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT, IT HAD 659 00:37:42,900 --> 00:37:47,266 TO GO BEFORE THE VOTERS OF IDAHO WHO OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORTED 660 00:37:47,266 --> 00:37:52,900 THAT VOTE BY A MEASURE OF OVER 60% APPROVAL. 661 00:37:52,900 --> 00:37:58,000 >> DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU WOULD SUPPORT ROLLING BACK THE ABILITY 662 00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:02,633 OF A SPOUSE TO VISIT HIS OR HER PARTNER IN THE HOSPITAL OR 663 00:38:02,633 --> 00:38:04,433 SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS? 664 00:38:04,433 --> 00:38:05,900 >> Rep. McGeachin: ABSOLUTELY NOT. 665 00:38:05,900 --> 00:38:06,266 ABSOLUTELY NOT. 666 00:38:06,266 --> 00:38:11,166 AND THERE'S NO REASON -- THERE ARE TOOLS THAT WE HAVE AVAILABLE 667 00:38:11,166 --> 00:38:15,433 TODAY, THE MEDICAL DIRECTIVE, THE HEALTH CARE INITIATIVE, 668 00:38:15,433 --> 00:38:18,266 DRAWING UP CLEARLY DEFINED WILLS. 669 00:38:18,266 --> 00:38:22,066 THOSE ARE TOOLS THAT ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE TO IDAHOANS SO THEY 670 00:38:22,066 --> 00:38:24,333 CAN PROTECT THEIR INTERESTS IN THOSE AREAS. 671 00:38:24,333 --> 00:38:28,333 >> MS. COLLUM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? 672 00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:30,233 >> Ms. Collum: YES. 673 00:38:30,233 --> 00:38:33,166 IT'S SO KIND OF YOU TO ALLOW THAT POSSIBILITY THAT THEY COULD 674 00:38:33,166 --> 00:38:37,266 SEE THEIR LOVED ONES IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT THAT DENIES THEM 675 00:38:37,266 --> 00:38:44,867 THEIR RIGHT TO LOVE WHO THEY LOVE AND TO -- IT'S -- WOW! 676 00:38:44,867 --> 00:38:49,066 >> YOU HAD A QUESTION FOR MOS. 677 00:38:49,066 --> 00:38:49,266 COLLUM. 678 00:38:49,266 --> 00:38:51,500 >> HOW WOULD YOU TREAT LEGISLATIVE ATTEMPTS TO ROLL 679 00:38:51,500 --> 00:38:57,700 BACK THE RIGHTS OF SAME-SEX MARRIED COUPLES IF YOU ARE VOTED 680 00:38:57,700 --> 00:38:58,600 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR? 681 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:04,266 >> Ms. Collum: SO TECHNICALLY, I AM THERE AS A COLLABORATOR, AS 682 00:39:04,266 --> 00:39:07,333 AN OVERSEEING PARLIAMENTARY RULE. 683 00:39:07,333 --> 00:39:10,633 I DON'T FEEL THAT IT'S MY PLACE TO GET TOO INVOLVED IN THAT. 684 00:39:10,633 --> 00:39:14,233 I WOULD STAY TO MY JOB. 685 00:39:14,233 --> 00:39:18,166 >> Melissa: IS THAT ONE YOU WOULD CONSIDER A VETO IF YOU 686 00:39:18,166 --> 00:39:19,600 WERE ACTING GOVERNOR? 687 00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:22,433 >> Ms. Collum: THAT'S SUCH A FAR CASE. 688 00:39:22,433 --> 00:39:26,800 I WOULD ALWAYS RESPECT THE VOTE OF -- THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. 689 00:39:26,800 --> 00:39:27,367 >> Melissa: ALL RIGHT. 690 00:39:27,367 --> 00:39:29,266 THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM REBECCA. 691 00:39:29,266 --> 00:39:31,600 >> ALL RIGHT. 692 00:39:31,600 --> 00:39:35,066 MS. COLLUM, YOU'VE SAID YOU'RE PRO GUN OWNERSHIP AND WOULDN'T 693 00:39:35,066 --> 00:39:36,800 TAKE ANYONE'S GUNS AWAY. 694 00:39:36,800 --> 00:39:38,000 WHAT SPECIFICALLY DOES THAT MEAN? 695 00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:40,867 ARE THERE ANY RESTRICTIONS ON FIREARMS YOU SUPPORT LIKE 696 00:39:40,867 --> 00:39:44,166 RAISING THE AGE TO BUY CERTAIN GUNS TO 21 OR UNIVERSAL 697 00:39:44,166 --> 00:39:45,867 BACKGROUND CHECKS? 698 00:39:45,867 --> 00:39:48,633 >> Ms. Collum: I BELIEVE -- COMING FROM MY MILITARY 699 00:39:48,633 --> 00:39:52,066 BACKGROUND, IN THE MILITARY, WE NEVER JUST HANDED GUNS OUT. 700 00:39:52,066 --> 00:39:53,333 PEOPLE HAD TO BE TRAINED. 701 00:39:53,333 --> 00:39:55,900 WE DIDN'T HAVE AMMUNITION AVAILABLE. 702 00:39:55,900 --> 00:39:56,800 WE SIGNED THAT OUT. 703 00:39:56,800 --> 00:39:58,166 WE KEPT TRACK OF IT. 704 00:39:58,166 --> 00:40:01,800 THERE'S SAFETY AND RESPONSIBILITY. 705 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:06,166 SO I LIKE TO SEE THOSE TWO COMPONENTS IN ANY KIND OF GUN 706 00:40:06,166 --> 00:40:07,500 OWNERSHIP AND USE. 707 00:40:07,500 --> 00:40:12,066 IF THERE'S A LACK OF THAT IN SOME CASE, I MIGHT BE MORE 708 00:40:12,066 --> 00:40:17,066 FAVORABLE TO LETTING A GUN LAW PASS, BUT RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SEE 709 00:40:17,066 --> 00:40:21,066 A PROBLEM IN IDAHO FOR MOST GUN OWNERS. 