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00:00:01SITS DOWN WITH A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER OBAMA SENIOR ADVISOR DAVID AXELROD.
00:00:06THE DISCUSSION WHICH WILL PROMOTE CIVIL DISAGREEMENT WILL FOCUS ON THE POLITICAL CULTURE
00:00:09IN POST-TRUMP AMERICA.
00:00:11WATCH LIVE FROM THE UNIVERSITY
00:00:14OF CHICAGO AT 6:30 P.M. EASTERN ON C-SPAN, C-SPAN NOW, OUR FREE
00:00:18MOBILE APP, OR ONLINE AT C-SPAN.ORG.
00:00:24>> WE'VE GOT MORE CAMPAIGN 2026
00:00:29COVERAGE NOW WITH THE CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
00:00:32DEMOCRAT ANY INTEREST, INCUMBENT REPUBLICAN DARLINE GRAHAM, AND
00:00:35LIBERTARIAN CASEY WHITE ARE
00:00:38PARTICIPATED IN A DEBATE HOSTED BY SOUTH CAROLINA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN COLUMBIA.
00:00:41HERE IS A LOOK AT THE EVENT.
00:00:52MR. JACKSON: GOOD EVENING, AND WELCOME.
00:00:56WE ARE JOINED IN STUDIO WITH THE THREE CANDIDATES RUNNING TO RUN
00:00:59SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT SIX YEARS IN THE U.S. SENATE. THEY ARE LIBERTARIAN DR. CASEY
00:01:03WHITE AND HER REPUBLICAN SENATOR
00:01:05DARLINE GRAHAM, AND DEMOCRAT DR.
00:01:09ANNIE ANDREWS. ALL THREE CANDIDATES QUALIFIED
00:01:11BASED ON THE BAY CRITERIA
00:01:13AVAILABLE ON SCETV.ORG.
00:01:18NOAH KAHAN'S REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONTRACT TO APPEAR ON STAGE.
00:01:25WE ALSO PROVIDED EACH CANDIDATE WITH A NOTEPAD.
00:01:29THERE ARE A COUPLE OF GROUND RULES TO GO OVER.
00:01:32EACH CANDIDATE HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A 90 SECOND OPENING STATEMENT AND FROM THERE THEY HAVE ONE MINUTE TO ANSWER
00:01:35QUESTIONS.
00:01:38IF NECESSARY, I WILL ALLOW FOR A
00:01:4032ND REBUTTAL -- 30 SECOND REBUTTAL.
00:01:43WE ARE NOT GOING TO ALLOW FOR REBUTTALS TO REBUTTALS TO
00:01:46REBUTTALS. AND PLEASE NO CROSS TALK WHEN SOMEONE ELSE IS SPEAKING OR
00:01:49DIRECTING QUESTIONS AT EACH OTHER. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR. WE WROTE THESE QUESTIONS ON OUR
00:01:53OWN WITHOUT INPUT FROM OUTSIDE GROUPS OR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. THE QUESTIONS WERE ARRANGED
00:01:57BEFORE THE CANDIDATES DREW NAMES
00:02:01THE STARTING ORDER, WHICH THEY
00:02:03DID BEFORE ARRIVING.
00:02:10WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO DR. WHITENER. YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS.
00:02:13DR. WHITENER: I AM A
00:02:18LIBERTARIAN. I AM FOR MAXIMUM PERSONAL FREEDOM AND MINIMAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF OUR ECONOMY AND
00:02:21COMMUNITY. I'M A DOCTOR.
00:02:25I HAVE A PHD IN ORGANIZATION AND LEADERSHIP. I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS ABOUT
00:02:28COMPLEX SYSTEMS LIKE OUR GOVERNMENT.
00:02:31I TEACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA WHICH MEANS I KNOW ABOUT
00:02:34BUILDING NEW THINGS, SOLVING HARD PROBLEMS, AND MANAGING
00:02:37BUDGETS.
00:02:40I'VE BEEN MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND FOR 25 YEARS.
00:02:44WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP AND KID TO SHOW FOR IT.
00:02:47WE DECIDED IN 2020 I WOULD RUN FOR U.S. SENATE WHEN WE SAW HOW BROKEN THE GOVERNMENT IS.
00:02:55REMEMBER 2020 COVID LOCKDOWNS?
00:02:59WE BUILD BUSINESSES, WE PROVIDE JOBS, WE PLANT GARDENS THAT
00:03:03FLOURISH. WE CREATE ART THAT WINS
00:03:05INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM. SOUTH CAROLYNIANS ARE FANS, WE
00:03:09CHEER ON OUR BULLDOGS, GAMECOCKS
00:03:14, TIGERS.
00:03:16WIN OR LOSE, WE ARE LOYAL TO
00:03:19THEM. SOUTH CAROLINIANS KNOW WE CAN SOLVE HARD PROBLEMS.
00:03:23AND WE ARE FACING HARD PROBLEMS.
00:03:26HEALTH CARE COSTS ARE OUT OF CONTROL.
00:03:30GAS PRICES ARE RIDICULOUS. AND AI IS CHALLENGING THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT WORK AND SECURITY. TODAY I'M GOING TO EARN YOUR
00:03:34, VOTE BECAUSE I KNOW WE CAN FIX THESE PROBLEMS WITHOUT GROWING GOVERNMENT. MR. JACKSON: THANK YOU.
00:03:38SENATOR GRAHAM, YOUR OPENING STATEMENT.
00:03:41SEN. GRAHAM: THANK YOU FOR
00:03:44HOSTING TONIGHT'S DEBATE. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE FIRST, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
00:03:47OF TONIGHT WITH THREE WOMEN ON THE STAGE. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY IT'S
00:03:53BEEN THREE MONTHS TODAY SINCE I
00:03:58LOST LINDSEY, MY PRECIOUS BROTHER. I'M RUNNING FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE BECAUSE I WAS BORN
00:04:02AND RAISED IN SOUTH CAROLINA AND I LOVE THIS STATE. I WANT TO WORK HARD TO MAKE
00:04:05SOUTH CAROLINA BETTER AND SAFER. I'M A CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN
00:04:08THAT WATCHED MY PARENTS WORK HARD BEFORE I LOST THEM AT A
00:04:10YOUNG AGE. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO
00:04:13LIVE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK. THAT'S WHY I WANT TO KEEP
00:04:17SPENDING AND TAXES LOW TO PUT
00:04:19MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS.
00:04:22I WAS A LEADER IN STATE GOVERNMENT FOR 30 YEARS WHERE I
00:04:25HELPED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES GO TO WORK SO THEY DIDN'T HAVE
00:04:28TO RELY ON THE GOVERNMENT.
00:04:30I FOUGHT DUPLICATION OF SERVICES
00:04:33TO SAVE TAXPAYER DOLLARS. I'VE BEEN IN THE SENATE FOR
00:04:37MONTHS NOW -- FOR THREE MONTHS NOW.
00:04:42I HAVE ALREADY COSPONSORED BILLS TO PROTECT FARMERS AND THE AMERICAN TAXPAYER.
00:04:45MY DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT IS THE PRETENDING TO BE SOMEONE SHE IS
00:04:49NOT. SHE IS THE MOST RADICAL LIBERAL
00:04:52THAT HAS EVER RUN FOR A STATE
00:04:56OFFICE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. SHE WANTS TO INCREASE SPENDING AND RAISE YOUR TAXES AND DEFUND THE POLICE.
00:05:00THERE'S ONLY ONE CONSERVATIVE RUNNING IN THIS RACE AND THAT'S ME.
00:05:03I PROMISE TO BE -- STAY TRUE TO
00:05:06WHO I AM, WORK HARD EVERY DAY
00:05:09FOR SOUTH CAROLINA TO FIGHT FOR
00:05:13THIS STATE, AND I HUMBLY ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU.
00:05:15MR. JACKSON: THANK YOU, SENATOR.
00:05:18DR. ANDREWS, YOUR OPENING STATEMENT.
00:05:20DR. ANDREWS: GOOD EVENING.
00:05:24I AM DR. ANNIE ANDREWS. I NEVER PLANNED TO RUN FOR
00:05:28OFFICE AND I STILL DON'T WANT TO BE A CAREER POLITICIAN.
00:05:30BUT FOR 20 YEARS I WATCHED AS BROKEN POLICIES COMING FROM
00:05:34WASHINGTON HARMED MY PATIENTS
00:05:35AND THEIR FAMILIES.
00:05:39INSULIN AND INHALERS THAT BREAK THE BANK AND INSURANCE COMPANIES STANDING BETWEEN SICK KIDS AND
00:05:42THE CARE THEY NEED.
00:05:45I WASN'T JUST GOING TO SIT BY
00:05:49AND WATCH BECAUSE WHEN I SEE A PROBLEM, I WANT TO FIX IT.
00:05:52SO I GOT INVOLVED. NOT BECAUSE ANYBODY RECRUITED ME
00:05:55OR BECAUSE ANYBODY HANDED ME ANYTHING. NOW, MY OPPONENT IS GOING TO STAND UP HERE TONIGHT AND CALL
00:05:58ME A SOCIALIST BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HER SCRIPT SAYS AND ALSO
00:06:02BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK
00:06:04TO YOU ABOUT YOUR HIGH GAS
00:06:08PRICES, GROCERY PRICES, OR
00:06:11YOUR CLOSING RURAL HOSPITAL. BUT THE TRUTH IS I'M A WORKING MOM WITH A REPUBLICAN DAD AND
00:06:14I'M IN THIS FIGHT FOR MY KIDS AND YOUR KIDS AND YOU AND ALL OF
00:06:18OUR FUTURES. SO IF YOU ARE AN INDEPENDENT WHO IS READY FOR CHANGE, THIS IS THE
00:06:21CAMPAIGN FOR YOU. IF YOU ARE A REPUBLICAN WHO
00:06:25FEELS LEFT BEHIND BY YOUR PARTY, THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN FOR YOU.
00:06:29IF YOU DON'T THINK WASHINGTON SHOULD PICK YOUR NEXT SENATOR,
00:06:32THIS IS THE CAMPAIGN FOR YOU. AND IF YOU WANT TO GET THE
00:06:37UGLINESS OUT OF POLITICS, THIS
00:06:38IS THE CAMPAIGN FOR YOU.
00:06:42U.S. SENATE -- IN THE U.S.
00:06:46SENATE, I WILL BE AN INDEPENDENT VOICE AND I WILL ALWAYS PUT SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST. THANK YOU.
00:06:49MR. JACKSON: THANK YOU, DR. ANDREWS. THE FIRST QUESTION TO YOU
00:06:53SENATOR GRAHAM, LET'S START WITH THE NATIONAL DEBT.
00:06:56IT NOW TOTALS $40.3 TRILLION AND IS CLIMBING.
00:07:00WHAT CUTS WOULD YOU SUPPORT TO HELP REAL IN THE NATIONAL DEBT?
00:07:09SO I LEARNED A STRONG WORK ETHIC, THE VALUE OF A DOLLAR FROM THAT.
00:07:14I KNOW THAT YOU CAN'T SPEND MONEY THAT DON'T HAVE.
00:07:16I KNOW THAT FAMILIES TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGET. THAT'S WHY I TOTALLY SUPPORT A
00:07:20BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT. >> I DON'T THINK THAT CONGRESS
00:07:24SHOULD GET PAID UNTIL WE BALANCE BUDGET.
00:07:27>> SO AGAIN, AM TOTALLY FOR A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT.
00:07:31I THINK PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS A GREAT JOB CUTTING FRAUD AND
00:07:35ABUSE. I THINK THERE IS MORE THAT WE CAN DO THERE.
00:07:38NOW, MY DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT I'M REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT HERE
00:07:42BECAUSE TALK ABOUT DRIVING THE
00:07:44NATIONAL DEBT.
00:07:46SHE WANTS GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE FOR ALL.
00:07:50WE ARE ALREADY $40 TRILLION IN
00:07:52NATIONAL DEBT THAT WILL COST
00:07:54TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS. OUR NATIONAL DEBT WILL BE
00:07:57THROUGH THE SHE WILL BANKRUPT
00:07:59OUR COUNTRY WITH GOVERNMENT RUN
00:08:01HEALTH CARE FOR. THAT'S JUST NOT GOING TO WORK.
00:08:05THANK YOU, SENATOR. >> DR. ANDREWS, WE'VE BEEN TO 30 SECONDS TO REBUT THAT.
