Burns backs cuts to help heat the house

ADAM: WELCOME BACK TO THE CLOSE. ANNIE KUSTER HAS CORRECTED FOUR DIFFERENT REPUBLICAN OPPONENTS IN THE LAST DECADE. THE LAST TIME HER WAS BEATEN BY A REPUBLICAN IN A YEAR THAT COULD BE LIKE THIS. ROBERT BURNS, CD-2 GOP NOMINEE, HOPE THAT’S SO. HE IS OUR GUEST IN THE STUDIO THIS MORNING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. ROBERT: THANKS FOR WORKING WITH ME. ADAM: LET’S START WITH YOUR PRESENTATION TO THE VOTERS. YOU ARE A BUSINESSMAN, YOU HAVE AN ELEVATOR SPEECH. HOW TO CONVINCE A NEW HAMPSHIRE VOTER IN ONE MINUTE THAT IT’S TIME FOR A CHANGE? ROBERT: MOST OF HER MONEY COMES FROM OUT OF STATE. I WENT TO THE FIRE CHIEF FORUMS, SHE DOESN’T APPEAR ON ONE OF THESE. SHE REALLY TAKES IT FOR GOOD THAT SHE WILL BE RE-ELECTED WITHOUT HAVING TO POST THE WORK. ADAM: YOU TOLD THAT THIS IS A WINNING RACE FOR YOU, BUT ARE YOU HANGING OUT TO DRY BY THE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP, JUST LIKE STEVE NEGRON DID FOR THE LAST 2 CYCLES? ROBERT: I REALLY DON’T SEE A LOT OF SUPPORT. WE GOT SOMETHING FROM NRCC. WHEN I LEFT THIS RACE ORIGINALLY, SHE HAD ALMOST 20 POINT LEAD. WE’VE NARROWED IT TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AT THIS POINT. WE CONTINUE TO SEE NARROWING HAPPEN. SHE -ORDERED- A DEMOCRAT — THE DEMOCRATS ARE SPENDING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ATTACKING ME, MOSTLY LYING. THEY CHANGED IT. THEY LIED ABOUT ME AS TO CRIMINALIZING ABORTION. NOW I’M BEING HIT ON THE FUNNIEST THING, SOCIAL SECURITY. I WAS EXPRESS THAT WE WOULD NOT TOUCH SOCIAL SECURITY. HE SAYS WHY AM I ASSOCIATED WITH REPUBLICANS WHO WANT TO CHANGE SOCIAL SECURITY, I WANT TO CHANGE SOCIAL SECURITY TOO! IF I COULD TAKE ANY DEMOCRATIC PROBLEM AND APPLY IT TO IT, I COULD SAY WHATEVER I WANT! ADAM: WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS WOULD THE REPUBLICAN CONGRESS TAKE TO TRY TO TAKE OFF THE EDGE OF INFLATION IN 2023? ROBERT: OPENING UP MORE GASOLINE PRODUCTION IN THE US IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION. THERE ARE NO CURRENT SOLUTIONS. WE WILL BE BACK TO WORK ON THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE. NOT AN IMMEDIATE SOLUTION, BUT THINGS THAT SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN OFF THE TABLE. ADAM: WHAT ABOUT GOVERNMENT BAILOUTS? ROBERT: NOT TO SIT HERE AND PRAISE AOC, BUT THIS WAS A YEAR AGO, SHE ASKED FOR SOME DEFENSE EXPENDITURE FOR $400 WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED FOR $113. PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT DON’T CARE ABOUT SPENDING. I BRING A LOT OF DIVERSITY TO THE GOVERNMENT. I DON’T MEAN DIVERSITY BECAUSE OF GENDER OR RACE OR SEXUALITY, BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE A UNIQUE BUSINESS BACKGROUND THAT NO ONE ELSE IN OUR GOVERNMENT HAS. I HAVE A UNIQUE PRODUCTION EXPERIENCE THAT NO ONE ELSE HAS. MY OPPONENT IS A LAWYER AND LOBBYIST FOR THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY. ADAM: WHAT ABOUT THE SEKS ON THE — THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CANCELED IT AS — ROBERT: THAT SOUNDS GREAT TO ME. I’ll have to look into it more. SOUNDS GOOD. EVERY CUT ESPECIALLY THERE SO WE CAN’T SEE THE RESULTS, 100%, WE HAVE TO CUT A LOT OF WASTE IN OUR GOVERNMENT. THERE ARE A LOT OF STONES IN OUR GOVERNMENT. WE SAW THIS WITH THE PPP PROGRAM. WE WERE SO QUICK TO SEND THE MONEY, WE DIDN’T CARE THAT THE MONEY WAS SENT TO THE PEOPLE WHO STOLE IT. ADAM: AND WHAT ABOUT HELP IN THE HOUSE – HELP IN HEATING THE HOUSE. RELY ON IT PEOPLE HERE. ROBERT: WE SEND OUR TAXES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SO THEY CAN SEND IT HERE BUT THEY TAKE THEIR CUTS. THAT MAKES ANY SENSE. ASSISTANCE FOR HEATING THE HOUSE SHOULD BE AT THE STATE LEVEL. ADAM: WOULD YOU SUPPORT BUILDING NEW NATURAL GAS PIPELINES THROUGH YOUR DISTRICT TO HELP REDUCE HOME HEATING COSTS? ROBERT: IT DEPENDS ON WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE FOR OUR DOLLAR. I CAN THINK OF REASONS WHICH MAY NOT MAKE SENSE, BUT IT’S NOT SOMETHING I WOULD TAKE OFF THE TABLE. IT WOULDN’T BE SOMETHING I WOULD TAKE OFF THE TABLE. ADAM: HOW LONGER WILL WE BE BASED ON FOSSIL FUEL IS A DEBATE. DO YOU WANT A SMALL MODULAR REACTOR? ROBERT: ABSOLUTELY. THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY HAS ABSENT AGAINST NUCLEAR ENERGY. THEY ARE EXTREMELY SECURE. THEY DON’T PRODUCE A LOT OF NUCLEAR WASTE. ADAM: AND WHAT DO YOU DO WITH WASTE? ROBERT: TAKE CARE OF WASTE THE SAME WAY WE TAKE CARE OF IT NOW. