WEBVTT 1 00:00:06.759 --> 00:00:09.400 Billy Cunningham, the Great American, and welcome to someone ran 2 00:00:09.480 --> 00:00:12.199 the afternoon the tri State this Monday afternoon. Thank god 3 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:15.480 Red Spaceball is off, but back out of Tuesday, Wednesday 4 00:00:15.480 --> 00:00:19.000 and Thursday against the Chicago White Sox, the favorite team 5 00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:23.679 of Leo the fourteenth. There's fourteen again is the Chicago 6 00:00:23.719 --> 00:00:26.399 White Sox. In fact, I've you had some time google 7 00:00:27.239 --> 00:00:32.240 Pope Leo at the White Sox game and Fox Sports 8 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:35.600 during a cutaway in between pitches in twenty oh five 9 00:00:36.119 --> 00:00:39.119 when the White Sox are beating up on the Houston Astronomicals. 10 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:41.159 At that point they were in the National League, and 11 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:43.840 they had a cutout in which they had Pope Leo 12 00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:47.560 the fourteenth in the stands cheering on the White Sox. 13 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:50.679 This is twenty years ago, sitting next to his brother 14 00:00:50.759 --> 00:00:53.280 and his nephew. But until then, joyaan you and I 15 00:00:53.359 --> 00:00:55.399 now is Senator John Eustead of the Great State of 16 00:00:55.439 --> 00:00:59.039 Ohio and Senator Houstead. Welcome again to the Bill Cunningham Show. 17 00:00:59.119 --> 00:01:02.359 Before we talk about drug pricing and tariffs, tariffs and 18 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:06.159 trade of Ukraine, Gaza, Indian Pakistan, give me your comments 19 00:01:06.200 --> 00:01:09.040 on Leo the fourteenth. Who's a fan of the Chicago 20 00:01:09.120 --> 00:01:12.280 White Sox and also an Eagles fan. The White Sox 21 00:01:12.319 --> 00:01:14.480 win the World Series, the Eagles win the Super Bowl. 22 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:16.159 What's your comments about the Pope? 23 00:01:17.480 --> 00:01:18.599 We love the Pope, don't we. 24 00:01:18.719 --> 00:01:21.560 You know, I saw something the other day. I thought 25 00:01:21.640 --> 00:01:25.319 this was hilarious. Is this typical Chicago? They said, you know, 26 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:28.280 we had Walter Payton, they had Michael Jordan, they have 27 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:30.680 Oprah Winfrey, Mike Dickka. 28 00:01:30.799 --> 00:01:32.760 Now god, all from Chicago. 29 00:01:32.959 --> 00:01:33.439 So it was. 30 00:01:35.159 --> 00:01:36.120 It's unbelievable. 31 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:38.319 Yeah, that's that's Chicago, man, right there. 32 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:42.000 We have coming to America. We have the Olympics, we 33 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:44.840 have the World Cup, we have the Pope, and we 34 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:47.599 got Donald Trump. Those are the foreheads. 35 00:01:47.079 --> 00:01:49.760 Of Golden Age, the Golden Age of America. 36 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:52.959 And I'm watching this and I watched the Trump so 37 00:01:53.079 --> 00:01:55.760 this morning about drug costs, et cetera. So, Senator to 38 00:01:55.799 --> 00:01:58.359 you said, I think there was some reporting that you 39 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:00.760 were with the President and the White House on Friday 40 00:02:00.879 --> 00:02:03.599 discussing this issue with him. First of all, can you 41 00:02:03.640 --> 00:02:06.439 explain the problem why we pay so much more than 42 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:08.639 any country in the world and what the Trump still 43 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:09.439 is going to do about it? 44 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:12.080 Yeah, quickly, I was at the White House on Friday 45 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:14.360 because the President signed my first bill into law, which 46 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:19.159 is a regulatory repeal of Biden error regulations on household appliances, 47 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:21.439 trying to we wanted to drive down the cost, give 48 00:02:21.479 --> 00:02:23.919 more consumer choice. So I was there for that and 49 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:25.719 he said, well, what do you think about the