00:08:08>> ON TOP OF YOUR 60 SECONDS FOR A RESPONSE THERE ON THE NATIONAL DEBT. >> YES THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:08:12I BELIEVE I'M THE ONLY ONE ON THIS STAGE WHO HAS PUBLISHED A PLEDGE.
00:08:16A PLEDGE ROOT OUT GOVERNMENT
00:08:18WASTE, FRAUD AND ABUSE, A PLEDGE
00:08:20TO LOWER MIDDLE CLASS TAXES AND
00:08:24PLEDGE TO MAKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT A BALANCED BUDGET.
00:08:28THE DAY I WAS BORN, THIS NATION'S WAS LESS THAN $1 TRILLION.
00:08:32AND TODAY WE STAND HERE. OUR DEBT IS OVER TRILLION
00:08:36DOLLARS. WE EXPECT TO BALANCE THEIR BUDGETS.
00:08:38WE SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO SAME.
00:08:42I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT SOMETHING WE WOULD CUT.
00:08:45WELL, I WOULD NOT HAVE STARTED OR SUPPORTED A $15 BILLION WAR
00:08:51OVERSEAS THAT AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS COULD HAVE BEEN INVESTED
00:08:53IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AND OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM AND OUR
00:08:57HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. AND TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT.
00:08:59I DON'T SUPPORT MEDICARE FOR ALL. I HOPE WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
00:09:03TO TALK MORE ABOUT MY HEALTH CARE PLAN.
00:09:06WE NEED TO REIN GOVERNMENT SPENDING.
00:09:09WE NEED TO STOP CONGRESSIONAL GRAVY TRAIN.
00:09:14NO. MORE RAISES FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS NO MORE PENSIONS FOR MEMBERS CONGRESS.
00:09:17WE NEED TO TIGHTEN THE BELT AND
00:09:19D.C. AS A MOM, A PEDIATRICIAN, I
00:09:21CONSIDER THE NATIONAL TO BE ONE
00:09:23OF THE GREATEST EXISTING CRISES
00:09:26FUTURE GENERATIONS FACE. AND I VOW TO GET SERIOUS,
00:09:30BRINGING IT UNDER CONTROL. THANK YOU.
00:09:33>> AND DR. WEINER, NOW YOU ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT.
00:09:35>> YES, THE NATIONAL DEBT, $40 TRILLION.
00:09:38IT HAS SURPASSED GDP. IT'S THE REASON I GOT INTO THIS RACE.
00:09:42I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IT FOR OVER A YEAR. IT GOT REALLY POPULAR OVER THE
00:09:44SUMMER WHEN IT CRESTED $40 TRILLION. BUT HERE WE ARE.
00:09:48THE ONLY WAY TO ADDRESS THE DEBT
00:09:50IS TO EITHER INCREASE REVENUE,
00:09:53DECREASE SPENDING, OR GROW THE ECONOMY. AND MOST ADMINISTRATIONS TRY TO
00:09:57GROW THE ECONOMY. THAT'S WHAT THIS ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO DO. BUT WE HAVE TO DECREASE SPENDING
00:10:01FIRST. WE CAN DECREASE BY ADDRESSING THE BIGGEST DRIVER OF THE
00:10:05NATIONAL DEBT, WHICH IS SOCIAL SECURITY. WE HAVE TO GET REAL ABOUT WHAT
00:10:09WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT PARTICULAR PROGRAM.
00:10:11IT NEEDS SIGNIFICANT REFORMS. MEDICARE IS THE SECOND BIGGEST DRIVER.
00:10:16IT NEEDS SIGNIFICANT REFORMS. NOBODY'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT
00:10:19THOSE THINGS. THEY SEEM TO BE THE THIRD RAIL OF POLITICS. BUT HERE I AM.
00:10:22AND I THINK WE NEED TO BE HONEST ABOUT.
00:10:24THE THIRD WAY TO DO THIS IS, TO
00:10:28DECOMMISSION AS WE GROW REVENUE. THE BALANCED BUDGET THING, 27 STATES HAVE BALANCED BUDGET
00:10:32AMENDMENTS AND ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY BALANCED BUDGET. SO THAT'S NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.
00:10:36WE'RE TO HAVE TO ACTUALLY INCREASE REVENUE BY SIMPLIFYING THE TAX CODE.
00:10:40THANK YOU, DR. WEINER. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING THAT I
00:10:43THINK YOU WOULD NEED TO REBUT. >> SENATOR, I'M SORRY.
00:10:47MY NEXT QUESTION FOR DR. ANDREWS.
00:10:49>> DR. ANDREWS, SOCIAL SECURITY IS SET TO BE INSOLVENT BY 2032.
00:10:52>> THAT IS THE TIME SPAN OF THE SENATE TERM.
00:10:56SHOULD WIN IT. WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX SOCIAL SECURITY?
00:11:00WELL AS SOMEONE WHO IS ON THE OUTSIDE OF POLITICS, LIKE SO
00:11:03MANY OF YOU, I CONTINUE TO GROW FRUSTRATED.
00:11:06>> AS I WATCHED POLITICIANS
00:11:07ELECTION CYCLE AFTER ELECTION
00:11:10CYCLE TALK ABOUT THE PROBLEM OF
00:11:12SOCIAL SECURITY. WELL, THIS IS ONE OF MANY
00:11:15PROBLEMS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THAT WE KNOW THE ANSWERS TO.
00:11:19WE NEED TO RAISE THE CAP SO THAT THE VERY WEALTHIEST AMONG PAY
00:11:23MORE INTO THE SYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW US TO HAVE SHORT AND
00:11:26MID-TERM SOCIAL SECURITY SOLVENCY. BUT THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
00:11:30HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT
00:11:32HOW TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE,
00:11:35KEEP OUR PROMISE TO THE AMERICAN WORKER, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT
00:11:38SOCIAL SECURITY IS. I WOULD NEVER SUPPORT RAISING
00:11:41THE RETIREMENT AGE. AND THE REASON THAT WE CAN'T
00:11:43COME TO CONSENSUS ABOUT SOCIAL
00:11:47SECURITY SOLVENCY IS BECAUSE
00:11:49REPUBLICANS WANT TO PRIVATIZE THE PROGRAM.
00:11:51BECAUSE WHEN YOU PRIVATIZE, THAT
00:11:53MEANS THAT SOME OF YOUR BUDDIES AND THE WASHINGTON INSIDERS CAN
00:11:57MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT. I AM IN THIS TO SPEAK UP AND TO
00:12:00FIGHT FOR SOUTH CAROLINA, WHICH IS WHAT I WILL DO EVERY SINGLE DAY.
00:12:04UNFORTUNATELY, MY IS IN THE RACE TO TELL YOU TO DO WHAT
00:12:08WASHINGTON INSIDERS TELL HER. THANK YOU, DR. >> SENATOR GRAHAM.
00:12:12>> SECONDS, ROBERT. YES, SECURITY. LINDSEY AND I LOST OUR PARENTS
00:12:16AT A YOUNG AGE. SO WE HAD TO RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS TO TO LIVE.
00:12:20MY AUNT HAVE A 91 YEAR OLD AND
00:12:22SHE HAS TO RELY ON SOCIAL
00:12:24SECURITY AND MEDICARE TO SURVIVE.
00:12:28SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO RELY ON SOCIAL SECURITY.
00:12:32SO UNDER MY OPPONENT, MY DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT, ANDREWS,
00:12:36ONCE AGAIN, GOVERNMENT FUNDED
00:12:39HEALTH CARE FOR ALL IS ONLY GOING TO DRIVE UP THE DEBT,
00:12:42FURTHER JEOPARDIZE SECURITY. AND I WANT TO ADDRESS SOMETHING
00:12:46SHE SAID A MINUTE AGO. LOWER MIDDLE CLASS TAXES.
00:12:49REALLY, YOU'RE DECEIVING THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
00:12:53BECAUSE. YOU CALLED THE ONE BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL, ONE BIG, UGLY BILL.
00:12:56THIS LOWERED TAXES ON TIPPED
00:12:59OVER TIME AND SOCIAL SECURITY FOR SENIORS.
00:13:01BUT THAT CAME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. >> YOU CALLED IT THE ONE BIG, UGLY BILL.
00:13:05>> SO HERE YOU ARE DECEIVING THE PEOPLE OF CAROLINA.
00:13:09WE'VE GOT TO SINCE I WAS HER RESPONSE. >> I'LL GO AHEAD.
00:13:13WHITENER SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM
00:13:15IS AN IMMINENT THREAT. >> WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
00:13:19THE WAY TO DO IT IS TO REMOVE THE POLITICAL LIABILITY. WE CAN DO THAT BY CREATING A
00:13:24BIPARTISAN COMMISSION THAT WILL STUDY THE PROBLEM AND GIVE
00:13:26SUGGESTIONS AND EVERYBODY HAS TO AGREE TO FOLLOW THOSE.
00:13:29WE'VE DONE THAT BEFORE WITH THE BASE RELOCATION PROJECT. THE WE CAN'T ADDRESS SOCIAL
00:13:34SECURITY. IT'S NOT BECAUSE ONE PARTY OR THE OTHER IS TOO GREEDY OR CARES ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.
00:13:39IT'S BECAUSE POWERFUL LOBBYING,
00:13:41LIKE THE AARP INSIST FUNDING CANDIDATES THAT ARE WILLING TO
00:13:45SAY NOTHING ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY THAT OF MONEY IN
00:13:48POLITICS IS THE REASON CAN'T GET THINGS DONE.
00:13:51WE ALSO BE RAISING THE CAP BECAUSE.
00:13:54IF WE RAISE THE CAP, ALL WE'RE DOING IS GIVING MORE MONEY TO THE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE TRUSTED.
00:13:58SPEND IT. WHAT WE NEED TO DO INSTEAD IS TALK OPTIONS FOR OUR YOUNG
00:14:00PEOPLE TO MAYBE INVEST THEIR MONEY ON THEIR OWN.
00:14:04GIVE THEM A CHANCE TO OPT OUT OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND RESTRUCTURE
00:14:06IT SO THEY'RE PAYING BENEFITS TO THE LEVEL THAT PEOPLE NEED TO
00:14:10SURVIVE NOT ADJUSTED WITH WAGES.
00:14:12>> DESIGNER TO BE USE YOUR
00:14:15REBUTTAL AS YOUR RESPONSE THERE SENATOR. >> OKAY. THANK YOU.
00:14:18>> DR. WEINER, THIS NEXT QUESTION GOES TO YOU. SINCE WE'RE BACK IN SYNC NOW,
00:14:22BETTER TELL US THAT HEALTH CARE IS AMONG THEIR TOP CONCERNS IN THIS ELECTION.
00:14:25THERE ARE RISING CARE PREMIUMS, A LACK OF DOCTORS AND, NURSES IN SOME AREAS OF THE STATE,
00:14:30DECLINING HEALTH CARE OUTCOMES, CUTS TO MEDICAID AND LOSS OF INSURANCE THROUGH THE AFFORDABLE
00:14:34CARE ACT. AS A SENATOR, HOW WOULD YOU ADDRESS THESE HEALTH CARE ISSUES?
00:14:37>> WE NEED ABUNDANCE IN HEALTH CARE. WE NEED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
00:14:41WE NEED MORE CARE BUSINESSES OPERATING TO OFFER THE VARIETY
00:14:45OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS THAT WE HAVE.
00:14:47THE RISING COSTS ARE A SIGNAL OF SCARCITY, AND EVERYBODY WANTS TO
00:14:52ADDRESS THE SIGNAL. THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THE COSTS. BUT WE REALLY HAVE ADDRESS THE
00:14:55SCARCITY PROBLEM. HOW DO WE REMOVE BARRIERS TO
00:14:59ENTRY SO THAT NEW BUSINESSES CAN COME INTO THIS SPACE?
00:15:01WE HAVE CLINICS, THE FREE CLINIC
00:15:04THAT IS RUN ON FELONS OR PE.
00:15:06WE HAVE DIRECT PRIMARY CARE. WE HAVE ALL THESE GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS, BUT WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET
00:15:10THEM OFF THE GROUND BECAUSE OF GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. WE HAVE EIGHT ADMINISTRATORS FOR
00:15:16EVERY ONE PHYSICIAN IN A HEALTH CARE OPERATION BECAUSE OF
00:15:18GOVERNMENT COMPLIANCE AND THE BILLING COMPLEXITIES. IF ENABLED MORE ENTREPRENEURS,
00:15:22WE COULD EVEN BETTER INSURANCE. YOU DON'T PAY YOUR CAR INSURANCE
00:15:26TO PAY FOR YOUR OIL CHANGES.
