Todd Young on Trump’s SOTU: His ‘Tone, Tenor, and Message’ Were ‘Incredibly Unifying’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT FAULKNER John ░░░░░░░░ good to see you ░░░░░░░░ you Republican senator Todd ░░░░░░░░ of Indiana is with ░░░░░░░░ now You chair the ░░░░░░░░ Republican Senatorial Committee and ░░░░░░░░ on Finance Commerce and ░░░░░░░░ Relations committees We could ░░░░░░░░ much talk to you ░░░░░░░░ everything Good to have ░░░░░░░░ on the program thank ░░░░░░░░ I want to start ░░░░░░░░ where Senator Coons was ░░░░░░░░ John Roberts reporting just ░░░░░░░░ and talking about last ░░░░░░░░ and the opportunities he ░░░░░░░░ to focus on as ░░░░░░░░ Democrat YOUNG Well as ░░░░░░░░ Coons indicated there were ░░░░░░░░ so many different issues ░░░░░░░░ the President highlighted that ░░░░░░░░ can work together on ░░░░░░░░ We can continue to ░░░░░░░░ this economy We ve ░░░░░░░░ great success on the ░░░░░░░░ end of tax reform ░░░░░░░░ Hoosiers in particular the ░░░░░░░░ from my state back ░░░░░░░░ work with 45 000 ░░░░░░░░ created That sort of ░░░░░░░░ occurring across the country ░░░░░░░░ can continue to invest ░░░░░░░░ workforce development Eradicate the ░░░░░░░░ of childhood cancer Ensure ░░░░░░░░ we strengthen our military ░░░░░░░░ in our infrastructure So ░░░░░░░░ there were some points ░░░░░░░░ principle disagreement that I ░░░░░░░░ are conducive to the ░░░░░░░░ of compromise like border ░░░░░░░░ and ensuring that people ░░░░░░░░ t come into this ░░░░░░░░ illegally Which didn t ░░░░░░░░ to be a partisan ░░░░░░░░ I think in the ░░░░░░░░ the President s tone ░░░░░░░░ and message was incredibly ░░░░░░░░ and I commend him ░░░░░░░░ it FAULKNER You know ░░░░░░░░ didn t agree And ░░░░░░░░ s become a tradition ░░░░░░░░ the rebuttal delivered by ░░░░░░░░ s Stacey Abrams Let ░░░░░░░░ watch that and then ░░░░░░░░ ll discuss what you ░░░░░░░░ with you Clip starts ░░░░░░░░ Even as I am ░░░░░░░░ disappointed by the President ░░░░░░░░ approach to our problem ░░░░░░░░ still don t want ░░░░░░░░ to fail But we ░░░░░░░░ him to tell the ░░░░░░░░ and to respect his ░░░░░░░░ And respect the extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ that defines America Clip ░░░░░░░░ Harris She doesn t ░░░░░░░░ him to fail That ░░░░░░░░ uplifting for just a ░░░░░░░░ seconds until the litany ░░░░░░░░ where she thinks he ░░░░░░░░ to work Your response ░░░░░░░░ mentioned the diversity of ░░░░░░░░ American people I can ░░░░░░░░ think of a more ░░░░░░░░ audience than the president ░░░░░░░░ up last night He ░░░░░░░░ about how African American ░░░░░░░░ is lower than it ░░░░░░░░ ever been He talked ░░░░░░░░ how we have more ░░░░░░░░ that are engaged in ░░░░░░░░ workforce than we ever ░░░░░░░░ He talked about the ░░░░░░░░ of jobs that had ░░░░░░░░ created and just the ░░░░░░░░ years since he s ░░░░░░░░ in office On all ░░░░░░░░ issues we should be ░░░░░░░░ them together for the ░░░░░░░░ good and building on ░░░░░░░░ successes One of the ░░░░░░░░ that I thought was ░░░░░░░░ important was the president ░░░░░░░░ focus of attention on ░░░░░░░░ veterans It is so ░░░░░░░░ during what remains a ░░░░░░░░ of war against international ░░░░░░░░ and other effects of ░░░░░░░░ American people that we ░░░░░░░░ t forget about the ░░░░░░░░ who put their life ░░░░░░░░ the line for us ░░░░░░░░ somehow make the ultimate ░░░░░░░░ I know come as ░░░░░░░░ military brat you feel ░░░░░░░░ about this issue I ░░░░░░░░ a mother from the ░░░░░░░░ of Indiana contact me ░░░░░░░░ the address Sandy I ░░░░░░░░ come to know her ░░░░░░░░ over the year In ░░░░░░░░ I have worn her ░░░░░░░░ bracelets on my left ░░░░░░░░ for a number of ░░░░░░░░ to honor her son ░░░░░░░░ was able to give ░░░░░░░░ to the present last ░░░░░░░░ Because Sandy said this ░░░░░░░░ has