prescription 50 00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:28.759 drug issue? And I said he said, he said, we 51 00:02:28.800 --> 00:02:31.879 need most Favored Nation status. We need to pay the 52 00:02:32.199 --> 00:02:35.199 best prices that these drug companies are given other countries 53 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:38.039 because we're subsidizing the rest of the world. And well, 54 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:43.319 that's absolutely right. American taxpayers, American consumers have been paying 55 00:02:43.639 --> 00:02:47.479 astronomically higher prices on prescription drugs than the rest of 56 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:49.240 the world. And he's trying to bring it into that, 57 00:02:50.199 --> 00:02:53.080 by the way, not to give America a better deal, 58 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:56.080 just to give America a fair deal, the same prices 59 00:02:56.080 --> 00:02:57.240 that everybody else is paying. 60 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:00.840 Tony Bender wants to know, why do we pay five, six, 61 00:03:01.039 --> 00:03:04.360 seven times more than any other country. We're not talking 62 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.400 about Africa, We're not talking about subse Ara. We're talking 63 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:12.680 about Germany, England, France, Italy, talking about South Korea, China. 64 00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:14.159 How come we pay so much? 65 00:03:15.800 --> 00:03:16.800 There's no good reason. 66 00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:21.199 They will suggest that the drug companies will suggest. I 67 00:03:21.199 --> 00:03:23.360 read them this morning that they said, well, it's because 68 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:26.199 we have to pay for the R and D. Well, 69 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:28.840 the R and D should be paid for by everyone. 70 00:03:29.039 --> 00:03:33.280 Spread it across the whole globe. Give Americans a fair 71 00:03:33.319 --> 00:03:36.280 price on these drugs. I want to continue to support 72 00:03:36.360 --> 00:03:39.599 research and development, but it shouldn't be completely on the 73 00:03:39.680 --> 00:03:41.400 backs of the American consumer. 74 00:03:41.879 --> 00:03:44.280 Now, at some point, the five or six drug companies 75 00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:46.599 there's stocks this money afternoon are quite a bit down 76 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:50.879 because they recover all their expenses from the American consumer 77 00:03:51.280 --> 00:03:53.560 and then they pass on the same drugs in the 78 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:56.680 same formula and the same packaging all around the world 79 00:03:56.879 --> 00:03:59.800 at little or no expense. And it's one thing. If 80 00:03:59.800 --> 00:04:02.199 it's in the middle of Africa that poor those people 81 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:05.599 need help, but not the EU. There's twenty nine nations 82 00:04:05.599 --> 00:04:08.520 in the EU that negotiate the price they pay for 83 00:04:08.560 --> 00:04:11.479 all these miracle drugs that we create, and it's lower, 84 00:04:11.599 --> 00:04:13.879 lower and lower. And the big farmer can get away 85 00:04:13.879 --> 00:04:17.040 with it because they think the puts the American consumer 86 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:20.199 will pay out landings prices for pharmaceuticals. And then you 87 00:04:20.279 --> 00:04:23.759 got Medicare, Medicaid also, And the President said this morning 88 00:04:23.759 --> 00:04:27.120 he's going to tell the congressional leaders has scored differently 89 00:04:27.199 --> 00:04:31.360 the prescriptive drug expenses paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. Now, 90 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:34.519 this may take three to six months. But for those 91 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:37.399 that are somewhat shall we say, not involved in this 92 00:04:37.800 --> 00:04:39.680 or are thinking about other issues like do we have 93 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.160 enough Barbie dolls? I mean, if you're a six year 94 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:44.920 old girl of Barbie dolls important from China, I guess 95 00:04:45.279 --> 00:04:48.000 this is a national policy on drug costs with what 96 00:04:48.120 --> 00:04:50.199 the real confidence do you think this is going to work? 97 00:04:52.040 --> 00:04:52.439 Well? 98 00:04:52.920 --> 00:04:55.920 I think that you know President's trend and executive order. 