STEWART: CONGRESSMAN PETER WELCH
PIS WARNING STATE LAWMAKERS BACK
PHOME THE NEW REPUBLICAN
PADMINISTRATION IS DEAD SERIOUS
PABOUT SCRAPPING OBAMACARE, BUT
PHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT, IF
PANYTHING, WILL REPLACE IT.
P>> MY JOB, PATRICK'S JOB,
PBERNIE'S JOB IS TO DEFEND THE
PPROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE
PSTEWART: WELCH ADDRESSED MEMBERS
POF THE HOUSE, AND SENATE THIS
PMORNING IN MONTPELIER, ON THE
PFINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY THAT
PVERMONT, AND MANY OTHER STATES,
PCOULD SOON FACE.
PTHE WARNING CAME AS WELCH
PFRIDAY'S INAUGURATION, WHICH
PUNLIKE SCORES OF OTHER
PDEMOCRATS, HE PLANS TO ATTEN
P>> I'LL BE ATTENDING BUT I
PCERTAINLY UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S
PREALLY ASTONISHING HOW
PPROVOCATIVE MR. TRUMP HAS BEEN.
PUSUALLY AFTER AN ELECTION YOU
PTRY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND
PNOT GET IN TWITTER FIGHTS. BUT
PTHE ELECTION, THE INAUGURATION
PIS FUNDAMENTALLY ABOUT A
PPEACEFUL TRANSFER OF POWER AND
PIT'S MY JOB AND I SHOULD BE
PTHERE AND I WILL BE THERE. I
PWON'T BE CELEBRATING BUT I'LL
PBE THERE.
PREPORTER: THIS WILL BE THE THIRD
PPRESIDENT UNDER WHICH YOU'VE
PSERVED SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN
PCONGRESS. HOW IS THE MOOD OF
PTHE CAPITAL DIFFERENT THIS TIME?
P>>
PWELL, PEOPLE FRANKLY ON BOTH
PSIDES ARE PRETTY ASTONISHED
PTHAT DONALD TRUMP WON. THE
PREPUBLICANS ARE DELIGHTED. THE
PDEMOCRATS ARE NOT. BUT NONE OF
PUS HAS ANY EXPERIENCE WITH THE
PCAMPAIGN QUITE LIKE WHAT WE SAW
PTHIS YEAR. WHEN A CANDIDATE SAYS
PTHINGS ABOUT HISPANICS,
PMUSLIMS, WOMEN, IN THE PAST
PTHAT'D BE A DISQUALIFIER. I
PTHINK A LOT OF THE MEMBERS ON
PBOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE ARE
PPRETTY AMAZED THAT DESPITE THAT
PTRUMP WON THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE.
PBUT, YOU KNOW, THE FACT IS NONE
POF US REALLY KNOWS HOW IT'S
PGOING TO BE, THE WAY
PPRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP IS ACTING
PWITH HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT. IT'S A
PWHOLE NEW WAY. HIS POPULARITY IS
PDOWN, NOT UP. WHICH IS UNIQUE.
PGEORGE BUSH WAS AT 62 PERCENT.
PBARACK OBAMA WAS AT 82 AT THIS
PPOINT. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A
PREAL ADJUSTMENT FOR ALL OF US
PBUT OUR RESPONSIBILITY IS THE
PSAME: TO TRY TO MAKE PROGRESS
PFOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
PREPORTER: YOU'RE HERE AT THE VT
PSTATEHOUSE TRYING TO BRIEF STATE
PLAWMAKERS ON WHAT'S COMING IN
PTERMS OF HEALTH CARE FUNDING, OR
PLAKE FUNDING. AND YOU DON'T
PHAVE A LOT OF ANSWERS.
PWELCH: WELL, I DON'T. ESPECIALLY
PON HEALTH CARE. BECAUSE THE
PPLAN THEY CAN EXECUTE WITH THE
PVOTES THEY HAVE IN THE HOUSE
PAND SENATE AND THE PRESIDENT IS
PTO REPEAL THE ACA, CALLED
POBAMACARE. THAT'LL HAVE
PDEVASTATING IMPACTS ON A LOT OF
PPEOPLE, ON OUR SMALL HOSPITALS
P-- ALL OUR HOSPITALS REALLY. AND
PTHERE'S NO REPLACEMENT PLAN. SO
PTHAT'S A VERY DICEY SITUATION
PTHAT VERMONT IS IN AND REALLY
PTHE WHOLE COUNTRY IS IN. WILL
PTHEY HAVE A REPLACEMENT?
PREPORTER: WELL THE PRESIDENT HAS
PSAID THEY HAVE A PLAN, THEY'RE
PFINALIZING A PLAN.
PWELCH: WELL HE'S SAID THAT. WE
PHAVEN'T SEEN THAT.
PREPORTER: SO AS WE BEGIN A NEW
PADMINISTRATION IS IT YOUR SENSE
PTHAT BIPARTISANSHIP IS LIKELY
PLOST, FOR ANOTHER TWO, OR MAYBE
PFOUR YEARS?
PWELL, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH.
P>> YOU KNOW IN THE PAST I HAVE
PBEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH WITH
PREPUBLICANS, WHETHER THEY WERE
PIN THE MAJORITY OR NOT, BUT THEY
PNEEDED DEMOCRATIC VALIDATION TO
PGET A PRESIDENTIAL SIGNATURE.
PSO THERE WAS A MUTUAL DEPENDENCE
PTO SOME EXTENT.
PNOW A LOT OF MY REPUBLICAN
PCOLLEAGUES HAVE TO MAKE A
PDECISION.
PA LOT OF THEM WANT TO WORK WITH
PME AND OTHERS.
PBUT SOME IN THEIR PARTY MAY FEEL
PHEY WE'VE GOT THE HOUSE, WE'VE
PGOT THE SENATE AND WE'VE GOT THE
PPRESIDENCY, WE DON'T NEED TO
PLISTEN TO THE OTHER SIDE.
PI HOPE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN
PBECAUSE THE MISTAKE A LOT OF US
PMAKE WHEN WE GET ONE PARTY RULE
PIS OVER-REACH.
PTHAT'S THE DANGER SOME OF MY I
PTHINK WISE REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES
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