710 00:40:21,066 --> 00:40:21,967 THEY'RE RESPONSIBLE. 711 00:40:21,967 --> 00:40:28,500 THEY'RE HUNTERS, AND THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO GO OUT OF MY WAY TO 712 00:40:28,500 --> 00:40:29,633 TAKE AWAY THEIR GUNS. 713 00:40:29,633 --> 00:40:32,734 >> THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CONCERNS IN THE PUBLIC EYE 714 00:40:32,734 --> 00:40:37,734 RECENTLY WITH SCHOOL SHOOTINGS, PA 715 00:40:37,734 --> 00:40:39,266 MASS SHOOTING AT WORKPLACE. 716 00:40:39,266 --> 00:40:45,266 ARE THERE ANY TWEAKS THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO PREVENT INCIDENTS 717 00:40:45,266 --> 00:40:47,867 LIKE THAT HAPPENING IN IDAHO? 718 00:40:47,867 --> 00:40:49,433 DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS WILL 719 00:40:49,433 --> 00:40:52,800 REMAIN RESPONSIBLE AND NOT GET IN THE WRONG HANDS. 720 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:57,333 >> Ms. Collum: ARE YOU TALKING SCHOOL SHOOTING SPECIFICALLY? 721 00:40:57,333 --> 00:40:58,800 >> GUN VIOLENCE IN GENERAL. 722 00:40:58,800 --> 00:41:02,800 >> Ms. Collum: WE ALL NEED TO BE -- YEAH, I THINK WE'RE ALL -- 723 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:07,500 SO FAR, MAYBE WE'RE LUCKY, BUT I THINK WE'RE DOING WELL, AND I'M 724 00:41:07,500 --> 00:41:11,700 NOT LOOKING TO STRENGTHEN ANY GUN LAWS. 725 00:41:11,700 --> 00:41:15,900 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, ON YOUR WEBSITE, YOU SAID YOU FIGHT 726 00:41:15,900 --> 00:41:19,333 ANY AND EVERY ENCROACHMENT ON THE SECOND AMENDMENT. 727 00:41:19,333 --> 00:41:25,700 WITH GUN SILENCE -- VIOLENCE IN THE PUBLIC CONSCIOUSNESS, THERE 728 00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:29,900 ANY TWEAKS THAT NEED TO BE TO PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS IN IDAHO 729 00:41:29,900 --> 00:41:37,166 OR ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT ALL GUN OWNERSHIP SHULZ -- ALWAYS 730 00:41:37,166 --> 00:41:39,066 BE LEGAL. 731 00:41:39,066 --> 00:41:43,066 >> Rep. McGeachin: THAT'S WHAT OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT SAYS 732 00:41:43,066 --> 00:41:47,600 THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS NOR SHALL ANY LAW PERMIT 733 00:41:47,600 --> 00:41:51,433 THE CONFISCATION OF FIREARMS EXCEPT FOR THOSE USED IN THE 734 00:41:51,433 --> 00:41:52,633 COMMISSION OF A FELONY. 735 00:41:52,633 --> 00:41:54,166 I SUPPORT OUR CONSTITUTION. 736 00:41:54,166 --> 00:42:02,000 AND I WILL ADVOCATE AND STRONGLY PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO KEEP AND 737 00:42:02,000 --> 00:42:03,700 BEAR ARMS IN OUR STATE. 738 00:42:03,700 --> 00:42:06,367 >> Melissa: THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM DOUG PETCASH. 739 00:42:06,367 --> 00:42:09,633 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, WE'LL START WITH YOU ON THIS 740 00:42:09,633 --> 00:42:09,867 ONE. 741 00:42:09,867 --> 00:42:15,433 THE TEACHER CAREER PAY LADDER RAISE PROGRAM HAS ONE MORE YEAR 742 00:42:15,433 --> 00:42:16,700 TO GO. 743 00:42:16,700 --> 00:42:21,066 IDAHO STILL FACES A TEACHER SHORTAGE AND CHALLENGES WITH 744 00:42:21,066 --> 00:42:23,000 RECRUITING AND RETAINING GOOD TEACHERS. 745 00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:26,333 THE WAGES HAVE GONE UP SUBSTANTIALLY OVER THE LAST FOUR 746 00:42:26,333 --> 00:42:26,533 YEARS. 747 00:42:26,533 --> 00:42:29,433 WILL YOU PUSH TO CONTINUE THE CAREER LADDER PROGRAM OR 748 00:42:29,433 --> 00:42:30,600 SOMETHING SIMILAR? 749 00:42:30,600 --> 00:42:31,233 >> Rep. McGeachin: ABSOLUTELY. 