The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Rep. Lauren Underwood and Gov. Wes Moore Speak to the Democrats’ Vision for the Future | Guest Spotlight

Episode Date: August 25, 2024

Illinois Representative Lauren Underwood speaks with Desi Lydic about working with Kamala Harris on maternal healthcare legislation, the anti-women agenda being pushed by JD Vance and other conservati...ves, as well as how her favorite TV show parallels her work in Congress. Plus, Maryland Governor Wes Moore chats with Jordan Klepper about the differing views on patriotism between America’s left and right and how Maryland has benefitted from Kamala Harris’s work as Vice President.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 John Stewart here, unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show, we're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. You're listening to the Daily Show. My guest tonight represents the 14th District of Illinois and the House of Representatives and is the co-founder of the Black Maternal Health Caucus. Please welcome Congresswoman Lauren Underwood. Well, well, well, well, you got a lot of fans here.
Starting point is 00:01:08 Thank you. Thank you for being here. I'm so excited. Welcome to Chicago. Well, thank you. It's great to be here. They love you. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:01:18 Thank you. As they should. As they should. I am so inspired by all of the work that you do. So having you here is a real treat. th, you th, you th, you th, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you tha tha tha tha tha tha, you tha, you tha, you tha, you tha, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, you the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the thea, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thean, thea, thea as they should. I am so inspired by all of the work that you do. So having you here is a real treat, and especially being here in Chicago. I couldn't imagine a better guess. Thank you very much.
Starting point is 00:01:33 You have quite a few firsts. You are the first woman, the first person of color, and the first millennial to represent your district. Yes, ma'am. All right. You're also the youngest black woman to ever serve in Congress. Ever. Ever.
Starting point is 00:01:54 Yeah. Now, there's another woman that is on the cusp of some firsts. Yes. Do you have Kamala Harris? Sorry, does she have you on speed dial for a that is on the cusp of some firsts. Do you have Kamala Harris, sorry, does she have you on speed dial for advice? Well you know it's been so interesting, welcoming Vice President Harris and so many folks from around the country here to Illinois, it's made me reflect on conventions of the past. You know, this is my fourth Democratic convention.
Starting point is 00:02:23 And so in years past, some girlfriends and I would travel. We called ourselves social delegates. Some of them are here today. So we were here for the vibes for the parties. And so, we had a great time. You know, obviously it's proud Democrats, but also really doing some professional development. Yes. Yes. Yes. You spoke last night. How was that? How did it feel? Yes.
Starting point is 00:02:50 You were wonderful. Thank you. The speech was really exciting. We were able to talk about so many health care achievements. You know, the way that I've been able to work with Vice President Harris and President Joe Biden to lower out-of-pocket health care costs for the American people. Our successful legislation that allows Americans to access health plans for $10 or less per month is now lost. And obviously my work with Vice President Harris to advance and address the issue of maternal
Starting point is 00:03:22 health in this country. You actually have a combined 18 pieces of legislation that were signed into law since you entered in 2018 and many of them 18 is a lot. A lot. Thank you. Thank you. That's incredible and so so many of them were health focused. Health care, maternal health specifically. What inspired you to want to focus so much of your work on that? So I'm a registered nurse. Spent my career working to expand health care coverage. Thank you. In communities across our country and I've really seen firsthand the impact of the high cost of health care. So many people can afford to see a provider. If they get an unexpected diagnosis diagnosis, the health health health health health health health health health health health health health health health health health, the health health, the health, the health, the health, the health, health, health, health, health, their health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health care, health care, health care, health health health, health health health, health, health, health health, health, health, health, health, health health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, health, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, health, their, their, their, health, health, their, their, health care, their, their, their, their, their, th, the care care, thi, their, their, their, their, health care care, health care, health care, health care, health care, health, health, health, health, health, seen firsthand the impact of the high costs of health care. So many people can't afford to see a provider. If they get an unexpected
Starting point is 00:04:08 diagnosis, they can't afford a procedure much less get the medication that they need. And so I really took advantage once I got into office, of of course, of the opportunity to lead and make sure that we were taking action to realize the promise of affordable health care through the ACA. And so obviously have really been successful to advance legislation and we've had the lowest number of uninsured Americans in US history. Wow. That's incredible. In Congress we say we put people over politics. And what that means is we're focused on lowering costs for the American people, but also making sure that in health care, we're taking the opportunity to address longstanding disparities, especially disparities in maternal health.
