Republican senator jeff flake held a town hall in arizona and took questions on various issues including trade, tax reform, Border Security and stability in u. S. Politics. This is just under one hour. [applause] thank you mike. Good morning. This mic does not work very well. [indiscernible] i dont think any of them are working all that well. Ok, all right, we will get it before the event starts today. Senators, obviously a lot going on in washington right now. You have a new book out, conscience of a conservative, a rejection of destructive politics and a return to principle. Lets talk about that. The book echoes a number of comments Barry Goldwater made it in a similar book years ago. Maybe you could talk little bit about that book . Thank you. Barry goldwater [no audio] [protesters yelling] i just want to know, are you in favor of the environment or not we will have the opportunity for questions from the audience later. [indiscernible] i mean, i am just trying to find out. You dont
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