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'These are not meant to be lifetime jobs' Fmr. CT mayor OUSTS 14-term congressman in Dem primary · THE DAILY BRIEF

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  Speaker 1: Democratic congressional nominee Luke Bronan joins us. Now, mister mayor,
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  Speaker 1: it's nice to speak to congratulations on your win. This
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  Speaker 1: is now day one of the general election effort. For you.
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  Speaker 1: What are these results from overnight say about voters demand
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  Speaker 1: for change?
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  Speaker 2: First of all, thanks Peter for having me on and
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  Speaker 2: congratulations on the new show.
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  Speaker 3: Great to be with you.
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  Speaker 2: Look, I think the message that we heard loud and
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  Speaker 2: clear in Connecticut last night was that voters recognize Democrats
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  Speaker 2: recognize that we have to bring a whole new energy
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  Speaker 2: to this fight as a Democratic party. We got a
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  Speaker 2: president who's out of control, costs going through the roof,
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  Speaker 2: and economy that feels broken, and we need a Democratic
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  Speaker 2: party that is clear and courageous and bold about what
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  Speaker 2: we're fighting for and who we're fighting for. And to
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  Speaker 2: do that well, we need to get some new voices
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  Speaker 2: and some stronger voices in our party.
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  Speaker 1: So all of a sudden, now you have to shift
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  Speaker 1: the focus from Representative Larson in that state to Amy Shai.
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  Speaker 1: She is going to be the Republican that you'll face off.
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  Speaker 1: She ran uncontested. What's your first priority in delivering the
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  Speaker 1: difference between your two positions.
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  Speaker 2: Look, I think there's just a world of difference between
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  Speaker 2: anybody who is running on the Republican line to try
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  Speaker 2: to get a majority, to continue to just lie down
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  Speaker 2: while Donald Trump tramples on our constitution, tramples over Congress.
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  Speaker 2: We need a Congress that is willing to stand up,
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  Speaker 2: be a check on this dangerous president, hold him accountable,
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  Speaker 2: and then lay out an agenda for the American people
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  Speaker 2: that is really focused on the issues that.
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  Speaker 3: People are feeling every day.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, the big three issues that I've been talking
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  Speaker 2: about are universal health care, housing that people can actually afford,
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  Speaker 2: bringing down electricity prices with a real shift to rendewal
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  Speaker 2: energy so we can bring down costs and do the
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  Speaker 2: right thing for this climate and for our kids.
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  Speaker 3: I think we have to be loud.
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  Speaker 2: And clear that we recognize that when things feel really broken,
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  Speaker 2: the answer can't be small.
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  Speaker 3: We need to be bolder and clearer.
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  Speaker 1: Mister Mayor. One thing that struck me and I was
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  Speaker 1: out on the campaign trail within the last several days.
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  Speaker 1: I was in Michigan in particular, and every Democrat I
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  Speaker 1: talked to what I was hearing, and I think it's
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  Speaker 1: consistent at other places across the country is they want
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  Speaker 1: to be voting for something, not just against Donald Trump
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  Speaker 1: right now. In particular, you made message of one of
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  Speaker 1: the things they want to be voting for, which is
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  Speaker 1: this change in terms of who is the deliverer of
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  Speaker 1: some of the message that they want right now? Fifty
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  Speaker 1: eight percent of voters agree that aging lawmakers pose a
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  Speaker 1: major problem. That's a dramatic figure. Almost six and ten
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  Speaker 1: Americans say as much, what do you think the Democratic
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  Speaker 1: Party needs to be for right now? What is like
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  Speaker 1: your twenty second elevator pitch.
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  Speaker 2: Well, first, let me just say this was a race
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  Speaker 2: that yeah, it was about generational change. But I'm also
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  Speaker 2: bringing a range of experience to this work. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I served in the Obama administration as part of the
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  Speaker 2: team that helped to create the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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  Speaker 2: to keep Americans from getting ripped off, served in the
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  Speaker 2: Navy and deployed in Afghanistan, and eight years as the mayor
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  Speaker 2: of our capital city, and so bringing a range of
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  Speaker 2: perspectives that I think will matter down in Congress. But
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  Speaker 2: to me, the two big things we've got to be
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  Speaker 2: about as a party right now are stopping the damage
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  Speaker 2: and that out of control corruption that we're seeing from
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  Speaker 2: this president and building an economy that actually works for
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  Speaker 2: work and families in the middle class. And again for me,
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  Speaker 2: that's healthcare, housing, electricity prices, and getting out there and
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  Speaker 2: building a movement outside the walls of the Capitol that
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  Speaker 2: actually makes those things possible.