00:15:29SO WE SHOULD HAVE BETTER OPTIONS FOR INSURANCE AS WELL.
00:15:31ALL OF THOSE THINGS WOULD HAPPEN IF WE GOT GOVERNMENT OUT OF
00:15:35HEALTH CARE. IT NEEDS TO BE COMPLETELY REMOVED FROM THE SPACE.
00:15:39>> SENATOR GRAHAM, WE GO TO YOU FOR THE HEALTH CARE QUESTION. >> WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE.
00:15:43I BELIEVE SOUTH CAROLINIANS DESERVE HEALTH CARE AT A LOW PRICE.
00:15:46I HAVE DAUGHTERS WITH SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CARE.
00:15:49ONE HAS HAD BRAIN SURGERY. SPINAL SURGERY, ALMOST DIED WITH
00:15:53BLOOD CLOTS. I HAVE SPENT COUNTLESS DAYS AND
00:15:56WEEKS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH MY DAUGHTER. I'VE BEEN ON THE RECEIVING END
00:16:00OF TONS OF MEDICAL BILLS. I THINK WE NEED MORE
00:16:04TRANSPARENCY AND PRICING TO HELP CREATE COMPETITION AND DRIVE DOWN THE COST.
00:16:08IN ADDITION, I COSPONSORED A BILL THAT ALLOWS SMALL
00:16:13BUSINESSES TO BUY INSURANCE AT CHEAPER GROUP RATES.
00:16:16IN ADDITION, THE ONE BIG
00:16:18BEAUTIFUL BILL PROVIDED, $50
00:16:21BILLION OVER A FIVE YEAR PERIOD TO RURAL HOSPITALS, WHICH IS
00:16:24EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, CAROLINA
00:16:28RECEIVED $200 MILLION OF THAT FUNDING JUST THIS YEAR TO SUPPORT RURAL HOSPITALS.
00:16:32MY DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT CALLED THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, THE
00:16:35ONE BIG, UGLY BILL. SO I GUESS SHE DOESN'T SUPPORT RURAL HOSPITALS.
00:16:39AND WE'LL TO YOU, DR. ANDREWS, AGAIN, ACTUALLY, 30 SECONDS FOR THAT REBUTTAL TO.
00:16:44YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SO JUST TO CLARIFY, AS WE'VE
00:16:46HEARD, THIS LINE MULTIPLE, THEY DON'T SUPPORT GOVERNMENT RUN HEALTH CARE.
00:16:50AND I'M PROBABLY THE ONE ON THIS STAGE WHO'S ACTUALLY VISITED A
00:16:54RURAL HOSPITAL BECAUSE THE ONLY ONE UP HERE WHO'S ACTUALLY
00:16:58CAN'T. BUT I'VE WORKED INSIDE BROKEN
00:17:00HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOR YEARS
00:17:02FIGHTING FOR MY PATIENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
00:17:05AND I'LL FORGET TAKING CARE OF A
00:17:08YOUNG AT THE END OF HIS LIFE
00:17:11AFTER SEVERAL YEARS BATTLE A VERY SERIOUS HEART CONDITION.
00:17:15AND WHILE HIS FAMILY WAS GATHERED AROUND HIS BEDSIDE, I
00:17:19RECEIVED A CALL FROM HIS INSURANCE COMPANY AND THEY TOLD
00:17:21ME THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR HIS ENTIRE HOSPITAL STAY.
00:17:25AND WHEN I ASKED THEM WHY, THEY SAID BECAUSE THEY EXPECTED HIM
00:17:28TO DIE SOONER AND THEY WANTED
00:17:32STICK HIS GRIEVING PARENTS WITH THE BILL.
00:17:34I HAVE HUNDREDS OF STORIES. THIS FROM KIDS AND FAMILIES, ALL
00:17:38ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA WHO ARE FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.
00:17:41AND I HAVE A PLAN TO IT. I WANT TO LOWER PRESCRIPTION
00:17:45PRICES. I WANT TO RESTORE THE MEDICAID FUNDING THAT MY OPPONENT
00:17:48SUPPORTS SO THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR RURAL HOSPITALS OPEN.
00:17:52I WANT TO HOLD INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE.
00:17:55AND I WANT TO BE SURE EVERY HARDWORKING SOUTH CAROLINIAN
00:17:59FAMILY HAS THE OPTION TO PURCHASE AN AFFORDABLE OR PUBLIC
00:18:02PLAN IF THAT'S WHAT CHOOSE TO DO.
00:18:04MY OPPONENTS PLAN SEEMS TO BE WE
00:18:08SHOULD WORK REALLY HARD EVEN WHEN WE'RE SICK UNTIL WE DIE.
00:18:12SOUTH DESERVES A SENATOR WHO, FIGHTS FOR OUR PATIENTS AND WILL
00:18:15HOLD INSURANCE COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE. WHO DO YOU TRUST TO DO THAT?
00:18:19A PEDIATRICIAN WHO'S BEEN DOING HER ENTIRE CAREER OR A CAREER
00:18:23POLITICIAN. THANKS, HEIDI ANDREWS. >> AND WE'RE GOING TO A DR. WHITENER FOR REBUTTAL FOR ONE OF THOSE RESPONSES SPECIFICALLY
00:18:28ABOUT ONLY ONE WHO'S CAMPAIGNING. >> LET'S CLEAR.
00:18:31I LAUNCHED MY CAMPAIGN ON MARCH 29TH, 2025.
00:18:35I'VE BEEN TO 42 OF THE 46 COUNTIES. I WAS AT THE SUNDIAL FESTIVAL.
00:18:40WE WERE IN MANNING FOR THE STRIPED BASS FESTIVAL. I'VE BEEN TO ALCALA.
00:18:44I'VE TO BUFORD. I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THIS STATE.
00:18:48YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL. YOU'RE JUST THE ONLY ONE THAT
00:18:51HAS A POSSE. YOU AROUND AND TAKING VIDEOS.
00:18:55YOU. I'M JUST TALKING TO REGULAR PEOPLE. THANK YOU. ANTHONY ALLEY AND AKIN.
00:18:59>> AND WE'LL GO TO MY OWN FOR THE NEXT QUESTION FOR SENATOR.
00:19:02>> SHE ACTUALLY IS TAKING MY PERSONAL TRAGEDY. WHEN I LOST MY PARENTS AT A
00:19:07YOUNG AGE AND USING IT AS A WEAPON.
00:19:10SO SHAME ON YOU FOR THAT.
00:19:12THAT'S DESPITE DESPICABLE BULL
00:19:15BUT HER GOVERNMENT HEALTH CARE PLAN IS NOT GOING TO WORK.
00:19:19>> FREE HEALTH FOR ALL COMES
00:19:24FROM. SOMEWHERE. >> IT COMES FROM THE TAXPAYERS THE TAXPAYERS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY FOR. IT IS GOING TO DRIVE UP THE
00:19:29NATIONAL. NOT TO MENTION THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES.
00:19:32YOU HAVE TO LOOK NO FURTHER THAN CANADA. PEOPLE IN CANADA ARE WAITING
00:19:36FOREVER FOR TREATMENTS COMING TO THE US TO RECEIVE TREATMENTS
00:19:40MORE TIME TO FINISH WITH THIS QUESTION. >> GO AHEAD. >> MY OWN SENATOR GRAHAM GOES TO
00:19:44YOU FIRST. INFLATION IS CURRENTLY AT 3.4%
00:19:46AND IS OUTPACING WAGE GROWTH. THE NEW YORK FED SAYS
00:19:50ADMINISTRATION'S TARIFFS HAVE RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN THE
00:19:53COST OF CONSUMER GOODS. >> FOOD PRICES HAVE INCREASED
00:19:56AND GASOLINE IS CURRENTLY AT ABOUT $4 A GALLON HERE.
00:19:59>> AND DIESEL IS TO $6.
00:20:00THE AVERAGE MORTGAGE RATE IS ALSO AROUND SEVEN AND A HALF
00:20:05PERCENT. WHAT IS YOUR PLAN TO TACKLE AFFORDABILITY ISSUES AFFECTING
00:20:08EVERYDAY SOUTH CAROLINA?
00:20:10>> LIKE I, BEFORE, I COME FROM
00:20:12HUMBLE BEGINNINGS, I LIVE
00:20:15PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK LIKE A LOT OF SOUTH CAROLINIANS. SO I KNOW HOW IT FEELS.
00:20:19I KNOW GAS PRICES HIGH RIGHT NOW AND THEY'RE HURTING AT THE PUMP.
00:20:23>> I FEEL THE PAIN TO ALL FOR SUSPENDING ANY TAXES.
00:20:27>> THAT'S A TEMPORARY SOLUTION.
00:20:29I WAS SO GLAD PRESIDENT TRUMP EASED THE REGULATIONS ON RED
00:20:33DYED DIESEL. I THINK THIS WILL HELP THE
00:20:36FARMERS BECAUSE GAS PRICES CONTROL ALL GOODS, CONTROL THE
00:20:39ECONOMY. BUT PERMANENT SOLUTION, THE LONG
00:20:42TERM SOLUTION IS EASING REGULATIONS ON, DRILLING AND OIL
00:20:47REFINERIES UNDER THE DEMOCRATS
00:20:49AND AMY ANDREWS IS SPONSORED BY JANE FONDA'S CLIMATE PACT.
00:20:53THEY WANT TO PUT REGULATION NOT
00:20:56ALLOW ANY TYPE OF DRILLING OR OIL REFINERIES TO BE BUILT.
00:21:00>> JUST LOOK AT CALIFORNIA. >> THAT'S IN CALIFORNIA.
00:21:03THEY CLOSED THE. GAS IS THROUGH THE ROOF.
00:21:07IT'S $7 A GALLON. $2 OVER THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
00:21:11SO UNDER HER. GAS PRICES WILL BE PERMANENTLY HIGH.
00:21:14THANK YOU. >> DR. ANDREWS, YOU GET 30
00:21:16SECONDS ON TOP OF YOUR MINUTE. >> SO I BELIEVE THE QUESTION WAS OUT ABOUT THE AFFORDABILITY
00:21:22CRISIS THAT I'VE BEEN HEARING FROM PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE STATE
00:21:25ABOUT EVERY SINGLE PLACE I GO, I HEAR THAT EVERYTHING IS JUST SO
00:21:30UNAFFORDABLE. AND I HAVE THREE GROWING CHILDREN. I KNOW EXPENSIVE THINGS ARE.
00:21:35I WENT TO MOUNT PLEASANT AND TALKED TO THE SHRIMPERS ARE
00:21:37BEING CRUSHED BY THESE RECORD GAS AND DIESEL PRICES, WHICH IS
00:21:41WHY I MANY, MANY WEEKS LONG
00:21:43BEFORE OUR SENATOR PROPOSED
00:21:47SUSPENDING FEDERAL GAS AND DIESEL TAX AND FINDING WAY OUT OF THIS WAR WITH IRAN THAT SHE
00:21:51HAS VOTED TO CONTINUE THREE TIMES.
00:21:53I WENT TO ALLENDALE AND I TALKED TO DOCTORS AND NURSES AND
00:21:57PATIENTS AT A RURAL HOSPITAL THAT IS AT RISK OF CLOSING
00:22:00BECAUSE OF THE BUDGET THAT SENATOR EXCUSE ME, SENATOR
00:22:05DARLENE GRAHAM SUPPORTS. I WANT TO RESTORE THAT FUNDING.
00:22:08BUT SHE IS HAPPY TO GUT CARE SO SHE CAN DELIVER TAX CUTS TO HER
00:22:12BILLIONAIRE DONORS. I'M GOING TO KEEP SHOWING UP
00:22:16EVERYWHERE AND ANYWHERE, TALKING TO EVERYONE, THE PROBLEMS THEY
00:22:19ARE FACING AND GOING TO WORK WITH ANYONE TO THEM.
00:22:23DARLENE GRAHAM IS NOWHERE AND THE ONLY PEOPLE SHE IS TALKING
00:22:27TO ARE IN WASHINGTON AND SOUTH CAROLINIANS ARE GOING TO PAY THE
00:22:32PRICE. >> THANK YOU, DR. ANDREWS. SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE 30 SECONDS TO REBUT?
00:22:35>> YES. >> KEEP BEING ACCUSED OF BEING NOWHERE. YOU MIGHT FORGET THAT.
