The Daily Show: Ears Edition - Talking Dems - Eric Swalwell Answers Questions from The Daily Show Audience

Episode Date: June 15, 2019

Democratic presidential contender Eric Swalwell answers audience members' questions about the war in Afghanistan, Medicare and the state of America's public school system.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The smartest way to hire. John Stewart here. Unbelievably exciting news. My new podcast, The Weekly Show. We're going to be talking about the election, economics, ingredient to bread ratio on sandwiches. Listen to the weekly show with John Stewart, wherever you get your podcast. So I think this is a cool opportunity to talk to somebody who may address a concern or may answer a question that maybe in some way might become to to to to to..... to. to. to. to. to. the to. the to. to. the to. to. to. the to. the to. toe. to be a to be a toe. toe. to be a to be a to be a the the the the to bea. the the the to bea. the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the the theck. theck. Wea. thean. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea.ea. Wea. Wea. Wea. tea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. Wea. some way might become policy in the future of this country. So if you have any questions right now, yes, go ahead. I have a son that will be turning 18th in vote in 2020, and he was conceived right before

September 11th when I served. That is not over yet. If you were to be president, what kind of timeline can we see for this generation of voters to not be concerned if they have to enlist to perpetuate this war that has not ended? Thank you for serving. Thank everybody for their taxpayer. Yeah. Well, thank you for the sacrifice in your families. I would ask the Congress to do something that should have been done a long time ago, which is to update the authorizations for use of military force. So we're still operating under 2001 and 2003 authorities for Afghanistan and Iraq. And so I would ask them to define the three T's, the time, to reign and troop commitment there. I think we should really lean in economicallyically to stabilize to stabilize to stabilize terrain, and troop commitment there. I think we should really lean in economically to stabilize Afghanistan,

but significantly reduce our troop president, both there and Iraq, and absolutely not even entertain the idea of going to war in Iran, where I think this president and his advisors would like us to go. Thank you very much. Yes, ma'am. Yes, Ma'am. Good. Your thoughts on considering Medicare fraud. Do you have any thoughts about how to reduce Medicare fraud? Yeah. Good. The question was about Medicare fraud. Fortunately, and I see this in my neck at the woods, you know, part of my district is Silicon Valley. Yes. You know, the innovation that's out there right now, especially, uh, in our, and, uh, and, the. Criv, the the, and, and, the, the, the, the, the, the, the, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their, their their their their their their their their their their their their th, th, th, th, th, th, th. I th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. th. the woods, part of my district is Silicon Valley. Yes.

You know, the innovation that's out there right now, especially in artificial intelligence, you know, investing in those technologies to look at billing practices across the country, it can tell you a lot about where there are inconsistencies compared to the rest of the country. I think you can go after that if there's overbilling or fraud. I think again that takes a next generation leader to challenge the country to go that way and that's part of what my candidacy is rooted in. It's interesting that you've said that a few times do you intend to make your age part of your appeal that you're thr 32? 31 and and so you would be one

of the youngest presidents ever is that is that part of what you think needs to change? Well because generationally like I'm gonna be the first a part we're a part of the first generation that's gonna really feel the effects of doing nothing to address climate right. We're the generation paying the most and student loan debts we're the generation that now sends our kids, and you may one day to, to school, and they worry, not to put them on a spot here. Sesame Street, but carry on. You worry about whether your kids are going to come home. So they're generational issues, and I just happen to think our nominee has to have fresher ideas when they stand on that stage than Donald Trump.

Oh, interesting. We've got time for one last question. Yes. Yes. I'm an entire New York City teacher. I've talked for 32 years. And I have a lot of colleagues that are ready to kick off. Why do you plan to not attract new proof but to retain the seasoned teachers in a day so the kids are hanging upon me? Thank you for teaching. If you go, if you go into teaching and you took on debt to do it, I don't think any teacher in America should have student loan debt. And too many teachers do today. But also, I see school construction as a federal infrastructure priority. We've never done it that way. School construction is always built locally, so the wealthiest kids get the best schools. Everyone else gets overhead projectors and you know 20th century schools. By doing that, I would connect that school construction money only to districts that are

going to increase the pay for the teachers, particularly so they can live and work in the same community. Thank you again for teaching. Ladies and gentlemen. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. The Daily Show with Cover Noa, Ears Edition.

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