Paige Beauchemin vows to impeach Donald Trump on ‘Day 1’ | CloseUp – WMUR

CREMATION SERVICES, VISIT 603 CREMATIONS.COM OR CALL (603) 524-1425. WELCOME BACK TO CLOSE UP IN THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, DEMOCRATS GET TO DECIDE IN SEPTEMBER IF THEY WANT TO MAKE A TRADE IN. THERE’S A PROGRESSIVE PRIMARY CHALLENGER WORKING TO OUST FIRST TERM CONGRESSWOMAN MAGGIE GOODLANDER. PAIGE BEAUCHEMIN, WHO IS ALSO A STATE REP SERVING NASHUA IS OUR GUEST THIS MORNING. REPRESENTATIVE, THANKS FOR COMING IN. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME, ADAM. SO LET’S START SORT OF ON A BIG PICTURE THING. AND, YOU KNOW, OUR SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR ONE SIDE TO JUST SORT OF STAMP ITS WILL ON THE OTHER AND DO EVERYTHING IT POSSIBLY CAN. BUT THAT SEEMS LIKE INCREASINGLY HOW PEOPLE IN POLITICS OPERATE. SO WHAT’S AN ISSUE ON WHICH YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO COMPROMISE WITH REPUBLICANS IF YOU GET TO CONGRESS, OR HAS THAT SHIP SAILED AND IT’S TIME TO JUST FIGHT? I TRULY BELIEVE THAT. THAT DEPENDS ON THE ISSUE. I, I THINK THAT THE WAY I’M SEEING THINGS IS WE HAVE REALLY BEEN FOCUSED ON ON BEING BIPARTISAN. AND I THINK THAT THAT’S THAT WORKS WHEN YOU HAVE TWO REASONABLE PARTIES. I REALLY DO. AND I THINK PEOPLE HAVE MADE THIS ANALOGY THAT RIGHT NOW IT’S ALMOST LIKE WE ARE IN A IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION, WE ARE KIND OF THE VICTIMS OF ABUSERS. AND YOU REALLY CAN’T RATIONALIZE WITH ABUSERS. AND TO THINK THAT YOU CAN ONLY PROLONGS THAT DANGER THAT YOU’RE IN. AND SO I THINK IN SOME CASES, WITH SOME OF THEM, THERE IS NO WORKING. BUT I HAVE FOUND, AND I WOULD SAY THAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE, THE HOUSE REALLY REPRESENTS THE SAME THING. AND I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BE BIPARTISAN. ONE OF THE ISSUES, INCIDENTALLY, IS MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH, WHICH I AM AN EXPERT IN AS A NURSE. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE STILL REALLY DO CARE ABOUT. AND I HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN WORKING WITH REPUBLICANS IN THE STATE ON PASSING LEGISLATION FOR MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH. AND HOW HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE AS A STATE REP? YOU KNOW, YOU PRESENT YOURSELF AS AN OUTSIDER, BUT, YOU KNOW, YEAR THREE AS A STATE REP. SO YOU HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE THERE. YEAH. HOW HAS THAT EXPERIENCE SHAPED HOW YOU WANT TO DO THINGS IN CONGRESS? ABSOLUTELY. SO I THINK I STILL CONSIDER MYSELF AN OUTSIDER ON THE INSIDE. I STILL VERY MUCH FUNCTION AS AN OUTSIDER ON THE INSIDE. YOU KNOW, I THERE MIGHT BE SOME PEOPLE WHO DON’T LOVE HOW I HOW I THINK THINGS SHOULD BE DONE, BUT I WOULD SAY I’M ACTUALLY VERY WELL PLACED BECAUSE I AM CLOSE ENOUGH. THREE YEARS, YOU KNOW, I STILL REMEMBER MY WHOLE LIFE OF BEING A WORKING PERSON AND THAT HASN’T GONE AWAY. AND SO I THINK THAT I AM SO WELL POSITIONED BECAUSE I AM CLOSE ENOUGH THAT I STILL REMEMBER AND I HAVEN’T FORGOTTEN WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO NOT, NOT FULLY FEEL