750 00:42:31,233 --> 00:42:36,500 I TOTALLY SUPPORT THE EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO BRING 751 00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:40,967 TEACHERS' PAY BACK UP, AND I WISH TO THANK THE TAXPAYERS OF 752 00:42:40,967 --> 00:42:47,333 IDAHO WHO HAVE, SINCE OUR DEEP RECESSION IN 2008 WHEN MANY 753 00:42:47,333 --> 00:42:51,100 IDAHO FAMILIES LOST JOBS AND WE HAD A 20% REDUCTION IN TAX 754 00:42:51,100 --> 00:42:55,166 REVENUES INTO OUR STATE, SINCE THAT TIME, THE TAXPAYERS OF 755 00:42:55,166 --> 00:43:01,533 IDAHO HAVE GIVEN ALMOST -- MORE THAN HALF A BILLION DOLLARS BACK 756 00:43:01,533 --> 00:43:06,800 INTO OUR SCHOOLS, AND SO FOR THAT, I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE 757 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:10,533 SUPPORT OF THE IDAHO TAXPAYERS FOR OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IN 758 00:43:10,533 --> 00:43:14,967 IDAHO, AND THAT IS PROPERLY EDUCATING OUR KIDS AND PREPARING 759 00:43:14,967 --> 00:43:16,433 THEM FOR THEIR FUTURE. 760 00:43:16,433 --> 00:43:22,100 >> THAT BEING SAID, THERE WAS A $100 MILLION TAX CUT LAST YEAR. 761 00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:26,166 IS THERE A CONCERN THERE WILL STILL BE MONEY TO CONTINUE TO 762 00:43:26,166 --> 00:43:30,633 RAISE TEACHER PAY AND TO FUND AND CONTINUE BUMPING UP K-12 763 00:43:30,633 --> 00:43:32,166 FUNDING? 764 00:43:32,166 --> 00:43:39,900 >> Rep. McGeachin: I BELIEVE WE'RE ON AN ECONOMIC BOON. 765 00:43:39,900 --> 00:43:43,000 LESS THAN 3% UNEMPLOYMENT. 766 00:43:43,000 --> 00:43:48,000 AS LONG AS WE REMAIN PRUDENT AND DILIGENT WITH OUR SPENDING, 767 00:43:48,000 --> 00:43:53,000 UNDER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE BUILT -- YOUR TAXPAYER 768 00:43:53,000 --> 00:43:56,166 DOLLARS HAVE BEEN BUILT BACK UP TO HALF A BILLION DOLLARS IN 769 00:43:56,166 --> 00:43:57,533 VARIOUS SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. 770 00:43:57,533 --> 00:44:02,633 WE'RE VERY WELL PREPARED FOR GOING INTO THE FUTURE, 771 00:44:02,633 --> 00:44:07,633 CONTINUING OUR COMMITMENT OF EDUCATION, PROTECTING THE 772 00:44:07,633 --> 00:44:09,166 TAXPAYERS' DOLLARS. 773 00:44:09,166 --> 00:44:10,166 THANK YOU. 774 00:44:10,166 --> 00:44:12,900 >> AND YOU WANTED TO RESPOND MS. 775 00:44:12,900 --> 00:44:13,266 COLLUM. 776 00:44:13,266 --> 00:44:16,266 >> Ms. Collum: OUR IDAHO CONSTITUTION SAYS THAT WE 777 00:44:16,266 --> 00:44:24,433 PROVIDEEDUCATION UNIFORMLY AND THOROUGHLY, AND THAT SEEMS TO BE 778 00:44:24,433 --> 00:44:29,700 NOT HAPPENING BECAUSE WE'RE FORCING THESE RURAL COUNTIES TO 779 00:44:29,700 --> 00:44:33,433 COME UP WITH THEIR OWN BONDS AND LEVIES, AND THEY'RE SUFFERING. 780 00:44:33,433 --> 00:44:38,166 THEY HAVE FAILED TO PASS YEAR AFTER YEAR, AND THE WEALTHIER 781 00:44:38,166 --> 00:44:41,900 COUNTIES PASS THEM AND ARE SUPPLEMENTING. 782 00:44:41,900 --> 00:44:43,600 IT'S NO LONGER EVEN. 783 00:44:43,600 --> 00:44:47,000 IT'S NO LONGER UNIFORM, AND IT'S NOT PROVIDING THE COVERAGE THAT 784 00:44:47,000 --> 00:44:51,433 OUR CONSTITUTION REQUIRES US TO PROVIDE. 785 00:44:51,433 --> 00:44:53,100 >> Melissa: YOU WANTED TO BRIEFLY RESPOND. 786 00:44:53,100 --> 00:44:55,800 YOU'RE A BIT AHEAD OF TIME. 787 00:44:55,800 --> 00:44:59,533 >> Rep. McGeachin: THE REASON WHY OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES ARE 788 00:44:59,533 --> 00:45:04,867 HAVING A HARD TIME PASSING LEVIES IS BECAUSE THEY'RE 789 00:45:04,867 --> 00:45:05,367 SUFFERING. 790 00:45:05,367 --> 00:45:08,700 IT'S BECAUSE OF THE LIBERAL POLICIES THAT ARE THREATENING 791 00:45:08,700 --> 00:45:12,000 THE TRADITIONAL INDUSTRIES IN OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES. 792 00:45:12,000 --> 00:45:17,700 AND THAT CONTINUAL EROSION OF THAT VERY IMPORTANT SECTOR OF 793 00:45:17,700 --> 00:45:19,633 OUR ECONOMY. 794 00:45:19,633 --> 00:45:22,433 >> Melissa: . 795 00:45:22,433 --> 00:45:24,066 >> Ms. Collum: THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE BEEN IN CHARGE OF OUR 796 00:45:24,066 --> 00:45:25,700 GOVERNMENT FOR DECADES. 797 00:45:25,700 --> 00:45:30,900 HOW CAN IT BE THE LIBERAL POLICIES THAT HAVE CAUSED THIS 798 00:45:30,900 --> 00:45:31,100 DAMAGE? 799 00:45:31,100 --> 00:45:35,066 >> Rep. McGeachin: IT'S THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT UNDER THE 800 00:45:35,066 --> 00:45:37,266 PRIOR ADMINISTRATION. 801 00:45:37,266 --> 00:45:43,600 >> Melissa: DOUG HUYOU HAD A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. 802 00:45:43,600 --> 00:45:48,800 >> WHAT WAS THE ON THE TAX CUT LAST YEAR. 803 00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:53,100 DO YOU THINK IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DID AT THE TIME? 804 00:45:53,100 --> 00:45:54,000 JUD >> Ms. Collum: IT WAS 805 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:54,433 INTERESTING TODAY. 