“That was one of the things the campaign was good at: trying to get as much controversy as possible by provoking conflicts. It’s not an honorable way to go through campaigning, but it worked. Better than you could say for Tim Ryan.”
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Rep. Denver Riggleman: Bringing Internet to Rural Areas
“If you have to take your kids and you have to go into a parking lot of a library in order to do homework, that is not something that they want to have to deal with.”
Interview: Rep. Adriano Espaillat—On the Issues
“First of all, I think we should make [the census] a fun process, where people, families engage in it [together], particularly in hard to count districts and communities.”
Rep. Madeleine Dean: Making Community College a Priority
“[Some of my students] couldn’t do all three: commute, work, and schoolwork. So, I saw the affordability problem growing and growing in that setting, but I hear it also from my constituents in every higher education setting.”
Interview: Rep. Jeff Van Drew on Getting the Two Parties to Work Together
“America is an experiment in democracy like none other. I do believe in American exceptionalism. They spoke about many things, but one of the things that they spoke about was the fact that we should never be overly reliant on political parties.”
Georgia’s AG: Fighting Gangs and Human Trafficking
“Like [how] the Southern District of New York became the hub for financial crimes, the Northern District of Georgia has become a hub for online financial crimes and cybersecurity because it all runs through our network.”
Gov. Brian Kemp: His Approach for Georgia
“And things like rural broadband, having quality health care, just a good quality of life, good ability to get a great education—whether it’s going into a technical field college or university setting. We had a lot of different options for folks, and we’re slowly moving the needle.”
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Rep. Seth Moulton: Mental Health in America
“When he went to the VA to get help, they told him that their next mental health appointment was in 3 months—even though he was thinking of committing suicide that very night. That’s unacceptable.”
What Happens to Those Who Investigate Government Corruption
“I knew the consequences of looking into public corruption. You’re not going to make many friends, and you’re certainly going to make many enemies.”
On the Issues: Presidential Candidate Joe Sestak
“That’s where I think it’s a real difference, that you actually have somebody running that can actually win a Republican district nearly 2 to 1 without spending a dime on a campaign.”
Sen. David Perdue: Making Washington More Results-Oriented
“We need to go back to what the Founding Fathers and Mothers had in mind: a citizen-legislator—somebody that comes here, tries to get results, and then goes home and lets the next person try.”
One-on-One with Rep. Dwight Evans (Part II)
“I don’t know who you think you’re talking to, because you don’t understand, I’m not your typical Democrat.”
Interview: Rep. Madeleine Dean at Border Detention Facilities
“They slid a note, children with a note under the door and said, ‘How can we help you?'”
Then a Long Shot, Now a Contender: Our 2018 Interview with Andrew Yang
“It is my conviction that we are going through the greatest technological and economic shift in human history, and our political class is completely asleep at the switch.”
One-on-One with Rep. Dwight Evans
“I have no differences when people produce outcomes.”