What would you like to see done? I mean, is it getting back and repealing the one big, beautiful bill, especially these atrocious policies that have basically left to health care for wealthy people only? Or is there a new path you can find?

Yeah, thanks.

In the immediate term, of course, we have to fund Medicaid and make sure that people have the health care they need.

We also need to undo some of the SNAP work requirements that aren't intended to save any money.

They're just intended to target people that don't vote for them, even though these folks have kids and they want to work.

But these stringent work requirements are going to make it even harder to get out there.

So my path, of course, on health care would be Medicare for all.

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What would you like to see done? I mean, is it getting back and repealing the one big, beautiful bill, especially these atrocious policies that have basically left health care for wealthy people only? Or is there a new path you can find?

Yeah, thanks.

In the immediate term, of course, we have to fund Medicaid and make sure that people have the health care they need.

We also need to undo some of the SNAP work requirements that aren't intended to save any money.

They're just intended to target people that don't vote for them, even though these folks have kids and they want to work.

But these stringent work requirements are going to make it even harder to get out there.

So my path, of course, on health care would be Medicare for all.

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It is indeed.

And so, uh, with the Trump administration and Republicans attacking public radio, for those listening, if you got a couple extra bucks, please throw it in.

Otherwise, these debates cannot happen.

Um, patching up, uh, it's been just fine.

Um, I worked with Senator Klein, who, uh, ran against in the primary, and also had the opportunity to work with Representative Berg, uh, while I was in the state senate, and so I was proud to have their endorsement.

Um, very proud during our campaign.

We've been able to bring, uh, all, uh, political ideologies within our party together, and that's why we were so successful and won by so much.

Uh, Matt, I think you wanted to respond.

Have you kind of always had politics on the on the brain or like has you just kind of caught the bug?

No, I kind of knew I wanted to do this since I was 14.

You know, sometimes I describe it as like, this is my major league baseball, you know, because by ninth grade, I just I could not hit the fastball anymore.

You know, I wasn't training year round.

So, yeah, I think the most honest thing I can tell you is, you know, this is what I dreamed of starting my freshman year of high school.

You know, it's not as positive why I decided politics was the right thing for me to do.

It really started when my mom got really sick.

Like, are you going to like, what do you think about this?

Matt Little, your answer for what you could do in Congress to help make life more affordable for Minnesotans.

Yeah, thanks, boys.

And just a thank you to you for putting on this debate.

Truly appreciate you getting into the weeds on actual policy.

So much of campaigning is you got about eight seconds to explain your entire domestic and foreign policy.

So appreciate the time you put in to do these.

Also want to thank my opponent, Eric Pratt, for agreeing to this debate.

Matt Little, how do you ensure that if elected, you represent the ag community in the district and Minnesota?

How big of a part of your decision to run was what Minnesota has been going through in the past year or so? And how do you plan to get bipartisan support for that?

Yeah, thanks.

I mean, I announced this run before.

Um, I, you know, invaded our state.

Um, so it became an issue as we were here.

And, um, as, as, uh, some folks are familiar with, you know, my wife is an immigrant and came here on political asylum when she was a kid.

And, uh, we met in law school and, you know, she had to carry her passport, even though she's a citizen and an attorney, um, You know, what they what they did to the state is awful.

Why and what do you want the federal government to do there?

How big of a part of your decision to run was what Minnesota has been going through in the past year or so? And how do you plan to get bipartisan support for that?

Yeah, thanks.

I mean, I announced this run before.

Um, I, you know, invaded our state.

Um, so it became an issue as we were here.

And, um, as, as, uh, some folks are familiar with, you know, my wife is an immigrant and came here on political asylum when she was a kid.

And, uh, we met in law school and, you know, she had to carry her passport, even though she's a citizen and an attorney.

Why and what do you want the federal government to do there?

With regard to the platform, what does it mean that that message is resonating not just with Zora Mondami in New York City, but literally in states all across the country now?

Yeah, I think for me personally, it validates the anger I felt in my life when things weren't going right.

You know, my mom's been sick most of my life ever since I was 14.

She's had three chronic conditions, none of which are her fault.

She lives a very healthy lifestyle, but she's just been unlucky.

And so, you know, as that was starting when I was a kid, my dad also lost his job.

And when the tech bubble happened and he really struggled to find a place in the economy.

My question in this regard is how you think these victories by people who are winning over and against all the spending by AIPAC will continue, and I say continue, to change the narrative, to change the debate about the Middle East? Yeah,

How, how, like, how, how has the, the media been covering this, this bizarre kind of influx of, of money?

Yeah, thanks.

And I think the thing that's lost in, in the fact that we're only getting attention in this race the last few weeks is that, um, when Representative Berg launched her campaign, and for eight months of her campaign, she was campaigning as a centrist.

Um, she opened with public option.

Her and Matt Klein agreed on public option in a couple debates.

Um, she said nothing at all about Gaza whatsoever until two days before we had a screening for a, a pretty powerful political group here that, that's a multi-faith coalition.

She said nothing whatsoever.

... claims there

in terms of issues that concerned people in Minnesota, what would you say are your top three that you're running on? If, if somebody asked you to explain in the elevator what your primary agenda is, what are the big ones?

Yeah.

Um, the ver- number one is the very existence of our democracy as we have known it.

Um, this is absurd.

Um, there's no way we can allow masked individuals in unmarked vans to be pulling, uh, anyone, any person off the street without telling them why, without notifying anybody as to what's going on.

That is, uh, incredibly scary and awful.

Um, so, uh, not only that, but just not following the law and any sort of administration of funds authorized by Congress.

Like, what can the Democrats do to, like, gain back some ground in, uh, you know, in the e- outer parts of your district? Like Waterville, like out that way?