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Trisha Calvarese: “I am running to take care of people who have been overlooked…”

Featuring: Trisha Calvarese, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Colorado, District 4

The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog

Published April 9, 2024 | Video Starts at 43:51

Trisha Calvary said, give me. Give me the 32nd elevator pitch. Why you? Because I'm from here. I returned to take care of my parents at the end of life. And I am running to take care of people who have been overlooked and left behind for too long. on a message of solidarity, of investing in our future, and of an actual vision that we can all move forward together. Good stuff, Trisha. Tricia calvaries, I appreciate you taking time for us. (43:51–43:56)

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Asserts that Trisha Calvarese is running for office to support people who have been neglected.

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“I was former director of speech writing at the AFL CIO.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 30:29-30:32
“I was a federal, a member of the federal civil service.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 30:32-30:36
“She [Lauren Boebert] voted against it.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 30:47-43:07
“Thanks to his [father's] benefits, he lived four years beyond his diagnosis of a kidney cancer.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 30:52-30:59
“I'm running so that everybody else can have a union, too.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 31:16-31:28
“Lauren Boebert...not doing their job to fund the government and instead are doing these sham impeachments.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 31:33-34:32
“Lauren Boebert plays with other people's livelihoods by not wanting to fund the government.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 32:45-32:50
“Bipartisan investments...can create pathways into the middle class and good union jobs in places that have been overlooked and left behind…”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 32:53-33:04
“If we don't get this election right, it could sincerely be our last.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 33:56-34:01
“Federal government employees...are under sourced, we're underpaid.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 34:10-34:22
“By not funding the government, you're hurting employees of the government and the livelihoods that their critical services support.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 35:17-35:25
“In the eastern part of our district where there's drought issues constantly.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 35:58-36:03
“We should be making [solar panels and windmills] here. We should be making them on the eastern plains.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 36:17-36:21
“He is getting rid of water and irrigation on his land, and he's putting up solar panels instead for his sheep.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 36:24-36:31
“We need the pro act.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 39:58-40:00
“Let's make it easier to form and join unions because of AI.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 40:02-40:07
“Every single time they say [AI] sure did [cause job loss].”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 40:26-40:28
“The Chips and Science act was a fabulous start.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 42:57-43:00
“There's actually a plan to leapfrog us in key industries.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 43:20-43:24
“What happened to America? Competitiveness. We're the best in the world. We've always been the best.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 43:27-43:33
“I returned to take care of my parents at the end of life.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 43:47-43:51