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>> OHIO'S JUNIOR SENATOR SAYS HE
00:00:32WANTS TO STAY IN THAT SEAT.
LAME DUCK LEGISLATION KEEPS
00:00:34RUSHING ALONG.
AND LOOKING BACK ON THREE
00:00:36DECADES IN THE LEGISLATURE WITH
TWO VETERANS WHO ARE LEAVING,
00:00:38BUT NOT HAPPILY.
ALL THIS WEEK IN "THE STATE OF
00:00:40OHIO."
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00:00:50STATE LAWMAKERS CAN BARELY SEE
THE END OF THE YEAR OVER A
00:00:57FLURRY OF LEGISLATION, BUT ONE
LEGISLATOR IS LOOKING AHEAD TO
00:00:592016.
US SEN. ROB PORTMAN ENDED THE
00:01:00PRESIDENTIAL AMBITION
SPECULATION THAT HE FED INTO BY
00:01:02ISSUING A STATEMENT THIS WEEK,
SAYING THAT HE WILL NOT SEEK THE
00:01:06REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR THE
WHITE HOUSE.
00:01:09PORTMAN'S STATEMENT READS IN
PART, "WITH THE NEW REPUBLICAN
00:01:15MAJORITY, I SEE A REAL
OPPORTUNITY OVER THE NEXT TWO
00:01:18YEARS TO BREAK THE GRIDLOCK IN
WASHINGTON AND ACTUALLY GET
00:01:19THINGS DONE TO HELP OHIOANS AND
ALL AMERICANS.
00:01:20THAT'S WHERE I BELIEVE I CAN
PLAY THE MOST CONSTRUCTIVE ROLE.
00:01:23I DON'T THINK I CAN RUN FOR
PRESIDENT AND BE AN EFFECTIVE
00:01:24SENATOR AT THE SAME TIME."
ONE OF PORTMAN'S MAJOR MOVES
00:01:31SINCE TAKING OFFICE IN 2010 IS
REVERSING HIS OPPOSITION AGAINST
00:01:36SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AFTER LEARNING
HIS SON IS GAY.
00:01:40PORTMAN SAID THAT HAD NOTHING TO
DO WITH HIS DECISION NOT TO RUN
00:01:41FOR PRESIDENT, THOUGH SOME
CONSERVATIVES HAD PLEDGED TO
00:01:44OPPOSE HIM.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT ALSO
00:01:45POTENTIALLY SETTLES QUESTIONS AS
TO WHICH OF THE REPUBLICAN
00:01:47STATEWIDE OFFICEHOLDERS WHO WERE
RE-ELECTED LAST MONTH WOULD WANT
00:01:49TO RUN FOR SENATE IN PORTMAN'S
PLACE.
00:01:54BUT IF PORTMAN WERE CHOSEN AS A
VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FOR
00:01:552016, THAT WOULD START A
REPUBLICAN RACE TO REPLACE HIM
00:01:57AS A CANDIDATE.
BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE - THERE
00:02:02WAS A LOT OF ACTION THIS WEEK,
AS OFTEN IS THE CASE DURING A
00:02:05LAME-DUCK SESSION WITH LAWMAKERS
HOPING TO FINISH UP ALL THEIR
00:02:08WORK QUICKLY.
THE SENATE PASSED THE MUNICIPAL
00:02:12INCOME TAX REFORM BILL THAT WAS
APPROVED BY THE HOUSE A YEAR AGO
00:02:18AND WAS DISCUSSED ON THIS SHOW
TWO WEEKS AGO.
00:02:19AND BOTH CHAMBERS TOOK ACTION ON
SEPARATE RESOLUTIONS ON HOW THE
00:02:21MAPS OF LAWMAKERS' DISTRICTS ARE
DRAWN.
00:02:30STILL AHEAD, A BILL TO ALLOW
HUNTERS TO USE SILENCERS, A
00:02:35LEGISLATION ON TRAFFIC CAMERAS
MEASURE TO SHIELD FROM THE
00:02:38, A PUBLIC THE NAMES OF
PROVIDERS OF EXECUTION DRUGS,
00:02:40THE SWEEPING AGRICULTURE BILL
THAT HOPES TO DEAL WITH TOXIC
00:02:42ALGAE BLOOMS ON LAKE ERIE, BUT
IT ALSO INCLUDES LINES ABOUT
00:02:46TELEPHONE DEREGULATION THAT HAVE
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
00:02:48THREATENING TO VETO THE WHOLE
THING.