806 00:45:54,433 --> 00:45:58,433 A REPORT CAME OUT JUST TODAY SAYING HOW THE POORER PEOPLE IN 807 00:45:58,433 --> 00:46:02,000 IDAHO ARE ACTUALLY PAYING A HIGHER TAX BURDEN THAN THE 808 00:46:02,000 --> 00:46:04,367 WEALTHIER, AND THAT'S A PROBLEM. 809 00:46:04,367 --> 00:46:05,000 THERE'S A 2% DIFFERENCE. 810 00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:09,700 WE ARE NOT SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNI 811 00:46:09,700 --> 00:46:13,734 COMMUNITIES EQUALLY, AND THE TAX CUT SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. 812 00:46:13,734 --> 00:46:17,367 I AM VERY FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. 813 00:46:17,367 --> 00:46:19,066 I HAVE A BIG DAY ON FRIDAY. 814 00:46:19,066 --> 00:46:22,233 MY FINAL MORTGAGE FINAL IS HAPPENING. 815 00:46:22,233 --> 00:46:23,700 AND I WILL OWN MY HOME. 816 00:46:23,700 --> 00:46:27,734 I WORKED THROUGH MY DEBT, AND I ALWAYS SAVE FOR THE FUTURE, AND 817 00:46:27,734 --> 00:46:28,533 INVEST IN THINGS. 818 00:46:28,533 --> 00:46:31,633 I WOULD HAVE PUT IT BACK INTO INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH IS 819 00:46:31,633 --> 00:46:35,433 EDUCATION AND OUR ROADS AND BRIDGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, 820 00:46:35,433 --> 00:46:38,700 BUT WE'RE ALREADY USING MORE AND MORE RESOURCES. 821 00:46:38,700 --> 00:46:42,266 WE KNOW THAT WE'RE THE THIRD FASTEST-GROWING STATE RIGHT NOW, 822 00:46:42,266 --> 00:46:43,867 AND WE'RE NOT PREPARED FOR IT. 823 00:46:43,867 --> 00:46:46,500 WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. 824 00:46:46,500 --> 00:46:49,800 WE'RE GIVING THE MONEY BACK TO CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHY. 825 00:46:49,800 --> 00:46:51,367 LIKE THAT IS NOT PRUDENT. 826 00:46:51,367 --> 00:46:54,266 THAT IS NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. 827 00:46:54,266 --> 00:46:56,166 >> Melissa: THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM JAMES. 828 00:46:56,166 --> 00:46:59,800 >> MS. COLLUM, BEFORE THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, YOU AND 829 00:46:59,800 --> 00:47:03,100 REPRESENTATIVE PAULETTE JORDAN ANNOUNCED YOU WERE RUNNING ON A 830 00:47:03,100 --> 00:47:05,367 JOINT TICKET WITH HER SEEKING THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. 831 00:47:05,367 --> 00:47:07,066 ARE YOU STILL RUNNING TOGETHER? 832 00:47:07,066 --> 00:47:11,367 >> Ms. Collum: SO I'VE BEEN TOLD EVER SINCE MAY 8 WHEN WE DID 833 00:47:11,367 --> 00:47:15,333 THAT, YOU KNOW, KRISTIN, THAT'S REALLY NOT A THING HERE IN 834 00:47:15,333 --> 00:47:15,533 IDAHO. 835 00:47:15,533 --> 00:47:20,500 AND SO APPARENTLY IT'S NOT A THING IN IDAHO, AND ANYONE CAN 836 00:47:20,500 --> 00:47:24,433 VOTE FOR EITHER GOVERNOR, AND THEY CAN ALWAYS VOTE FOR ME. 837 00:47:24,433 --> 00:47:28,000 SO I DON'T THINK IT'S A THING. 838 00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:33,233 I WILL GO WITH WHOEVER THE VOTERS VOTE IN IS WHO I'M 839 00:47:33,233 --> 00:47:35,734 WORKING WITH, BECAUSE I'M A PROFESSIONAL, AND I SHOW UP 840 00:47:35,734 --> 00:47:36,100 EVERY DAY. 841 00:47:36,100 --> 00:47:38,166 >> IT WAS A THING WHEN YOU DID ANNOUNCE IT. 842 00:47:38,166 --> 00:47:41,266 YOU HAD A WHOLE PRESS ROLL-OUT. 843 00:47:41,266 --> 00:47:42,633 IT WAS A VERY BIG DEAL. 844 00:47:42,633 --> 00:47:45,800 ARE YOU STILL RUNNING TOGETHER? 845 00:47:45,800 --> 00:47:50,166 >> WE HAVE SEPARATE CAMPAIGNS AND SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNTS AND 846 00:47:50,166 --> 00:47:50,900 SEPARATE STAFF. 847 00:47:50,900 --> 00:47:52,266 WE HAVE GONE DIFFERENT PLACES. 848 00:47:52,266 --> 00:47:53,700 SHE HAS A DIFFERENT OPPONENT. 849 00:47:53,700 --> 00:47:59,166 SO WE ARE NOT CAMPAIGNING TOGETHER, AND WE HAVEN'T -- WE 850 00:47:59,166 --> 00:48:03,066 RUN INTO EACH OTHER OCCASIONALLY AT EVENTS. 851 00:48:03,066 --> 00:48:05,333 VERY FEW WORDS HAVE PASSED. 852 00:48:05,333 --> 00:48:09,166 I WOULDN'T QUITE CALL US THAT NO. 853 00:48:09,166 --> 00:48:12,066 >> WHY ARE YOU DISTANCING YOURSELF FROM PAULETTE JORDAN AT 854 00:48:12,066 --> 00:48:13,266 THIS MOMENT? 