00:22:40I A JOB. I'M REPRESENTING THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
00:22:43AND IN WASHOE MOUNTAIN AND I AM SO PROUD TO DO.
00:22:47I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD COAST
00:22:49SEVERAL BILLS AS SOON AS HIT THE
00:22:51GROUND ACROSS THE MEETING WITH
00:22:54VOTERS TO FIND OUT ON THEIR MINDS.
00:22:56BUT LET'S ABOUT THE WAR AND THE
00:22:58FACT THAT YOU SAY THAT I JUST WANT TO CONTINUE WAR.
00:23:02LET'S NOT FORGET HOW THIS WAR STARTED UNDER THE DEMOCRATS WITH
00:23:06IRAN ALMOST HAVING NUCLEAR WEAPON. >> THANK YOU. IT WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY.
00:23:10>> DR. WEINER, THE QUESTIONS ABOUT AFFORDABILITY YES, YES,
00:23:14THE PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE FACING AND AFFORDABILITY.
00:23:17EVERYBODY WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PRICES AGAIN AND PRICES ARE A
00:23:22SIGNAL THEY'RE NOT THE ILLNESS. THE ILLNESS IS SCARCITY.
00:23:26SO SCARCITY OF OIL BECAUSE OF OUR INTERVENTION IN IRAN AND IN
00:23:31RUSSIA, SCARCITY OF. RIGHT.
00:23:33AND THAT EXACTS SITUATION. SCARCITY OF HEALTH CARE.
00:23:37WE TALKED ABOUT THAT ALL. THESE PRICES ARE GOING UP BECAUSE.
00:23:41THE GOVERNMENT OWES MONEY. WE HAVE A SCARCITY OF MONEY IN
00:23:45OUR POCKETS. THE GOVERNMENT OWES SO MUCH MONEY.
00:23:48ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO IT. THE NATIONAL DEBT, 14 MILLION
00:23:50PEOPLE WILL NOT BUY OUR TREASURY BONDS BECAUSE THEY DON'T BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO PAY IT BACK.
00:23:54THERE'S JUST NO EVIDENCE THAT EITHER ONE OF THESE PARTIES IS
00:23:57GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE NATIONAL DEBT AND THE NATIONAL IS THE PROBLEM.
00:24:02THE FEDERAL RESERVE HIKING INTEREST RATES TO TRY TO COVER
00:24:05FOR THE FACT THAT THERE RECKLESS SPENDING HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON.
00:24:09BUT WE CANNOT COVER FOR THAT ANYMORE. WE'VE GOT TO CUT SPENDING.
00:24:13WE TO ADDRESS THE NATIONAL DEBT THAT WILL BRING ALL THE PRICES DOWN.
00:24:16THANK YOU, DR. WEINER AND DR. ANDREWS, FOR GETTING IT FOR THE NEXT QUESTIONS.
00:24:19>> COMING UP ON EIGHT MONTHS SINCE THE UNITED STATES INTO A CONFLICT WITH IRAN, THE HOUSE
00:24:23PASSED A WAR POWERS RESOLUTION IN SEPTEMBER REIN IN PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S ABILITY TO
00:24:28CONTINUE WAR. THE SENATE DID NOT. WHAT'S A RED LINE FOR YOU WHEN IT COMES TO THIS WAR.
00:24:32WOULD YOU SUPPORT BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN THIS CONFLICT.
00:24:35>> NO, AND I DO NOT SUPPORT THE WAR WITH IRAN.
00:24:39ALREADY 21 AMERICAN SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN KILLED AND WE
00:24:42RECENTLY LEARNED EIGHT SAILORS ABOARD THE USS LINCOLN TRIED TO
00:24:46COMMIT SUICIDE.
00:24:49WE'VE ALSO SPENT 50 BILLION AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS ON THIS WAR.
00:24:52AGAIN, MONEY THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INVESTED IN OUR INFRASTRUCTURE, OUR HEALTH CARE
00:24:56SYSTEM, OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM. AND THE WAR IS THE EXACT REASON
00:24:59WE NOW HAVE RECORD HIGH GAS AND DIESEL PRICES.
00:25:02FARMERS ARE GETTING CRUSHED AND EVERYTHING COSTS MORE.
00:25:05MY OPPONENT, THE ONLY ONE ON THIS STAGE WHO HAD THE
00:25:09OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE TO END THE WAR. BUT THREE TIMES IN A ROW SHE VOTED.
00:25:13CONTINUE IT. AND SEVERAL DAYS AFTER ONE OF
00:25:15THOSE VOTES, SHE HAD THE TO WALK
00:25:17OUT ONTO THIS STAGE AND ADMIT
00:25:20THAT NATIONAL SECURITY REALLY HER THING.
00:25:23SOUTH CAROLINA, IF YOU'RE A SURGEON, SAID APPENDECTOMIES
00:25:26AREN'T REALLY HIS. WOULD YOU STILL HAND A SCALPEL? NO.
00:25:31SO WOULD WE HAND DARLENE GRAHAM A FULL TERM IN THE U.S. SENATE?
00:25:34SHE IS UNSERIOUS, UNQUALIFIED TO SERVE.
00:25:37>> I WILL JUST GO TO YOU FOR THE REBUTTAL, THE FULL QUESTION, IF THAT. >> OKAY.
00:25:40YEAH, THAT WORKS. YOU KNOW, NOBODY WAR.
00:25:44>> I WANT THE WAR TO END. I EVERYBODY WANTS THE WAR TO END.
00:25:48BUT LET'S NOT FORGET AGAIN HOW THE WAR STARTED.
00:25:51THE DEMOCRATS LET GET A NUCLEAR WEAPON ALMOST.
00:25:55THEY WERE VERY CLOSE TO GETTING.
00:25:57>> IRAN IS THE WEAKEST THEY HAVE BEEN IN 47 YEARS.
00:26:00>> THE VALUE OF CURRENCY IS AT
00:26:02AN ALL TIME. THEIR INFLATION IS THROUGH THE
00:26:06ROOF. THEY ARE BEING STRANGLED. NO ONE WILL TRADE WITH THEM.
00:26:10AND I PROUD THAT I HELPED GET
00:26:14SPONSORED AND HELPED GET THE LINDSEY GRAHAM SANCTIONS ON
00:26:17RUSSIA AND IRAN ACT OF 2026 ACROSS THE FINISH LINE IN THE
00:26:21SENATE WITH OVERWHELMING BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. WITH THE HELP OF MY SENATE
00:26:26COLLEAGUES, IT WAS PASSED THROUGH THE HOUSE AND, SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
00:26:29IT GIVES HIM TOOLS TO END THE
00:26:32WAR, ECONOMIC SANCTIONS. AND WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD WE
00:26:36STOP NOW WHEN THEY ARE STILL DANGEROUS.
00:26:39WE ARE CLOSE TO ENDING THE WAR AGAIN. I THINK THE PRESIDENT WANTS TO
00:26:43THE WAR. I KNOW HE DOES. WE ALL WANT THE TO END, BUT I
00:26:46SUPPORT STRONG MILITARY. I BELIEVE IN PEACE THROUGH
00:26:50STRENGTH. BUT TALKING ABOUT NOT MY THING.
00:26:53LET'S TALK. WHAT'S NOT YOUR THING?
00:26:56YOUR THING APPARENTLY IS NOT HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH
00:27:01CAROLINA. AT LEAST I'M HONEST. >> IF I DON'T.
00:27:03>> SOMETHING I'M GLAD TO SAY IT AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN TONIGHT.
00:27:07BUT HAVE YOU ARE DECEIVING THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
00:27:10YOU HAVE FLIP FLOPPED ON EVERYTHING.
00:27:13>> THERE ARE SO MANY SOCIAL POST OUT THERE TO PROVE DIFFERENT
00:27:17SHAME ON YOU AND WE'LL GIVE YOU A 32ND REBUTTAL THERE, DR. DREW,
00:27:20SINCE THAT'S SEPARATE FROM THE QUESTION WE ORIGINALLY ASKED. >> YES, THAT WAS SALT LAKE, A
00:27:23VERY NON-SPORTS ATTACK. I'M NOT SURE WHAT SHE'S TALKING
00:27:27ABOUT THAT I FLIP FLOPPED ON. SHE IS MISREPRESENT MY POSITIONS
00:27:30MANY TIMES HERE. THERE'S A LOT TO TALK ABOUT IN
00:27:34THIS U.S. SENATE RACE. AN UNFORTUNATE ATLEY, MY
00:27:37OPPONENT HAS ONLY AGREED TO THIS 160 MINUTE DEBATE.
00:27:40I'VE AGREED TO THREE ADDITIONAL DEBATES. WE A LOT TO TALK ABOUT THAT IS
00:27:43VERY CLEAR. SO I WANT TO ASK SENATOR GRAHAM THIS EVENING.
00:27:47SHE'LL COMMIT TO STANDING ON ANOTHER DEBATE STAGE WITH ME AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE
00:27:52NOVEMBER. >> THANKS, DR. ANDREWS. WE'RE THE ONES ASKING QUESTIONS AGAIN TONIGHT, BUT I APPRECIATE IT.
00:27:56>> AND THEN WE'RE GOING YOU, DR. WEIDNER, FOR THIS FINAL ON THE GROUND WAR AGAIN.
00:28:00WOULD YOU SUPPORT BOOTS ON THE GROUND. >> WHAT WOULD YOUR RED LINE BE FOR THE WAR?
00:28:03>> I DO NOT SUPPORT BOOTS ON THE GROUND. I DO NOT SUPPORT PREEMPTIVE WARS.
00:28:07I DO NOT SUPPORT TOWARDS OTHER NATIONS. THERE ARE THREE WAYS FOR US TO
00:28:12MAINTAIN NATIONAL SECURITY. ONE OF THOSE IS DIPLOMACY. WE NEED TO EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS
00:28:16OF DIPLOMACY AND DO A MUCH JOB IN THAT REALM. THE SECOND IS FREE TRADE.
00:28:20WE TRADE WITH OUR PARTNERS, THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO ATTACK OUR
00:28:24PARTNERS. SO WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB WITH THAT. THE TARIFFS HAVE PUT US IN SOME DANGER. THERE.
00:28:28AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE IS A THIRD WAY. ONE OF OUR BIGGEST EXPORTS IS
00:28:32EDUCATION. WE BRING A LOT OF STUDENTS TO THE UNITED STATES. WE EDUCATE THEM. WE SEND THEM BACK TO THEIR
00:28:36COUNTRIES WITH LOTS OF GOOD FEELING. IF YOU REMEMBER THE WORLD CUP WHEN THEY ALL CAME TO THE UNITED
00:28:40STATES OVER THE SUMMER, PEOPLE WERE REALLY EXCITED.
00:28:42EUROPEANS, ASIANS, OUR FROM AFRICA, THEY WERE VERY EXCITED
00:28:45TO BE HERE AND, LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR COUNTRY. WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF
00:28:49SHARING THE MESSAGE OF WHAT'S WONDERFUL ABOUT SOUTH CAROLINA
00:28:51AND ABOUT OUR IF WE EXPERIENCE A
00:28:53LOT MORE CULTURAL.
00:28:56AGAIN, I DON'T SUPPORT WARS.
00:28:58I WOULD NOT SUPPORT BOOTS ON THE GROUND IN IRAN.
00:29:00YOU CAN LEARN MORE AT MY WEB SITE. IT'S KC SOUTH CAROLINA DOT COM.
00:29:04THANK AND THEN MY OWN GIFT. >> THE NEXT QUESTION TO DR. WEINER. >> DR. WEINER.
00:29:07PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS ISRAEL ARE OCCURRING LATER THIS MONTH
00:29:11REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME. WHAT CHANGE YOU LIKE TO SEE IF
00:29:13ANY IN THE POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL?
00:29:16>> ISRAEL IS A GREAT PARTNER, A
00:29:18GREAT ALLY, BUT ISRAEL IS, A STRONG COUNTRY THAT CAN AND
00:29:22SHOULD DEFEND ITSELF. I THINK THAT OUR DIPLOMACY ACT,
00:29:25DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITIES BETWEEN AND ISRAEL ARE FINE.
00:29:27I THINK WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE
00:29:29TO FOCUS ON.
00:29:33ALLY SHIPS, THOSE WHOSE DIPLOMATIC TIES. BUT I WOULD EXPECT TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
00:29:37SENATOR GRAHAM. EXCUSE ME ISRAEL IS A VERY
00:29:41STRONG ALLY. I BELIEVE THAT WE NEED TO STAND
00:29:43WITH ISRAEL. THE SAME PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
00:29:47HURT AND ATTACK ISRAEL WANT COME AFTER US.