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  Speaker 3: That's got to be the biggest mission right now.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's the message a lot of Democrats
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  Speaker 1: are trying to lean into right now. Let me ask you, though,
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  Speaker 1: if I can quickly about that topic, generational change, just
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  Speaker 1: because it is so resident I think right now, in
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  Speaker 1: the sort of climate, I mean, Donald Trump the oldest
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  Speaker 1: president to ever serve, right Joe Biden previously was the
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  Speaker 1: oldest president to ever serve, you have this message of
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  Speaker 1: generational change as well, that was residents, Will you make
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  Speaker 1: a mandatory retirement age for coires a part of your
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  Speaker 1: general election pitch? Is that a message you hope to
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  Speaker 1: deliver moving forward?
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  Speaker 2: You know, I'm for term limits. I think that these
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  Speaker 2: are not meant to be lifetime jobs. That anytime you're
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  Speaker 2: doing the same thing for decade after decade, people get
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  Speaker 2: stuck in routines, they get complacent, and we can't afford that.
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  Speaker 2: I want to see more renewal. I want to see
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  Speaker 2: a Democratic party that recognizes that we would be stronger
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  Speaker 2: if more of our leadership. You know, saw that part
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  Speaker 2: of leadership is knowing when it's time to pass the torch.
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  Speaker 2: And I think that's a message our party as a
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  Speaker 2: whole needs to hear.
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  Speaker 1: There has been obviously with the Doze cuts that were
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  Speaker 1: so for good reason, heavily criticized. There was so much
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  Speaker 1: institutional knowledge that with that warning was thrown out the door.
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  Speaker 1: Here is there any worry about that that the same
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  Speaker 1: should apply to lawmakers, the fear that the institutional knowledge
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  Speaker 1: goes with some of those senior lawmakers who leave.
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  Speaker 3: Look again, I'm bringing a range of experiences.
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  Speaker 2: I think it's important for our Democratic Party to have
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  Speaker 2: more veterans who can speak out about the recklessness about
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  Speaker 2: this war in Iran. I think it's important to have
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  Speaker 2: more mayors who understand what it means when the president
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  Speaker 2: the president slashes funding for gun violence prevention. You know,
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  Speaker 2: I think those are experiences that matter to me far
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  Speaker 2: more than your knowledge of an institution that is a
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  Speaker 2: little bit broken and needs to be shaken up.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, that institutional knowledge only matters if the institution is working,
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  Speaker 1: and I think most Americans agree to Congress isn't working
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  Speaker 1: right now. I do want to lean into your military
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  Speaker 1: experience very quickly the situation with Irad. The President just
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  Speaker 1: moments before we sat down here said that the US
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  Speaker 1: controls the straight up horror moves. Right now, we have
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  Speaker 1: seen that that doesn't appear to be the case right now.
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  Speaker 1: Just based on your military experience, your former intelligence officer,
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  Speaker 1: what do you make of the way the US has
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  Speaker 1: been handling this war now five plus months in in Iran.
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  Speaker 2: I think this is one of the biggest self inflicted
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  Speaker 2: wounds from a national security standpoint that we've seen in
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  Speaker 2: my lifetime, probably the biggest one since the war in Iraq.
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  Speaker 3: This president is reckless, He is dangerous.
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  Speaker 2: He's lying to himself if he believes what he's saying,
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  Speaker 2: and he's definitely lying to America. This war has put
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  Speaker 2: us in a far weaker position. It's damaged our economy,
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  Speaker 2: it's deep stabilized the world. It's burned up our munitions,
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  Speaker 2: which create a huge amount of vulnerability for our allies
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  Speaker 2: and ourselves. This president is the most reckless and irresponsible
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  Speaker 2: president of national security we've had a long, long time.
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  Speaker 1: If you win this fall. What's one thing you hope
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  Speaker 1: to deliver for your constituents that they may not have
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  Speaker 1: been able to receive under John Larson's terms in office.
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  Speaker 2: Look, one of the issues at Congressman Larsen made a
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  Speaker 2: focus for many years, which I respect, was a fight
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  Speaker 2: to protect social security. I'm going to be proud to
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  Speaker 2: carry on that fight, but I also want to see
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  Speaker 2: a Democratic Party that has focused on those things that
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  Speaker 2: I hear out there every day, healthcare, housing, costs across
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  Speaker 2: the board going up, stopping this president from doing more
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  Speaker 2: damage every day, both through the reckless war which is
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  Speaker 2: driving up the cost of gas, and his across the
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  Speaker 2: board tariffs which have driven up the cost of everything
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  Speaker 2: from gross degrees to construction. We've got to stop the damage,
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  Speaker 2: and then we have to again build a movement that
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  Speaker 2: makes it possible for us to make real change on
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  Speaker 2: things like healthcare, housing, and so much else.
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  Speaker 1: Mister mayor Luke Brownin, it's a pleasure to see you.
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  Speaker 1: I appreciate you making time with us here on State
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  Speaker 1: of Play.
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  Speaker 3: Thanks Beeter. Great to be with you.