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Speaker 1 (00:13):
It's not Meet the Press, it's meat MPs. And we
have Congressman Tom Barrett, the Republican from Charlotte on our
radio stage, our AT and T line. Lots to talk
to him about. Thank you for the valuable time and
welcome to the program.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Yeah, thank you, good morning, and thank you for having
me on. Michael Patrick appreciative.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
This is a little bit out of left field, but
in bath Township yesterday, an aircraft went down and created
a giant plume of smoke in the sky that had
people concerned. It was near the intersection of Clark and
Peacock Roads. All three people aboard this aircraft died and
we don't know too much about it yet, except to
(00:50):
say that it descended from an altitude of fourteen thousand
feet and crashed within thirty seconds. As a pilot, I
wonder if you have any I think that's in your
district geographically. Maybe it is that it isn't, but yeah,
what might have happened to that it's some sort of
(01:11):
you know, small plane hundred.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Yeah, we would you know, well, we'll certainly wait for
the exit investigation and in everything, and there are exit
investigators on site, we're able to verify that they were
not furloughed during the shutdown. The FA was there I
think in the initial part and then ultimately the NTSB
will do a thorough investigation. But something of that severity
(01:41):
from that hive and altitude so quickly, you know, to me,
really does indicate or imply probably some kind of catastrophic
mechanical failure that would be pretty unlikely to descend from
that altitude so quickly without some kind of mechanical interruption
or mechanical failure that would that would necessitate that kind
of you know, spontaneous event to take place, would be
(02:05):
my my best you know hypothesis there.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Thank you very much for the insight. It was took
off from Battle Creek Executive Airport as we understand it,
and will wait for the results. You mentioned the government
shutdown there, and yeah, thinking wondering you know when well
the rest of us feel any impact from the shutdown,
and one of the things you're concerned about is the troops,
and God bless you for that.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yes, yeah, absolutely, and you know, I was thankful to
President Trump had the foresight to really move some resources
in order to pay the troops. Just a couple of
days ago on the fifteenth when their paycheck was due.
We got a lot of young men and women serving
in our military who are really kind of paycheck to paycheck.
I was a young private in the Army before I
(02:53):
felt like I was paying money to be there when
I first started. And then you've got young troops with
families and expenses and other things that have accumulated. And
that was something that was able to bridge the gap temporarily,
but that's really only very short term. The funding that
the President was able to reallocate for that is not
a durable source of funding that will last beyond really
(03:15):
this initial pay period that they received in the middle
of the month. And then in addition to that, especially
here in Michigan, we have members of the full time
National Guard who were able to get paid, but the
federal technicians who support their efforts, honestly, the ones who
wrench on the helicopters and keep them safe for flight
and everything else so that we can respond to incidents
(03:37):
like the one that tragically took place last night, are
still not getting paid. So this is a real concern
and problem that we have to address. It's easy to
get resolved. This is a bipartisan effort to fund the government.
It's had a majority in the House and the Senate,
and we simply want to see it carried through to
its full extent the rest of the way and have
a vote in the Senate and get it through the
(03:59):
procedurals us to get that done.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Did you happen to hear in Nancy Pelosi respond to
a reporter outside the capitol. It's been kind of going
viral here it is.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Congress on Pelosi, Are you at all concerned that the
new January sixth committee will find you liable to that day?
Speaker 2 (04:16):
And right?
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Are you at all concerned about the new January sixth
committee finding you wiable for that day? Why did you
refuse the National Guard on January sixth?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Shut up?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
I did not refuse the National Guard. The President didn't
send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking
points as if you're as a serious journal.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
The American people want to know, we still have questions.
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
I know you weren't there when they all can't It
went down in Washington, Congressman Barrett, But what is your
reaction to that?
Speaker 2 (04:49):
Well, I mean, actually clinstandly enough, Nancy Pelosi's office is
a couple of doors down from mine, So I usually
tell people who come visit that they ought to stop
by and get their you know, daily stock trading tips
from her own their way through the building. But she
hasn't invited me in for coffee so far, but I
(05:09):
wouldn't say we're close, but you know, look it can come.