Starting point is 00:04:56 What I'm talking about is in our country, black women have been three to four times were likely to die of pregnancy-related complications in their white counterparts. It's devastating. I had a good girlfriend die in thine, thine, thine, thine, thine, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, is thi, is thi, thi, is thi, is tho, is th. th. th. th. th. thi, is thi, is thi, is thi, is thi, is thi, is th. th. th. th. th, th, th, th, th, th. th, th, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi, thi. thi. thi. thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii. thii. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. t four times were likely to die of pregnancy-related complications in their white counterparts. It's devastating. I had a good girlfriend die in 2017 after delivering birth to a beautiful baby girl. My friend's name was Shalon Irving. And so I knew that when I decided to run for office, and if I won, this would be an issue that I want to work on. And so in Congress, I've been so honored to partner with great leaders like then Senator Kamla Harris to introduce groundbreaking legislation, historic legislation called the mom-to-us designed to address every clinical and non-clinical factor contributing to preventable maternal death in this country and we've been successful. We've had one of our bills signed into law. Yes. Yes. I mean, maternal health feels like an issue that should absolutely be bipartisan. Shouldn't there be an overwhelming amount of support for these things?
Starting point is 00:05:49 Well, the issue itself absolutely is bipartisan? the issue itself absolutely is bipartisan. We are seeing so many families recognize themselves in the story. And so this is an issue that touches every zip code, every state in this country. We have tremendous disparities, meaning poor outcomes in rural communities, you know, folks who are unable to get the quality of care or the choice of provider. We believe that if you want to see a midwife or want to get a d a the their to to their, to to to the to to to to to to to to to to to the to to the to the the the the the the the the the the their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, teaugh, teck.a, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, the quality of care or the choice of provider, we believe that if you want to see a midwife, or want to get a doula, or need some help breastfeeding, no matter where you live in this country,
Starting point is 00:06:29 you should be able to access those resources. And right now, you can't. You can't. And so, you've been able to work together, as Democrats and Republicans, to be able to advance this legislation, the the the their their their, their, their, to, their, to, to, their, their, their, to, their, their, their, to, their, to, their, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to to to to to to to to to to to to to to the to the the the the the the the the the to, to, ttto, tte.e.e.e. thea, thea, thea, thea, thea, thea, thea, to.e, to, toe, ogether as Democrats and Republicans to be able to advance this legislation and we're looking for the first legislative opportunity to get the whole package, the whole mom-to-us signed into law. Yes, so your lips to God's here. It's an issue that doesn't just impact women. People talk about these issues like they're women's issues. These are family issues. That's right. And it's an economic issue. You know when we think about the first the first the first the first the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th the th the th. the th. the the th. the the the the the the the the the the first their their their thi. the first their their their their their their their the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the first the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the th. th. th. th. th. th. th. thi. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the. the the. the the the these are family issues. They impact everyone. That's right. And it's an economic issue. You know, when we think about this upcoming election,
Starting point is 00:07:07 I really think about issues like maternal health, like health care as being on the ballot. And so as we all go out and vote, if we want to lower out-of-pocket health care, we have to go vote. Because by saying at home, we're allowing the extremists to win and we know the path that they want to take us down. Speaking of extremists, yes. J.D. Bans. Yes. And others have been responsible for quite a bit of anti-woman rhetoric. Yes. J.D. Vance. Yes. And others have been responsible for quite a bit of anti-woman rhetoric. Yes.