99 00:04:55.959 --> 00:04:58.879 If you recall in the past, drug companies have sued 100 00:04:58.959 --> 00:05:01.519 him when he tried this in his first term, and 101 00:05:01.560 --> 00:05:05.720 we're successful at stopping him from doing it. But it's look, 102 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:09.399 it's an example of leadership calling to attention and America 103 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:15.199 first policy. Again, he's talking about giving America as good of. 104 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:15.920 A deal as. 105 00:05:15.839 --> 00:05:19.560 Canada and Germany, you know, not about as you said, 106 00:05:19.600 --> 00:05:22.839 sub Saharan Africa. This is not about the lowest price. 107 00:05:22.920 --> 00:05:25.360 This is just this is actually we want to pay 108 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:28.920 the highest price that everybody else pays. That's not exactly 109 00:05:28.959 --> 00:05:33.240 a radical, crazy move by the president. It is it 110 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:37.000 is a common sense move by the President to say 111 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:40.399 American consumers and taxpayers shouldn't be on the hook for 112 00:05:40.600 --> 00:05:42.639 R and D for drug companies. 113 00:05:42.480 --> 00:05:43.560 Around the globe. 114 00:05:43.720 --> 00:05:46.879 And we're going to see a lot of pushback from 115 00:05:47.319 --> 00:05:49.920 from the companies in the court. But look, this is 116 00:05:50.040 --> 00:05:53.959 it's time that we healthcare inflation is the highest of 117 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:57.279 any sector of the economy in the twenty first century, 118 00:05:57.319 --> 00:05:59.800 and we've got to start pushing back on it. That's 119 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:03.199 what these conversations about medicaid have been about. How are 120 00:06:03.240 --> 00:06:07.800 we going to control the prices that are un consumer 121 00:06:07.879 --> 00:06:08.639 and taxpayer. 122 00:06:08.680 --> 00:06:11.959 No, we can't keep doing this. Since twenty nineteen, uh, 123 00:06:12.120 --> 00:06:14.800 the cost of medical care to the federal government's gone 124 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:17.879 up forty percent, and the last five years forty percent. 125 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:20.879 Do that another five years another forty percent. Hell, we're 126 00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:23.040 out of business. Let's talk about the big bill. 127 00:06:23.360 --> 00:06:27.079 Yeah, go ahead, thirty seven trillion dollar national debt. We're 128 00:06:27.079 --> 00:06:30.800 paying over a trillion dollars a year in interest payments 129 00:06:30.839 --> 00:06:35.079 on it. It's not sustainable. America needs to stop, you know, 130 00:06:35.759 --> 00:06:38.800 financing the rest of the world. We need to be 131 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:42.560 treated fairly and we need to not pass on this debt. 132 00:06:42.360 --> 00:06:46.199 To future generations. That's generational theft bill and we shouldn't 133 00:06:46.240 --> 00:06:46.879 stand for it. 134 00:06:47.000 --> 00:06:49.160 We'll talk about the big beautiful bill in a moment. 135 00:06:49.199 --> 00:06:52.519 What about the China situation, The President said this morning 136 00:06:52.519 --> 00:06:54.759 he has an agreement from the communist red Chinese to 137 00:06:54.879 --> 00:06:57.959 quit killing about one hundred thousand Americans every year through 138 00:06:58.000 --> 00:07:01.319 the precursors defense. Noel said, we're also to quit ripping 139 00:07:01.399 --> 00:07:04.199 us off. Our products can't get there, but their products 140 00:07:04.279 --> 00:07:07.600 get here. What's the key parts of the agreement? 141 00:07:07.680 --> 00:07:07.839 Now? 142 00:07:07.920 --> 00:07:10.920 I suppose with communists right China, who I trust as 143 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:14.000 far as I can throw them on the tariff relief 144 00:07:14.240 --> 00:07:16.560 in order to let our products go into China and 145 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:19.279 Chinese products have to pay a price to come into America. 146 00:07:20.319 --> 00:07:22.079 Yeah, I have not had a chance to go through 147 00:07:22.120 --> 00:07:25.920 all the details yet. Basically, there's a sort of a 148 00:07:26.079 --> 00:07:28.319 ninety day pause. 149 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:30.680 To continue to work on some of these agreements. 