855 00:48:13,266 --> 00:48:15,800 >> Ms. Collum: I WOULD SAY IT'S A MATTER OF FACT LOOKING BACK 856 00:48:15,800 --> 00:48:18,734 OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND SAYING YEAH, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. 857 00:48:18,734 --> 00:48:23,266 I'VE BEEN VERY BUSY ON MY OWN CAMPAIGN, GOING TO EVERY SINGLE 858 00:48:23,266 --> 00:48:28,233 COUNTY ACROSS THE STATE, MEETING PEOPLE, AND BEING AND 859 00:48:28,233 --> 00:48:32,233 ESTABLISHING MY OWN REPUTATION FOR LEADERSHIP, AND SHOWING WHAT 860 00:48:32,233 --> 00:48:35,600 A VETERAN LOOKS LIKE AND SHOWING WHAT A TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL 861 00:48:35,600 --> 00:48:39,333 LOOKS LIKE AND SHOWING THE IDEAS OF HOW I CAN LEAD AS LIEUTENANT 862 00:48:39,333 --> 00:48:43,000 GOVERNOR, AND IF I WERE TO GO WITH HER, THAT WOULD TAKE ME OFF 863 00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:46,000 MY CAMPAIGN STRATEGY. 864 00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:49,333 >> Melissa: REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, YOU WANTED TO 865 00:48:49,333 --> 00:48:49,600 RESPOND. 866 00:48:49,600 --> 00:48:52,700 >> Rep. McGeachin: HOW CONVENIENT AFTER PAULETTE 867 00:48:52,700 --> 00:48:55,166 JORDAN'S CAMPAIGN STARTS FALLING APART THIS YOU DISTANCE YOURSELF 868 00:48:55,166 --> 00:48:59,700 FROM HER WHEN AT A LOCAL RADIO STATION IN MY HOME COMMUNITY, 869 00:48:59,700 --> 00:49:03,633 YOU WERE PRESSED, IS THERE ANY SPACE BETWEEN YOU AND PAULETTE 870 00:49:03,633 --> 00:49:03,867 JORDAN. 871 00:49:03,867 --> 00:49:09,734 AND YOUR VERY WORDS WERE NO, I CAN'T THINK OF ANY, NO. 872 00:49:09,734 --> 00:49:10,066 IDEALOGICALLY. 873 00:49:10,066 --> 00:49:16,700 >> Ms. Collum: I'M N-- >> Rep. McGeachin: I'M NOT DONE 874 00:49:16,700 --> 00:49:16,900 TALK. 875 00:49:16,900 --> 00:49:22,633 YOU'VE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED TOGETHER AT RECENT EVENTS. 876 00:49:22,633 --> 00:49:27,367 > Reporter: IT'S A BITS DISINGENUOUS TO BE WALKING BACK 877 00:49:27,367 --> 00:49:28,633 FROM WHAT YOU SAID PRIOR. 878 00:49:28,633 --> 00:49:29,533 >> Melissa: PLEASE RESPOND. 879 00:49:29,533 --> 00:49:30,633 >> Ms. Collum: YES. 880 00:49:30,633 --> 00:49:33,100 WE SHOW UP AT MANY EVENTS TOGETHER. 881 00:49:33,100 --> 00:49:34,066 IT HAPPENS. 882 00:49:34,066 --> 00:49:39,734 AND I'M NOT DENYING THAT SHE'S MY GOVERNOR CANDIDATE, BUT WE 883 00:49:39,734 --> 00:49:41,000 DON'T TALK THAT MUCH. 884 00:49:41,000 --> 00:49:44,700 WE ACTUALLY DON'T. 885 00:49:44,700 --> 00:49:49,900 >> REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, IN A CONTENTIOUS 5-WAY PRIMARY, YOU 886 00:49:49,900 --> 00:49:59,000 ALIGNED YOURSELF WITH GROUPS LIKE THE LIBERTY CAUCUS AND EYED 887 00:49:59,000 --> 00:50:04,700 IDAHO FREEDOM FOUNDATION THAT KOENT -- HOW WILL YOU WORK 888 00:50:04,700 --> 00:50:14,166 YOURSELF WITH MODERATE REPS -- REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS? 889 00:50:14,166 --> 00:50:17,633 >> Rep. McGeachin: I ALIGN THEMSELVES WITH THEM. 890 00:50:17,633 --> 00:50:22,433 THEY WANT A DELICATE GOVERNMENTAL TOUCH. 891 00:50:22,433 --> 00:50:26,533 I HAVE TEN YEARS WORKING IN THAT GOVERNMENTAL BODY. 892 00:50:26,533 --> 00:50:28,800 I UNDERSTAND THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ANY GIVEN ISSUE 893 00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:30,900 TO TRY TO WISHING TOGETHER TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS. 894 00:50:30,900 --> 00:50:35,700 I HAVE DONE IT IN THE PAST, AND I WILL DO IT AGAIN AS YOUR NEXT 895 00:50:35,700 --> 00:50:37,800 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 896 00:50:37,800 --> 00:50:41,333 >> Melissa: DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT? 897 00:50:41,333 --> 00:50:44,633 >> Ms. Collum: IT FROM WHAT I SEE, IT'S AN EXTREME, WHETHER 898 00:50:44,633 --> 00:50:51,000 IT'S THE RIGHT OR THE LEFT, IT'S THE EXTREME EYE IDEOLOGY THAT 899 00:50:51,000 --> 00:50:54,066 TAKES US AWAY FROM MOVING FORWARD. 900 00:50:54,066 --> 00:50:58,333 WE ARE FEELING LIKE RIGHT NOW, EVERYONE IS FEELING THE 901 00:50:58,333 --> 00:50:58,633 DIVISIVENESS. 