Starting point is 00:07:50 What do you make of all of this? You know, it's so clear to me that J.D. Vance has a deeply rooted pathology when it comes to his hatred of women. I really hope he's going to therapy. I really do. It's so clear that to therapy. I really do. It's so clear that he needs therapy. It's clear to me that we might laugh, but he does not belong in the White House.
Starting point is 00:08:15 You know, I grew up... I grew up... I grew up here in the great state of Illinois in the 90s, and you know we had the fortune of having the Oprah Winfrey show on TV twice a day here in the Chicagoland area. Yes, and one of the great guests that she would always have on was Maya Angelo who taught us that when someone tells you about themselves, you believe them the first time. Now, Jady Bance has told us about his dangerous, extreme policy agenda for American women,
Starting point is 00:08:50 and it's up to us to believe him right now and to reject it and make sure that we parents are here tonight. Oh yeah. Is that too? Hi, Momandandyah. Oh, hi. Right here? Hi, Mom and Dad. Oh boy, you must be very proud of your daughter.
Starting point is 00:09:28 Very proud. Good job, mom and dad. You did a very good job. I heard that your mom said that you have always been, quote unquote, a good girl. Yes. I do. I'm a rule follower. I can't help it. You know, my heart gets starts to race if I sort of color outside the line sometimes. Yes. I understand. As a fellow rule follower, good girl herself, I sometimes like to rebel a little bit by doing wild things like doing crossword puzzles and ink. Yeah, wow. Living on the edge. Would you ever do something like that? What's your, how do you act out when you want to kind of... Well, I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I th. I start th. I start th. I start th. I start th. I start th. I start th. I start th. I start the the th. I start th. I start start start start start start, I start start, I start start, I start sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort sort, I sort, I sort, I sort, I sort, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, um, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, like, the the the the the the their, their, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, to, th. I th. I th. I thi. I their, their, their, their, their Like that's, living on the edge. Would you ever do something like that? What's your, how do you act out when you want to kind of?
Starting point is 00:10:06 Well, I love reality TV, especially the show, Survivor. And there's a lot of parallels between that particular show and my workplace. And so I get a lot of inspiration from the great heroes and villains of reality TV. I thought you were gonna say Love Island or Vanderpump rules. You go Survivor, you go, like, it still involves democracy. Always, every person has a vote.
Starting point is 00:10:33 Thank you. Thank you. So I'm brand. This is my love about you. Thank you. The joy and the excitement is palpable right now with Kamla at the top of the ticket. Now, you worked very closely with her. What was your experience like?
Starting point is 00:10:51 You know, Kamla Harris is an incredible leader. I can't wait for the American people to get to know her as I have. She is warm and smart and funny and kind. Camla Harris cares a lot about the maternal health issues that we spoke about earlier. That's how I came to know her. But as vice president, she's really taken action to invite folks over to her home. And she loves to throw a party. And at the end of her, you know, engagements and affairs, she gives you a parting gift. Now that's a sign of a good party. Well, her parting gifts are these beautiful candles. She has these custom candles. Now, you're a millennial woman, I'm a millennial woman, and we know that we love a candle. Can we just say, I love a candle.
Starting point is 00:11:36 Who doesn't love a candle? And so I was inspired by her gorgeous scent in her candle to launch my own candle line. And, did you read? Yes, of course. It's called Domestic Tranquility. I mean, stop. As though you're not busy enough. You have a candle line?
Starting point is 00:11:55 Yes, ma'am. Yes, ma'am. It's called what? Domestic Tranquility. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes, yes. I want in on this. How do I invest in this business?
Starting point is 00:12:10 Well, you can visit Underwood for Congress. I'm in. I am totally it. Give you all the fun. Oh my gosh, it is such a delight to have you on. Thank you so much for all of the work that you do. It's truly remarkable. Thank you so much for all of the work that you do. It's truly remarkable. Thank you.