00:29:50THE TERRORISTS THAT WERE CLOSE TO GETTING A NUCLEAR WEAPON WILL
00:29:54COME HERE. SO WE NEED TO STAND OUR STRONGEST ALLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
00:29:58THERE'S A LOT OF UNREST. I FULLY BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING ISRAEL.
00:30:02I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE
00:30:04SOCIALIST, HOWEVER, BECAUSE ON
00:30:06SEVENTH, WHEN HAMAS KILLED OVER
00:30:09A THOUSAND ISRAELI IS HAMAS IS JUST BRUTAL.
00:30:13EVIL PEOPLE.
00:30:15THE DEMOCRATS CHEERED IN THE
00:30:18STREETS IN NEW YORK OVER THE OF OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE, ANNIE
00:30:23ANDREWS WILL NOT STAND UP TO THE SOCIALIST DEMOCRAT PARTY.
00:30:25SHE'S ONLY GOING TO JOIN THEM. THANK YOU, SENATOR GRAHAM.
00:30:29>> DR. ANDREWS, YOU GET 30 SECONDS ON TOP OF YOUR ANSWER.
00:30:33>> ISRAELIS DESERVE A SAFE PLACE
00:30:35TO LIVE, AND PALESTINIANS ALSO DESERVE TO LIVE IN PEACE.
00:30:39HAPPENING IN THE REGION IS DEVASTATING.
00:30:42IT IS A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS. AND AS A MOTHER AND A
00:30:45PEDIATRICIAN, NOT JUST GOING TO SIT BY AND WATCH, WE MUST AN
00:30:47EXPEDITED EXPEDITED PATH TO PEACE.
00:30:50I TOLD MY OPPONENT WAS GOING TO
00:30:52CALL ME A SOCIALIST AND THERE SHE'S DONE IT AGAIN.
00:30:55SHE'S BEEN TOLD TO COME OUT HERE
00:30:57AND CALL ME OCASIO MOM, DANNY,
00:31:01WHAT'S IN HER SCRIPT? BUT THE TRUTH IS MY NAME IS
00:31:03ANNIE ANDREWS, AND THERE SHOULDN'T BE ANY CONFUSION ABOUT
00:31:07THAT BECAUSE UNLIKE MY OPPONENT I HAVEN'T CHANGED MY NAME
00:31:11RECENTLY. AND THE TRUTH IS I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT.
00:31:13I BELIEVE WE A SECURE BORDER AND WE NEED TO DEPORT ILLEGAL
00:31:17IMMIGRANTS WHO BREAK THE LAW.
00:31:19AND YES, I WANT TO LOWER TAXES THE MIDDLE CLASS.
00:31:22I'M A WORKING MOM. I'M A PEDIATRICIAN.
00:31:25I WAS RAISED IN A REPUBLICAN HOUSEHOLD. THE REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME
00:31:30AND, SENATOR GRAHAM, IS THAT I WILL STAND UP TO MY OWN PARTY
00:31:33AND I WILL ALWAYS PUT SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST.
00:31:36SHE SEEMS TO BELIEVE THE JOB SHE
00:31:39HAS RIGHT NOW IS TO BE THE WHITE
00:31:41AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
00:31:43THE JOB IS TO REPRESENT SOUTH.
00:31:45SHE CONSIDERS THE TO BE TO READ THEIR SCRIPTS AND DO THEIR
00:31:49BIDDING. AND WE CAN DO BETTER. >> THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
00:31:52>> SENATOR GRAHAM, YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS. >> AND I CAN ADD THAT TO YOUR QUESTION IF YOU WANT.
00:31:57I'LL JUST GO AHEAD. >> BUT IF YOU DON'T MIND. YEAH, THERE SHE GOES.
00:32:00>> INSULTING ME, PERSONAL INSULTS ABOUT MY NAME JUST SO
00:32:04THAT YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE KNOWS MY LEGAL NAME IS GRAHAM.
00:32:10ALWAYS BEEN GRAHAM. AND YOU KNOW WHY? GRAHAM?
00:32:13BECAUSE I LOST MY WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, AND I KEPT THE NAME
00:32:18GRAHAM'S SO THAT I FELT CONNECTED TO THEM.
00:32:20SO MY NAME, EVERY DOCUMENT HAVE
00:32:23EVER SIGNED HAS GRAHAM ON. I HAD A SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT
00:32:27WHERE I PUT MY HUSBAND'S LAST NAME, WERE THE VOLLEYBALL MOMS
00:32:29WOULD RECOGNIZE. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP A
00:32:33HORRIBLE TRAGIC MEMORY FOR ME. >> THIS NEXT QUESTION STARTS
00:32:36WITH YOU, SENATOR GRAHAM. TODAY, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP DECLARED, AN ENERGY CEASE FIRE
00:32:40BETWEEN RUSSIA AND UKRAINE SAYING THE TWO AGREED TO HALTING ATTACKS.
00:32:44EACH OTHER'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS COMES AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S
00:32:48AN AGREEMENT WITH RUSSIA TO SELL MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF DIESEL TO
00:32:51THE UNITED STATES AND MARKETS. THE AGREEMENT HAS DRAWN BIPARTISAN CRITICISM AND RAISES
00:32:54LEGAL AND QUESTIONS. DO YOU SUPPORT THIS AGREEMENT?
00:32:58SHOULD CONGRESS HAVE HAD A SAY IN THIS? >> YOU KNOW, AGAIN, THINK THAT
00:33:02EVERYBODY WANTS THE IN UKRAINE TO END. WE WILL ALL BE SAFER WHEN THE
00:33:08WAR UKRAINE ENDS.
00:33:10AGAIN I WAS SO PROUD TO GET THE
00:33:12LINDSEY GRAHAM SANCTION RUSSIA
00:33:15AND IRAN ACT OF 2026 PASSED
00:33:17THROUGH THE SENATE THROUGH THE
00:33:19HOUSE AND SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE
00:33:21PRESIDENT WITH THE OVERWHELMING SUPPORT 86 TO 11.
00:33:25WITH THE HELP OF MY COLLEAGUES.
00:33:27IT GIVES THE PRESIDENT TOOLS THAT HE CAN USE.
00:33:31HE SO CHOOSES TO END THE WAR
00:33:35THROUGH ECONOMIC SANCTIONS. SO THAT'S UP TO HIM AS TO
00:33:39WHETHER NOT HE WANTS TO USE IT OR WHETHER HE WANTS TO USE SOMETHING ELSE.
00:33:42BUT I THINK THE PURPOSE OF IT IS TO BRING DOWN THE GAS AND
00:33:46ULTIMATELY END THE. AND WHEN THE WAR ENDS, GAS
00:33:50PRICES WILL FALL. >> DR. ANDREWS, NEXT QUESTION TO YOU.
00:33:54RESPONSE. YES. >> SO AGAIN, SHE'S HAD THE
00:33:57OPPORTUNITY TO TO STOP THE WAR THREE TIMES AND SHE CONTINUES TO
00:34:00VOTE, CONTINUE IT. BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS
00:34:03A COMPLEX NATIONAL SECURITY
00:34:05ISSUE THAT REQUIRES COMPLEX SOLUTIONS.
00:34:08LET'S REMEMBER WHY WE ARE IN THIS WAR, WHY OUR DIESEL PRICES
00:34:12ARE AT A RECORD HIGH DIESEL PRICES THAT CRUSHING OUR SHRIMPERS AND OUR AND OUR
00:34:16TRUCKERS AND, MAKING EVERYTHING
00:34:18COST MORE BECAUSE WE ENTERED
00:34:20THIS WAR INSTEAD OF DEFENDING
00:34:23UKRAINE, WE'VE NOW THROWN A
00:34:25LIFELINE TO RUSSIA. WE NEED TO SUSPEND THE FEDERAL
00:34:29AND STATE GAS AND DIESEL TAX. WE NEED A TEMPORARY BAN ON
00:34:33DIESEL EXPORTS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE MUST FIND OUR WAY OF THIS WAR.
00:34:37I DON'T KNOW. YOU CAN STAND ON THIS STAGE AND
00:34:40SAY YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THE WAR. YOU ARE THE ONE WITH THE POWER
00:34:44TO VOTE TO END THE WAR.
00:34:46>> SO WE'RE SECONDS. >> YEAH.
00:34:49>> OKAY. SHE'S TALKING ABOUT DIESEL
00:34:52PRICES, AN ALL TIME RECORD HIGH. LET'S ABOUT THAT. >> YES.
00:34:56>> THE WAR IS ONE REASON, BUT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY REASON.
00:34:59THE DEMOCRAT REFUSE.
00:35:01THEY REGULATE EVERYTHING TODAY.
00:35:04SO YOU CAN'T BUILD OIL REFINERIES. SO EVEN THE WAR ENDS.
00:35:09GAS PRICES WILL BE PERMANENTLY HIGH. THE DEMOCRATS, BECAUSE OF THE
00:35:13REGULAR ATIONS AND YOU ARE FUNDED AND ENDORSED BY JANE
00:35:16FONDA'S CLIMB AT P&G.
00:35:18SO YOU ARE A CLIMATE, ACCORDING
00:35:21TO JANE FONDA. SO AGAIN, GAS PRICES WILL BE
00:35:25PERMANENT. >> LEHIGH I WILL GO TO DR. WEINER FOR HER RESPONSE.
00:35:27>> U.S. OIL PRODUCTION ACTUALLY WENT UP 27%.
00:35:30WE'RE FINDING WORLDWIDE AND WE'RE FINDING THOSE CUSTOMERS
00:35:34WORLDWIDE BY INTERVENING IN
00:35:37THEIR COMPANY COUNTRIES AFFAIRS.
00:35:39THIS AGREEMENT STRUCK BY THE
00:35:42PRESIDENT IS A UNILATERAL ACT OF DIPLOMACY.
00:35:46SHOULD CONGRESS HAVE SOMETHING DO WITH THAT? WELL, YES, CONGRESS SHOULD BE
00:35:51ACTING IN A DIPLOMATIC WAY. CONGRESS BE CHECKING THE
00:35:54EXECUTIVE BRANCH AND THE POWER THAT THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH IS
00:35:58WIELDING IN THESE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
00:36:00WE NOW HAVE POSSESSION OF.
00:36:02AND VENEZUELA'S OIL THAT IS ALSO
00:36:06HELPING US TO FIND MORE CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ.
00:36:10DON'T THINK THAT IRAN DOESN'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NATIONAL
00:36:14DEBT. THEY ARE WAITING FOR US TO DEFAULT.
00:36:17EVERY OTHER NATION IN THE WORLD KNOWS THAT THE U.S. CANNOT PAY
00:36:20ITS BILLS SO TO TALK ABOUT SPENDING MONEY, WHETHER IT'S ON
00:36:24WAR OR HEALTH CARE, IS A FOOL'S ERRAND. WE GOT TO WORK ON THIS NATIONAL
00:36:28DEBT ISSUE. THAT IS THE ONLY ISSUE. THANK.
00:36:32THAT'S SOMETHING SHE SAID I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING SPECIFIC. >> SORRY. CENTER.
00:36:36MY NEXT QUESTION, DR. ANDREWS. >> DR. ANDREWS AND THE RACE TO
00:36:39KEEP UP WITH CHINA AND DATA CENTER GROWTH. >> LOCAL GOVERNMENTS HERE IN
00:36:43SOUTH CAROLINA AND IN SOME CASES A FEW STATES HAVE DECLARED
00:36:47MORATORIA ON DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. YOU SUPPORT DATA CENTER
00:36:51MORATORIUMS. >> AND IF NOT, SHOULD LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BE ALLOWED TO DECLARE THEM?
00:36:54>> AND WHAT, IF ANY, FEDERAL REGULATIONS WOULD YOU PUSH FOR
00:36:56IN THE SENATE. >> ENERGY PRICES ARE THROUGH THE
00:37:00ROOF AND I HEAR ABOUT IT EVERYWHERE I GO. WHAT I ALSO HEAR IS ONE OF THE
00:37:04REASONS WHY I WAS IN AIKEN AND WALTERBORO AND TALKING TO
00:37:08RESIDENTS WHO ARE THEY'RE ANGRY
00:37:10BECAUSE THEY ARE HAVE SEEN THESE
00:37:12DATA CENTER AI COMPANIES DANGLE
00:37:16CARROTS IN FRONT OF THE LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS AND STEAMROLL
00:37:18THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THESE DATA CENTERS ARE BEING
00:37:21BUILT IN COMMUNITIES BACKYARDS WITHOUT ANY COMMUNITY INPUT,
00:37:25WHICH IS WHY I RELEASED MY DATA CENTER PLAN, WHICH DOES IN FACT
00:37:28INCLUDE A TWO YEAR MORATORIUM. PROTECTIONS ENSURE YOUR RATES
00:37:32DON'T GO UP.
