Station:     KNUS, 710 am

Show:       Steffan Tubbs show

Guests:    Gardner, Cory

Link:        https://omny.fm/shows/steffan-tubbs-show/the-steffan-tubbs-show-march-26th-2019-hour-3

Date:       March 26, 2019

Topics:      Second

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HOST STEFFAN TUBBS:  Light, but not light:  the bomb cyclone—how did your area get through that

UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM COLORADO, CORY GARDNER:

• Old timers talking about blizzard of ‘77
  • Yuma country didn’t get hit that bad – rain and that kind of stuff
    • No drifting snow
    • Roads closed
    • Could have been much worse
  • We’ll take the moisture we can get

• TUBBS: Were you in Colorado
  • GARDNER: No, in DC
  • And wife visiting sister in Boston
• TUBBS: National guard stepped up
  • GARDNER: Incredible
• TUBBS: Big thing since we’ve last talked: the Mueller report and bill Barr
  • GARDNER: I had agreed that it was important to have:
    • Thorough
    • Truth is out there
    • And American people
  • Costly investigation over 2 years
    • 25M
    • Division in our country
  • I hope people are happy there was no collusion
    • But Russians will continue to try to influence
• TUBBS: President has called this a witch hunt, you agree?
  • GARDNER: The foundational facts allow the people to see what happened
  • And it was fair and thorough
  • I’m not going to call it a witchhunt
  • And the president did not collude with Russia
• TUBBS: McConnell wanted the Green New Deal
  • GARDNER: Socialist effort to control the means and production of our energy system
  • This would result in:
    • Thousands of jobs lost
    • Trillions and trillions
    • Mandatory unions
    • Free tuition and free healthcare
  • The people of this country don’t support
  • TUBBS: The DOJ is not going to defend the ACA – but hypocrisy on gay marriage.
    • GARDNER: Here’s what we need to do
    • Ds andRs need to recognize that the ACA failed
      • Keep your doctor
      • Lowering premiums
      • Plans canceled
      • Prices increasing
      • Didn’t meet the promises it was sold on
    • We need to expand risk pools
    • Sell insurance across state lines
    • Create association health plans
    • The Dems want socialized health care
• TUBBS: Busy day in DC, the House tried to overturn the President’s first veto – 248 to 181, President declares emergency
  • GARDNER: I voted against
  • It is an emergency/crisis
  • That’s in the 1976 law
  • We do have a crisis that needs to be addressed
  • Ds and Rs agreed to $25B
    • And now they’re reversing
  • The midterms and the House majority were the cause of reversal
• TUBBS: And they hate Trump
  • GARDNER: Yes
  • They’re obstructing nominations that should have bipartisan support
    • Bernhardt—from Colorado, and excited to serve
    • And we usually support Coloradans
    • But people are probably not going to look at his qualifications and just vote with their party
• TUBBS: That ticks people off. This question from a listener.  You won’t dodge about a state issue.  The importance of Oil and Gas in CO.  What do you think of SB-181, after defeat of Prop 112.
  • GARDNER: I, as you know, have usually deferred on state issues
  • But this is very personal
    • I know so many people with good jobs, with good pay and health insurance
    • SB-181 is the Colorado version of the Green New Deal
    • This will costs jobs and serverance revenues
    • They’re trying to undo TABOR
    • And this is totally out of step with Colorado voters by the legislature
• TUBBS: You want to be re-elected, yes?
  • GARDNER: I’ll work like heck to make that happen
  • I focus on getting the hard work done in the best interest of Coloradans
  • We need to get Washington out of CO
    • Veterans
  • In a little more than a year the voters will decide
• TUBBS: Rockies?
• TUBBS: I’m glad Jaimie was out of town – I respect your time
  • GARDNER: Thanks, Steffan,
  • Take care.