not forgotten the ░░░░░░░░ of people like her ░░░░░░░░ Alec That is something ░░░░░░░░ ought to be unifying ░░░░░░░░ anything was unifying last ░░░░░░░░ the president s elevation ░░░░░░░░ men and women in ░░░░░░░░ Harris I appreciate you ░░░░░░░░ up the military complement ░░░░░░░░ s important to all ░░░░░░░░ us here in America ░░░░░░░░ do have a military ░░░░░░░░ background You made a ░░░░░░░░ talking about the president ░░░░░░░░ those common areas and ░░░░░░░░ he did last night ░░░░░░░░ want to get to ░░░░░░░░ the president references more ░░░░░░░░ in Congress than ever ░░░░░░░░ Let s watch that ░░░░░░░░ t sit you are ░░░░░░░░ to this Laughter And ░░░░░░░░ one century after Congress ░░░░░░░░ the constitutional amendment giving ░░░░░░░░ the right to vote ░░░░░░░░ also have more women ░░░░░░░░ in Congress of them ░░░░░░░░ time before Cheers and ░░░░░░░░ Chanting Usa Harris A ░░░░░░░░ that resonated outside of ░░░░░░░░ room and through television ░░░░░░░░ no doubt across the ░░░░░░░░ A quick thought on ░░░░░░░░ and I will move ░░░░░░░░ on to the next ░░░░░░░░ Look at we have ░░░░░░░░ unfolding history of the ░░░░░░░░ is becoming a more ░░░░░░░░ union We remain imperfect ░░░░░░░░ s more work to ░░░░░░░░ We can agree that ░░░░░░░░ of our college graduates ░░░░░░░░ attendees arm females in ░░░░░░░░ country We have gone ░░░░░░░░ distances As a father ░░░░░░░░ three young daughters I ░░░░░░░░ that fact once again ░░░░░░░░ that was a unifying ░░░░░░░░ and something I think ░░░░░░░░ can build on in ░░░░░░░░ next two years Harris ░░░░░░░░ house Speaker Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ again signaled that she ░░░░░░░░ support whatever agreement the ░░░░░░░░ border security conference comes ░░░░░░░░ She first said that ░░░░░░░░ week She says now ░░░░░░░░ she is optimistic they ░░░░░░░░ meet their deadline Here ░░░░░░░░ is Left to their ░░░░░░░░ devices I think they ░░░░░░░░ have an agreement on ░░░░░░░░ by Friday It has ░░░░░░░░ be signed The conference ░░░░░░░░ by Friday I spoke ░░░░░░░░ senator Shelby I told ░░░░░░░░ Whatever you all come ░░░░░░░░ agreements on I will ░░░░░░░░ it Harris Will that ░░░░░░░░ things I like to ░░░░░░░░ those words and I ░░░░░░░░ encouraged by that language ░░░░░░░░ people back in my ░░░░░░░░ state of Indiana like ░░░░░░░░ many across the country ░░░░░░░░ want results They want ░░░░░░░░ make sure we secure ░░░░░░░░ border Let s not ░░░░░░░░ ideological artificial lines with ░░░░░░░░ to what that package ░░░░░░░░ like We used to ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan consensus around the ░░░░░░░░ that you not only ░░░░░░░░ boots on the ground ░░░░░░░░ invest in technology to ░░░░░░░░ our border Also have ░░░░░░░░ barriers where they are ░░░░░░░░ That is why the ░░░░░░░░ has brought in members ░░░░░░░░ the customs and border ░░░░░░░░ President Obama s head ░░░░░░░░ that agency indicated that ░░░░░░░░ needed actual physical funding ░░░░░░░░ in certain areas That ░░░░░░░░ what President Trump s ░░░░░░░░ says as well As ░░░░░░░░ marine who served in ░░░░░░░░ in an area with ░░░░░░░░ narco and human trafficking ░░░░░░░░ on back in the ░░░░░░░░ subsequently a physical barrier ░░░░░░░░ placed in that yuma ░░░░░░░░ Trafficking went down 95 ░░░░░░░░ roughly the next decade ░░░░░░░░ or barriers or structures ░░░░░░░░ you want to call ░░░░░░░░ do indeed work when ░░░░░░░░ and intelligently place I ░░░░░░░░ that is part of ░░░░░░░░ final package we can ░░░░░░░░ on Harris Nancy Pelosi ░░░░░░░░ left to their own ░░░░░░░░ Hopefully the bipartisan group ░░░░░░░░ do what they need ░░░░░░░░ do without a lot ░░░░░░░░ influence other than the ░░░░░░░░ Senator young great to ░░░░░░░░ been the program today ░░░░░░░░ you very much for ░░░░░░░░ time Figure for having ░░░░░░░░