902 00:50:58,633 --> 00:51:01,734 AS I HAVE TRAVELED THE STATE, THAT'S THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN 903 00:51:01,734 --> 00:51:04,333 OUT OF EVERYONE I MEET IS THEY'RE FEELING THAT STRETCH, 904 00:51:04,333 --> 00:51:06,066 THAT RIP IN THE FABRIC. 905 00:51:06,066 --> 00:51:09,734 IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S DIVISIVENESS ON BOTH SIDES 906 00:51:09,734 --> 00:51:11,266 STRETCHING IT LIKE A RUBBER BAND. 907 00:51:11,266 --> 00:51:12,166 IT'S GOING TO BREAK. 908 00:51:12,166 --> 00:51:16,533 WE NEED MORE IN THE MIDDLE, MORE COLLABORATION, AND I DON'T THINK 909 00:51:16,533 --> 00:51:20,900 SOMEONE WITH HER EXTREME CONSERVATIVE VALUES WHO IS 910 00:51:20,900 --> 00:51:25,166 ALIGNED WITH THE IDAHOAN CAN ACTUALLY EVEN WORK WITH OTHERS, 911 00:51:25,166 --> 00:51:27,433 EVEN WITHIN HER OWN PARTY. 912 00:51:27,433 --> 00:51:30,000 SHE CANNOT WORK WITH THEM. 913 00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:33,100 >> Rep. McGeachin: I'VE GOT TO RESPOND TO THAT. 914 00:51:33,100 --> 00:51:34,967 WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXTREMISM. 915 00:51:34,967 --> 00:51:36,333 WHO IS THE EXTREME PERSON HERE? 916 00:51:36,333 --> 00:51:40,633 I SUPPORT LIFE THAT BEGINS AT THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION, AND WE 917 00:51:40,633 --> 00:51:42,533 SHOULD RESPECT LIFE AT ALL STAGES. 918 00:51:42,533 --> 00:51:48,800 MY OPPONENT IS SUPPORTED BY NOW THAT WANTS TO TARGET CRISIS 919 00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:50,533 PREGNANCY CENTERS HERE IN IDAHO. 920 00:51:50,533 --> 00:51:54,266 I SUPPORT AND DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS. 921 00:51:54,266 --> 00:52:01,100 I'M ENDORSED BY THE NRA AND HAVE RECEIVED 100% RATING WITH THE 922 00:52:01,100 --> 00:52:02,266 IDAHO SECOND AMENDMENT ALLIANCE. 923 00:52:02,266 --> 00:52:06,066 MY OPPONENT HAS REFUSED TO ANSWER THE CANDIDATE SURVEY ON 924 00:52:06,066 --> 00:52:07,633 GUN RIGHTS. 925 00:52:07,633 --> 00:52:13,066 AND SHE DOES ALIGN HERSELF WITH THE GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE WHO 926 00:52:13,066 --> 00:52:18,000 FAMOUSLY QUOTED THAT THERY IS NO PLACE FOR THE AR-15 IN IDAHO. 927 00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:22,600 I ALSO BELIEVE IN HEALTH CARE THAT WE NEED TO SOLVE THAT. 928 00:52:22,600 --> 00:52:28,500 BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE IN UNIFERAL HEALTH CARE OR MASSIVE 929 00:52:28,500 --> 00:52:31,800 GOVERNMENT PROGRAM IN HEALTH CARE BUT RATHER SUPPORT THE FREE 930 00:52:31,800 --> 00:52:32,333 MARKET. 931 00:52:32,333 --> 00:52:36,500 >> Melissa: WE CAN FIND YOUR POSITION STATEMENTS ON YOUR 932 00:52:36,500 --> 00:52:36,700 WEBSITE. 933 00:52:36,700 --> 00:52:40,900 MS. COLLUM, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO RESPOND. 934 00:52:40,900 --> 00:52:42,266 WE'RE ALMOST THE OUT OF TIME. 935 00:52:42,266 --> 00:52:44,166 >> Ms. Collum: ALL THE THINGS SHE DOESN'T SUPPORT LIKE 936 00:52:44,166 --> 00:52:47,900 MEDICAID EXPANSION AND THE BASIC THINGS WE NEED IN OUR STATE TO 937 00:52:47,900 --> 00:52:50,734 HELP BRING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND HEALTH CARE BACK TO OUR 938 00:52:50,734 --> 00:52:52,633 STATE AND TO A LEVEL THAT'S ACCEPTABLE. 939 00:52:52,633 --> 00:52:53,100 >> Melissa: ALL RIGHT. 940 00:52:53,100 --> 00:52:57,100 WE HAVE TIME FOR ABOUT ONE MORE TOPIC AND THAT WILL COME FROM 941 00:52:57,100 --> 00:52:57,500 REBECCA BOONE. 942 00:52:57,500 --> 00:52:59,166 >> I THINK THIS WILL BE A QUICKER ONE. 943 00:52:59,166 --> 00:53:02,700 THE IDAHO DARY AND RANCHING INDUSTRIES ARE SOME OF THE 944 00:53:02,700 --> 00:53:06,266 LARGEST CREATORS OF CARBON IN THE STATE AND WE'VE BEEN TOLD WE 945 00:53:06,266 --> 00:53:11,266 NEED TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS BY HALF IN THE NEXT 12 YEARS TO 946 00:53:11,266 --> 00:53:14,266 STAVE OFF CATASTROPHE. 947 00:53:14,266 --> 00:53:17,266 MS. COLLUM, DO YOU BELIEVE IN HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE AND 948 00:53:17,266 --> 00:53:25,734 IF SO WOULD YOU ATTEMPT TO REGULATE THE CARBON EMISSIONS IN 949 00:53:25,734 --> 00:53:26,700 THESE TWO INDUSTRIES? 950 00:53:26,700 --> 00:53:29,433 >> Ms. Collum: I BELIEVE IN HUMAN-CAUSED CLIMATE CHANGE. 951 00:53:29,433 --> 00:53:32,900 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WOULD IMPOSE ANYTHING. 