Fox News Sunday interviews during 2021: on Budget & Economy


Pete Buttigieg: Invest in infrastructure, get pandemic behind us

For the long term, the best thing we can do is invest in our infrastructure. For the very short time, there are steps we can take in and around the ports that we think are helping. And in the medium-term, again, at risk of repeating myself, if we really want to see all of these disruptions end, we've got to end the pandemic. That's what getting everybody vaccinated is all about.
Source: Fox News Sunday 2021 interview: Secretary of Transportation Oct 31, 2021

Rick Scott: Supply chain problems due to regulations, not infrastructure

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg: For the long term, the best thing we can do is invest in our infrastructure. For the very short time, there are steps we can take in and around the ports that we think are helping. And in the medium-term, again, at risk of repeating myself, if we really want to see all of these disruptions end, we've got to end the pandemic. That's what getting everybody vaccinated is all about.

Florida Governor Rick Scott: If the secretary of transportation wanted to solve the port issue, you'd fly out to the port, you'd sit down with everybody and find out what the problem is and then you go solve it. Typically, the problem is caused by some government regulation or some government red tape. If you look at what they're talking about with this bill all it's going to do is cause more inflation.

Source: Fox News Sunday 2021 interview of Florida Senator Oct 31, 2021

Rick Scott: I cut taxes and balanced budget; you can do both

Q: The Trump tax cuts is estimated by the Congressional Budget Office to increase the deficit by over $2 trillion over 11 years. Should the Trump tax cuts be repealed?

SCOTT: I cut taxes and fees 100 times, over $10 billion and I actually balanced a budget and paid off a third of the state debt. You can do both. The way you do it is you look at every line of your budget. I went through every line and said, I am not going to waste anybody's money. We've got to do that at the federal level.

Source: Fox News Sunday 2021 interview of Florida Senator Oct 31, 2021

Bill Cassidy: Supported the $1.2 billion bipartisan infrastructure bill

The $1.2 trillion infrastructure is over five to eight years It won't worsen inflation, it will create jobs. The $1.2 trillion is good for the United States of America. It would be bipartisan, representing the interest of all 50 states, not just those represented by Democrats. It actually addresses pent-up demand for roads and bridges in my state, across the nation, and other things important.
Source: Fox News Sunday 2021 interview of Louisiana Senator Jul 18, 2021

  • The above quotations are from Fox News Sunday interviews during 2021
    (Chris Wallace and Bret Baier interviewing candidates for 2021-2020 races).
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2020 Presidential contenders on Budget & Economy:
  Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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