Sununu 8-6-08

" Joining us now on the line is a senator John Sununu were a Republican of New Hampshire. In a in a tight race for reelection. Is for second. Six year term as the senator senator Sununu thanks for being with us here on the -- our show. I and my first question for you -- one I'm sure your rest everywhere you go now are your tires properly inflated."

" We install my life. My first question for you this what do you recommend or what should my intro music that he thought actually had never had anyone talked to me about intra means that they'll I'm curious to."

" What would you what would you like the senator Sununu I can't we take notes."

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" Let me let me get back to -- and that senator and then. That's the yeah you've just heard a lot of votes with. -- that could be your formula for reelection is coming out against journey. First I -- December I was coming back from North Carolina on Monday morning I picked up the newspaper and I read many many the -- York times and I -- the horrific stories I was I was almost afraid to get on the plane. After reading the apocalyptic front page all these stories above all these terrible things that were happening to America under George Bush. And you work your your run race was on the front page and it. You know I read all the way to the into the story knowing you were going to be on in the -- the and 888. Political expert in New Hampshire predicted that you were going to lose. In the days and it became came from a group called blue Hampshire. In and I thought to myself. -- I thought perhaps the New York Times should say that. A group called blue Hampshire is probably a democratic leaning organization that this guy is not a or this interest that or an interest that observer. I did."

" Not -- had been -- New York Times article although someone describe it may yet surprisingly fair for the New York Times that -- They get to New York Times must realize that that's. You know and New Hampshire is a very competitive state it's -- and it's still. Fiscally conservative states we value local control. -- of people do not buy into the idea that Barack Obama's going to strengthen our economy by. Raising Social Security taxes or raising capital gains taxes and makes no sense at all and and that's like in -- John McCain is it even probable we've had a little bit in New Hampshire and and that's where Republicans are going to happen strong year here."

" The idea was it was a fairly. Well balanced peace until the very end when -- the -- realized he was in trouble unless he threw her to a totally through Heathrow -- that elbow action though at the end with that blue Hampshire shop. But you know what I guess it wasn't that bad 1877469432218774694322. If you want to talk to was senator John -- give us a call them with us for this segment. You know do you do you think taxes are -- I just read some of the it's some of the year columns recent columns by a bit more us the political consultant. And he's saying that McCain really has got the bang away at this tax issue that people just don't. -- don't haven't been paying attention they don't realize that kind of taxes that Obama is is talking about imposing on now on working people."

" I think that's true I think that -- a but I also think people happened and especially focused on politics -- the presidential. People. In the summertime they're worried about their kids getting out of school what are they going to do for the fourth of July when are they taking vacation. And what it's really just want to kick start going back to school. It's. The political focus begins again. And but I agree that the economy is very important issue all over the country certainly New Hampshire and and we are not going to strength in the economy very raising taxes and that's the one thing Obama has promised to do on Social Security tax is capital gains taxes raising personal income taxes. That affect many many small businesses."

" He's going to say but you know what he's been saying is that well I'm only going to raise taxes on people who make over 250000. A year."

" lipstick -- On social the Social Security earnings cap. Taxes that's going to affect people earning less than 250000 dollars a year if you raise the capital gains tax rate. That's going to affect people any less than 250000. Dollars a year it's going to affect who boosted by capital gains taxes retirees. People on fixed income. People who have what that the set aside money. Their future and -- are higher rates for one K. Or under investment ultimately. Those taxes affect those individuals and millions of -- CR -- are less than 250000 well."

" If you're gonna be turning turning 59 and a half of the next four years in value be cash you can you have the option of beginning to cash out your your rough 41 K here -- IRA. Your your gonna pay at the at the prevailing income actually and that's going to and that's going to be right."

" Little income tax rates it B exactly and also -- it's so easy for someone like Barack Obama who has never worked for -- small business term manufacturing firms to say. Well we're raising the per -- personal income tax rate in that well only if fact. You know what a business -- Who has a small firm well what about the employee. Of that company you know firm with thirty or forty or fifty employees if it's if it's chapter of company. It -- the -- may be wealthy. But they're paying taxes that the personal -- And if you take more what they have that left to invest in the company quest to expand. It affects every employee of the other smaller family owned business and and English to understand -- work in the real world you don't understand that. That's quite easy for Obama to say I'm -- increased personal income tax rates and we're increased capital gains taxes and nobody can be."

" Well remember last year they were raising the minimum wage and Ted Kennedy was going on and on about how this was gonna just help people out in the -- on the lowest rungs. And I saw last week that eight -- where he restaurant chain a fairly big restaurant chain Bennett and went out of business and one of the reasons the was cited. Was the fact that the they they raise the minimum wage in that was just it was just like the straw that broke the Camel's back one of them anyway it's an all these -- and now thousands of people work had been against. Are are out of a job."

