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November 12, 2024 • 15 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Here on eleven ten kfab is the victorious Senator Deb
Fisher joining us on the phone line, and Senator Fisher,
thank you so much for joining us this week.

Speaker 2 (00:09):
Hey Emory, how are you doing?

Speaker 3 (00:11):
I am. I don't know. It's just kind of weird.

Speaker 1 (00:15):
I feel like there's a release in this country because
the election is over, and I know there are still
some races that some people are sweating over. But your
race got very tight by the polling numbers. By the
time we got to election night, it looked like anything
could happen. I didn't know what was going to happen. Obviously,
the Republicans had a great night. But how did you
personally feel as the day and the counting was going

(00:36):
on as you were, you know, kind of anticipating whether
or not you were going to be back in Washington.

Speaker 2 (00:42):
Well, you know, we had seen polling for a number
of weeks and a national poll came out that matched
stars and the results were what our polling showed. It
was the way it was planned. We knew what the
votes were going to be and the early count we
were prepared for that and we were following it closely,

(01:05):
and you know, I just had a great campaign. Team,
great people around me and Vading had planned and knew
exactly what was going to happen, and it's always good,
always could and when a plan comes together. So yeah,
felt really good election night. We had a nice strong
win on that, you know, close to eight points.

Speaker 1 (01:28):
Yeah, it ended up certainly for a lot of people
who are Republicans around the country. It was a day
in which many people are going to say, look, this
was quite literally a mandate from the American people that
conservative people need to be in charge in twenty twenty four.
What can you say is going to be the most
important agenda items? Do you think assuming that the House

(01:49):
does stay with the Republicans were not officially there yet,
but we're very close to that happening as well. Plus
the Senate now in Republican control, Plus the White House
with Donald Trump, who knows what he's doing, he's been
in the White House before. What are some of the
major agend items that you would expect to be tackled
pretty early in this administration?

Speaker 2 (02:08):
You know, it's everything that people in Nebraska have been
talking to me about for the last four years. Every
time that I'm with Nebraskans, they talk about national security,
border security. They talk about inflation, the cost of living,
how their families are being squeezed. So it was this election.

(02:31):
It definitely was about security, it was about prosperity, and
I think what it really boiled down to it was
about trust. You know, we saw it in our race. Nebraskans.
They know who I am, they know that I've been effective,
and that showed on election Day. They came through for me,

(02:51):
and I'm just so grateful that they did. And that's
what we're going to continue to do moving forward, is
address those concerns. Obviously, the priorities are we're going to
be able to look at inflation, be able to get
inflation under control, and as I told Nebraskans, we have

(03:12):
to do that by getting rid of some of the
Biden administrations regulations that are out there that have been
driving up costs. We're going to have to really push
to make sure that our country is energy independent once again.
We're blessed with these wonderful resources, energy resources in this country,

(03:33):
and we should be able to manage those so that
people can take advantage of it, so that the costs
of production are lower, whether it's in agriculture or manufacturing.
That's going to help with inflation too. We have to
secure our border, and I think you've seen that already

(03:53):
with some of President Elect Trump's his choices that he's
making for his cabinet positions. He's been very very clear
in meeting those objectives of securing the border and also
to prioritize a strong national defense. We have to make
sure that our homeland is safe and it's secure.

Speaker 1 (04:17):
Well, we're speaking with Senator deb Fisher one reelection here
in Nebraska last week the Senate. Now with the leadership
going back to the Republicans, a lot of the questions
have been rolling in a lot of people. This is
the thing that's on their mind foremost, and it certainly
was the first question that I would like to know.
And I don't know how much you could even tell

(04:38):
me based on the conversations, but people are curious as
to who would be the leader. Mitch McConnell obviously no
longer a factor in the Senate. There are a lot
of different options and people who certainly want to have
that type of influence as the Senate majority leaders. So
Senator Fisher, is there kind of an idea of how
this process will work out, and who are some of
the names that you think are prevalent, and who who

(05:00):
do you think you would support who is interested in
this position.

Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, we will have our leadership vote the decision made tomorrow.
We always have since I've been in the Senate, the
week after the election. As a Republican conference, we get
together the week after that and vote on our leadership.
We have three senators who are running for the majority leader.

