hey, alex i filled out my california bill today, at the kitchen table, i had to vote 59 times. four candidates, and for propositions, including 16 judges, and i m opposed to electing judges, but i have to. 12 of those judges i ve never heard of, so i look to the l.a. times website for their endorsement guidance, and all that. but it is a real hunk of homework, that we all have to do, all the way down that ballot, every single office, we see now more than ever how much a state legislatures matter, there are officers a lot of people have ignored in the past. everything matters, democracy is all over the spell of this year, you got, of potential debt realign. yes, i think there s a silver lining to all of this, conspiracy theory and fearmongering over election integrity. one of the good things we ve actually paid attention to are those down ballot races, and the importance of those. and also championing the men and women who decide to raise their hand and say hey, i can help r
judges, and i m opposed to electing judges, but i have to. 12 of those judges i ve never heard of, so i look to the l. a. times website for their endorsement guidance, and all that. but it is a real hunk of homework, that we all have to do, all the way down that ballot, every single office, we see now more than ever how much a state legislatures matter, there are officers a lot of people have ignored in the past. everything matters, democracy is all over the spell of this year, you got, of potential debt realign. yes, i think there s a silver lining to all of this, conspiracy theory and fearmongering over election integrity. one of the good things we ve actually paid attention to are those down ballot races, and the importance of those. and also championing the men and women who decide to raise their hand and say hey, i can help run this part of american democracy. so in a way, it s great that it s a big pile of armor for all of us to complete our civic duties. yeah, and
that will help a lot of families, in our state. other work we ve done, lower the cost of prescription drugs, which people will begin to see and feel in january. so we talk about short term things, and then we talk about the long term causes of inflation, and what the bipartisan infrastructure bill that i helped negotiate will do, to lower costs, and what the bipartisan chips and science act, which i was an author of, would help to lower costs, bring supply chains and manufacturing that the united states. and how much we still need to do, to address our affordable housing issues, are affordable childcare issues. these are things we can tackle if we continue to focus on what we have in common, and on our capacity to come together as americans, to lower costs, and grow our economy, and continue to lead in the world. senator maggie hassan, thanks so much for starting off our discussion. thank, you lawrence. and joining us now is retired three star navy admiral,
that i helped negotiate will do, to lower costs, and what the bipartisan chips and science act, which i was an author of, would help to lower costs, bring supply chains and manufacturing that the united states. and how much we still need to do, to address our affordable housing issues, are affordable childcare issues. these are things we can tackle if we continue to focus on what we have in common, and on our capacity to come together as americans, to lower costs, and grow our economy, and continue to lead in the world. senator maggie hassan, thanks so much for starting off our discussion. thank, you lawrence. and joining us now is retired three star navy admiral, mike franken, he s a democratic candidate for the united states senate, challenging the 89 year old republican senator, chuck grassley, in iowa, who has been a member of the senate for 41 years. thank you very much, for joining us tonight, we really appreciate it.
three-star navy admiral. thanks, s.e., good to be with you. i m going to be blunt. i don t give a hoot about what this means for the president. he s not up for re-election, i don t neat need to make this about obama, and frankly, i feel pretty confident the republicans are going to keep the house and maybe even take over the senate, but what i care about is systemic government overreach and bureaucracies like the irs or the doj or the state department that might have gotten too big and disconnected from accountability for their own good. you know, krystal actually says on this program all of the time, as a democrat she doesn t need big government. she wants efficient government, and i want to know where other democrats are on calling for government reform like she does? you know, s.e., what they have to call for and you used the exact right word,