00:02:52THE END OF A TWO-YEAR GENERAL
ASSEMBLY ALWAYS MEANS ONE THING,
00:02:56THAT SOME MEMBERS YOU GOT USED
TO HEARING FROM AND TALKING TO
00:02:59OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS WON'T BE
BACK TO START THE NEXT YEAR.
00:03:02SOMETIMES THIS IS A SAD FACT
BECAUSE MOST LAWMAKERS SERVE
00:03:06MORE THAN ONE TERM AND MAY
BECOME FAMILIAR, EVEN POPULAR
00:03:08FIGURES IN THE BUILDING, ALONG
WITH STATEHOUSE INHABITANTS AND
00:03:12THOSE WHO FOLLOW WHAT HAPPENS IN
STATE GOVERNMENT.
00:03:15WHEN A VETERAN LAWMAKER LEAVES,
THERE IS A SENSE OF LOSS OF
00:03:20INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND
EXPERTISE AND AN IMPORTANT AND
00:03:25RELIABLE PERSPECTIVES ON ISSUES
THAT SEEMS TO COME AROUND AGAIN
00:03:26AND AGAIN.
2 OF THE VETERANS WILL BE REST
00:03:29ARE HERE TO LOOK BACK ON THEIR
YEARS IN THE STATE HOUSE AND
00:03:32WHILE THEY COULDN'T BE MORE
DIFFERENT, THE FRIENDSHIP SHOWS
00:03:34THAT THE RESPECT AND CAMARADERIE
AS -- ACROSS WHAT HE LINES IS
00:03:39POSSIBLE EVEN IN A VERY PARTISAN
ENVIRONMENT.
00:03:40LYNN WACHTMANN IS A REPUBLICAN
FROM NAPOLEON IN NORTHWEST OHIO,
00:03:46AND BOB HAGAN IS A DEMOCRAT FROM
YOUNGSTOWN.
00:03:47THEY'VE BOTH SERVED IN BOTH
CHAMBERS, BUT THEY'RE LEAVING
00:03:49THEIR SEATS IN THE HOUSE AFTER
FOUR TERMS.
00:03:51I WANT TO START THIS DISCUSSION
WITH A LITTLE VIDEO.
00:03:55THIS IS FROM REP. HAGAN'S
FAREWELL ON THE HOUSE FLOOR LAST
00:03:59MONTH AND LET'S GO AHEAD AND
WATCH THE VIDEO.
00:04:03>> BOBBY, YOU REMINDED ME IN THE
SENATE WHEN I SIT OUR GOODBYES
00:04:09AND THE SENATE, I THINK YOU WENT
FROM COMMUNIST TO SOCIALIST.
00:04:11I AM DOWNGRADING YOU TODAY TO
JUST A LIBERAL.
00:04:20[LAUGHTER]
I HOPE I'M NOT HURTING YOUR
00:04:24FEELINGS TOO MUCH AS YOU
CONTINUE TO DOWNGRADE FROM --
00:04:28PENALTY I EVER CALLED YOU A
PINKO -- I DON'T THINK I EVER
00:04:32CALLED YOU A PINKO COMMIE,
THOUGH.
00:04:35>> LYNN HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN
MY HEART.
00:04:40AS YOU MAY KNOW, LYNN HAS BEEN
MY LOVER FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
00:04:45[LAUGHTER]
I LOVE YOU, AND I WANT EVERYONE
00:04:48TO KNOW.
>> NORMALLY, THESE GOODBYES --
00:04:56>> OH, MY GOD, ARE YOU KIDDING
ME?
00:04:59>> NORMALLY THEY ARE NOT THIS
ENTERTAINING.
00:05:02I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO KILL
THE REPRESENTATIVE BEHIND YOU.
00:05:07YOU AND REPRESENTATIVE WAC
HTMANN COULDN'T BE MORE
00:05:16DIFFERENT, DISAGREE ON VIRTUALLY
EVERYTHING.
00:05:17HOW IS IT THAT YOU TO OUR
FRIENDS -- YOU TWO ARE
00:05:25FRIENDS?
>> YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHO YOUR
00:05:30OPPONENTS ARE IN THE GAME.
YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE THEY
00:05:32STAND.
IT IS NOT PREVALENT THAT WE KNOW
00:05:34WHERE SOME OF THE REPUBLICANS
AND IN SOME CASES THE DEMOCRATS
00:05:37STAND ON ISSUES.