(05:29):
We have Senator Rick Scott, We have Senator John Thune
and Senator John Cornyn. They are all excellent people. I
look forward to hearing more from them today and before
the vote tomorrow. And I think what I'm looking for
is a Senate leader who has the ability to deliver

(05:53):
on President Trump's mandate. And his mandate is what mine is,
to make America to safer and to make America more affordable.
And so that's how I plan to vote on this.
I'm going to support the person who I believe is
most capable of delivering that mandate.

Speaker 1 (06:15):
Just for clarification, you're not leaning one way or the
other quite yet.

Speaker 2 (06:20):
I'm going to support the person with the best chance
of delivering President Trump's agenda to the American people. That's
a decision that you know, I am charged with making,
as all of my colleagues are. We have these leadership
elections every two years. I do not talk publicly about

(06:43):
who I vote for, and I plan to do that
again this time.

Speaker 3 (06:47):
All right, sounds good? Senator deb Fisher joining us here.

Speaker 1 (06:50):
Okay, let's talk a little bit now about kind of
the next step for America. We talked about some of
those big agenda items. We talked about kind of the
bookkeeping that needs to take place between now and the
begin getting of twenty twenty five. Certainly, you know, we
talk about leadership, and there's going to be a lot
that needs to get done and a lot that's going
to change with the executive branch in one of these
chambers switching hands here to the other political party. What

(07:14):
does America do next? How do we kind of heal
past kind of the rhetoric and how nasty a lot
of the mud slinging has gotten, specifically since Donald Trump's
been kind of in the mix. Is there something that
you think that we can do as Americans and what
this administration and this Congress can accomplish and achieve in

(07:36):
Washington to try to unite the American people.

Speaker 2 (07:41):
Well, I've always felt it's been extremely important that we
talk about policy and that we focus on policy. We
have such great opportunities before us right now, and it's
to be able to take to take this mandate that
we have from the American people, the House, the Senate,

(08:03):
along with the new president, to be able to deliver
for the American people. I keep going back to we
have to have a secure country and we have to
have a prosperous country. We can do it, you know.
I am serious about policy. I talk about how we're
going to achieve lowering inflation, you know, control spending, become

(08:26):
energy and dependent, be able to cut through regulations that
only add the cost, you know. And we are on
track here to be able to do that. But we
have to show respects for one another. And I'm confident
that we can continue to work together here in the
Senate as long as we have the filibuster. I always

(08:49):
tell Nebraskans, it makes us work together. You have to
have Democrats and Republicans on bills in order to get
them to be passed. That doesn't mean you give up
your principles. It doesn't mean you give up your core
belief It just means that you have to recognize we
live in a big country and right now I think

(09:09):
that we have a mandate that's pretty darn clear, and
we need to work towards that on what the majority
of American people have chosen as their leaders in the Senate,
in the House, and in the White House and make
sure we can get that done.

Speaker 1 (09:24):
It's something that we are very highly anticipating of, not
just what exactly is going to happen, but also how
America heals in the process. Senator Deb Fisher, it is
truly an honor to get an opportunity to talk to
you so soon after an election. Congratulations again on the victory,
and we can't wait to see what the next four
years old for America.

Speaker 2 (09:43):
Yeah, me too, It's going to be great opportunities for Samuri.

Speaker 1 (09:47):
Thank you absolutely, Senator Deb Fisher, joining us here today
as the Senate continues to work toward figuring out who
their leadership is going to be, and of course we'll
give you the most important, impertinent information on that as
it comes. That's just one of several different chapters. So
the things that are happening in the news, and that
is indeed what we're doing, and we will come back

(10:07):
and have plenty more for you on this particular program
next on news radio eleven ten KFAB.

Speaker 3 (10:11):
And raised Songer on news Radio eleven ten KFAB.

Speaker 1 (10:17):
Okay, Matt, you're the voice of reason here, talk me
through how I'm supposed to feel on this. I had
several people send emails in, even on the phone line,
so we didn't have them on the air, but they
were asking me to ask Senator Fisher about who she
was going to vote for Senate Majority leader. I was
already going to do that, but I'm happy to, you know,

(10:38):
do that. I followed that up when she said what
she was looking for and who she would vote for,
but she didn't say a name. And then I followed
it up saying, you're not leaning one way or the other.
And then she reiterated what she said and also mentioned
that she doesn't she doesn't really tell people like and
she's kept her votes to herself when it comes to
that sort of leadership decision. That was right, Like, there

(11:00):
are people it's just like, well, we deserve to know that,
and do we know what she votes on bills and legislation,
But in terms of the politics of who the leader
should be Obviously it was very public as who was
voting yes or no when they were voting for like

(11:21):
Speaker of the House, and Don Bacon took a lot
of flag for not voting for Jim Jordan. But I
don't know, like for her to kind of play her
hand here early, it doesn't surprise me. She didn't want
to share that, but I asked twice and she didn't
want to share it. Maybe she doesn't know, and there's
a chance because they're still talking about that. At the
same time, there was nowhere else for that to go.

