RUSH TRANSCRIPT There will ░░░░░░░░ be a little short ░░░░░░░░ interruption I don t ░░░░░░░░ it s going to ░░░░░░░░ big I m joined ░░░░░░░░ by Stacey Abrams former ░░░░░░░░ candidate for governor in ░░░░░░░░ She founded the southern ░░░░░░░░ advancement project hosts the ░░░░░░░░ ascent required She was ░░░░░░░░ attacked by name during ░░░░░░░░ Trump s joint address ░░░░░░░░ Congress And we will ░░░░░░░░ to that Steve I ░░░░░░░░ to say you know ░░░░░░░░ you know that sort ░░░░░░░░ campaign in poetry and ░░░░░░░░ in prose and there ░░░░░░░░ a fair amount of ░░░░░░░░ But this kind of ░░░░░░░░ m going to get ░░░░░░░░ down to like suck ░░░░░░░░ up losers Stop whining ░░░░░░░░ your cheap toys Is ░░░░░░░░ pretty head snapping one ░░░░░░░░ any standard I mean ░░░░░░░░ he governed He campaigned ░░░░░░░░ promises And he s ░░░░░░░░ like a Ponzi scheme ░░░░░░░░ is pretending that Americans ░░░░░░░░ Suckers and that They ░░░░░░░░ not going to remember ░░░░░░░░ he Promised to lower ░░░░░░░░ and instead he is ░░░░░░░░ money Out of Their ░░░░░░░░ He is doing everything ░░░░░░░░ his power to reward ░░░░░░░░ wealthy and reward his ░░░░░░░░ at the expense of ░░░░░░░░ American people And I ░░░░░░░░ don t think we ░░░░░░░░ We re dumb enough ░░░░░░░░ fall for it long ░░░░░░░░ And I think what ░░░░░░░░ s hoping is that ░░░░░░░░ will forget everything that ░░░░░░░░ just played that people ░░░░░░░░ forget that he promised ░░░░░░░░ lower egg Prices and ░░░░░░░░ We Are Facing lowered ░░░░░░░░ or at least wages ░░░░░░░░ aren t moving And ░░░░░░░░ are watching communities react ░░░░░░░░ very Visceral terms because ░░░░░░░░ can t afford Donald ░░░░░░░░ Yeah there s and ░░░░░░░░ s you re starting ░░░░░░░░ see it s interesting ░░░░░░░░ s been so lockstep ░░░░░░░░ line with him But ░░░░░░░░ the tariffs you can ░░░░░░░░ to hear how freaked ░░░░░░░░ are Here s senator ░░░░░░░░ I believe in Louisiana ░░░░░░░░ a listen I m ░░░░░░░░ About the tariffs We ░░░░░░░░ in Very obscure territory ░░░░░░░░ re in Uncharted waters ░░░░░░░░ think If the tariffs ░░░░░░░░ Start to Cause inflation ░░░░░░░░ think The President will ░░░░░░░░ Will back away From ░░░░░░░░ You can hear like ░░░░░░░░ doesn t want to ░░░░░░░░ away Trump wants to ░░░░░░░░ everyone s got to ░░░░░░░░ short term pain Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ saying let s not ░░░░░░░░ crazy here Well we ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia what What ░░░░░░░░ promised from these tariffs ░░░░░░░░ that the average Georgia ░░░░░░░░ according to the peterson ░░░░░░░░ will face rising prices ░░░░░░░░ 1 200 more per ░░░░░░░░ to Live in the ░░░░░░░░ States to live in ░░░░░░░░ state of Georgia And ░░░░░░░░ s part of the ░░░░░░░░ they are reacting by ░░░░░░░░ folks like me those ░░░░░░░░ us who are doing ░░░░░░░░ work of actually delivering ░░░░░░░░ the promises of what ░░░░░░░░ be not the Ponzi ░░░░░░░░ that he s trying ░░░░░░░░ create One of the ░░░░░░░░ of the attack on ░░░░░░░░ and I m going ░░░░░░░░ play what he did ░░░░░░░░ that my understanding is ░░░░░░░░ program at the source ░░░░░░░░ this whole thing is ░░░░░░░░ program to lower costs ░░░░░░░░ people Do I have ░░░░░░░░ top line Correct You ░░░░░░░░ have it Absolutely right ░░░░░░░░ So I m going ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ what he had to ░░░░░░░░ And then I m ░░░░░░░░ to ask you to ░░░░░░░░ what the program is ░░░░░░░░ was such an obvious ░░░░░░░░ laugh line for the ░░░░░░░░ there Take a listen ░░░░░░░░ 9 billion to recently ░░░░░░░░ decarbonization of homes committee ░░░░░░░░ up And we know ░░░░░░░░ s involved Just at ░░░░░░░░ last moment the money ░░░░░░░░ passed over by a ░░░░░░░░ named Stacey Abrams Have ░░░░░░░░ ever heard of her ░░░░░░░░ so So what what ░░░░░░░░ this organization What is ░░░░░░░░ relationship to it and ░░░░░░░░ does it do In ░░░░░░░░ And 2024 I led ░░░░░░░░ program called revitalizing desoto ░░░░░░░░ worked In A tiny ░░░░░░░░ in South Georgia to ░░░░░░░░ that by replacing energy ░░░░░░░░ appliances with efficient appliances ░░░░░░░░ can lower your cost ░░░░░░░░ in fact we accomplished ░░░░░░░░ for 75 of the ░░░░░░░░ They got appliances that ░░░░░░░░ lowering Their Bills right ░░░░░░░░ We had one woman ░░░░░░░░ saw her electric bill ░░░░░░░░ in half from 180 ░░░░░░░░ 98 That s what ░░░░░░░░ delivered And based on ░░░░░░░░ program a coalition of ░░░░░░░░ famous organizations came together ░░░░░░░░ said to the EPA ░░░░░░░░ we can do this ░░░░░░░░ we can do this ░░░░░░░░ millions more Americans Let ░░░░░░░░ invest the money of ░░░░░░░░ in lowering the cost ░░░░░░░░ Americans And the EPA ░░░░░░░░ okay great go for ░░░░░░░░ And they then granted ░░░░░░░░ dollars To this Coalition ░░░░░░░░ organizations who came together ░░░░░░░░ 250 years and 100 ░░░░░░░░ worth of experience to ░░░░░░░░ this project What they ░░░░░░░░ angry about is that ░░░░░░░░ s going to work ░░░░░░░░ we know it can ░░░░░░░░ And in fact the ░░░░░░░░ is that just today ░░░░░░░░ EPA quietly released funds ░░░░░░░░ one portion of this ░░░░░░░░ 7 billion where 100 ░░░░░░░░ of that will go ░░░░░░░░ West Virginia For solar ░░░░░░░░ another 60 million will ░░░░░░░░ to Alaska for solar ░░░░░░░░ They know this works ░░░░░░░░ know it will reduce ░░░░░░░░ They are angry about ░░░░░░░░ fact that it is ░░░░░░░░ who know how to ░░░░░░░░ the American people and ░░░░░░░░ their prices They know ░░░░░░░░ they are about to ░░░░░░░░ Americans money and that ░░░░░░░░ of us willing to ░░░░░░░░ results must be shut ░░░░░░░░ before people notice Yeah ░░░░░░░░ just just to be ░░░░░░░░ on this like the ░░░░░░░░ hanging fruit for anything ░░░░░░░░ to do with climate ░░░░░░░░ just efficiency And it ░░░░░░░░ you can weatherize homes ░░░░░░░░ can swap out old ░░░░░░░░ appliances And what it ░░░░░░░░ is it reduces carbon ░░░░░░░░ makes everyone s energy ░░░░░░░░ cheaper and it makes ░░░░░░░░ s lives better It ░░░░░░░░ just like a total ░░░░░░░░ win win All it ░░░░░░░░ is improve people s ░░░░░░░░ There s no trade ░░░░░░░░ if the government s ░░░░░░░░ to pay for it ░░░░░░░░ they are I mean ░░░░░░░░ last question I want ░░░░░░░░ say to you as ░░░░░░░░ lawyer is it also ░░░░░░░░ me as I was ░░░░░░░░ that and this weaponization ░░░░░░░░ the government it s ░░░░░░░░ flatly unconstitutional to say ░░░░░░░░ killed a federal grant ░░░░░░░░ Stacey Abrams was associated ░░░░░░░░ it I think that ░░░░░░░░ should terrify People that ░░░░░░░░ they are willing to ░░░░░░░░ something like that what ░░░░░░░░ they do to you ░░░░░░░░ that they can hide ░░░░░░░░ they re trying to ░░░░░░░░ for themselves Stacey Abrams ░░░░░░░░ Georgia,