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Tony Wied: “This is a state issue. It will continue to be a state issue.”

Featuring: Tony Wied, Republican | U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

Tony Wied-Kristin Lyerly U.S. House debate

Published September 27, 2024 | Video Starts at 34:39

We live in the United States of America. That was never the intent of our constitution to be sorting these things out at the federal level. This is a state issue. It will continue to be a state issue. The democratic majority didn't bring it to the federal level. It won't be at the federal level. So that's not on my plate. (34:39–34:44)

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Asserts that abortion policy should remain a state-level issue.

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“The University of Wisconsin Green Bay [is] the third largest university here in Wisconsin.”
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“We see during this current administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris inflation that we haven't seen in 40 years.”
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“Inflation is really a tax. And it's a tax that affects the poor and the middle class the most.”
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“Every single year we're going further into debt as a country. Right now. We're at a debt of $35 trillion.”
Tony Wied-Kristin Lyerly U.S. House debate | Uploaded September 27, 2024 | 07:14-07:22
“Our Federal Reserve is printing $80,000 and inserting it into this economy every second.”
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“I believe that through tax cuts and various other measures for everybody in order to keep more money in your pocket in order to grow the…”
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“We need to continue to look into energy dominance as a country.”
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“We have natural resources under the ground right here where we can absolutely explore.”
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“I've met with, you know, various other employers in this area, whether it's in the meatpacking industry and so forth, where they're…”
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“President Trump's tax cuts were effective and helped stimulate the economy during his administration.”
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“President Biden and Kamala Harris kept [Trump's] tax cuts in place.”
Tony Wied-Kristin Lyerly U.S. House debate | Uploaded September 27, 2024 | 15:56-16:00
“The government [is] saying that we're paying 20% more in the grocery store.”
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“People are also saying 30, 40, even 50% more for goods that you normally buy.”
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“Prices continue to rise, and it's from the reckless spending that we continue to see in Washington.”
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“We have to have a balanced budget.”
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“High schools are leaning into the trades and into the technical schools.”
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“We need a workforce in the trades, you know, whether that's electricians and plumbers and so forth.”
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“The prices of student loan interest rates obviously are way too high.”
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“The Department of Education for me gets a failing grade.”
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“I do not believe in the federal government teaching our children.”
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“The money should stay here and not go to the federal government.”
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“During this current administration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the border has completely been wide open.”
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“During President Trump's term, the border was doing well.”
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“We had the remain in Mexico policy, which didn't allow for folks to cross the border and then apply for asylum.”
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“The border officials and ICE were being properly funded.”
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“Kamala Harris has been in charge of [the border], and it is wide open.”
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“The border bill didn't go far enough.”
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“The remain in Mexico policy, finishing the border wall, things like funding properly and giving the manpower to border officials in ice…”
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“You had an effective policy for those four years, and that was completely undone on day one during this presidency.”
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“The Supreme Court made the decision that the right of abortion is within the state's hands where it was before, it is now.”
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“I am not for continuing to add more power to the federal government.”
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“I'm in favor of funding anything to help with the mental health crisis from a federal level.”
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“I believe that we should have right to try.”
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“We're lacking leadership. And we see that right now in the administration with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, and that causes chaos.”
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“We see the chaos in the Middle East and in eastern Europe.”
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“Our job is to present bills which are way too high right now. We're spending ourselves into off of a fiscal cliff.”
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“The cost of health care is rising at a rate that is unsustainable.”
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“Employers have to pay 15 to over 30% increases for the cost of health care.”
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“We have less competition right now in healthcare than ever.”
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“We need to have transparency in pricing [in healthcare].”
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“People are paying way too much for their healthcare premiums.”
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“We are sicker than we've ever been [as a country].”
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“We’re continuing to have diabetes at such a high rate.”
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“Our children are going to be left with 35 trillion and again, it's growing every 100 days, a trillion dollars.”
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“I think we need to have a single subject spending bill amendment in the House of Representatives.”
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