Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles BLOOMBERG FIRED BACK, GLAD TO SEE OUR WATCHING OUR ADS. SEE OUR WATCHING OUR ADS. >> SO BETO O'ROURKE IN THE RACE >> SO BETO O'ROURKE IN THE RACE TOUTED MANDATORY GUN BUYBACKS. TOUTED MANDATORY GUN BUYBACKS. >> EVERYBODY GIVES THE SAME >> EVERYBODY GIVES THE SAME ADVICE, YOU WOULD NEVER GET THEM ADVICE, YOU WOULD NEVER GET THEM BACK. BACK. IT WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE. IT WOULD BE A NIGHTMARE. I THINK WHAT WE SETTLE FOR, NOT I THINK WHAT WE SETTLE FOR, NOT THAT I'M HAPPY WITH IT, BUT THAT I'M HAPPY WITH IT, BUT SETTLE FOR DON'T SELL ANY MORE SETTLE FOR DON'T SELL ANY MORE AUTOMATIC WEAPONS TO ANYBODY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS TO ANYBODY OTHER THAN THE MILITARY AND THE OTHER THAN THE MILITARY AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HOPEFULLY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HOPEFULLY SLOWLY BE ABLE TO -- IF PEOPLE SLOWLY BE ABLE TO -- IF PEOPLE DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT THEM, DECIDED THEY DIDN'T WANT THEM, THEY WOULD SEND THEM BACK. THEY WOULD SEND THEM BACK. I THINK GOING INTO PEOPLE'S I THINK GOING INTO PEOPLE'S HOUSES TO GET GUNS IS NOT GOING HOUSES TO GET GUNS IS NOT GOING TO WORK. TO WORK. >> I KNOW YOU'RE NOT KEEPING >> I KNOW YOU'RE NOT KEEPING DONATIONS. DONATIONS. BUT ONE BENEFIT OF DOING SO IS BUT ONE BENEFIT OF DOING SO IS THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE A STAKE IN YOUR CAMPAIGN. A STAKE IN YOUR CAMPAIGN. DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE DID YOU THINK ABOUT THAT BEFORE MAYBING THAT -- MAYBING THAT -- >> THAT'S ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT. >> THAT'S ONE WAY TO LOOK AT IT. ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK THE AT IT, ANOTHER WAY TO LOOK THE AT IT, THEY HAVE A STAKE IN THE THEY HAVE A STAKE IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY AND GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY AND THEY CAN SAY THAT IT ISN'T THEY CAN SAY THAT IT ISN'T BEHOLDEN TO ANYONE AND CARES BEHOLDEN TO ANYONE AND CARES ENOUGH TO SEND HIS MONEY TO GET ENOUGH TO SEND HIS MONEY TO GET RID OF DONALD TRUMP AND PEOPLE RID OF DONALD TRUMP AND PEOPLE SAY TO ME, WAIT A SECOND, I'M SAY TO ME, WAIT A SECOND, I'M TRYING TO MOVE DONALD TRUMP OUT TRYING TO MOVE DONALD TRUMP OUT OF 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, YOU OF 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, YOU WANT ME TO SPEND OREGON LESSMORE WANT ME TO SPEND OREGON LESSMORE >> FOR THOSE THAT ARE TAKING >> FOR THOSE THAT ARE TAKING MONEY, SOMETIMES BEHIND CLOSED MONEY, SOMETIMES BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, ARE THEY BEHOLDEN TO DOORS, ARE THEY BEHOLDEN TO THOSE PEOPLE? THOSE PEOPLE? >> YOU GOT TO ASK THEM. >> YOU GOT TO ASK THEM. >> ON THE TAX CUTS. >> ON THE TAX CUTS. A LOT SAY THEY WANT TO GET RID A LOT SAY THEY WANT TO GET RID OF THEM. OF THEM. WOULD YOU DO THAT? WOULD YOU DO THAT? >> I WAS VERY MUCH AGAINST THE >> I WAS VERY MUCH AGAINST THE TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY PEOPLE. TAX CUTS FOR WEALTHY PEOPLE. I SUPPORTED THE TAX CUT FOR I SUPPORTED THE TAX CUT FOR CORPORATIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE CORPORATIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE, OTHERWISE TO BE ABLE TO COMPETE, OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T HAVE JOBS. WE WOULDN'T HAVE JOBS. >> YOU SAID IT WAS MORE >> YOU SAID IT WAS MORE GENEROUS -- GENEROUS -- >> IT WAS, MY RECOLLECTION IS >> IT WAS, MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE CORPORATE RATE WAS CUT THAT THE CORPORATE RATE WAS CUT TO 21. TO 21. 