Starting point is 00:12:26 Congresswoman Lauren, thank you. Hey everybody, John Stewart here. I am here to tell you about my new podcast, the weekly show coming out every Thursday. We're going to be talking about the election, earnings calls. What are they talking about on these earnings calls? We're gonna be talking about ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. I know you have a lot of options as far as podcasts go, but how many of them come out on Thursday. Listen to the Daily Show.
Starting point is 00:13:07 My guest tonight is the Democratic Governor of Maryland. Please welcome Governor Wes Moore. Wow. That's a Midwest love. This must be a Democratic audience. Wow. That's a Midwest. This must be a Democratic audience. Here. I don't know. We can check on that. I'm not sure. Wes, let me get this straight. You are a Democratic audience. Here. I don't know. We can we can check on hey. I don't know. We can check on that. I'm not sure. Wes, let me get this straight.
Starting point is 00:13:49 You are a Rhodes Scholar, a college football athlete, an Army combat veteran, a non-profit CEO, and a governor of Maryland. Fair to say the most impressive resume on LinkedIn? I don't know, man. I've seen yours yet. Yeah, no, this is, people like an improv teacher for 10 years, then they're going to be very impressed. You're speaking tonight at the convention. I am speaking tonight. Yes.
Starting point is 00:14:24 Yes. Um, I, I. I spent a little time over there talking to people yesterday and there is an energy. People keep talking about this vibe. I'm curious what you've seen and do you think this energy now is actually going to translate into electoral success? It will. And the vibe and the energy is real. Because I think both people see that there that that that that that that that that that that that that th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th the the the the their the is the is the is the is the is the the is their is the the thoes thoes thoes thoes thoes their their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is their is a their is a their is a the.. the. the. the. the. the. theate. the. the. I is. the. I is. the. I is. the. I is a the. I is theto translate into electoral success. It will. And the vibe and the energy is real. Because I think both people see that there is a clear path to victory, and they understand what's at stake.
Starting point is 00:14:51 I think that we have this kind of unique thing that's happening right now, where we both have the moment, and you have the candidate. Where you have both the moment of people understanding that it's we're talking about the ideas of economic freedoms, we're talking about the fact that we should be a country that should be respected, we're talking about we should be a country that actually has a chance where where the idea of an American dream shouldn't be a punchline for communities right and and we have a candidate whose has a candidate whose life embodies fighting for freedoms, whose life embodies protecting us from predators, whose life embodies standing up and raising her hand when the country asked her to.
Starting point is 00:15:36 And so I think this combination that we have right now, or Vice President Harris, and um, and Governor Wallace is great because it's like, this is what victory feels like. And this will mean being proud of your country. Sounds like you're measuring some drapes here, is that right? Well, no, because we have work to do. You know, listen, and I remember, you know, when I, I joined the Army when I was 17 years old. In fact, I, I, uh, and, real talk, when I first I joined the Army when I was 17 years old. In fact, I, uh, like real talk, real talk. When I first joined, I was so young, my mother had to sign the paperwork for me.
Starting point is 00:16:12 Really? Yeah, but after my teenage year, she's signed whatever paperwork the Army put in front of her. It was actually pretty easy. But, um, but we learned something there is given, everything is earned. Nothing is given, everything is earned. Right? And I think the way we are looking at this race right now is we've got to go earn it. We've got to go earn it with every voter. We've got to go earn it with every community. We've got to go earn it with every
Starting point is 00:16:37 constituency. And we have now 76 days to go out there and earn it and that's exactly what we plan on doing. Now I think... I will say though, there's an excitement but a criticism is there's not a lot of policy right now and there's a big question how would the Kamala Harris administration look different than what the Biden administration would look like. Do you see this as a continuation of the Biden policies or a marked difference with the Kamla Harris administration? Well, one thing I want want though though th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th th tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho th th th tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho tho th. I th. I there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, there, th th th th th th th th th th th. th. th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, th, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, thate, thate is thatea's thatea's thatea's thate, thate, thate, thate, the, thi th of the Biden policies, or a marked difference with the Kamala Harris administration? Well, one thing I want to be fair, the policies and the impacts that we've seen from President, President Biden and the Biden-Harris administration
Starting point is 00:17:14 have been pretty remarkable. And so we cannot, this idea, that the vice president, in order to have a successful presidency should do some hard pivot from the work that her and President Biden did together, I would just say the only problem with that argument is facts on on your side, right? Let's forget, when the president to go over, we just finished, we almost had an attempt to coup in this country. I know I was there. Yes, you were. Working, working, working, to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be to be, to be, to be, to be, you were. Working. Working, to be clear. Working. Yes.
