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Trisha Calvarese: “I'm running so that everybody else can have a union, too.”

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 31:16

And his jobs remote, was able to move home with me back home to Colorado and provide end of life care for him, too. Thank God I had my union. No. And, you know, the thing is, I. And I'm running so that everybody else can have a union, too. so that everybody else in my situation, as a millennial, as the sandwich generation, can have the support and the structures they need to take care of their family. (31:16–31:28)

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“She [Lauren Boebert] voted against it.”
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“Thanks to his [father's] benefits, he lived four years beyond his diagnosis of a kidney cancer.”
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“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
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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
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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
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The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 43:47-43:51
“I am running to take care of people who have been overlooked and left behind for too long.”
The Rick Smith Show - Wagging the Dog | Uploaded April 9, 2024 | 43:51-43:56