LIKE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE SYSTEM. AND YET I’VE GOT THESE THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT GIVE ME JUST ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO NAVIGATE. I AM PRESSURE TESTED. I HAVE JUST THE RIGHT EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO BE REALLY EFFECTIVE. TO BE FAIR TO THE HOUSE, IT’S ALL STILL REAL PEOPLE THERE FOR THE MOST PART. YOU KNOW, IN A THANKLESS JOB THAT HAS KIND OF TURNED INTO PARTIZAN TRENCH WARFARE. BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THINGS YOU CAN COMPROMISE ON. BUT ALSO YOU MENTIONED YOU SEE THINGS THAT ARE THERE. YOU HAVE TO FIGHT. I’M INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU’VE SEEN FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP. IF YOU’RE THERE IN CONGRESS IN 2027, DO YOU BELIEVE HE IS ALREADY COMMITTED AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE? AND IF SO, IS THAT AN AVENUE YOU’D LIKE TO PURSUE IN CONGRESS? IT’S ABSOLUTELY AN AVENUE. AND IN FACT, I HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY CITIZENS FOR IMPEACHMENT, AND WE ARE A GROUP WHO IS DEDICATED TO IMPEACHING TRUMP ON DAY ONE, PRESENTING PAPERS AND DOING THAT EVERY DAY AS LONG AS IT TAKES. WE’RE A BLOC OF OVER 140 CANDIDATES AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO ARE ALL PROGRESSIVE. WE HAVE ALL PLEDGED TO IMPEACH, AND WE HAVE ALL PLEDGED TO RUN HUMANITARIAN CAMPAIGNS WITH INTEGRITY AND SERVE WITH INTEGRITY. AND WHAT’S REALLY SPECIAL ABOUT THAT IS WE’RE GOING IN TOGETHER AS A BLOC WITH THE PAPERS TO SUBMIT. AND I THINK THAT THAT IS POTENTIALLY A VERY STRONG, POWERFUL BLOC. WHAT’S THE IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE? THE IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE IS ALMOST EVERYTHING HE’S DONE. AND RIGHT NOW, I THINK WE CAN ABSOLUTELY POINT TO HIS ILLEGAL WARS AND HIS THREAT TO GENOCIDE AND ENTIRE CIVILIZATION. SO THAT’S SOMETHING WE WERE TALKING ABOUT LAST WEEK WITH STEPHANIE SHAHEEN WHEN HE SAID THAT ESSENTIALLY A CIVILIZATION WILL WILL DIE TONIGHT. IS IT A SLIPPERY SLOPE WHEN YOU START CONSIDERING A PRESIDENT’S WORDS AS GROUNDS FOR IMPEACHMENT, EVEN EVEN IF THEY MAY BE EXTREME? I THINK THAT THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT. THAT SHOWS WHAT THEY’RE THINKING. THAT SHOWS IT SHOWS HOW THEY VIEW THINGS. AND I THINK THAT THAT REALLY IS IMPORTANT. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY. ABSOLUTELY. LET’S GET TO SOME ISSUES HERE. AND I DO WANT YOU TALKED ABOUT MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH AS WELL. LET’S GET TO THAT IN A BIT. BUT FIRST, WHAT IS THE FASTEST WAY TO LOWER ENERGY COSTS FOR THE PEOPLE LIVING IN CD TWO? THE FASTEST WAY TO LOWER ENERGY COSTS, OF COURSE, WOULD BE ENDING THE WAR THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THAT HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED COSTS. I WOULD SAY IF YOU HAD ASKED ME THIS MAYBE A MONTH AGO, I HAVE I HAVE DONE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK BEFORE MY CAREER AS A NURSE. I’M EXTREMELY COMMITTED TO THE CLIMATE, AND I SEE INVESTING IN RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY SOURCES. ABSOLUTELY. AS THE WAY