150 00:07:30.720 --> 00:07:33.040 I think the top tariff rates now going to be 151 00:07:33.040 --> 00:07:36.959 thirty percent for Chinese products coming into America. I think 152 00:07:36.959 --> 00:07:39.800 it's ten percent for American products going into China. 153 00:07:40.240 --> 00:07:42.000 But this has been a long time in commune. 154 00:07:42.000 --> 00:07:44.480 Since China entered the World Trade Organization in two thousand 155 00:07:44.480 --> 00:07:47.040 and one, they've been ripping off not only America but 156 00:07:47.079 --> 00:07:50.639 the rest of the world through unfair trade practices and 157 00:07:51.120 --> 00:07:55.199 stealing our technology and American businesses. When I visit with them, Bill, 158 00:07:55.279 --> 00:07:58.240 they say, yes, if you don't stand up for US 159 00:07:58.240 --> 00:08:01.519 federal government, who will Because we have no recourse in 160 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:04.360 the Chinese courts the way that a Chinese company would 161 00:08:04.360 --> 00:08:07.360 in the American courts. They steal our stuff, we can't 162 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:09.639 do anything about it. And President Trump has come in 163 00:08:09.720 --> 00:08:12.160 and said, hey, we're not going to tolerate it anymore. 164 00:08:13.439 --> 00:08:17.920 No president before him was willing to stand up to them, 165 00:08:17.959 --> 00:08:20.639 and it's time that we get this accomplished on behalf 166 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:22.680 of the American consumer and taxpayer. 167 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:25.199 In the Senator used to the American business for that man, 168 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:29.680 American business. I watched the performances of Canadian Kevin o'larry 169 00:08:29.720 --> 00:08:34.360 from Shark Tank about the amount of theft by the 170 00:08:34.440 --> 00:08:40.279 communist red Chinese of American ideas, American personnel, American it. 171 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:45.360 The theft absolutely happening, and there's no recourse. Somebody can't 172 00:08:45.360 --> 00:08:49.679 go to a court in Beijing and sue for theft 173 00:08:50.600 --> 00:08:54.440 of ip etc. But in America they're buying up farm 174 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:57.200 land all around our air force bases. It's got to stop. 175 00:08:57.399 --> 00:08:59.639 And I think one thing, Senator is the communist red 176 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:02.840 Chinese and the Russians and the North Koreans wod like 177 00:09:02.879 --> 00:09:05.360 to run out the clock. They're kind of hoping that 178 00:09:05.440 --> 00:09:08.279 the next president is going to be a printer and 179 00:09:08.279 --> 00:09:11.320 they're just waiting to all right, quiet down, the American 180 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:14.759 people are gonna have mid term elections. You know, the 181 00:09:14.840 --> 00:09:17.600 Chinese don't worry about mid term elections. Are you worried 182 00:09:17.600 --> 00:09:21.240 about the idea between the media and the democratic establishment 183 00:09:21.399 --> 00:09:24.679 and the Congress and minority leaders in both being Democrats, 184 00:09:24.720 --> 00:09:27.879 that they're gonna The Chinese might say, let's run out 185 00:09:27.919 --> 00:09:29.120 the clock and see what happens. 186 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:32.759 Well, I think you're making an excellent point right there. 187 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:37.120 There's no doubt that China doesn't have to respond to 188 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:40.720 an electorate. They can take as long as they want 189 00:09:40.759 --> 00:09:41.519 to negotiate. 190 00:09:41.679 --> 00:09:42.960 They can drag this out. 191 00:09:43.039 --> 00:09:46.919 This has been one of the problems that American presidents 192 00:09:47.000 --> 00:09:53.000 have had in negotiating with these dictators in authoritarian governments 193 00:09:53.080 --> 00:09:55.399 is that they can be there as long as they want. 194 00:09:55.399 --> 00:09:56.679 They don't have to cut a deal. 195 00:09:57.559 --> 00:09:59.840 We have to be answerable as public officials to the 196 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:03.200 American public and and that happens every two in four years. 197 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:05.600 So we've you know, we've got to we've got to 198 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:08.000 go quickly. That's why I think President's seeing a sense 199 00:10:08.039 --> 00:10:09.919 of urgency on this. I want to say just a 200 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:10.879 couple of quick stories. 