952 00:53:32,900 --> 00:53:36,266 I WOULD CONSULT THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE EXPERTS, AND WE WOULD 953 00:53:36,266 --> 00:53:40,066 COME UP WITH OPTIONS AND SEE HOW WE WOULD APPROACH THAT. 954 00:53:40,066 --> 00:53:40,533 >> Melissa: ALL RIGHT. 955 00:53:40,533 --> 00:53:44,166 AND REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN, I WILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO 956 00:53:44,166 --> 00:53:44,433 RESPOND. 957 00:53:44,433 --> 00:53:46,433 >> Rep. McGeachin: I BELIEVE WE NEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE WITH OUR 958 00:53:46,433 --> 00:53:50,533 ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF OUR AIR FOR OUR 959 00:53:50,533 --> 00:53:51,100 FUTURE GENERATIONS. 960 00:53:51,100 --> 00:53:57,433 AND SO WITH THAT IN MIND, I DO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS, THE 961 00:53:57,433 --> 00:54:01,266 WONDERFUL EFFORTS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE IDAHO NATIONAL 962 00:54:01,266 --> 00:54:05,734 LABORATORY TO FIND ALTERNATIVE, RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, 963 00:54:05,734 --> 00:54:13,433 BUILDING WITH THESE SMALL MODULAR REACTORS, BUILDING THESE 964 00:54:13,433 --> 00:54:19,333 ENERGY MODELS THAT CAN UTILIZE ALL THESE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF 965 00:54:19,333 --> 00:54:20,266 ENERGY. 966 00:54:20,266 --> 00:54:23,266 >> Melissa: WE KNOW YOU'RE PRO INL. 967 00:54:23,266 --> 00:54:26,600 WOULD YOU WORK TO REGULATE ANY OF THE CARBON EMISSIONS COMING 968 00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:28,433 FROM THE AG INDUSTRY. 969 00:54:28,433 --> 00:54:29,066 YES OR NO? 970 00:54:29,066 --> 00:54:30,000 >> Rep. McGeachin: NO. 971 00:54:30,000 --> 00:54:31,700 >> Melissa: IT IS ABOUT TIME FOR CLOSING REMARKS. 972 00:54:31,700 --> 00:54:33,700 WE'LL BEGIN WITH REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN. 973 00:54:33,700 --> 00:54:37,166 >> Rep. McGeachin: THANK YOU, MELISSA AND TO THE VOTERS OF 974 00:54:37,166 --> 00:54:37,600 IDAHO. 975 00:54:37,600 --> 00:54:41,100 TONIGHT WE HAVE ENGAGED IN A VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FOR 976 00:54:41,100 --> 00:54:42,867 VOTERS ACROSS OUR STATE. 977 00:54:42,867 --> 00:54:46,600 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY HEART IS FOR IDAHO, OUR HOME. 978 00:54:46,600 --> 00:54:48,533 WE HAVE A BINARY CHOICE TO MAKE. 979 00:54:48,533 --> 00:54:51,900 WE ARE DECIDING NOW THE DIRECTION OUR STATE WILL EMBRACE 980 00:54:51,900 --> 00:54:53,900 AND PROMOTE FOR YEARS TO COME. 981 00:54:53,900 --> 00:54:58,066 IN IDAHO, WE HAVE EMBRACED THE ORIGINAL DESIGN OF OUR 982 00:54:58,066 --> 00:55:02,166 GOVERNMENT, A CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC WHERE CITIZENS ARE 983 00:55:02,166 --> 00:55:05,500 GOVERNED WITH A LIGHT TOUCH, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LIMITED, 984 00:55:05,500 --> 00:55:15,600 AND OUR GOD-GIVEN UNALIENABLE RIGHTS ARE SANK RO SACROSANCT. 985 00:55:15,600 --> 00:55:18,633 THEY HAVE WORKED TO PRESERVE THE AMERICA WE GREW UP IN AND WANT 986 00:55:18,633 --> 00:55:21,900 TO PASS DOWN TO OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. 987 00:55:21,900 --> 00:55:24,333 THESE CONSERVATIVE VALUES ARE NOW AT RISK. 988 00:55:24,333 --> 00:55:29,066 WE MUST STAND FIRM AND KEEP IDAHO CONSERVATIVE, DESPITE THE 989 00:55:29,066 --> 00:55:30,066 ATTACKS FROM THE LEFT. 990 00:55:30,066 --> 00:55:34,233 IF YOU AGREE, PLEASE VOTE FOR ME, JANICE McGEACHIN ON 991 00:55:34,233 --> 00:55:34,967 NOVEMBER 6. 992 00:55:34,967 --> 00:55:36,633 THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT. 993 00:55:36,633 --> 00:55:37,367 >> Melissa: ALL RIGHT. 994 00:55:37,367 --> 00:55:40,800 THANK YOU SO MUCH, REPRESENTATIVE McGEACHIN. 995 00:55:40,800 --> 00:55:43,433 MS. COLLUM, YOUR CLOSING REMARKS PLEASE. 996 00:55:43,433 --> 00:55:46,600 >> Ms. Collum: THANK TO YOU IDAHO DEBATES AND ALL 997 00:55:46,600 --> 00:55:50,233 PARTICIPANTS AND ESPECIALLY JANICE McGEACHIN. 998 00:55:50,233 --> 00:55:56,266 THIS LET'S IDAHO CLEARLY SEE AND KNOW WHO OUR CHOICES ARE FOR 999 00:55:56,266 --> 00:55:57,266 LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR. 1000 00:55:57,266 --> 00:55:58,600 HERE'S WHY I ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. 