And so I wonder, what are some things that you see in your district that policy-wise, realistically, you could do to help working families make life just a little bit more affordable? Thank you.

Well, let's start with the tariffs because tariffs are an Article I power in the Constitution.

And what really bothers me is all around the country for the last 80 years, we have set up our businesses.

We basically send a message to working people around the country.

You've got to start your own business.

You've got to do your own thing.

Can't work for a factory because we'll downsize you the next day and send your job off to somewhere else to save us $1 per hour of labor.

So I'm just curious how you approach voters who may not have supported a Democrat in the past.

So I, I'm curious, ha- have Democrats, from your view, done enough to articulate kind of a clear vision on, on immigration and what they would do in place of what President Trump is doing?

That's a, you know, that's an interesting question.

I mean, we absolutely, and I say this on the campaign trail all the time, have the duty to enforce our border.

I, I traveled internationally a bunch in my life, and every country is very meticulous about who comes into and out of their country, and so we actually have to do a better job of doing that.

Our, securing our borders is part of the job that comes from the federal government.

But I'm gonna go back to what I said before, and I stand by that comment 100%.

There's a new story out every week talking about how immoral and how un-American our deportations are right now.

Hmm.

Why come out of retirement, put the fishing pole aside to run for Congress?

Well, it's funny.

The day after the deferred retirement program email came out, and I responded to the email, and that was it.

37 years of government service over.

And across the country, I want to emphasize...

Thousands of people, thousands of years of experience just walked out the door.

So the next day, I'm listening to a podcast, and the lady on the podcast is talking about how this election is going to be a wave election.

What approach do you want the federal government to take towards data centers if you're elected and you have some say in the matter?