Starting point is 00:17:47 I'm glad we established that difference. Just to be clear. This goes on tape and the election doesn't go the way you want. I want it to be very clear. But I think the idea of her putting out policies, I think she's already begun to do that. She's already talked about things like she is going to have an expansion of the child tax credit to $6,000, which by the way, which would be one of the most... When she enacts that, when she enacts that, when she enacts that is going to be one of the most effective ways to fight childthings out that are really important, get up very excited. Do you imagine, so in Maryland, you've been pushing some pretty progressive angles when it comes to climate change, gun control, health care.
Starting point is 00:18:31 Do you see the Harris administration following suit and helping in that way? Well, I think that everything we've gotten done in Maryland has been because we've had a great partner in the Biden administration. I mean, look at what's happened in our state. When I was inaugurated, Maryland was ranked 43rd in the country in unemployment, right? Now, for 12 straight months, Maryland has amongst the lowest unemployment rates in the entire country. Our unemployment rate right now is 2.8% that we said we have now,
Starting point is 00:19:01 have a legalized cannabis market inside the state of Maryland. But I said, there's no way that we that we that we that we that we that we that we that we that we that we that we that we that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are that we are th. cannabis market inside the state of Maryland, but I said, I said there's no way that we are going to celebrate the benefits of legalization if we do not address the consequences of criminalization. And so, so about, you know, a couple months ago, I signed the largest mass pardon for cannabis convictions in the I signed the largest mass pardon for cannabis convictions in the history of the United States. But the reason I bring those things up is this. It was all done because I had the right partner in Washington.
Starting point is 00:19:39 I had a White House that actually saw us, that worked with us. And so all the momentum that we are seeing when it comes to economic growth, the momentum, Maryland now has the fastest drop in homicides and violent crimes in the entire country right now. This is all happening because we have the right kind of partner that we need in Washington. And to be clear, is now an appropriate time to celebrate the legalization of marijuana? Oh, where you, time to celebrate the legalization of marijuana? Oh, you, you, where do you, I'm just, my parents were in the audience and I just want to sign off from a governor in case I choose to partake. Yes. I'm curious as an army veteran, Tim Wals is catching some flack from people on the right about, as they would
Starting point is 00:20:25 characterize it, a mischaracterizing of his credentials as a vet. Is there any amount of service that Republicans won't criticize? Like, how do you see that? I mean, listen, is disappointing, it's disingenuous, and frankly, it's pretty dangerous, and particularly I'm going to be very honest. The fact that this is coming from J.D. Vance is actually comical. And I'm going to tell you why. J.D. Vance, and I deeply respect the service of Corporal J.D. Vance, the work that he
Starting point is 00:20:58 did in the military. He should also deeply respect the service of Sergeant Major Tim Waltz. I'm not as well versed in the pecking order but it seems like Sergeant Major is a pretty good one. Yeah, you know, like, you know, listen, when you join the military if you stay in for a certain amount of time you hit corporal. Right. Less than one percent of all noncommissioned officers will hit the rank of Sergeant Major, okay? Okay. So, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, the the the the the to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, so, the so, the so, the the so, the so, the to the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to be to be to be the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the to to to to to to to to to ti. today, ti. today, today, today, today, today, today, too. too. too. to to the the hit corporal. Less than 1% of all non-commissioned officers will hit the rank of sergeant major. Okay? So so this is just fact. Most people, if you stay in long enough, you hit corporal. Oh, oh I see.