201 00:10:11.159 --> 00:10:12.360 I'll use this one example. 202 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:14.200 There was a there was a guy in Dover, Ohio 203 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:16.720 who said, Hey, I wanted to sell my products to 204 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:19.639 Asia that I wanted to sell. I'm selling them, I'm 205 00:10:19.639 --> 00:10:21.679 making them in America, but I wanted to sell into Asia, 206 00:10:21.720 --> 00:10:24.440 and I had to produce it in Asia. China had 207 00:10:24.480 --> 00:10:27.519 me produce it there h to sell into China. And 208 00:10:27.559 --> 00:10:30.279 then the next thing I know, a product that's exactly 209 00:10:30.360 --> 00:10:32.759 like mine has been copied and it's being selled and 210 00:10:32.879 --> 00:10:35.200 sold in China and across Asia. He says, I have 211 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:38.120 no recourse. They just stole my product and now they're 212 00:10:38.159 --> 00:10:40.720 making it there. Somebody needs to stand up for me. 213 00:10:41.080 --> 00:10:43.360 That's the kind of stuff that this is about protecting 214 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:47.799 American businesses. Uh, standing up to the bullies who basically 215 00:10:47.919 --> 00:10:51.120 China has said, hey, we're gonna we're gonna give we 216 00:10:51.159 --> 00:10:52.480 want access to your markets. 217 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:54.440 We're not going to give you access to our markets. 218 00:10:54.480 --> 00:10:57.720 We're going to steal your technology when we can uh, 219 00:10:57.759 --> 00:10:58.639 and it's. 220 00:10:58.480 --> 00:10:59.159 Got to stop. 221 00:10:59.240 --> 00:11:01.799 And you're right, we can't let him run out the clock, though, 222 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:04.399 We've got to be forceful and get this done quickly. 223 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:06.799 Cenator. This is an important point that I think that 224 00:11:06.840 --> 00:11:09.039 Trump's to address this morning. I had a friend of 225 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:11.320 mine who developed a new way to put water into 226 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:13.679 a mop and it was I forget the name of 227 00:11:13.720 --> 00:11:16.279 the product. Six or seven years ago. He was able 228 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:18.799 to make this product in America for about twenty two 229 00:11:18.919 --> 00:11:21.399 dollars a mop and sell it for forty nine to 230 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:24.039 ninety five at Target and some of the other stores, 231 00:11:24.559 --> 00:11:27.440 and Chinese came to him. Instead of you spending twenty 232 00:11:27.480 --> 00:11:30.600 two dollars, how about you spending two dollars and we'll 233 00:11:30.600 --> 00:11:33.279 produce the mop for two dollars and you still sell 234 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:35.120 it for forty nine to ninety five, and we will 235 00:11:35.120 --> 00:11:37.720 finance a lot of your activities. My friend said, you 236 00:11:37.759 --> 00:11:40.080 know what, that's a great idea. Instead of producing it 237 00:11:40.200 --> 00:11:42.600 here at ten times the expense, I'll produce it in 238 00:11:42.720 --> 00:11:45.360 China and then one after about six months, and then 239 00:11:45.440 --> 00:11:49.080 producing it China went directly to the customers of my 240 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:52.639 friend to sell them the mop and it got my 241 00:11:53.240 --> 00:11:56.120 buddy out of the business completely, had a foul bankruptcy. 242 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:59.480 They stole the intellectual property. There was no way that 243 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:01.840 he could go to a Chinese court for redress. And 244 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:05.039 that's a small example what the communist red Chinese are doing. 245 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:07.759 And they do it to millions of products every day. 246 00:12:07.799 --> 00:12:10.759 The undercut the market, capture it and then raise up 247 00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:12.840 the price to benefit them and not us. Is that 248 00:12:12.919 --> 00:12:13.639 a good example. 