LYN AND I HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
00:05:42WHERE WE KNOW WHERE WE STAND ON
THE ISSUES.
00:05:44WE DON'T HAVE TO FAKE IT AND SIT
DOWN AND DISCUSS LONG-WINDED
00:05:47STUFF.
WE HAVE PERSPECTIVE FOR EACH
00:05:49OTHER.
I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH HIM ON I
00:05:52WOULD SAY 105 TO 108 PERCENT OF
WHAT IS DEATH OF ISSUES.
00:05:57BUT I RESPECT THAT HE DOES OF
WHERE HE STANDS ON ISSUES.
00:06:01BUT I RESPECTED -- I DISAGREE
WITH HIM ON 105 TO 108% WHERE
00:06:09HE STANDS ON ISSUES.
BUT I RESPECT THAT HE REPRESENTS
00:06:17FOLKS WHO AGREE WITH HIM.
SOMETIMES HE GETS OUT OF HAND
00:06:21AND RULES ME OUT OF ORDER BUT IN
THE END WE ARE ALWAYS FRIENDS.
00:06:23>> LET ME ASK YOU THE SAME
QUESTION.
00:06:25>> A SIMILAR ANSWER.
I HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR PEOPLE,
00:06:30AND BOBBY HAGAN IS ONE OF THE
MOST RESPECTED MEN IN COLUMBUS
00:06:38THAT HAS A STRONG PHILOSOPHY AND
IS NOT QUIET ABOUT EXPRESSING
00:06:40THAT PHILOSOPHY.
THEY TRULY BELIEVE IT IN THEIR
00:06:43HEART AND THEY CARRY IT TO THE
FLOOR AND ARE IN COMMITTEE WITH
00:06:47IT AND I LOVE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
STRONG PASSION AND ARE NOT
00:06:48CHICKENS, FRANKLY, POLITICAL
CHICKENS WHO ARE AFRAID TO
00:06:56ESPOUSE THEIR LOSS OF THESE.
I THINK -- ESPOUSE THEIR
00:06:58PHILOSOPHIES.
WHILE WE ARE 180 DEGREES ON MOST
00:07:02ISSUES, BOTH OF US HAVE A STRONG
VIEW THAT WE CAME HERE TO
00:07:07EXPRESS OPINIONS ON BEHALF OF
OUR CONSTITUENTS GET THAT IS ONE
00:07:09OF THE MAIN REASONS BOBBY AND I
GET ALONG SO WELL W.ITTEN >>
00:07:12>> YOU HAVE BOTH BEEN HERE FOR A
LONG TIME.
00:07:18HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE
ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU HAVE SEEN
00:07:22COMING THROUGH IS IT MORE OR
LESS PARTISAN, ABOUT THE SAME?
00:07:24HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO OTHER
PERIODS OF TIME?
00:07:30>> ONE, COMPARED TO THE MEDIA
HYPE ABOUT WASHINGTON, D.C.,
00:07:37OHIO POLITICS AND THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY IS VERY CIVIL.
00:07:39I THINK CLOSE TO ELECTION TIME
SOME OF THE BIG ISSUES BECOME
00:07:45MORE DIFFICULT TO MANAGE ON THE
FLOOR AND IN COMMITTEE BECAUSE
00:07:48YOU ARE TRYING TO MAKE POLITICAL
POINTS SOMETIMES AND THAT IS OK.
00:07:51THAT IS THE WAY THE SYSTEM
WORKS.
00:07:54WITH THE ONSET OF TERM LIMITS,
BOBBY AND I AND OTHERS HAVE
00:08:02ALMOST THE LAST GROUP LEAVING
PREACHER LIMITS -- PREACHER
00:08:07LIMITS, IT IS NOT QUITE AS CIVIL
AS IT IS TO BE, BUT GENERALLY
00:08:11FOR THE MOST PART IT IS VERY
CIVIL.
00:08:12>> WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> IT IS KIND OF RAUCOUS.
00:08:23WE ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING
ALONG.
00:08:26I THINK LYNN HAS HEARD ME SAY IT
A COUPLE OF TIMES ON THE FLOOR
00:08:31THAT VOTERS CAN'T DIFFERENTIATE
BETWEEN THE U.S. CONGRESS AND
00:08:35THE OHIO CONGRESS.