I will extend some grace here. People can be a
little bit harassing of members when you're you know, moving
through the hallways or whatnot, or moving between events, and
they want to kind of pounce on you about things.
But look, this is what you signed up for, right
and somebody like Nancy Pelosi has been doing this far
(05:30):
longer than then you or I have been in our
professional capacities, and so you have to be well tempered
and understand that this is part of the part of
the process of being an elected members that you're going
to have people kind of challenge you on your positions,
and that's something to be you know, aware of and expected.
So you know, it was it was an unprofessional outburst
(05:51):
by her, but but not seeing or knowing the full
context of it, I can't really weigh in beyond that.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
I would say, as a member of Congress, Do you
now have access to secret documents? I know the process
from what I understand. You have to go into a room.
You can't take your phone, you can't take notes, you
have to look at things and leave. John Bolton now
charged with taking documents home a diary sharing it with people,
and he says it's not a crime, and that it's
(06:18):
a political, you know, harassment kind of thing. We saw
this with the former president the current president. What do
you make of all this?
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, presidents have the authority to declassify or or remove
the classification of materials. That's really an executive presidential process
that has done. And you know, I learned this had
a secret clearance in the Army when I was nineteen
years old and really learned the you know, care at
(06:49):
which you have to take with classified material. For a reason,
this isn't like hobby sport that we're like, oh, I
get this secret information and then I'm more important than
everybody else, so therefore I'm going to you know, bring
it home and put it on display at my dinner
party or something like that. These are real things that
have a real consequence to them, and we've had real
national security tragedies result when classified information leaks out, and
(07:14):
that's the real thing. I mean, I was able to
get a briefing, as you stated, you know, a classified
brief and they're very thorough about making sure that they
are not electronic devices present in there.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Thank you very much for your caution and candor. Tom
Barrett
It's not Meet the Press, it's meat MPs. And we
have Congressman Tom Barrett, the Republican from Charlotte on our
radio stage, our AT and T line. Lots to talk
to him about. Thank you for the valuable time and
welcome to the program.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
Yeah, thank you, good morning, and thank you for having
me on. Michael Patrick appreciative.
Speaker 1 (00:30):
This is a little bit out of left field, but
in bath Township yesterday, an aircraft went down and created
a giant plume of smoke in the sky that had
people concerned. It was near the intersection of Clark and
Peacock Roads. All three people aboard this aircraft died and
we don't know too much about it yet, except to
(00:50):
say that it descended from an altitude of fourteen thousand
feet and crashed within thirty seconds. As a pilot, I
wonder if you have any I think that's in your
district geographically. Maybe it is that it isn't, but yeah,
what might have happened to that it's some sort of
(01:11):
you know, small plane hundred.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
Yeah, we would you know, well, we'll certainly wait for
the exit investigation and in everything, and there are exit
investigators on site, we're able to verify that they were
not furloughed during the shutdown. The FA was there I
think in the initial part and then ultimately the NTSB
will do a thorough investigation. But something of that severity
(01:41):
from that hive and altitude so quickly, you know, to me,
really does indicate or imply probably some kind of catastrophic
mechanical failure that would be pretty unlikely to descend from
that altitude so quickly without some kind of mechanical interruption
or mechanical failure that would that would necessitate that kind
of you know, spontaneous event to take place, would be
(02:05):
my my best you know hypothesis there.
Speaker 1 (02:10):
Thank you very much for the insight. It was took
off from Battle Creek Executive Airport as we understand it,
and will wait for the results. You mentioned the government
shutdown there, and yeah, thinking wondering you know when well
the rest of us feel any impact from the shutdown,
and one of the things you're concerned about is the troops,
and God bless you for that.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yes, yeah, absolutely, and you know, I was thankful to
President Trump had the foresight to really move some resources
in order to pay the troops. Just a couple of
days ago on the fifteenth when their paycheck was due.
We got a lot of young men and women serving
in our military who are really kind of paycheck to paycheck.