249 00:12:14.639 --> 00:12:18.200 That is a perfect example, and it's unfortunately it's not 250 00:12:18.320 --> 00:12:22.480 a rare example. This happens to people with ideas, manufacture, 251 00:12:22.559 --> 00:12:26.320 small business owners. It has for twenty five years. 252 00:12:26.480 --> 00:12:27.759 It's time for it to stop. 253 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:30.720 Well, let's talk about that big beautiful bill that's going 254 00:12:30.799 --> 00:12:34.120 to hopefully be passed. I know even John Fetterman has 255 00:12:34.159 --> 00:12:37.559 a few lucid moments recently. Tell the American people. Senator 256 00:12:37.679 --> 00:12:40.639 John houstaid, what's the two or three elements and the 257 00:12:40.679 --> 00:12:42.519 big beautiful bill that you're going to vote for? 258 00:12:42.559 --> 00:12:46.360 I hope, Well, I'm hopeful that we're going to get 259 00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:48.759 it done. And why do we need to get it done? 260 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:52.440 Because it'll be over a four trillion dollar tax increase 261 00:12:52.559 --> 00:12:53.919 on the American. 262 00:12:53.480 --> 00:12:55.840 Public if we don't get it done. 263 00:12:56.039 --> 00:12:56.919 That's number one. 264 00:12:57.399 --> 00:13:01.320 Number two, I'm hopeful that we're going to restore some 265 00:13:01.679 --> 00:13:05.960 fiscal sanity to the spending problem that America has and 266 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:09.919 begin to move toward a more balanced budget. And then 267 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:12.279 I hope to do some good thing for Ohio in there, 268 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:16.440 like changing the way that our welfare system works to 269 00:13:16.519 --> 00:13:19.720 require people to work in exchange for public benefits. 270 00:13:20.480 --> 00:13:21.879 I hope that we can. 271 00:13:21.879 --> 00:13:25.440 End sugary snacks and drinks in our SNAP program that's 272 00:13:25.519 --> 00:13:29.639 leading to obesity and higher health care costs, particularly among 273 00:13:29.679 --> 00:13:33.039 the people who can lease afford it. So those are 274 00:13:33.080 --> 00:13:35.080 the things that we need to do in the big 275 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:37.960 beautiful bill that I hope we can get past and 276 00:13:38.519 --> 00:13:41.120 on the President's desk sometime soon. 277 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:44.200 What if you don't, But what if somehow the red 278 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:49.200 Republican congressman went more salt state and local taxes deductions. 279 00:13:49.399 --> 00:13:51.720 What if other Republicans say, well, we're not going to 280 00:13:51.720 --> 00:13:55.559 increase the deficit borrowing by another five trillion dollars. There's 281 00:13:55.600 --> 00:13:58.679 reasons to do it. You have a very thin majority 282 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:01.679 in both chambers. What happens to the taxpayer if it 283 00:14:01.799 --> 00:14:02.480 isn't passed. 284 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:06.600 The taxes will go up on the American taxpayer by 285 00:14:06.600 --> 00:14:07.559 four trillion dollars. 286 00:14:07.559 --> 00:14:09.000 That's why I think it'll get done. 287 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:11.000 Look, there'll be plenty of things in this bill I 288 00:14:11.039 --> 00:14:14.840 won't like, but you know that you've got to look 289 00:14:14.840 --> 00:14:17.039 at the big you know, the big picture here. Is 290 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:19.000 there going to be a lot more in it that 291 00:14:19.080 --> 00:14:21.840 I liked and not like? Yes, of course there will be. 292 00:14:21.960 --> 00:14:24.720 We can't let taxes go up on the American taxpayer 293 00:14:24.799 --> 00:14:29.120 by four trillion dollars. We can't make American business less competitive, 294 00:14:29.159 --> 00:14:31.240 we can't tax working families more. 295 00:14:31.519 --> 00:14:33.080 And so that's why we got to get it done. 296 00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:36.039 And people will grumble and mumble, and they'll complain about 297 00:14:36.360 --> 00:14:38.159 this or that and the other thing. But in the end, 298 00:14:38.440 --> 00:14:40.200 you got to get the job done. And that means 299 00:14:40.240 --> 00:14:42.320 sometimes you're going to have to swallow some vinegar with 300 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:43.000 your wine. 301 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.720 Are you endorsing on different matter? Are you endorsing viveg 302 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:49.840 Ramaswami for governor? You might know that on Friday you 303 00:14:49.919 --> 00:14:52.240 received one hundred percent of the votes of the Ohio 304 00:14:52.279 --> 00:14:56.759 Republican Executive Committee as an endorsement, and so did viveg Ramaswami. 