25 IS WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. 25 IS WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. SO YOU GO BACK TO 25, WE NEED SO YOU GO BACK TO 25, WE NEED MONEY, COULD DO THAT WITHOUT MONEY, COULD DO THAT WITHOUT HURTING THE COUNTRY. HURTING THE COUNTRY. WHEN I WAS MAYOR, I RAISED TAXES WHEN I WAS MAYOR, I RAISED TAXES SIGNIFICANTLY ON INDIVIDUALS SIGNIFICANTLY ON INDIVIDUALS BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO PAY OUR BECAUSE THEY NEEDED TO PAY OUR COPS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND COPS AND FIREFIGHTERS AND TEACHERS AND SANITATION WORKERS. TEACHERS AND SANITATION WORKERS. PUBLIC DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT. PUBLIC DIDN'T LIKE THE FACT. BUT I WON GOING AWAY. BUT I WON GOING AWAY. WHY? WHY? BECAUSE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT BECAUSE ALL OF THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES KEPT DOING GOVERNMENT AGENCIES KEPT DOING MORE, MAKING IT BETTER, WE MORE, MAKING IT BETTER, WE STOPPED LOSING THEM TO OTHER STOPPED LOSING THEM TO OTHER CITIES AND CITIES AND OCCUPATIONS. OCCUPATIONS. >> YOU WOULDN'T PUSH TO GET RID >> YOU WOULDN'T PUSH TO GET RID OF IT OR YOU WOULD? OF IT OR YOU WOULD? >> I WOULD CERTAINLY GET RID OF >> I WOULD CERTAINLY GET RID OF THAT. THAT. I DID NOT NEED A TAX CUT. I DID NOT NEED A TAX CUT. WE NEED THAT MONEY. WE NEED THAT MONEY. IF FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE IF IF FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE IF NOTHING ELSE. NOTHING ELSE. >> WOULD YOU GET RID OF THAT? >> WOULD YOU GET RID OF THAT? >> I THINK THE FILIBUSTER HAS >> I THINK THE FILIBUSTER HAS BEEN OVERUSED. BEEN OVERUSED. PROTECT AGAINST SOMETHING, BUT PROTECT AGAINST SOMETHING, BUT WHEN IT IS OVERUSED AND USED WHEN IT IS OVERUSED AND USED INCORRECTLY, IT IS TOO MUCH AND INCORRECTLY, IT IS TOO MUCH AND YES, I WOULD. YES, I WOULD. >> I WOULDN'TANT TO TALK ABOUT T >> I WOULDN'TANT TO TALK ABOUT T ISSUES, WOULD YOU SUPPORT -- ISSUES, WOULD YOU SUPPORT -- >> I AGREED TO SUPPORT A STUDY >> I AGREED TO SUPPORT A STUDY OF IT. OF IT. BUT I THINK WHAT I WOULD DO IS BUT I THINK WHAT I WOULD DO IS FOCUS ANY MONIES ON IMPROVING FOCUS ANY MONIES ON IMPROVING EDUCATION BECAUSE I THINK THE EDUCATION BECAUSE I THINK THE ONLY WAY TO WORK OURSELFVES OUT ONLY WAY TO WORK OURSELFVES OUT OF POVERTY AND PLACES WHERE OF POVERTY AND PLACES WHERE PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING A GOOD PEOPLE AREN'T GETTING A GOOD EDUCATION IS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION IS TO IMPROVE THE EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE EDUCATION SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND SPEND MY MONEY COUNTRY AND SPEND MY MONEY THERE. THERE. >> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE >> MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE SATLESAT SATLESAT L L SATLE SADDLED WITH STUDENT LOAN SATLE SADDLED WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT. DEBT. >> THE PEOPLE WHO OWE THE MONEY, >> THE PEOPLE WHO OWE THE MONEY, THEY WANT TO GET THEIR MONEY THEY WANT TO GET THEIR MONEY BACK, WHERE DOES ALL THIS DEBT BACK, WHERE DOES ALL THIS DEBT COMES FROM. COMES FROM. A LOT OF SCHOOLS DON'T PROVIDE A LOT OF SCHOOLS DON'T PROVIDE GOOD EDUCATION AND SOME OF THE GOOD EDUCATION AND SOME OF THE FOR PROFIT SCHOOLS, NOT ALL, NOT FOR PROFIT SCHOOLS, NOT ALL, NOT ALL -- WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY ALL -- WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY WHERE YOU DON'T GRADUATE WITH SO
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