00:37:34A RETURN TO REAL LOCAL CONTROL. THIS IS ONE AREA WHERE
00:37:37REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ACTUALLY AGREE. BUT DARLENE GRAHAM DOES NOT
00:37:41AGREE. SHE THINKS WE NEED TO ALL GET WITH THE PROGRAM AND TO BUILD
00:37:45DATA CENTERS FASTER AND.
00:37:47SO WHY DOES DATA CENTER DARLENE? WE NEED TO DO THAT.
00:37:50BECAUSE DATA CENTER COMPANIES AND AI COMPANIES HAVE SPENT
00:37:53MILLIONS TO PROP UP HER. WE NEED A SENATOR WHO WILL NOT
00:37:57SELL SOUTH CAROLINA TO TECH COMPANIES IN CALIFORNIA OR IN CHINA.
00:38:01>> THANK YOU, DR. ANDREWS. >> SENATOR GRAHAM, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD 30 ON TO YOUR MINUTE
00:38:05OR. SURE SINCE WE'RE NAME CALLING,
00:38:10BUT OBVIOUSLY YOU DON'T KNOW MY STANCE ON DATA CENTERS.
00:38:13I'M CONCERNED DATA CENTERS, TOO,
00:38:16BUT LET ME BE CLEAR HERE. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE
00:38:19COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. IT COMES TO DATA CENTERS,
00:38:23COMMUNITY NEED TO DECIDE HOW HOW
00:38:25WHAT IF THEY'RE BUILT IF THEY'RE
00:38:28BUILT OR IF THEY'RE NOT BUILD. I HAVE CO-SPONSORED THE RAPE
00:38:32PROTECTION ACT THAT GIVES
00:38:34COMMUNITIES THE ABILITY TO
00:38:36NEGOTIATE WITH TECH COMPANIES TO
00:38:38IF DATA CENTERS ARE BUILT OR NOT.
00:38:41AND IT PUTS LIMITS ON THEY CAN'T
00:38:43RAISE THE UTILITY BILLS.
00:38:46SO IT PROTECTS THE COMMUNITIES. COMMUNITIES CAN NEGOTIATE WITH
00:38:50THEM IF THEY WANT TO DECREASE PROPERTY TAXES OR HELP THEM
00:38:53LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS. IT GIVES THE COMMUNITIES TO THE
00:38:58ABILITY DECIDE WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.
00:39:00IF THEY WANT TO NEGOTIATE.
00:39:02UNDER HER, BERNIE SANDERS PLAN,
00:39:04A TWO YEAR MORE TORY THAT IS
00:39:08DANGEROUS TO THE SECURITY
00:39:10NATIONAL SECURITY OF OUR COUNTRY
00:39:13BECAUSE IN TWO YEARS CHINA IS
00:39:15GOING TO BE SO FAR AHEAD WE ARE
00:39:17GOING TO BE IN SO TROUBLE.
00:39:19CHINA HAS ALREADY THEY WANT TO
00:39:21BE THE GLOBAL LEADER BY 2030.
00:39:23IF WE DON'T BUILD DATA CENTERS FOR TWO YEARS.
00:39:28>> THIS IS DANGEROUS. >> WE ARE TO BE IN TROUBLE.
00:39:31AND THAT IS FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TELLING YOU IF CAN BUILD OR
00:39:35CAN'T BUILD. I WANT COMMUNITIES TO DECIDE SHE
00:39:39WANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DECIDE. THANK YOU, SENATOR GRAHAM.
00:39:41DR. WEINER. WHEN I WAS IN UNION FOR UNIQUELY UNION, I MET ARCHIE HIRSHMAN.
00:39:45HE IS A COMMUNITY.
00:39:50THAT DECIDED HE WAS GOING TO RUN FOR SUPERVISOR OF COUNTY COUNCIL BECAUSE OF THE DATACENTER ISSUE.
00:39:53IT IS A LOCAL ISSUE. IT IS SOMETHING THAT OUR LOCAL
00:39:56COMMUNITIES NEED TO DECIDE THEMSELVES. THEY DON'T NEED THE PERMISSION
00:39:59TO DO SO.
00:40:01IN FACT, THEY NEED TO EDUCATE. WE HAVE A GREAT ORGANIZATION IN
00:40:05THIS STATE CALLED SC, ETV S C
00:40:07ITI A ETV.
00:40:10I KNOW I ALWAYS TO GO, YEAH.
00:40:13ETC. THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A WEBSITE THAT'S INCREDIBLY INFORMATIVE, THAT'LL TELL YOU ALL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
00:40:17DATA CENTERS. BUT HERE'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
00:40:20URGENCY IS BEING PUSHED BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO BENEFIT
00:40:24FROM THESE DATA CENTERS. THAT COULD BE THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES.
00:40:27IT COULD BE THE THE COMPUTER COMPANIES, THE ONLINE COMPANIES,
00:40:30AMAZON, GOOGLE, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.
00:40:33BUT WHATEVER IT IS YOU NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE URGENCY DOESN'T HAVE TO BE YOUR
00:40:37COMMUNITY'S URGENCY. YOUR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER AND FIGURING OUT
00:40:40WHAT'S BEST YOU. AND AGAIN, YOU DON'T NEED THE GOVERNMENT'S PERMISSION.
00:40:44DO THAT. THANK YOU, DR. WEINER AND DR. ANDREWS, SECONDS. >> YES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
00:40:48SO IT'S INTERESTING THAT DARLENE BROUGHT UP CHINA BECAUSE THE WASHINGTON POST JUST YESTERDAY
00:40:54UNCOVERED DARLENE IS HIDING HER FAMILY'S INTERESTS IN CHINA.
00:40:58I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR A SITTING SENATOR TO BE LINING HER
00:41:00POCKETS WITH FROM CHINA. AND IT MAY BE THAT DARLENE KNOW
00:41:04THAT HER CAMPAIGN WAS TRYING TO
00:41:06HIDE THESE TIES TO A CHINESE COMPANY.
00:41:09IT MAY BE THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WHEN SHE GAVE $70 BILLION
00:41:12TAX REBATES AND TAX TO AI IN
00:41:14TECH COMPANIES, THAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT HER CAMPAIGN.
00:41:18IT MAY BE THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT WHEN SHE SUPPORTED GUTTING
00:41:21HEALTH CARE THAT BIG PHARMA WOULD COME IN THINKING THAT THE
00:41:23PEOPLE AROUND KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THEY ARE TRYING TO. THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
00:41:27SENATOR GRAHAM, WOULD YOU LIKE 30 SECONDS FOR. ABSOLUTELY. SO YOU'RE BRINGING UP MY HUSBAND.
00:41:31YOU'RE SINKING PRETTY LOW. MY HUSBAND IS EMPLOYED BY. THE COMPANY.
00:41:34HE DOESN'T OWN THE COMPANY OR HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE COMPANY.
00:41:38>> THEY BUY TOY GUNS FROM CHINA.
00:41:40>> IF YOU AUDIT AND REGULATE EVERYBODY TO DEATH, MAYBE SOME
00:41:44THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD ACTUALLY STAY IN THIS COUNTRY.
00:41:46AND LET'S TALK YOU AND YOUR PAC MONEY.
00:41:52YOU. RECEIVED $200,000 IN YOUR PERSONAL POCKET FROM A GUN CONTROL GROUP.
00:41:56YOU WERE PAID PERSONALLY BY THE GUN CONTROL GROUP.
00:41:59YOU RAN A FAILED PAC.
00:42:01ALL THE THINGS I WANTED TO FIRE. >> I KEEP GOING BACK AND FORTH.
00:42:04THAT'S THE REBUTTAL. THE REBUTTAL THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT. DR. WEINER, THIS NEXT QUESTION STARTS WITH YOU.
00:42:08SOME LEADERS IN THE WORLD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SAY THE TECHNOLOGY IS GROWING, TOO, AND
00:42:12IS POSING DANGERS. WE'VE ALREADY ONE EXAMPLE OF
00:42:14AGENTS HACKING ANOTHER. >> DO YOU USE A.I. AND WHAT
00:42:19SHOULD CONGRESS'S ROLE BE THE FUTURE OF A.I.?
00:42:21>> YES, I USE A.I.
00:42:24>> I WANT TO SAY I LOVE GEMINI. I'M A BIG FAN.
00:42:27I DO USE A.I. AND I ACTUALLY ALLOW MY STUDENTS TO USE IT AS WELL.
00:42:30I MEAN, THIS IS A TOOL THAT THEY NEED TO KNOW HOW TO BEFORE THEY GET INTO THE WORKFORCE.
00:42:34I DO AGREE, HOWEVER, WITH THE CEO OF NVIDIA, WHO SAID THAT
00:42:37THOSE A.I. COMPANIES ASKING FOR
00:42:39GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION NEED TO
00:42:41HAVE AGENCY IN BUSINESSES THAT THEY'RE BUILDING.
00:42:45THEY HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY NOT JUST FOR THE PRODUCT THEY'RE
00:42:47CREATING BUT FOR THE PROCESS OF CREATING THAT PRODUCT.
00:42:51AND IF THE PROCESS FAILS, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE A.I. HACKING INTO
00:42:54ANOTHER SYSTEM, IF THE PROCESS
00:42:56FOR CREATION FAILS THEY HAVE TO IMPROVE THAT PROCESS.
00:43:00A BUSINESS PROFESSOR AT THE DARLA MOORE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS,
00:43:02I BELIEVE THAT FREE ENTERPRISE CAN SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS AND WE
00:43:06ALREADY LAWS THAT ARE GOING TO PROTECT CONSUMERS SHOULD THESE
00:43:09AI PROJECTS RUN AMUCK.
00:43:11BUT MOSTLY WE NEED PEOPLE TO
00:43:14TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR, THEIR OWN COMPANIES AND THEIR OWN BEHAVIORS.
00:43:18WE DON'T NEED GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS IN THIS SPACE. THANK YOU, SENATOR GRAHAM.
00:43:21>> DO YOU USE A.I. AND WHAT SHOULD CONGRESS BE DOING FOR THE FUTURE OF A.I.?
00:43:24>> YES, I USE A.I. AND. >> YES, I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT.
00:43:27I'VE HEARD STORIES DIRECTLY FROM A.I. REPRESENTATIVES WHO TALK
00:43:31ABOUT THE AGENTS THAT HAVE BROKEN OF THIS SANDBOX, WHICH IS
00:43:34THE SAFE TEST ENVIRONMENT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE USING.
00:43:38AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP ESTABLISHED A CREATED THE
00:43:41SUPER TASK FORCE TO MONITOR RISK.
00:43:44I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO
00:43:46MONITOR THE RISK AND REQUIRE REPORTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE
00:43:49MONITORING THEM VERY CLOSELY.
00:43:51BUT I AGAIN AND I'M GOING TO
00:43:53WARN AGAINST.
00:43:55CHINA HAS SAID THAT THEY WANT TO
00:43:58BE THE GLOBAL LEADER BY 2030.
00:44:00IF WE LET CHINA WIN THE RACE IN
00:44:04A.I., THAT IS A THREAT TO OUR NATIONAL ECONOMIC SECURITY.
00:44:08WE'RE AN ELECTRONIC WARFARE, BASICALLY RIGHT NOW.
00:44:11SO WE CANNOT LET GET AHEAD.
00:44:13BUT I THINK MONACO DURING THE
00:44:15RISK IS THE RIGHT WAY TO. >> AND DR. ANDREW, TO YOU, DO
00:44:19YOU SAY AI AND HOW WOULD YOU REGULATE IT? >> I DO A.I. THIS IS ONE OF THE VARIOUS
00:44:23SERIOUS ISSUES WILL FACE WHOEVER IS ELECTED TO THIS FULL TERM IN
00:44:27THE U.S. SENATE. AND I DEEPLY SORRY FOR WHAT THE
00:44:29GRAHAM FAMILY BEEN THROUGH OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A NICE
00:44:33GESTURE WHEN THE GOVERNOR AND THE PRESIDENT APPOINTED SENATOR
00:44:37GRAHAM TO FULFILL HER BROTHER'S TERM. NOW, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FULL
00:44:40TERM IN THE U.S. SENATE, AND IT IS NOTHING PERSONAL, BUT SHE HAS
00:44:44TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT SHE IS NOT UP FOR THE JOB.