305 00:14:56.799 --> 00:14:59.720 I think got ninety five percent of the votes. Are 306 00:14:59.759 --> 00:15:03.600 you going to support for veg Ramaswami Vak and I. 307 00:15:03.519 --> 00:15:07.399 Have been working together very closely. I look forward to 308 00:15:07.480 --> 00:15:09.639 running on the same ticket with him. I want him 309 00:15:09.639 --> 00:15:13.480 to be very successful and I'm sure that over the 310 00:15:13.519 --> 00:15:16.720 course of the next few months we'll have some things 311 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:20.759 to team up on and talk to the Ohio voters about. 312 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:23.399 So I'm excited to be on the same ticket with him, 313 00:15:23.600 --> 00:15:27.600 hopefully driving for more Republican victories in twenty twenty six 314 00:15:27.679 --> 00:15:31.799 to keep this state on track, and to also make 315 00:15:32.320 --> 00:15:34.679 you know, make sure that Donald Trump has a Republican 316 00:15:34.720 --> 00:15:37.799 team to work with as we had beyond the twenty 317 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:39.200 twenty sixth elections. 318 00:15:38.879 --> 00:15:41.279 And last, Lady Senator John Houstead of the Great State 319 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:44.639 of Ohio. Do you see this as a rebuke to 320 00:15:44.720 --> 00:15:48.080 Governor Mike DeWine, who told his own executive committee not 321 00:15:48.159 --> 00:15:52.320 to do this because his looks on explainers. 322 00:15:51.759 --> 00:15:57.960 Look a people, this is we have disagreements. When you 323 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:01.720 are part of the majority, it's hard to keep everybody. 324 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:02.000 At the same page. 325 00:16:02.080 --> 00:16:04.720 I would say a majority is made up of many voices. 326 00:16:04.759 --> 00:16:05.360 If we want to be. 327 00:16:05.360 --> 00:16:08.000 A minority, we can all get along and never disagree. 328 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:10.000 But if we want to be in a majority, sometimes 329 00:16:10.000 --> 00:16:11.519 we will disagree. 330 00:16:11.080 --> 00:16:12.519 But in the end we will come. 331 00:16:12.360 --> 00:16:15.200 Together, we will unite, and we will win in twenty 332 00:16:15.240 --> 00:16:15.799 twenty six. 333 00:16:16.159 --> 00:16:18.879 All right, once again, the Junior center from Ohio is 334 00:16:19.679 --> 00:16:22.639 Senator John Houston. I'm glad you're with the President on 335 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:26.039 Friday because we can have to stop bearing all the 336 00:16:26.080 --> 00:16:28.840 costs of prescriptive drugs and give it, give it away 337 00:16:28.840 --> 00:16:31.159 to the rest of the world, and Trumpster can get 338 00:16:31.200 --> 00:16:34.480 it done. Once again, Senator John Houston, welcome, Thank you 339 00:16:34.519 --> 00:16:36.960 for coming on the Bill Cunningham Bill Cunningham Show, and 340 00:16:37.039 --> 00:16:38.879 John you're a great American. Thank you very much. 341 00:16:39.159 --> 00:16:39.960 Thanks Bill. 342 00:16:40.559 --> 00:16:42.960 Let's continue with more coming up my comments about the 343 00:16:43.399 --> 00:16:46.720 new Pope and also about the big beautiful Bill, and 344 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:49.240 also the fact that if you buy prescriptive drugs and 345 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:52.879 great pharmacies like Adrian Pharmacy, the best in Madeira, that 346 00:16:53.039 --> 00:16:56.120 somehow in the future you may pay less if the 347 00:16:56.159 --> 00:17:00.000 Democratic Party and the court system allow it. Bill Cunningham 348 00:17:00.120 --> 00:17:06.400 News Radio seven hundred WW All right now, Billy cunning 349 00:17:06.480 --> 00:17:09.119 Him the great American coming up after one o'clock. Today's 350 00:17:09.160 --> 00:17:11.640 next from the Middle East to talk about what's happening there. 