THEY JUST SAY THAT THEY ARE A
00:08:38BUNCH OF BUMS, 10% APPROVAL
RATING.
00:08:41I TRY TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT AS
LEGISLATORS AND POLITICIANS, WE
00:08:48HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY SEASON GOOD WORK,
00:08:50PRODUCTIVE WORK.
IF PEOPLE COME TO SOME THE
00:08:52COMMITTEES, THEY WOULD SEE THAT.
IT IS EASIER WHEN YOU ARE ON THE
00:08:58FLOOR AND ARGUING ABOUT SOME
ISSUES AND USING HYPERBOLE AND
00:09:01TALKING AND TRYING TO GET AS
DRAMATIC, AS I OFTEN HAVE DONE,
00:09:08TO MAKE THE POINT, IT IS
IMPORTANT THAT THEY SEE THAT AS
00:09:09WELL.
PEOPLE ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION
00:09:12TO GOVERNMENT AND WE NEED TO
MAKE SURE THAT WE REACH OUT AND
00:09:13GRAB THEM AND BRING THEM IN AND
SAY THAT THIS IS WHERE YOUR TAX
00:09:15DOLLARS ARE GOING.
>> I WANT TO ASK YOU BOTH ABOUT
00:09:20YOUR PROFESSIONS.
NEITHER OF YOU ARE LAWYERS.
00:09:21REPRESENTATIVE HAGAN, YOU HAVE
BEEN A LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER, AND
00:09:27REPRESENTATIVE WACHTMANN,
PRESIDENT OF A BOTTLED WATER
00:09:31COMPANY.
HOW IS THAT INFORMED HOW YOU
00:09:35HAVE APPROACHED BEING A
LEGISLATIVE OR?
00:09:36>> VERY IMPORTANT.
A LOT OF WORKING PEOPLE ARE NOT
00:09:43REPRESENTED IN THE OHIO
LEGISLATURE AND THEY FEEL LEFT
00:09:44OUT.
CERTAINLY, THE PEOPLE I'VE
00:09:45WORKED WITH THE LAST 44 YEARS
FEEL THAT.
00:09:49THERE IS DISENGAGEMENT, AND I
THINK -- I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS
00:09:55PRIDE THAT I SEASON ME LIKE ME,
10 YEARS SHORT OF MY LAW DEGREE,
00:10:0015 YEARS SHORT OF MY MEDICAL
DEGREE.
00:10:01LYNN AND I ARE PEOPLE FROM THE
SALT OF THE EARTH AND WE APPEAL
00:10:08TO THAT PART.
THEY SIT AROUND WONDERING WHAT
00:10:13THE HECK IS GOING ON IN
GOVERNMENT.
00:10:14I REPRESENT WORKING PEOPLE AND I
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE
00:10:20SURE THAT THEIR VOICES HEARD.
>> I HAVE TO BRING YOU CREDIT
00:10:23FOR BRINGING THE WATER WITH YOU.
>> WELL, THANK YOU.
00:10:28THIS IS AN AREA WHERE WE
DIFFERENTIATE THE BACKGROUND,
00:10:29NOT THAT WE DON'T BOTH COME FROM
A WORKING BACKGROUND.
00:10:33PLUMBER, ELECTRICIAN -- NONE OF
THEM LICENSED --
00:10:39>> ILLEGALS.
YOU PAY YOURSELF TAX.
00:10:44>> ABSOLUTELY, I PAY SALES TAX.
>> I WILL BE CHECKING.
00:10:49>> I DON'T DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN
A PLUMBER -- A GOOD PLUMBER
00:10:54TODAY CAN MAKE A LOT OF MONEY --
AND THE MILLIONAIRE BUSINESS
00:10:56OWNER OR ATTORNEY.
ALL WORK IS GOOD, HONEST WORK IS
00:11:03HEALTHY.
EVERYBODY IN AMERICA HAS THE
00:11:06OPPORTUNITY AT SOME LEVEL TO
IMPROVE THEIR LIVES.
00:11:07I TRY TO NEVER USE CLASS WARFARE
-- I GUESS WOULD BE THE POPULAR
00:11:18TERM -- BECAUSE AMERICA IS THE
PLACE OF OPPORTUNITY AND WE
00:11:22SHOULD ALWAYS ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO WORK IN ANY JOB -- ANY JOB IS
00:11:25A GOOD JOB IF THAT IS WHERE A
PERSON WANTS TO BE IN LIFE.