I was a young private in the Army before I
(02:53):
felt like I was paying money to be there when
I first started. And then you've got young troops with
families and expenses and other things that have accumulated. And
that was something that was able to bridge the gap temporarily,
but that's really only very short term. The funding that
the President was able to reallocate for that is not
a durable source of funding that will last beyond really
(03:15):
this initial pay period that they received in the middle
of the month. And then in addition to that, especially
here in Michigan, we have members of the full time
National Guard who were able to get paid, but the
federal technicians who support their efforts, honestly, the ones who
wrench on the helicopters and keep them safe for flight
and everything else so that we can respond to incidents
(03:37):
like the one that tragically took place last night, are
still not getting paid. So this is a real concern
and problem that we have to address. It's easy to
get resolved. This is a bipartisan effort to fund the government.
It's had a majority in the House and the Senate,
and we simply want to see it carried through to
its full extent the rest of the way and have
a vote in the Senate and get it through the
(03:59):
procedurals us to get that done.
Speaker 1 (04:02):
Did you happen to hear in Nancy Pelosi respond to
a reporter outside the capitol. It's been kind of going
viral here it is.
Speaker 3 (04:10):
Congress on Pelosi, Are you at all concerned that the
new January sixth committee will find you liable to that day?
Speaker 2 (04:16):
And right?
Speaker 3 (04:17):
Are you at all concerned about the new January sixth
committee finding you wiable for that day? Why did you
refuse the National Guard on January sixth?
Speaker 2 (04:27):
Shut up?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
I did not refuse the National Guard. The President didn't
send it. Why are you coming here with Republican talking
points as if you're as a serious journal.
Speaker 3 (04:36):
The American people want to know, we still have questions.
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (04:40):
I know you weren't there when they all can't It
went down in Washington, Congressman Barrett, But what is your
reaction to that?
Speaker 2 (04:49):
Well, I mean, actually clinstandly enough, Nancy Pelosi's office is
a couple of doors down from mine, So I usually
tell people who come visit that they ought to stop
by and get their you know, daily stock trading tips
from her own their way through the building. But she
hasn't invited me in for coffee so far, but I
(05:09):
wouldn't say we're close, but you know, look it can come.
I will extend some grace here. People can be a
little bit harassing of members when you're you know, moving
through the hallways or whatnot, or moving between events, and
they want to kind of pounce on you about things.
But look, this is what you signed up for, right
and somebody like Nancy Pelosi has been doing this far
(05:30):
longer than then you or I have been in our
professional capacities, and so you have to be well tempered
and understand that this is part of the part of
the process of being an elected members that you're going
to have people kind of challenge you on your positions,
and that's something to be you know, aware of and expected.
So you know, it was it was an unprofessional outburst
(05:51):
by her, but but not seeing or knowing the full
context of it, I can't really weigh in beyond that.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
I would say, as a member of Congress, Do you
now have access to secret documents? I know the process
from what I understand. You have to go into a room.
You can't take your phone, you can't take notes, you
have to look at things and leave. John Bolton now
charged with taking documents home a diary sharing it with people,
and he says it's not a crime, and that it's
(06:18):
a political, you know, harassment kind of thing. We saw
this with the former president the current president. What do
you make of all this?
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, presidents have the authority to declassify or or remove
the classification of materials. That's really an executive presidential process
that has done. And you know, I learned this had
a secret clearance in the Army when I was nineteen
years old and really learned the you know, care at
(06:49):
which you have to take with classified material. For a reason,
this isn't like hobby sport that we're like, oh, I
get this secret information and then I'm more important than
everybody else, so therefore I'm going to you know, bring
it home and put it on display at my dinner
party or something like that. These are real things that
have a real consequence to them, and we've had real
national security tragedies result when classified information leaks out, and
(07:14):
that's the real thing. I mean, I was able to
get a briefing, as you stated, you know, a classified
brief and they're very thorough about making sure that they
are not electronic devices present in there.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Thank you very much for your caution and candor. Tom
Barrett
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