351 00:17:12.279 --> 00:17:15.039 And after two o'clock Keith O'Brien will be here. Wrote 352 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:18.640 the book Charlie Hustle, which is the definitive work on 353 00:17:18.680 --> 00:17:21.839 Pete Rose. He's back once again because of Wednesday night's 354 00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:25.599 activities or replica Pete Rose Jersey. The only thing that 355 00:17:25.799 --> 00:17:29.480 left are the ten dollars standing soro tickets. That's it. 356 00:17:29.480 --> 00:17:32.079 It's going to be thirty five to forty thousand people 357 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:36.039 to celebrate a baseball player who last played here almost 358 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:39.200 forty years ago. Pete And has lasted about in nineteen 359 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:42.160 eighty six, and of course he was the playing manager 360 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:45.559 for the Reds and from about February of eighty nine 361 00:17:46.240 --> 00:17:49.799 until his death about six months ago. What a saga, 362 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:52.200 the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and Pete 363 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:54.920 Rose failed at all and went through it all. An 364 00:17:54.920 --> 00:17:57.960 incredible story. And we're going to deal with that after 365 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:01.119 two o'clock today plus Tomorrow plus Monday, and most of 366 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:02.680 the crew is going to be at the Holy Grail 367 00:18:02.720 --> 00:18:06.160 starting about three pm on Wednesday afternoon and also the 368 00:18:06.279 --> 00:18:08.599 day that's when the NFL schedules released, So we got 369 00:18:08.599 --> 00:18:12.039 all hell breaking loose on Wednesday. Hopefully the weather will 370 00:18:12.279 --> 00:18:16.240 submit and do what's necessary. We hope the weather complies 371 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:18.359 and has good weather, et cetera, which is more or 372 00:18:18.400 --> 00:18:23.079 less predicted. But beginning after after two o'clock today, you 373 00:18:23.200 --> 00:18:26.680 learn more about how would Pete Rose feel about this. 374 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:29.720 Pete Rose would be excited as could be. One of 375 00:18:29.759 --> 00:18:32.079 his dreams was to have his casket at home plate 376 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:35.799 and have Reds fans come by and celebrate his life. 377 00:18:36.200 --> 00:18:38.079 Not more or less happened a few months back. It 378 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:41.960 was covered, but nonetheless, and now May fourteenth is there's 379 00:18:42.000 --> 00:18:45.759 out number again, fourteen. Like Leo, the fourteenth is Wednesday night, 380 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:49.400 and it's rather ironic that the team they're playing is 381 00:18:49.440 --> 00:18:53.119 the Chicago White Sox with the most famous player up 382 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:56.960 to this point, Shueless Joe Jackson, band for so called 383 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.160 betting on baseball. When Shoeless Joe Jackson did not but 384 00:19:00.240 --> 00:19:03.119 on baseball, and in fact he was indicted along with 385 00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:06.160 the other White Sox by grand jury's in Cook County, Chicago, 386 00:19:06.480 --> 00:19:10.240 and they were found not guilty. Then nonetheless, the commissioner 387 00:19:10.279 --> 00:19:13.200 banned them for life, even though it was somewhat clear 388 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:16.880 the shoeless Joe Jackson's behavior on the field was commensurate 389 00:19:16.920 --> 00:19:20.960 with his skill set. He knew he had knowledge of 390 00:19:21.000 --> 00:19:23.359 what was going on, but he played as hard as 391 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.559 he could be. He was indicted all kinds of charges 392 00:19:26.599 --> 00:19:29.200 and found not guilty, but still got banned for life, 393 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:33.039 and he died a broken man in South Carolina. And 394 00:19:33.079 --> 00:19:37.839 Pete Rose had opportunity after opportunity after opportunity to come clean. 395 00:19:38.400 --> 00:19:41.119 I know Marty Brennman talks about meetings with bud Sea 396 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:43.680 League and Joe Morgan, his best buddy on the team, 397 00:19:43.720 --> 00:19:46.000 and Johnny Bench. They had a more or less a 398 00:19:46.039 --> 00:19:48.319 deal worked out. Pete, you got to do this, Pete, 399 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:50.519 you got to do that, and Pete refused to do it. 400 00:19:50.799 --> 00:19:53.240 And finally Pete wrote a book, but in fact he 401 00:19:53.279 --> 00:19:57.839