00:11:26>> I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT IS, ALREADY A
00:11:32COUPLE OF TIMES.
YOU ARE OPPOSED TO TERM LIMITS,
00:11:42THINK THEY SHOULD BE A
COMPLETELY ABOLISHED, OR WHAT DO
00:11:46YOU THINK SHOULD HAPPEN?
>> OHIOANS STILL GENERALLY LIKE
00:11:50TERM LIMITS.
I WOULD SUPPORT IF I WERE ASKED
00:11:54TO MAKE A SALES PITCH FOR
SPENDING -- EXTENDING THE EIGHT
00:11:56YEARS TO 12 YEARS, 14 YEARS, I
THINK MY CONSTITUENTS AND PEOPLE
00:12:04I TALKED TO SEEMED TO BE MORE
OPEN TO A LONGER TERM LIMIT.
00:12:07I DON'T DO BOWLING, -DON'T DO
POLLING.
00:12:12MY SENSE IS THAT THE PUBLIC
WOULD BE OPEN TO VOTING TO
00:12:17CHANGE THE CONSTITUTION TO MAYBE
A LONGER TERM LIMIT THAT THE
00:12:21EIGHT YEARS.
>> YOU'RE NOT A FAN?
00:12:25>> I'M NOT A FAN OF TERM LIMITS.
I AM A FAN OF ELECTIONS.
00:12:29WE GIVE VOTERS A WAY OUT.
IN COLORADO WHEN THEY DID IT
00:12:34YEARS AGO THEY HAD LESS THAN 30%
TURNOUT TO LIMIT PEOPLE THAT
00:12:40WERE SERVING.
I THINK THAT IS UTTERLY
00:12:41RIDICULOUS.
IT GIVES TOO MANY SKIN PATCHES
00:12:45FOR VOTERS.
I WANT THEM -- ESCAPE HATCHES
00:12:50FOR VOTERS.
I WANT THEM TO PAY ATTENTION TO
00:12:54DEMOCRACY IN GOVERNMENT AND WHY
ARE THEY NOT DOING IT?BACK
00:12:58"OH, THEY ARE A BUNCH OF BUMS,
LET'S THROW THEM ALL OUT," AND
00:13:06THE WAY TO DO THAT IS TIM
LINCECUM BUT THEY LOVE THEIR
00:13:09CONGRESSMEN AND INCUMBENT AND IT
IS A WAY TO IGNORE WHAT THE
00:13:11RESPONSE ABILITY IS.
>> LET'S GET TO THE DIFFERENCES
00:13:15BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE BILLS OR
00:13:17ISSUES YOU HAVE WORKED ON UF IN
THE PREMISE OF -- YOU HAVE BEEN
00:13:22THE PROUDEST OF?
>> HE IS OPPOSED TO EVERYONE OF
00:13:26MY BILLS.
>> WHAT HAVE YOU DONE THAT YOU
00:13:27LIKE?
>> UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE FOR THE
00:13:33PAST 28 YEARS AND HE HAS BEEN
VERY KIND TO ME.
00:13:34HE DID NOT CALL ME NAMES FOR
LIKE THE 12TH YEAR.
00:13:38>> I THINK I GIVE YOU HEARINGS
AND I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF
00:13:42SHARING -- CHAIRING --
>> I FELT STRONGLY ABOUT WHERE
00:13:50WE'VE BEEN MOVING AND I'M NOT A
BIG FAN OF WHAT OBAMA HAS DONE
00:13:53BECAUSE I THINK IT IS TOO
CONSERVATIVE.
00:13:54I THINK WE SHOULD USE THE
CANADIAN CLAN, -- CANADIAN PLAN,
00:14:01AND I'VE PUSHED THAT.
THE OTHER ISSUES THAT ARE
00:14:03IMPORTANT ARE ISSUES ABOUT
CHILDREN.
00:14:05WE AGREE ON THAT MORE THAN
LIKELY BUT I AM HAPPILY PUSHING
00:14:11ISSUES AND FOR 20 YEARS I'VE
BEEN ON THE HEALTH COMMITTEE.
00:14:17WHAT WE ALMOST GOT CLOSE TO HIS
MEDICAL MARIJUANA --
00:14:22>> [LAUGHS]
>> WE USE SOMETHING HE AND I
00:14:31TALKED ABOUT BECAUSE HE FINALLY
REALIZED THERE IS A CHEMICAL
00:14:35PART OF MARIJUANA THAT DID NOT
GET PEOPLE HIGH THAT WOULD
00:14:39ACTUALLY GO TO ITS TAKING CARE
OF KIDS.