Starting point is 00:21:47 Stop wasting your time hanging out on that couch, right? That's right. But you know, but I do, and it goes back to this whole idea of patriotism, which I do. Listen, I served my country and I led soldiers in combat in Afghanistan. I'm deeply proud of my service. I'm, I am in love with my country. I'm. I am in love with my country. I love this country. And I just find it really interesting that, you know, that we're watching on the other side where there's like, the idea of patriotism means like having sexual relations with the flag
Starting point is 00:22:21 on the side, which by the way, just a total tie comment. I don't know what is up with that ticket and their obsession with fabrics. They really, they must love the feel on the skin, I suppose. They love the feel on the skin. Nothing like it. Yeah, do soldiers, do they respect somebody humping the flag? That seems like an action of disrespect. I saw you post about your speech tonight that it was going to be tough. I'm curious what you have in store. I'm also curious in watching this, who the audience is for the DNC? You know, I think a lot of the audience is going to be for me, it's the people who are disaffected. It's the people
Starting point is 00:22:58 who are undecided. It's not even just the people who the people who the people who the people who the people who the people the people who the people the people who the people who the people who the people who the people who the people who the people who the people who the people who are the people who are people who are people who are people who the people who are people who are the people who are the people who are the people who, you know, when we say people who are undecided, it's not even just the people who are undecided between Vice President Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, it's the people who are undecided they're going to go out to the polls. You know, and I tell you, it's actually very personal me because, you know, when I ran for governor, I had some family, I had some family. tho, that's a their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. their their their their their thi. thi. thi. their their thoom. thoom. thi. the people. tho tho tho tho tho tho th. thi. thi thi thi thi the people the people the people the people the people the people the people the people the people, their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their. their their their their thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. thi. th, real talk. And it wasn't that I'm not cool with my family. I'm very cool. It sounds like that might be it. That might be it. It might be a little bit of that actually. If you were cool in your family, it might be easier. But I had to convince them to vote. Like I don't come, I don't come from a political family. I don't come from a political background. That's not something. It's not like, like, like, like, like, like, oh man, election day was last week. Yeah. But that's real. You know what I mean?
Starting point is 00:23:47 And I think that's real for a lot of folks. I think that the demo that we've got to speak to are the ones, frankly, who still hold a measure of skepticism in their heart, who look at the history at them and say, you're right. That they can say, you know what, the history of this country has been uneven. And you have to look at them and say, spot on. However, however, we do have to be clear that you can hold that skepticism in your heart, and you should,
Starting point is 00:24:22 but that does not mean disengage because the people some of the greatest patriots that we have had in our history are people who actually understood the measure of brokenness that we had in our politics and who still showed up every day and fought for a better country. That's what we need. Some have said you might have aspirations for that big office someday. After watching politics over the last 12 years, I guess my question would be, why? I get to tell you, I cannot be more excited to have Kamala Harris to be the next president of the United States.
Starting point is 00:25:11 And let me tell you why. I remember when months ago when the Key Bridge collapsed in Baltimore. And I remember a 2.2 in the morning when my phone rang and I was told that we now had thousands of workers who now lost their jobs. We now had 13% of my economy that was shut down. And that we had six workers who were fixing potholes in 180 feet in the air that night who were now missing. And I remember one of the first calls I got that morning was from Vice President Kamala
Starting point is 00:25:47 Harris. I cannot tell you enough how much it means to have a vice president and the president called me that morning as well. First phone call I got from the White House was at 3.30 that morning. As a chief executive, as someone who believes in my state and believes in our people, I cannot tell you enough how much it means to have a White House that is willing to be your partner in the work and that's willing to support you in that work. And it understands that everybody should be seen and supported whether they voted for
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