" And if you have a an economy that's growing dramatically. And it in effect like that often -- say. But -- slow economy you know you describe it as distraught that broke the Camel's back that that's not so."

" 18774694322. We got four winds are people want to talk to senator Johnson Republican of New Hampshire he's running for reelection in the fall. Bob your next with Howie -- and senator John -- go ahead Bob."

" senator senator Bob double from Merrimack however amber keep thank you for keeping their Internet tax free that's very important to my business. A lot of ads which are going to be debate to help out disabled children and those special needs children that need better funding here in the state of New Hampshire. For their education program. Specifically or fiscal educations. Physical therapy speeds there be -- that the."

" Well look special education is a federal mandate. Is very expensive at the local level and that's the first thing that the federal government to be funding on the education side. Is meeting its commitment to cover 40% of those costs. And I think that's where the priority needs to be before we create new programs other programs. Within their Department of Education let's -- special education. You mentioned that Internet tax and I appreciate that because I negotiated the bill that. Bands taxes on Internet access email instant messaging and and that's -- economic growth is about how we you know we were talking about the small businesses but here's albeit acerbic business you'd need. Internet access broadband it's part of your marketing sales -- communications. And if we protect the Internet from taxes and regulations. People gonna want to when does that stand now. Broadband infrastructure. That's good for the economy it's going to encourage innovation. And again if you if you worked that's setting you understand how important it is to those businesses. You understand the value of protecting -- taxes -- and and regulation and her first term senator or write a bill like that it's kind of a law. It's something bumper --"

" Senator Sununu did not read last week that they your opponents a press release urging congress to pass a bill that you had passed. Several months earlier."

" SL urging if you went searching at the close the Enron loophole and it does so we probably found relief. With fake quotes from Dianne Feinstein it was very proud to have -- to the legislation that closed the Enron loophole. -- two months ago so. So that there seek to want to talk about that anymore. I think yes she also wanted to stop filling the strategic petroleum reserves. It was only a month after we had stopped doing that so -- etiquette to keep up with this press these days I guess we just want to know what happened."

" Maybe she needs broadband Internet access so she can keep up with the news."

" I'm proud to say I. Craft the legislation that will keep the tax free even fortunately."

" Thanks for the call Bob die in your next with Howie Carr and senator John Sununu go ahead Diana."

" Mr. Sununu and I -- like what I've seen you do lightly and got talent and we -- here are very practical. I've been using nitrogen of my players see here's my travel or all of the states I don't have to play here. About the temperature constituent impact gas. It doesn't XP and it doesn't -- I get about eight to 10000 more miles percentage tires also. I can afford it Kyra that new written 1980. I don't need it --"

" Well let me help me we in New Hampshire pride ourselves on our our -- get our ingenuity -- our self reliance and you obviously are model so well that's outstanding and -- not people are smart they work hard. Two to save money. I -- save energy costs. And you know with the deaths of four dollars a gallon we've all got a great incentive to do that. Conservation is critical. But other things are important to you know we have alternative energy and that's that's part of the solution. And and can be good for the apartment but. We are not going to solve the energy problem long term if we don't produce more energy here at home and so we've got a lift the ban. On offshore production and exploration. It is there's really no rationale for us not to use the technology we have. To increase energy production in America are using. -- not that we have to protect the environment better than ever before we can do it and in fact. I've been doors legislation that would lift the -- across the Gulf of Mexico. But also lists the a ban on offshore production. Off the coast of Virginia and North Carolina South Carolina. In Georgia and give those states the chance to allow exploration off their coast in in chair in the revenues in -- The weather oil at a 110 dollars a barrel -- 150 dollars a barrel it's better that we spend that money on a purchase here America and sending it overseas."

" Thanks for the call by MGM you're next with Howie -- and senator John Sununu go ahead Jim."

" I -- if you that -- a pleasure to speak with the you intend to vote for you in November appreciate the work be done on behalf of the I don't you live in New Hampshire in the guys -- textiles actually even better yet. How he has that on occasion data legislature in Massachusetts that holding back very liberal governor. It seemed to be the opposite here perhaps. That the governor is somewhat holding back a very liberal legislature. And I would -- challenger comments that New Hampshire is still. Politically conservative state given the way that the state budget has. Blown up well I would I."

" My point -- is that the people of New Hampshire are still fairly fiscally conservative in 2006 people all across the country. I think you know reacted with disappointment that it perhaps in the president perhaps in the way things are going Iraq can no interest now. No exception elect -- very liberal legislatures who point out it now we have a 200 million dollar deficit in New Hampshire. That's not what the people of New Hampshire signed up for. Greater is a big new pieces of of regulation. A boast that empower unions. And at this state and over its city and local levels cities and towns now. Have very little recourse if their union contracts. Right out. A new regulations on. On land use. On plates and and and rivers knows every -- economic costs so. In media correct it's a very liberal legislature it has had a big impact on the health of our budget because spending went up. And and we got a big deficit now. I can expected to how effective the governor Bennett hold them back. I'm certainly not happy with the budget situation we haven't resolved that. Education funding problem in New Hampshire but a lot of that -- at the -- of my opponent -- came which he was governor for for six years. She did not think about the education funding crisis. Tried to give the state -- sales tax would certainly would've devastated our economy. And so you know we're still dealing with those problems in and that's why you need strong leadership whether it is."