00:44:46WHETHER IT IS THE THREAT OF A.I. THAT EXPERTS WARN COULD CAUSE
00:44:50MASSIVE JOB LOSSES OR, ACTUAL
00:44:52LOSS TO HUMANITY OR POTENTIAL CONFRONTATION WITH CHINA OVER
00:44:56THE TAIWAN STRAIT OR ENDLESS
00:44:58WARS THAT LEAD TO RISING COSTS.
00:45:00WE NEED SOMEBODY IN THIS SENATE IS WILLING TO WAKE UP EVERY DAY,
00:45:04ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES, GO TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE AND SOLVE
00:45:08THESE. WE NEED SOMEONE WHO IS READY FOR THE JOB.
00:45:10ON DAY ONE, I BE READY FOR THE JOB ON DAY ONE.
00:45:14SENATOR GRAHAM HAS PROVEN OTHERWISE. >> SENATOR GRAHAM, 30 SECONDS.
00:45:17>> YES, I WOULD LIKE. TO REBUT, PLEASE.
00:45:20I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANYBODY THAT WORKS HARDER THAN I DO I
00:45:24HAVE PROVEN THAT OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS.
00:45:26>> LOSING MY BROTHER, RUNNING A
00:45:29PRIMARY, RUN OFF AND CAMPAIGNING FOR A GENERAL ELECTION WHILE
00:45:34DOING JOB AS A UNITED STATES SENATOR THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD
00:45:37AND MUCH, I HAVE FOUND OUT JUST
00:45:40STRONG, I AM. SO IF ANYBODY'S GOING TO ROLL UP
00:45:44SLEEVES, WORK HARD FOR THIS STATE, THIS GREAT STATE OF SOUTH
00:45:46CAROLINA THAT I LOVE IT DEFINITELY WILL BE ME.
00:45:50>> AND I'M JUST AS QUALIFIED AS. YOU ARE. YOU WERE A PEDIATRICIAN.
00:45:54>> DEFINE WOMAN. >> AND NEXT QUESTION FROM AUNTIE.
00:45:57>> SENATOR GRAHAM. SENATOR GRAHAM, PARENTS, INCLUDING THOSE HERE IN SOUTH
00:46:01CAROLINA, HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED ON CONGRESS TO ACT AND GET MORE
00:46:05AGGRESSIVE IN HOLDING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE TO PROTECT MINORS.
00:46:09WHAT REGULATIONS DO YOU SUPPORT? PROTECT MINORS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
00:46:13AND HOLD SOCIAL MEDIA OWNERS ACCOUNTABLE? YES.
00:46:17THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I'M ALL FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
00:46:20COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE.
00:46:22YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN UNFORTUNATE SUICIDES AND YOU I
00:46:26FEEL FOR THE PARENTS WHO'VE LOST
00:46:28CHILDREN AND TEENS TO SOCIAL BULLYING.
00:46:33SO DEFINITELY FOR HOLDING SOCIAL MEDIA, MEDIA COMPANIES
00:46:37ACCOUNTABLE. NO WAY ABOUT THAT.
00:46:40BUT AGAIN THINK WE HAVE TO BE
00:46:44CAREFUL CAN'T PUT WE CAN PUT GUARDRAILS IN PLACE BUT WE CAN'T
00:46:47PUT TOO MANY CONTROLS IN PLACE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO ALLOW THESE
00:46:51COMPANIES BE ABLE TO EXPAND. THANK YOU, SENATOR GRAHAM.
00:46:55DR. YEAH. SO JUST BEFORE SHE SAID I'M JUST A PEDIATRICIAN.
00:46:58WELL, WHO MORE ABOUT THE NEGATIVE HEALTH IMPACTS OF
00:47:02SOCIAL MEDIA ON OUR YOUTH THAN. A PEDIATRICIAN.
00:47:06SHE'S CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. BUT SHE SUPPORTS THE TO THE
00:47:10MEDICAID PROGRAM. MEDICAID IS THE LARGEST INSURER
00:47:12OF CHILDREN HERE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GUTTING MEDICAID WILL RIP
00:47:17AWAY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FROM
00:47:19COUNTIES THAT ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STILL HAVE THEM.
00:47:21WHEN I WAS JUST ALLENDALE, STANDING IN FRONT OF THEIR ONLY
00:47:25HOSPITAL, I TO THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT PHYSICIAN THERE WHO
00:47:29HE'S THE ONLY MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER THERE FOR 60 TO 90 MILES.
00:47:33WE CAN'T TAKE MENTAL HEALTH WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY GUTTING THE
00:47:38MEDICAID PROGRAM. I'M A PARENT OF A 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER.
00:47:41I HAVE DEEP CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE PUT CORPORATION
00:47:45AND CORPORATE INTERESTS AND PROFITS OVER PEOPLE.
00:47:49WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN.
00:47:51THAT'S WHY I'M SO PROUD TO NOT HAVE TAKEN A DIME OF CORPORATE
00:47:55PAC MONEY BECAUSE THIS JOB IS ABOUT REPRESENTING SOUTH
00:47:59CAROLINA, NOT DOING WHAT YOUR CORPORATE DONORS AND SPECIAL
00:48:02INTEREST GROUPS TELL YOU TO DO. SENATOR GRAHAM, WE HAVE 30 SECONDS TO FIGHT. YES.
00:48:06YOU KNOW, I'M NOT EVEN SURE SHE'S TALKING ABOUT WHEN SHE
00:48:09SAID ABOUT GUTTING. IF SHE'S TALKING ABOUT THE ONE
00:48:12BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL THAT REQUIRES
00:48:13ABLE BODIED PEOPLE TO WORK OR TRAIN FOR 20 HOURS A WEEK TO
00:48:19RECEIVE MEDICAID, THEN YES, COUNT ME IN. I'M ALL FOR IT.
00:48:22BUT LET'S ABOUT PAC MONEY.
00:48:25YOU A PAC INTO THE GROUND APRIL PAC WHERE 90% OF THE FUNDING
00:48:30WHEN YOUR FRIENDS YOUR CONSULTANTS IN YOUR CRONIES
00:48:33INSTITUTED THE CHILDREN IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO.
00:48:36PLUS, AGAIN, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE $200,000 THAT WENT INTO YOUR PERSONAL POCKET FROM A GUN
00:48:42CONTROL GROUP. >> YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS AND I
00:48:46WILL MOVE ON. >> I DID TRY. TO START AN ORGANIZATION THAT WOULD A VOICE FOR CHILDREN IN
00:48:51WASHINGTON, D.C. AMERICA'S CHILDREN HAVE INHERENT
00:48:54POLITICAL POWER.
00:48:56THEY CAN'T VOTE AND THEY CAN'T. THEY'RE NOT BILLIONAIRES AND
00:48:59THEY CAN'T DONATE TO POLITICIANS. SO IT'S INCUMBENT UPON THOSE OF
00:49:02US WHO DO CARE ABOUT AMERICA'S CHILDREN TO BUILD A POLITICAL
00:49:06MOVEMENT THAT CENTERS AMERICA'S CHILDREN. AND THAT IS ONE OF THE VERY
00:49:09REASONS THAT AM IN THIS RACE AND WHY I WOULD BE PROUD TO BE OUR
00:49:13NATION'S FIRST EVER PEDIATRIC U.N. SENATOR. THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
00:49:17>> DR. WEINER. >> WE GO BACK A FEW QUESTIONS AGO.
00:49:20I DON'T HAVE ANY SLEEVES TO ROLL UP, SO WE'LL JUST LEAVE THAT OUT
00:49:24THERE. HARD WORK IS ABSOLUTELY EVERYBODY IS GOING TO DO IT.
00:49:28WE'RE ALL GOING TO DO. ALL RIGHT. CELL PHONE BANS FAIL.
00:49:31AND THAT'S ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE HAVE TRIED CURB TEENAGERS
00:49:35SOCIAL, MEDIA USE OF CELL PHONE BANS. WE KNOW THAT THEY DON'T WORK. THEY DON'T ACHIEVE.
00:49:39THEY'RE OUTCOMES ARE THEIR DESIRED OUTCOMES.
00:49:41WE ALSO KNOW THAT CIVIL SUITS WIN.
00:49:44SO WE SHOULD CONTINUE SUPPORT CIVIL SUITS AGAINST THESE MAJOR
00:49:48COMPANIES AND BRING LIGHT.
00:49:50THE IDEA THAT THESE COMPANIES ARE BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE
00:49:53THROUGH THOSE CIVIL SUITS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT ADDING MORE
00:49:57REGULATIONS, ALL WE'RE DOING IS INCREASING THE SIZE GOVERNMENT
00:49:59MAKING THINGS MORE COMPLICATED, AND THAT'S JUST GOING TO RAISE PRICES.
00:50:03SO EVERY TIME WE THINK OF OUR
00:50:05STATE BEING A PARENTAL RIGHTS.
00:50:10STATE, LET'S TALK ABOUT OUR PARENTS IN CHARGE OF THEIR KIDS AND OUR PARENTS THINKING ABOUT
00:50:13WHAT ARE THE RIGHT WAYS TO KEEP KIDS AWAY FROM THINGS LIKE
00:50:16HARMFUL MEDIA SITES AND FROM HARMFUL PHONES.
00:50:19I THINK THIS IS AS A PARENT'S RIGHTS STATE. WE SHOULD FOCUS ON THAT.
00:50:22THANK YOU, DR. ANDREWS, THIS NEXT QUESTION STARTS WITH YOU.
00:50:25>> RECENTLY, THE STATE HELD ITS THIRD ANNUAL NUCLEAR SUMMIT WHERE. STATE LEADERS LIKE THE GOVERNOR
00:50:30AND HOUSE SPEAKER AND INDUSTRY LEADERS SAID THAT SOUTH CAROLINA'S TO BE A KEY PLAYER.
00:50:35WHAT'S VIEW ON THE EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY? THE STATE? FOR EXAMPLE, WOULD YOU SUPPORT
00:50:39MORE REACTORS AND WHAT WOULD YOU DO IN THE SENATE TO IMPROVE THE
00:50:42NUCLEAR ECOSYSTEM OF SOUTH CAROLINA?
00:50:44>> SO IT'S AN ALL OF THE ABOVE APPROACH.
00:50:47WE'RE THE HARD LESSON NOW ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU CONTINUE
00:50:50TO RELY ON FOREIGN OIL, GAS PRICE.
00:50:54SOUTH CAROLINA IS NOW OVER $4.
00:50:57DIESEL IS JUST UNDER $6. MY OPPONENT'S PLAN SEEMS TO BE
00:51:01LET'S JUST DRILL MORE. BUT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE
00:51:05OPPORTUNITIES IS OUT THERE, INCLUDING INVESTMENTS, NUCLEAR
00:51:07ENERGY, INCLUDING SUPPORTING SAVANNAH RIVER SITES, WHICH I DO.
00:51:11BUT WE NEED TO INVEST WIND AND SOLAR AND ABOUT THE FUTURE FOR
00:51:15OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN. AND WHAT KIND OF WORLD WE WANT
00:51:19TO LEAVE BEHIND. BUT RIGHT NOW WE ARE SUFFERING
00:51:21THE CONSEQUENCES OF OVER OVERRELIANCE ON FOREIGN.
00:51:25I HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF SOUTH
00:51:29CAROLINA ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO, IF THEY CAN FILL, UP
00:51:31THEIR GAS TANK OR IF THEY CAN GO THE GROCERY STORE, IF THEY CAN
00:51:34GO FILL CHILD'S ASTHMA INHALER,
00:51:38PRESCRIPTION OR IF THEY CAN PAY FOR THEIR CHILD CARE.
00:51:40EVERYTHING IS UNAFFORDABLE. MY OPPONENT SUPPORTS ALL OF THE
00:51:44THE POLICIES THAT GOT US TO THIS AFFORDABLE CRISIS.
00:51:47AND WE NEED TO GET SERIOUS ENDING IT. THANK YOU, DR. ANDREWS.
