001so we're out in front of the Ashlin polls uh Congressman Jim mcgurn great to see you happy to be with you thank you for taking a couple minutes to talk to us talk to us about why election day is so important I me because this is what our you know epitomizes our democracy uh and this is when when people have a chance to you know to actually through their vote tell us the direction they want our Commonwealth to move in and our state to move in and our and our country to move in and uh so uh you know I talk to Senate President spil about this you know you listen to the media and you think the world is divided and the country is divided but I mean today we've been outside the polls
002and it's been good-spirited you know uh different sides have been getting along what do you see what do you feel no look at I think people are basically good um I think there are there there are individuals who try to influence our politics you know who do so in a way that is really not uh uh living up to the goodness of the American people and you know I I think this is the most one of the most consequential elections if not the most consequential election of my lifetime uh and I will be honest with you I'm really enthusiastic about kamla Harris and Tim Walls Tim's a good friend of mine I served in congress with him and I'm frighten to death of Donald Trump uh I I've never witnessed in my lifetime a more
003vulgar and offensive campaign if if you or I said a tenth of what he says would be cancelled um and look I want a president you know who's going to bring some joy to our politics and I want a president who will appeal to the better angels of our nature and um and I want I want all of us to do that I want I I want I want politics to be uh respected and I want it to be a source uh for doing good and so that's that's what's at stake in this election so what are going to be your priorities you wake up tomorrow morning U you know and you get back to work what are the priorities of you and well look I mean the priorities are about how do you help
004strengthen our middle class I mean we're going to have to deal with some tax reform and the next Congress I care deeply about the environment and and combating climate change I change um obviously I care deeply about the investing in our infrastructure we passed the biggest uh investment in infrastructure since the creation of the interstate highway system when U when Democrats control the house and President Biden was President um and there are more more that I have we have to do in that area I also believe that we ought to protect people's rights a women's right to choose uh we got to protect re women's reproductive freedom the rights of the LBGTQ plus Community uh the rights of everybody um you know the the beauty of this country is our diversity and we got to
005celebrate that and I worry that sometimes our politics has become about you know dividing People based on who they are and what they believe so we can do better and uh we I I I hope we can turn the page uh in this election there's a lot that we need to do and part of the responsibility of those of us in office is not just to complain about things or point fingers but uh come up with Solutions and Achieve results that's what representative Lewis is about and Senator spilker and that's what I'm about too right uh only because it happened you you you were a congressman When Donald Trump who you just stated you you you don't care for what if he wins the presidency how does that change your job in Congress you it
006makes it more difficult I mean because he and I don't share the same values right um and you know I don't think Millionaires and billionaires and big corations need any more tax breaks he does I actually care deeply about the environment and climate change I think it's real um here we are in uh an election day and it's it's like it's like 70 degrees um and we're in Massachusetts uh so we differ on that um I also believe we ought to be lowering prescription drug prices and not giving more benefits to the pharmaceutical industry and I believe in protecting people's rights I mean women's right to choose protecting women's reproductive freedoms protecting the rights of the lgbtq plus Community um and I believe we need to fix our immigration system and not just point fingers
007I mean you know the one thing we all know is we we can do better uh we can and we ought to find Common Ground we almost did uh but Trump killed that deal uh but I hope we come back and and and our politics will be such that we can find Common Ground it'll be more difficult if he's president he's already said that he's going to have an enemies list he wants to be a dictator on day one um K Harris will have a to-do list um and I want a to-do list I want to know what we need to do to make ashin better to make Massachusetts better to make our country better to make the world better uh and so that's where I hope we can focus and that's why I hope
008he doesn't win and she does there you go hey well it's always a pleasure to see you good luck with everything thank you