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" You'll with the governor last weekend UN senator Gregg and one of the congressman the congresswomen touring the the."

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" Thanks for the call Jim Wayne you're next with how we current senator Johnson and -- have --"

" Hold on hold on we -- mere hole gonna destroy way collegiate village which calls glad way."

" All oh also under -- pleasure hello. I just wanted to know how you feel that we expand on illegal immigration and border security."

" I don't look it's it's brought people have to go Obey the -- Now whether you're living here where you're coming whether you leaving you gotta pay a lot of the land. We -- of course to do a better job whipped up border security and immigration control. First -- to ensure. Security for the people who live in the country. But equally important to demonstrate. That this is something big government is capable of and I think that's one -- frustration that. Many people in Washington. Mets even those like me that's support legal immigration. Understand. You have to demonstrate. To the population across America that or capable or competent. Able to secure and our borders and understand who's coming across."

" Senator Sununu check out the police -- some light in the now."

" I think he's asleep police blotter Howie I don't I don't need to go check it out like a -- and then it's let's read it I I understand the point that point -- making. And and then we should look at that immigration programs we have and we have a number for for high tech workers for healthcare workers and make those work a little bit better or my office steal all the time with people or trying to play by the rules and end up waiting. Months or -- years. -- immigration service to respond. And it's if you have that kind of disorganization. For the legal immigrants people or playing by the rules. That'll -- create incentive for people break the law so. Secure the borders to put some integrity back into order force. And sixties lethal. Programs we have and and that's the lion's share of the prime."

" Thanks for the call Wayne canyon next with Howie -- and senator Johnson Republican of New Hampshire go ahead Ken."

" and bill. Conservatives so pleasant thought -- tonight. Had a question now. Are you Democrats. Ask states. Republicans. Ordering all companies public of these millions of acres of properties -- To them to draw optional but would not cap would not. Doing anything about -- no is that true or is it at that that the you can."

" Yes the -- attorneys asked about the and used."

" I'd say it's a great question look when they got what they think that they're unclear Purdue or Coca-Cola company. Pace for at least. I believe that the tenure at least they have tent started to eat too he used at least work goes back to the government that's the wage should be we need to make sure that that's. That's a lot and it's fully enforced. Once they have the least they need to analyze they're offshore area defeat Florida geology. And it and decide whether to accept a promising site and that if they want to explore that he he do you design platform and it rigged to -- to do the work so even if you're going to pursue it it takes some time to do the design built to -- those are expensive and then to do the real."

" Similar maybe you can explain something to me you're went MIT after the I don't understand it how always Barack Obama's windfall profits tax on big oil going to lower the price --"

" It's not that they need to let them leave it to make a couple more points -- about pick up. -- asking companies to -- belief is that they already have dotted releases prevent. And -- fact have should be exploratory wells that are drilled. Come up and to. So it's not going to make any sense. To require. Companies to to real. Everywhere even -- if there's not boilercast -- that's a bigger raise the prices if they choose not to use police that they paid for after ten years it goes back to the government. But we know there are many additional area. Off the coast. -- in the Gulf Coast off the coast of Florida off the coast of Georgia and Virginia north and South Carolina California that have tremendous potential. And again that in those -- should also be made available so that we can produce. For the needs of people in America you're an Americo oil and gas. -- sources that we know we're going to need in the future so it I expected companies to use their leases in an appropriate way and -- it makes. Economic sense for forum -- But the mandating that they drill everywhere. At every belief even if it's not productive. Next note that the in the same the same way that the that would raise costs for all consumers. Raising taxes. That windfall tax so to speak would also raise costs and more importantly. We tried this before. Jimmy Carter tried. And it didn't work are imports went."

" Boy are demanded the went down. That was the worst that was the worst economy of that was the worst economy of the last of -- here."

" to look back we can look back concede that it didn't work. And get back at you know I understand Barack Obama -- job I happen to be the youngest member the United States."

" The ice don't have word mentioned that when -- I don't have more experience and -- times mentioned that there's ice."

" Still have or Spirit that Barack Obama but he certainly I obviously can't remember. That Jimmy Carter tried this in detail so you want to take aspect of the second."

" We've got to stop you right there are senator Sununu will talk to you again thanks for being with us here on the Howie Carr show."

" All the best -- agree to be with."

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