we are doing it in virginia. record investment in education, $1 billion k-12. we ve reformed transportation. we have our economy is humming today. we are a different state. but, chris, we ve made virginia open and welcome. i ve got rid of the horrible anti-women, anti-lbgt legislation. i have vetoed all of it. we have put it to bed. we re a new state today, four years ago when i took office, a record budget deficit of $2.4 billion. i am leaving office with the largest surplus in the history of the commonwealth of virginia on saturday when i leave office. back to trump, what he does is he seems to have an ability to intimidate his opponents. he takes people who are levelheaded like jeb bush and makes them look weak. he says, low-energy jeb, and it works. he refers to somebody as little marco because he s not as tall as he is, he finds anybody s weakness and turns it into something is that destroys his opponent. i know hillary s a friend of yours and she s a strong person, but he did t
was abandoned. that s why hillary s always been a fighter, the child needs someone to be a guardian for them. she came up in a middle class family. look at her background look at her today, obviously, years later but her growing up. middle class roots. her own mother was abandoned. you never forget that. that s why hillary is out every day talking to voters about how can i make your life better? let the republicans spend their time attacking her. that s fine. you need a positive agenda how you move folks forward. you mentioned nice approval ratings in virginia, why? i m doing exactly what i said i would do. people are sick and tired of the dysfunction of politicians not doing what they say they are going to do. we are doing what we said we would do and our economy is moving forward and people are happy. we ll check back with you on that as this campaign wears on. governor mcauliffe thanks for coming. time to bring in the panel. mr. schmidt, let me start with
left. can that play in virginia? if you look at the agenda i ran on, i think i was the first statewide candidate in the south. i ran on marriage equality when i ran for governor. i told women i would be a brick wall to protect their rights, and i ve done that as governor. to make virginia open and welcoming. what i tried to do is get virginia in line with 90% of the fortune 500 companies. i m all about creating economic activity. those candidates that lay out an agenda, talk about careers, building the future. when i talk to my education system, don t talk about a degree, talk about a skill set. all these hillary championed about pre-k, reforming our transportation system. we ve done that in virginia. her message fits perfectly where we need to go in virginia. we actually don t know what her message is. trade here. you wrote in your book nafta was among president clinton s greatest accomplishments.
we want a trade deal that makes markets open. nobody can compete with us chuck. nobody in america. we ve got to have fair rules. we ve got to have the same playing field as everybody else. you give us the same rules, there is not a country in the globe that can compete with america. i ll tell you this, virginia, our economy is roaring. nobody can compete with virginia. low taxes, business-friendly environment great educational institutions. a lot of military assets, largest naval base in the world with, deepest port in the east coast. we have it all. you give me a level playing field, nobody can beat us. that s hillary s message. how do you build the economy of tomorrow, not yesterday. how do you help families? how do you provide pre-k so every child has access to early childhood? how do you make sure everybody has access to health care? a healthy educated work force that is what our foundation of our nation is built on. as you know presidential campaigns are about personal connect
she was a champion of nafta. she was a champion of some of these trade agreements, one being debated now called the tpp having to do with asian countries. now she is trying to walk a line here because many in the base of the democratic party don t trust anybody to negotiate a trade agreement, let alone a democratic republican or republican. the devil s in the details. that s what we have to see. you are a free trader. you probably want to see this tpp go. i want a trade deal that opens up markets to america, creates jobs for americans, protect their wages and benefits. that s what i want. in virginia, i just announced we are up 14% on agriculture exports, $3.5 billion. i travel the globe. i was one of the most traveled governors, went to china, korea, japan europe. we brought back so much business from around the globe. i can t carry the trade of virginia if you are a protectionist.