(11:42):
I was not going to pressure her into saying a
name there. That's just not how this That's not how
this works. I pushed about as hard as one could
on that, respectfully, and she gave me an answer.

Speaker 3 (11:57):
Was that fair?

Speaker 1 (11:58):
I feel like that's I feel like she gave us
as much information as where we are owed on this
at this moment before they actually make the vote, especially
if she hasn't decided yet, because that's also a possibility.

Speaker 3 (12:10):
Right, did you use the camera click?

Speaker 1 (12:13):
Oh?

Speaker 3 (12:14):
No, no, I did not. I did not. I don't
like the camera click.

Speaker 1 (12:18):
And I don't know why that bothers me so much,
And just like it's so loud when people are taking
like the shutter sound like they're like taking like ten
pictures at once. Oh, It's like why why does it
make that noise?

Speaker 3 (12:32):
Anyway? All right?

Speaker 1 (12:35):
Yeah, I have multiple people just wondering why it's such
a secret, And I'm just like, look, this is politics.

Speaker 3 (12:41):
Does it bother you that that that's a secret? And
what's a secret?

Speaker 1 (12:45):
Her vote before the vote, like let's say she like
like she just refuses to say it, even like if
she knew, I don't. I don't know if this is
the kind of thing that like, she's going to know
more about that process than any of us. We can
have opinions on Rick Scott or any of those other guys,
but she's going to know more about the inner workings
of what needs to happen, then we're gonna know. And

(13:07):
we have to, like we have to give her the
benefit of the doubt on that. I don't need to know.
I'm going to assume she's going to do the best
thing that she can do to make the Senate as
cohesive as possible for President Trump and the two chambers
to be working together as one to get important legislation
to make this country as great as it possibly can be.

(13:27):
I'm gonna trust her on that the Nebraska people voted
for her and entrusted her to do that. I don't
need to know how she votes for leadership because there's
more to that within politics, and I don't know. Like
I'm getting a bunch of emails about that though, And
that's that's just how I feel about it. Here, here's

(13:50):
another guy, and this drives me nuts. This drives me
absolutely nuts. I let her get away with no answer.
Look at I don't want to get mad.

Speaker 3 (13:59):
I don't.

Speaker 1 (13:59):
I'm gonna try and not to. I'm gonna try not
to get mad. This person has emailed me again and
said you let her get away with no answer, no transparency.
The next question should have been, don't you believe that
those elite who elected you deserve to know how you're
going to vote for whom, especially after you do vote.
Shouldn't they be public information given to your constituents? Look, man,

(14:20):
first of all, I pushed as far as I'm going
to do you think that if I would have been
me a radio host in Omaha, just saying hey, give
me an answer. Otherwise you know I'm gonna hold you
up here on this interview. First of all, that's not
how it's supposed to work. That's not good radio. She
would not have answered the question, and I would never
gotten a chance to interview her again for more important
information about policy in the future.

Speaker 3 (14:43):
I didn't let her get away with anything.

Speaker 1 (14:45):
Take a journalism class, sometimes you have to understand where
that line is. I'm not going anywhere, and either is she.
When important things happen, I'm gonna be able to contact
her and get her to be here on.

Speaker 3 (14:57):
This radio program.

Speaker 1 (14:58):
And if it bothers you so much that you don't
know which of those three people she's going to vote
for cinemajority leader, but without even knowing if she's even
legitimately made up her mind yet, then I think you
need to go back to the drawing board and get
mad about something else. She is certainly not the only
senator in America that's holding that close to the best
right now.

Speaker 3 (15:15):
There's no doubt about it. And get off my back
about not doing my job. I did my job the
best that I possibly could. Take a journalism class, seriously.

Speaker 1 (15:26):
Anyway, we'll lighting things back up in the fur here
on news radio eleven ten kfab
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