00:14:47HE CHICKENED OUT.
>> I GUESS YOU SEE THINGS A
00:14:55LITTLE DIFFERENTLY.
>> THE HEARTBEAT BILL,
00:15:03COSPONSORED THE SECOND TIME,
WOULD PROTECT THE UNBORN FROM
00:15:04THE TIME HEARTBEAT IS DETECTED.
BUT AN ISSUE THAT IS IMPORTANT
00:15:12TO A LOT OF US IN THE
LEGISLATURE, THE MOST
00:15:15COMPREHENSIVE STATE LEGISLATION
OF ALL IN HEALTH COMMITTEE ON
00:15:20THE OPIATE ADDICTION PROBLEM.
THAT IS SOMETHING WE CAN BE
00:15:24PROUD OF.
THE HEALTH COMMITTEE, THE
00:15:28LEADERSHIP, WE HAVE DONE MORE
THAN ANY OTHER STATE TO CURB THE
00:15:36ADDICTION TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
WE ARE FAR APART ON MANY ISSUES,
00:15:45BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE VOTING
RECORD, MY GUESS IS THAT MOST
00:15:52BILLS ARE THE SAME ARE 80% OF
THE TIME.
00:15:55PRO-LIFE VERSUS NOT.
THE PLACES THAT SEPARATE US
00:16:02QUICKLY AND APPROPRIATELY SO.
>> MEDICAL MARIJUANA?
00:16:06>> IT DID OPEN UP ICE TO BE
ISSUED THAT THERE IS A
00:16:11POPULATION OF CHILDREN AND HAS
SEVERE HEALTH ISSUES THAT MAYBE
00:16:16THERE ARE SOME FORMS OF -- I
DON'T KNOW WHAT CHEMICAL TERM IT
00:16:23IS.
IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO CHILDREN
00:16:31WHO HAVE SEVERE SEIZURES.
WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
00:16:34IS THAT THERE ARE CLINICAL
TRIALS GOING ON IN OHIO AS WE
00:16:37SPEAK ON A DRUG THAT IS BEING
TESTED MADE IN ENGLAND.
00:16:43THERE ARE CLINICALS GOING ON TO
SPEAK ABOUT THAT CHEMICAL
00:16:50PRODUCT IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL
FORM TO SEE IF IT WOULD BE HELD
00:16:55TO THESE AUTISTIC CHILDREN.
,
00:16:58>> IF HE AND I SHARE A JOINT ONE
TIME THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE
00:17:04BEST WAYS TO END OUR CAREER.
[LAUGHTER]
00:17:06>> ARE WE GOING TO FLY TO
COLORADO TO DO THAT, BOBBY?
00:17:10>> I HATE TO COME BACK TO
REALITY AFTER THAT BUT LET ME
00:17:16JUST ASK YOU REAL QUICKLY, WHAT
IS THE ONE PIECE OF LEGISLATION
00:17:22YOU WANTED TO GET RESOLVED,
WANTED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT?
00:17:26>> HEARTBEAT BILL IS TODAY AND I
HAVE NOT GIVEN UP FOR THE END OF
00:17:34THE YEAR.
WE WILL SEE IF THAT HAPPENS OR
00:17:35NOT.
OTHER THAN THAT, IT IS PROBABLY
00:17:39NOT A HUGE ISSUE.
MOST OF THE MAJOR INITIATIVES
00:17:48I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK ON
HAS BEEN COMPLETED.
00:17:54>> THE SEVERANCE TAX.
MOST OF THE DRILLING STARTED IN
00:18:06MY AREA, MY DISTRICT.
THEY WERE BUYING UP LAND SO
00:18:08QUICKLY AND THEN THEY HAD AN
EARTHQUAKE, AND ANOTHER.
00:18:13IF THEY ARE SEVERING THE NATURAL
RESOURCES AND TAKING IT OUT OF
00:18:20THE AREA, IT SHOULD PAY THE
PEOPLE ON TOP OF IT.
00:18:24I WANTED TO PUSH FOR 7%, WHICH
IS VERY CONSERVATIVE, HE SHOULD
00:18:31KNOW, OF ALL THE FIVE TO SIX
STATES THE DOING IT.
