Lummis calls for consolidating environmental programs and reduce duplicity as a way to reduce spending. Adds we can also look at across the board cuts.
Ben David says we can't "cut our way out" of this crisis. Citing FDR, says we need to invest in innovation and infrastructure.
Ben David says we can't "cut our way out" of this crisis. Citing FDR, says we need to invest in innovation and infrastructure.
Says investing in that will allow us to recover our debt by turning the country into an economic powerhouse.
Lummis says we need to be transparent about it. On the ESA, notes the information is proprietary, and that we need agency reform.
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Lummis says we need to be transparent about it. On the ESA, notes the information is proprietary, and that we need agency reform.
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On closing the wage gap... Ben David retreads stances we've seen on the campaign trail.
Lummis said she made the issue the "centerpiece" of her work in the legislature. But this is not something we dictate to private business, she said. Says we need to educate biz on the problem
Lummis said she made the issue the "centerpiece" of her work in the legislature. But this is not something we dictate to private business, she said. Says we need to educate biz on the problem
Ben David says that if we don't police corporate behavior, we see executives and CEOs give themselves bonuses before gutting the companies.
"I don't believe we can leave companies to regulate themselves," she said.
"I don't believe we can leave companies to regulate themselves," she said.
On asylum seekers: Lummis says we need to see if those are legitimate. Says we take in
Says refugees should stay as close to their country as they can so when danger subsides, they can go back. Says she toured a Jordan refugee camp near Syria "bigger than Cheyenne."
Says refugees should stay as close to their country as they can so when danger subsides, they can go back. Says she toured a Jordan refugee camp near Syria "bigger than Cheyenne."
"I think that's a better solution," she said.
Ben David brings up the issue of climate refugees, and says they don't have that choice. Climate change needs to be a part of that plan.
Urges rejoining of the Paris Climate Accord.
"You can't lead the world by abandoning it," she said.
Urges rejoining of the Paris Climate Accord.
"You can't lead the world by abandoning it," she said.
Is foreign interference in our elex a problem?
Ben David: Yes. Says we need to identify their source and ensure it doesn't happen again.
Lummis: Praises @EdBuchananWyo's office for how it has handled the state's absentee balloting. Said it should be an example for other states.
Ben David: Yes. Says we need to identify their source and ensure it doesn't happen again.
Lummis: Praises @EdBuchananWyo's office for how it has handled the state's absentee balloting. Said it should be an example for other states.
Ben David agrees, and says she supports Wyoming measures for voting like same day registration.
Says she doesn't like what has happened to the U.S. Postal Service, tho.
Says she doesn't like what has happened to the U.S. Postal Service, tho.
Ben David says voters have two choices: "The Lummis vision, that is stuck in the same rut that will lead us off a cliff, or my vision."
Says that includes healthcare, good jobs, and public land.
Says that includes healthcare, good jobs, and public land.
"I will always put evidence above ideology, I will always tell the truth, and I will always do right for the ppl of Wyo."
Lummis says she is a proven conservative, and has endorsements from Trump, Enzi, and Barrasso.
"The leadership skills I developed in the House will be deployed to your benefit in the U.S. Senate," she says.
"The leadership skills I developed in the House will be deployed to your benefit in the U.S. Senate," she says.
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