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY PRODUCE A LOW QUANTITY COMPARED TO TRADITIONAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS. ADAM: ON ABORTION, YOU SAID YOU WOULD VOTE FOR LIFE IN CONGRESS AND YOU STATED THAT THE 14TH AMENDMENT PROTECTS FEDERAL LIFE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF THE REPUBLICANS WHO SAY THEY ARE STRONGLY PRO-LIFE, BUT AFTER THE DOBBS DECISION THEY WON’T VOTE FOR LIFE ONCE THEY GET TO WASHINGTON. ROBERT: I WAS TALKING ABOUT JOE MANCHIN’S TERM IN THE SENATE. IT’S A HEALTHY SOLUTION. IT IS RESTRICTED ABORTION, WHICH MOST AMERICANS AGREE WITH, UNLIKE MY OPPONENT WHO WANTS 40 WEEK ABORTIONS PAID FOR BY THE GOVERNMENT. TO GO ON WITH IT, I WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE WOMEN’S HEALTH AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL FROM PLANNED PARENTHOOD. THESE NECESSARY CANCER SCREENINGS SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEN, WOMEN AND PEOPLE. THESE SHOULD BE PROVIDED AT A VERY LOW COST, SUCH AS FIVE DOLLARS PER PROJECT. LET’S TAKE ALL THAT FROM PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND PUT HEALTHCARE THERE IT SHOULD BE AND GET PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE AND GET CANCER IN THE EARLY STAGES SO WE CAN BE TREATED AND WILL STILL BE TREATED. ADAM: REPUBLICANS PROMISE TO INVESTIGATE BIDEN IF THEY RECOVER CONGRESS. WHO SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FIRST AND WHAT FOR? ROBERT: I THINK PFIZER SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THE REASON THE FDA TOLD THEM TO GO BACK AND CONTINUE THEIR STUDIES IS BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH MINORITIES. PFIZER WAS NOT HELD TO THE SAME STANDARD AS MODERNITY — MODERNITY WAS. I WANT TO RESEARCH ANTHONY FAUCI ETC. GOTTLIEB. ADAM: ANY PARTICULAR OTHER BIDEN ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BRING BEFORE CONGRESS? ROBERT: I would like to have HUNTER BIDEN INVESTIGATED. WE’VE SEEN A LOT OF THINGS BETWEEN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA, WITH ENERGY COMPANIES IN UKRAINE, AND I THINK THAT’S IMPORTANT. ADAM: ON THE QUESTION OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE SUPREME COURT, MORE SPECIFICALLY JUSTICE CLARENCE THOMAS, DOES NOT INTERVENE TO HELP SLOW DOWN THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE REMOVAL OF SECRET DOCUMENTS FROM THE WHITE DOCUMENT, FROM THE WHITE DOCUMENT, IN Lj. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. IN OUR GRANITE STATE DEBATE I ASKED YOU WHETHER YOU CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUAL FBI AGENTS INVOLVED IN THIS CASE TO BE ENEMY, . YOU SAID SOME OF THEM. THAT’S QUITE A STATEMENT, AND YOU GO FURTHER THAN MOST WHO LIKE TO POINT A FINGER AT MERRICK GARLAND AND CHRISTOPHER WRAY. WHEN YOU’RE WILLING TO CALL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND OFFICERS THE ENEMY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING YOU WOULD HEAR FROM A POLICE ACTIVIST DEFENSE. HOW SHOULD THEY ENFORCE THE LAW? ROBERT: WHEN YOU GROW UP AND SEE THESE THINGS HAPPENING, THE INVESTIGATORS SAW A PREDOMINANTLY MIDDLE-AGED WHITE MAN AND DECIDED HE MUST BE A TERRORIST BECAUSE HE FITS THAT PROFILE — THEIR PROFILE. ADAM: WHEN YOU SAY THAT ABOUT DUGO — ABOUT ENEMY RANKS AND RECORDS — ABOUT POLICE OFFICERS LIKE THAT, IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING WE’VE HEARD FROM DEPOLICE. ROBERT: THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. ADAM: PRESIDENT BIDEN IS GOING FORWARD WITH MARIJUANA DEPOSIT POLICY. HOW WOULD YOU VOTE FOR THIS? ROBERT: I WOULD CERTAINLY CANCEL IT. SCHEDULE ONE IS NOT LEGAL FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. PEOPLE USING IT FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES IS TECHNICALLY FEDERALLY ILLEGAL. ADAM: IS ​​THAT ENOUGH? ROBERT: AT THE FEDERAL DESCHE LEVEL

Close-up: Burns are cuts to help heat the house

Updated: 11:01 a.m. EDT October 16, 2022

CD-2 Republican candidate Bob Burns said he’s not getting much support from Republican leaders in Washington.

CD-2 Republican candidate Bob Burns said he’s not getting much support from Republican leaders in Washington.