1001 00:55:58,600 --> 00:56:02,700 I'M A PROFESSIONAL, A MODERATE FOR TEAM IDAHO WHOSE FIRST 1002 00:56:02,700 --> 00:56:05,066 PRIORITY IS THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO, ALL PEOPLE. 1003 00:56:05,066 --> 00:56:08,333 I'M IN THE MIDDLE LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING UP, DOWN, AND 1004 00:56:08,333 --> 00:56:12,800 ACROSS, TO GET THINGS DONE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY. 1005 00:56:12,800 --> 00:56:17,633 AS A VETERAN, THE VALUES OF HARD WORK, RESPONSIBILITY, AND 1006 00:56:17,633 --> 00:56:20,867 INTEGRITY ARE BAKED INTO MY DNA. 1007 00:56:20,867 --> 00:56:24,734 I'M WITH THE PEOPLE OF IDAHO WHO ARE VOTING FOR PROP 2 MEDICAID 1008 00:56:24,734 --> 00:56:29,433 EXPANSION ON NOVEMBER 6, BECAUSE THEY WANT WORKING PEOPLE TO KEEP 1009 00:56:29,433 --> 00:56:33,900 WORKING, RURAL HOSPITALS TO STAY OPEN, AND OUR TAX DOLLARS TO BE 1010 00:56:33,900 --> 00:56:38,000 SPENT WISELY AND COMING BACK TO IDAHO. 1011 00:56:38,000 --> 00:56:42,500 AS THE ONLY LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OR CANDIDATE WHO HAS SERVED IN 1012 00:56:42,500 --> 00:56:46,433 UNIFORM, I'LL GLADLY ASSIST THE GOVERNOR WHO IS 1013 00:56:46,433 --> 00:56:50,233 COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE IDAHO NATIONAL GUARD AND PROUDLY 1014 00:56:50,233 --> 00:56:52,333 REPRESENT IDAHO VETERANS AND OUR FAMILIES. 1015 00:56:52,333 --> 00:56:57,433 I BRING A UNIQUE TECHNICAL SKILL TO THIS OFFICE AT A TIME WHEN 1016 00:56:57,433 --> 00:57:00,734 CYBERSECURITY WITHIN OUR STATE NEEDS TO GET A LOT STRONGER TO 1017 00:57:00,734 --> 00:57:02,900 KEEP OUR PRIVATE DATA SAFE. 1018 00:57:02,900 --> 00:57:08,100 I'M KRISTIN COLLUM, RUNNING FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, AND I ASK 1019 00:57:08,100 --> 00:57:09,433 FOR YOUR VOTE. 1020 00:57:09,433 --> 00:57:12,266 >> Melissa: THANK YOU ALL FOR THE TIME TONIGHT, AND THANKS TO 1021 00:57:12,266 --> 00:57:14,367 THE REPORTERS FOR THE GREAT QUESTIONS AND TO OUR VIEWERS AT 1022 00:57:14,367 --> 00:57:16,700 HOME FOR WATCHING. 1023 00:57:16,700 --> 00:57:18,633 YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE CANDIDATES ON OUR WEBSITE 1024 00:57:18,633 --> 00:57:23,967 IDAHOPTV.ORG/ELECTIONS. 1025 00:57:23,967 --> 00:57:27,233 WE HAVE ONE MORE LEFT ON OCTOBER 29. 1026 00:57:27,233 --> 00:57:31,500 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ONE BETWEEN RUSS FULCHER AND 1027 00:57:31,500 --> 00:57:32,533 CHRISTINA CRISTINA McNEIL. 1028 00:57:32,533 --> 00:57:33,800 PLUS, YOU CAN STREAM ON DEMAND ALL OF THE DEBATES AT ANY TIME 1029 00:57:33,800 --> 00:57:34,266 AFTER THEY AIRED. 1030 00:57:34,266 --> 00:57:34,900 AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GO VOTE. 1031 00:57:34,900 --> 00:57:43,266 THE ELECTION IS TUESDAY, TUNE IN TO OUR TWO-HOUR SPECIALS 1032 00:57:43,266 --> 00:57:49,266 THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 19 AND NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26. 1033 00:57:49,266 --> 00:57:50,867 NOVEMBER 6TH. YOU CAN FIND OUT WHERE TO VOTE, WHAT'S ON YOUR 1034 00:57:50,867 --> 00:57:53,166 LOCAL BALLOT AND MUCH MORE AT IDAHOVOTES.GOV. 1035 00:57:53,166 --> 00:58:04,900 THANKS AGAIN, GOOD NIGHT, AND WE'LL SEE YOU AT THE POLLS. 1036 00:58:10,233 --> 00:58:17,633 * >> THE IDAHO DEBATES ARE A 1037 00:58:17,633 --> 00:58:19,700 COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG THE IDAHO PRESS CLUB, BOISE STATE 1038 00:58:19,700 --> 00:58:24,233 UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE, UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO'S 1039 00:58:24,233 --> 00:58:28,600 MCCLURE CENTER, IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF 1040 00:58:28,600 --> 00:58:31,700 POLITICAL SCIENCE, THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS' VOTER EDUCATION 1041 00:58:31,700 --> 00:58:35,900 FUND, AND IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION. 1042 00:58:35,900 --> 00:58:38,633 FUNDING FOR THE IDAHO DEBATES IS PROVIDED BY THE FRIENDS OF IDAHO 1043 00:58:38,633 --> 00:58:43,800 PUBLIC TELEVISION AND THE IDAHO PUBLIC TELEVISION ENDOWMENT.