00:51:50>> WE'RE GOING TO USE GRAHAM FOR THAT AND THE REBUTTAL ON 60 SECONDS FOR THE QUESTION.
00:51:54>> YES, I FULLY SUPPORT THE
00:51:57SAVANNAH RIVERSIDE, I CURRENTLY SIT ON THE APPROPRIATIONS
00:52:00COMMITTEE, SO ANY WAY I CAN HELP THEM WAS ALWAYS A CHAMPION FOR
00:52:04THEM. AND I WILL BE AS WELL. THE SAVANNAH RIVERSIDE EMPLOYS OVER 10,000 PEOPLE.
00:52:10SPECIAL GOOD PAYING JOBS WITH
00:52:12BENEFITS THEY HELP KEEP OUR
00:52:14COUNTRY AND OUR STATE SAFE.
00:52:16THEY HELP WITH OUR ECONOMY. SO I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO
00:52:21SUPPORT MAN RIVERSIDE OR OTHER
00:52:23NUCLEAR PROJECTS LIKE VICHY SUMMER.
00:52:25THE PROJECT THERE, WHEN IT COMES
00:52:30TO SOLAR POWER. >> LET'S LOOK AT THE DEMOCRATS
00:52:34WHO TRIED TO INVADE IN SOLAR
00:52:37POWER FARMS, WHICH WAS
00:52:39COMPLETELY FAILED BECAUSE THE
00:52:41TAX CREDITS ENDED UP GOING TO
00:52:43THE CHINESE, HELPING THE CHINESE
00:52:45MORE THAN DID THE UNITED STATES
00:52:49AND THE REGULATIONS THAT YOU
00:52:52WANT TO IMPOSE ON ALL DRILLING
00:52:56AND REFINERIES IS GOING TO HURT
00:52:58GAS PRICES PERMANENT.
00:53:00>> LEE WE CAN'T SURVIVE OFF WIND
00:53:02AND SOLAR POWER WE HAVE TO DRILL
00:53:05FOR GAS.
00:53:07>> SO LOOK AT CALIFORNIA AGAIN WHERE THEY'VE SHUT DOWN THE OIL
00:53:11REFINERIES IS $7 A GALLON THERE.
00:53:14>> $2 OVER THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BECAUSE OF ALL THE REGULATIONS
00:53:18ON DRILLING AND OIL REFINERIES.
00:53:21YOU ARE ENDORSED BY.
00:53:23JANE FONDA'S CLIMATE, P&G. >> SO YOU'RE GOING TO JOIN THE
00:53:27DEMOCRAT WHEN IT COMES TO RESTRICTIONS AND REGULATE THAT'S YOUR REBUTTAL TO IT.
00:53:31>> LET'S GO, YOU, DR. WEINER, FOR NUCLEAR.
00:53:34>> WHEN I WAS IN AKIN, I MET A GUY NAMED NOAH IS A GREAT SOUTH
00:53:38CAROLINA SUCCESS STORY. HE ACTUALLY WENT TO THE
00:53:41GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THEN HE WENT TO CLEMSON AND GOT HIS ENGINEERING
00:53:45DEGREE. AND NOW HE'S GOT ONE OF THOSE HIGH PAYING JOBS THAT SENATOR GRAHAM JUST REFERRED TO.
00:53:49SO I TO SUPPORT NUCLEAR ENERGY AND SUPPORT INNOVATION IN THAT
00:53:53IF WE'RE GOING TO INVEST ENERGY,
00:53:55THEN THAT INVESTMENT SHOULD BE
00:53:58MADE IN EDUCATION AND IN REMOVING SOME OF THESE
00:54:01REGULATIONS THAT ARE PREVENTING THAT KIND OF TECHNOLOGY FROM COMING ONLINE.
00:54:04WHEN WE THINK OUR OUR IMPACT IN
00:54:08THE WORLD, THE GOVERNMENT MOVING
00:54:10INTO MARKETS DISTORTS, THE MARKET.
00:54:13AND SO IF WE SAY WE'RE GOING INVEST OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN
00:54:16THAT SPACE, ALL WE'RE GOING TO DO IS CREATE SOME MORE HIGH PRICES.
00:54:21WE'RE TO CREATE A DISTORTED MARKET. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT VERY
00:54:23DIFFICULT FOR OUR U.S. COMPANIES TO COMPETE.
00:54:26>> MY AUNTIE, DR. WHITENER. >> DR. WEINER, ANOTHER TOP ISSUE
00:54:29FOR VOTERS IN THIS ELECTION IS IMMIGRATION LEGISLATIVE ACTION
00:54:32IN CONGRESS HAS REPEATEDLY STALLED FOR YEARS.
00:54:35>> BE SPECIFIC WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE CONGRESS NEEDS TO DO TO IMPROVE IMMIGRATION SYSTEM?
00:54:39>> AND DO YOU BELIEVE NEEDS TO INCLUDE CHANGES, IF ANY AT ALL
00:54:43TO THE US IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT?
00:54:45YES, WE DO NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND NEITHER OF
00:54:48THE MAJOR WANTS TO BECAUSE THEN THEY WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CAMPAIGN ON IT AND FUNDRAISE ON
00:54:52IT. SO HERE'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO BE VERY SPECIFIC
00:54:55ABOUT OUR IMMIGRATION POLICY. IT NEEDS TO BE BASED IN SOUND
00:54:59PRINCIPLES THAT HELP AMERICAN CITIZENS FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE
00:55:03FACT IMMIGRANTS ARE COMING IN TO CONTRIBUTE TO OUR AND NOT TO
00:55:05CAUSE HARM AND NOT TO LIVE OFF OF THE PUBLIC DOLLAR.
00:55:09IF WE HAVE GOOD LAWS, WILL HAVE GOOD ENFORCEMENT.
00:55:12THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM IS A PROBLEM, BUT IT'S BEING
00:55:15PERPETUATED BY PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO INTENTION OF GOVERNING.
00:55:18ALL THEY WANT TO DO CAMPAIGN. LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT PIECE.
00:55:22BUT YES, I DO THINK. WE NEED IMMIGRATION REFORM. AND I DO THINK WE NEED LAW
00:55:26ENFORCEMENT. BUT THAT COMES FROM BETTER. YOU SAID BE SPECIFIC.
00:55:29LET'S TALK ABOUT RESIDENTS BEING
00:55:32COMING IN AND A DECENTRALIZED WAY SAYING, HEY, I'M HERE.
00:55:35LET ME REGISTER AS A RESIDENT, AND THEN LET'S THEM THROUGH A
00:55:39PROGRESSION SO THAT THEY EVENTUALLY BECOME CITIZENS.
00:55:42IF DON'T WANT TO BECOME CITIZENS, THAT'S OKAY TO. BUT LET'S JUST KNOW WHO THEY ARE
00:55:47FROM BEGINNING TO END. THANK YOU, DR. WEINER. SENATOR, SAME QUESTION.
00:55:49>> BE SPECIFIC ABOUT WHAT POLICIES AND ALSO, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THAT INCLUDES
00:55:53CHANGES TO ICE, IMMIGRATION IS
00:55:57CLEAR? >> FOR ME, I'M PROBABLY A LITTLE BIT TOUGHER THAN MY BROTHER WAS ON THIS.
00:56:01THE KEY WORD BEING ILLEGAL. IF YOU'RE HERE ILLEGALLY, YOU
00:56:04NEED TO GO. I'M ALL FOR BORDER PROTECTION,
00:56:07FOR FUNDING ICE. I THINK ICE IS DOING A GREAT JOB
00:56:11BECAUSE UNDER BIDEN AND HARRIS
00:56:13THEY OPENED BORDERS AND LET 12
00:56:16MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INTO OUR COUNTRY.
00:56:20DRUG RAPIST CRIMINALS.
00:56:23I CO-SPONSORED THE IN THE SANCTUARY CITIES ACT BECAUSE
00:56:25THEY'RE ALL TO THESE CITIES CAUSING PROBLEMS AND I ADMIRE
00:56:29THE MEN AND WOMEN ICE WHO ARE
00:56:31HELPING ENFORCE THE LAWS TO GET
00:56:33THESE CRIMINALS OFF THE STREETS.
00:56:35MY DEMOCRATIC OPPONENT HELPED
00:56:38KAMALA HARRIS RAISE. $11 MILLION FOR PRESIDENT.
00:56:41SHE IS FOR AMNESTY FOR ILLEGALS.
00:56:44SHE'S FOR HEALTH CARE, FUNDED
00:56:47FOR FREE HEALTH CARE FOR ILLEGALS.
00:56:50>> THIS IS GOING TO INCREASE THE DEBT, SEND IT THROUGH THE ROOF AGAIN.
00:56:54>> I'M FOR BORDER. SENATOR GRAHAM, DR. ANDREWS.
00:56:58>> 30 SECONDS ON TOP OF YOUR. SO I AGREE THAT BOTH PARTIES
00:57:00HAVE FAILED ON AND AS SOMEONE ON
00:57:02THE OUTSIDE OF POLITICS. >> I WAS ALSO DISGUSTED TO WATCH
00:57:06BOTH USE THIS AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL EVERY ELECTION SEASON
00:57:10AND DEMOCRATS HAVE FAILED ON THE BORDER. WE NEED A SECURE BORDER TO BE A
00:57:13SECURE NATION. AND WE ALSO NEED TO DEPORT
00:57:17ILLEGAL WHO BREAK THE LAW. BUT WE DO THOSE TWO THINGS WHILE
00:57:21STILL THE HUMAN DIGNITY AND DUE PROCESS OF.
00:57:25EVERYONE WHO IS HERE RIGHT NOW. I BELIEVE THAT ICE NEEDS TO
00:57:29ENFORCE IMMIGRATION LAWS, BUT THEY NEED TO DO BY FOCUSING ON
00:57:33DANGEROUS CRIMINALS, TRAFFICKERS AND FENTANYL.
00:57:35AND THEY NEED TO RESPECT THAT DUE PROCESS.
00:57:39ICE THAT ARE MASSED WITH NO ON
00:57:41THEM PATROLLING AROUND HOSPITALS
00:57:44AND SCHOOLS. NOTHING TO DO WITH WHAT THIS
00:57:48COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED ON. BOTH THINGS CAN BE TRUE. THIS IS A COMPLEX ISSUE WHICH IS
00:57:52YET ANOTHER REASON WHY I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT THAT IS NOT
00:57:56THE ONLY DEBATE THAT WE HAVE BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER 3RD.
00:57:59I HAVE AGREED TO THREE ADDITIONAL DEBATES AND AGAIN, I'M GOING RE-ISSUE THE CHALLENGE
00:58:04TO SENATOR GRAHAM THAT SHE SHOWS
00:58:06UP ON A DEBATE STAGE AND DEBATES AGAIN BEFORE THIS ELECTION ON
00:58:10NOVEMBER FOR A SIX YEAR TERM IN THE U.S. SENATE.
00:58:14THANK YOU, DR. ANDREWS. >> SO, AGAIN, WILL GIVE YOU 30 SECONDS IF YOU WANT TO. >> YES. >> YES.
00:58:18I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THINGS SHE KEEPS CHALLENGING ME TO A
00:58:22DEBATE. I WANT TO SPEND MY TIME GOING AND MEETING WITH THE VOTERS OF
00:58:26SOUTH BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WORKING HARD. I WORK, I'VE HAD A JOB,
00:58:31REPRESENT THE PEOPLE OF MY PART OF SOUTH IN WASHINGTON, D.C. SO
00:58:35I THINK IT'S MORE IMPORTANT FOR
00:58:37TO HEAR FROM VOTERS THAN TO
00:58:39STAND WITH YOU ON THIS DEBATE.
00:58:42BUT LET'S TALK ABOUT A COUPLE OF OTHER CONCERNS I HAVE THAT SHE'S
00:58:46DECEIVING PEOPLE OF SOUTH CAROLINA WITH THESE TRENDS ISSUES. >> WE HAVE TO LEAVE IT THERE.
00:58:49>> THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TIME FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU TO OUR CANDIDATES. THANK YOU TO MY OWN SHADOW.
00:58:54JOIN ME ON STAGE AS WELL. YOU CAN FIND THIS DEBATE AND MORE COVERAGE AT YOUTUBE DOT COM
00:58:57SLASH AS CTV NEWS. FROM ALL OF US HERE AT CTV IN
00:59:01SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO, I'M GAVIN JACKSON. THANKS FOR TUNING IN AND HAVE A
00:59:04GREAT NIGHT.
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