00:18:37THEY ARE DOING IT, THEY ARE
GETTING IT, AND IT IS UNFINISHED
00:18:46.
WE MADE A REAL PUSH TO MAKE SURE
00:18:47THAT THE DRILLING WAS SAFER.
I TESTIFIED IN BOTH THE HOUSE
00:18:56AND THE SENATE AND IT IS
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
00:19:00>> I DON'T KNOW IF BOBBY KNOWS
THIS -- I'M ACTUALLY FOR THE
00:19:14SEVERANCE TAX ON DRILLING.
MOST STATES THAT EXTRACT NATURAL
00:19:19RESOURCES HAVE SOMETHING.
THE MARKET WAS MEASURED TO A
00:19:24SUBSTANTIAL LEVEL AND FOR MY
PERSPECTIVE IT IS A GOOD TIME
00:19:31AND WOULD HAVE BEEN SIX MONTHS
AGO TO DO A TAX THE BOBBY WOULD
00:19:36LIKE TO DO SOMETHING.
>> TYPICAL OF YOU TO GO ON THE
00:19:43REGRESSIVE END OF TAXATION.
>> CUTTING INCOME TAX FOR
00:19:52RAILROAD ENGINEERS IS GOOD
POLICY.
00:19:53>> WE CONTINUE TO CUT TAXES FOR
THE VERY WEALTHY, THE 1%, AND
00:19:58THAT IS WHAT THE LAST 10, 15
YEARS HAS DONE FOR US.
00:20:02THEREIN LIES OUR DIFFERENCE.
>> WE LEAVE WITH SOME FORM OF
00:20:07CONSENSUS THAT IS INTERESTING.
YOU BOTH SAY FAREWELLS IN THE
00:20:11PAST.
IS THIS IT?
00:20:14ARE YOU COMING BACK AT SOME
POINT?
00:20:17NEVER SAY NEVER?
>> I NEVER SAY NEVER, BUT I
00:20:22DON'T THINK SO.
>> RETIREMENT THEN, FROM THE
00:20:25LEGISLATURE.
>> I HAVE CAREERS I AM LOOKING
00:20:28AT AND I HAVE MY BUSINESSES.
MY BUSINESS PARTNERS DON'T WANT
00:20:32ME TO, SO I NEED TO FIND A
DIFFERENT, NUCLEAR -- DON'T WANT
00:20:37ME TO, BACK SO I NEED TO FIND A
DIFFERENT, NEW CAREER.
00:20:38I'VE NEVER JOB INTERVIEW AND
UNTIL SHORT TIME AGO.
00:20:44>> I WILL NOT BE COMING BACK TO
THE LEGISLATURE BUT I WILL BE
00:20:49JOINING THE STATE SCHOOL BOARD.
>> DID YOU WIN THAT RACE?
00:20:52>> I DID WIN.
>> REVELATIONS.
00:20:55-- CONGRATULATIONS.
>> MORE VOTES THAN THE GOVERNOR
00:21:00WE HAVE NOW.
>> ARE YOU RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR?
00:21:03IS THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT?
>> THE QUESTION IS DO I WANT TO
00:21:11CONTINUE WORKING IN PUBLIC
SERVICE?
00:21:14YES, I DO.
MY DAD GAVE ME STUFF TO PASS
00:21:21OPPORTUNITY AND MY DAD RAN FOR
OFFICE AND THE ONLY FATHER AND
00:21:27SON TO SERVE TOGETHER IN THE
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
00:21:30IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET HIS
ATTENTION WHEN HE WAS DOWN HERE.
00:21:32HE REMEMBERED MY NAME.
"HEY, BOBBY."
00:21:38NO, I AM NOT DONE.
THE STATE HOUSE IS OVER BUT MY
00:21:42WIFE WILL BE DOING A GREAT JOB.
>> LET ME ASK YOU INDIVIDUAL
00:21:48QUESTIONS.
ON THE SUBJECT, YOU HAVE
00:21:52EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN BEING
CHAIR OF THE OHIO DEMOCRATIC
00:21:53PARTY.
SENATOR SHERROD BROWN IS
00:21:55ARGUABLY THE MOST VISIBLE AND
POWERFUL DEMOCRAT IN THE STATE
00:21:58RIGHT NOW.
DOES THIS TELL YOUR CHANCES? --
00:22:08KILL YOUR CHANCES?
>> LETTERS OF GOD HOW TODAY TO
00:22:16THE 148 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
MEMBERS.
00:22:17I HAVE THE SUPPORT OF COMMERCE
IN TIM RYAN AND THE SUPPORT OF
00:22:21THE UNIONS, AND I'VE THE SPORT
OF LYNN WACHTMANN --
00:22:26>> NOMINATED YOU.
>> AND I THINK THAT THIS RACE IS
00:22:36ABOUT TALKING ABOUT ISSUES AND
REALLY TALKING ABOUT KIND OF
00:22:37MESSAGE WE HAVE.
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE PEOPLE
00:22:41THAT WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER,
WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE.
00:22:50WE HAVE TO START TALKING ABOUT
WALL STREET TAKING TOO MUCH
00:22:51MONEY AND TAXES AND TOO MUCH OF
OUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE
00:22:55ISSUES.
I'M FIGHTING FOR THE 90% AGAINST
00:23:01THE 10%.
>> THERE WAS A MEASURE ADDED BY
00:23:07YOU TO THE AGRICULTURE AND THE
ARE ABOUT WATER WITHDRAWALS FROM
00:23:11LAKE ERIE.
THE RF INDUSTRIES IN "THE PLAIN
00:23:15DEALER -- THERE HAVE BEEN
STORIES IN "THE PLAIN DEALER"
00:23:20THAT CALLED YOU "A SHILL FOR
SUCKING LAKE ERIE DRY."
00:23:26WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT WHY
SHOULD STAY THERE?
00:23:30>> "THE PLAIN DEALER" HAS BEEN
CONSISTENT IN ITS INACCURATE
00:23:38REPORTING AND INCOMPETENCE AS
FAR AS MY BUSINESS AND WHAT GOES
00:23:40ON THERE.
AS IT MAY BE, OHIO IS ONE OF THE
00:23:51GREATEST ASSETS IS WATER IN LAKE
ERIE.
00:23:54WE PASSED A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND
WILL FINISH APPEARED THIS WEEK
00:24:05-- FINISH UP HERE THIS WEEK'S
THAT WHEN PERMITS ARE GIVEN, WE
00:24:10KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON.
I WISH WE HAD THE PROBLEM SO
00:24:15MANY INDUSTRIES AND JOBS WANTING
TO COME HERE AND TAKE LAKE ERIE
00:24:22WATER, TYPICAL FACT IN THE
WATERSHED.
00:24:26WE WOULD HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ANY
TRIBUTARY OF ANY LINK -- ANY L
00:24:42AKE HAVING A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT.
IT FLOWS INTO LAKE ERIE AND IT
00:24:49EVAPORATES AND IT RAINS AGAIN.
BY A LARGE, HISTORY SHOWS THAT
00:24:53THE WATERSHED IN THE GREAT LAKES
REGION ARE PLENTIFUL AND
00:25:00GENEROUS AND OUR GREAT BENEFIT
TO JOB CREATION AND THE
00:25:01LEGISLATION THAT I'VE BEEN
PRIVILEGED TO CARRY.
00:25:06TO MAKE SURE THAT THE WATERS ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO INDUSTRY IS
00:25:09IMPORTANT.
>> YOU LEFT OUT SCIENCE FROM THE
00:25:15WHOLE DISCUSSION BUT WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THAT BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH
00:25:17THE CIRCLE OF WHAT GOD IS GIVEN
US DOES INCLUDE GOING THROUGH
00:25:20CHEMICALS, FARMLAND, GOING
THROUGH SOME PLANTS, WE NEED TO
00:25:27MAKE SURE --
>> POLLUTION AND THE ALGAE
00:25:30PROBLEM ARE SIGNIFICANT BUT NOT
RELATED TO MY LEGISLATION.
00:25:34THE STEEL MILLS AND THE FAMILY
THAT YOUR FRIENDS USED TO WORK
00:25:44IN, THOSE TAKE A LOT OF WONDER
AND I WANT MORE STEEL MILLS BACK
00:25:45IN OHIO.
>> I HATE TO END IT AND I HATE
00:25:51TO SEE YOU LEAVE BECAUSE I'VE
ENJOYED TALKING TO YOU OVER THE
00:25:52YEARS.
THANK YOU.
00:25:53>> THANK YOU, KAREN.
BOBBY, GREAT TO SERVE WITH YOU,
00:25:57MY FRIEND.
>> AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK.
00:26:00FOR MY COLLEAGUES AT OHIO PUBLIC
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00:26:02WATCHING.
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