THAT WE NEED TO GO. AND YET THAT WOULD TAKE TIME, RIGHT? SO IT WOULD HELP QUICKLY. AND THIS IS A TOUGH NUT TO UNTIE HERE BECAUSE YOU’VE GOT ABOUT 116,000 HOUSEHOLDS DEPENDENT ON NATURAL GAS FOR HEATING AND ENERGY. WOULD YOU SUPPORT ADDITIONAL PIPELINES THAT COULD BRING DOWN COSTS FOR THOSE PEOPLE? I BELIEVE THAT PUTTING THAT INVESTMENT INTO A PIPELINE, ALONG WITH KNOWING HOW RISKY THAT CAN BE FOR THE SAFETY, BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT THERE ARE OFTEN LEAKS AND AND OFTEN TIMES WHEN THOSE THINGS GO INTO PLACE, THEY GO INTO THE POORER NEIGHBORHOODS OR THROUGH THE POOR AREAS. AND THAT REALLY IS PUTTING THE FOLKS IN THOSE AREAS IN DANGER OF POTENTIAL HEALTH PROBLEMS. SO DO I THINK THAT THAT’S THE FIRST PRIORITY? I WOULD NOT INVEST IN THAT. AND AGAIN, IF WE’RE LOOKING AT A PIPELINE, WE COULD BUILD CLEAN ENERGY RESOURCES WITHIN THAT TIME FRAME AS WELL. AND THAT’S REALLY WE NEED TO BE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE. OUR KIDS, MY KIDS ARE 13, 11 AND SEVEN. I WANT THEM TO HAVE A CLEAN PLANET. I DON’T WANT TO INVEST IN THE PAST. I WANT TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE. YOU’RE A NURSE AND SO YOU HAVE EVERYDAY WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROS AND CONS OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FROM THE INSIDE. YES, THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT ARE WRONG WITH THAT SYSTEM. ANYONE WHO HAS PAID A BILL TO ANY KIND OF MEDICAL ENTITY IN THE LAST YEAR OR TWO CAN ATTEST TO THAT VISCERALLY. BUT HOW DO YOU PROTECT YOUR MEDICARE FOR ALL CANDIDATE I AM? HOW DO YOU PROTECT THE THINGS THAT THE SYSTEM DOES DO WELL, LIKE SPECIALIZED CARE, INNOVATION, ACUTE CARE, THE THINGS THAT SOCIALIZED MEDICINE DOES NOT SUCCEED AS WELL AT ACCOMPLISHING FOR PATIENTS? WELL, I MEAN, WE HAVEN’T TRIED IT HERE YET. AND SO WHEN I THINK ABOUT MEDICARE FOR ALL, CERTAINLY WE START WITH A THE MODEL THAT WE’RE WORKING WITH ALREADY, WE LOOK AT WHAT HAS WORKED IN OTHER NATIONS, AND THEN WE GET THE RIGHT EXPERTS TOGETHER AND SAY, WHAT? HOW CAN WE TAKE THESE COMPONENTS AND THEN ADD TO IT AND ADAPT IT SO THAT IT FITS AND WORKS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE? AND I ABSOLUTELY THINK THAT ALL THOSE THINGS THAT YOU SAID ARE POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE HEAR ME SAY MEDICARE FOR ALL AND THEY SAY, WELL, IT DOESN’T INCLUDE DENTAL VISION, ETC. WELL, IF WE’RE CREATING A NEW PROGRAM, WE CAN PUT THAT IN THERE. WE CAN INCLUDE NEGOTIATING PHARMACEUTICAL PRICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE BEYOND OUR LIMITED EXPERIENCE OF WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW AND START THINKING ABOUT WHAT DO WE WANT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD SOMETHING NEW AND SO WE CAN CREATE IT IN THE WAY THAT IT WILL WORK BEST. WE DON’T KNOW WHAT WASHINGTON WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE NEXT SESSION, BUT IT’S LIKELY DEMOCRATS WOULD NOT HAVE THE ABILITY IN THE SENATE TO PASS MEDICARE FOR ALL. SO WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN DO MORE QUICKLY, SPECIFICALLY ON MATERNAL RURAL HEALTH CARE? WE’RE SEEING THE COLLAPSE OF HELP FOR MOMS, ESPECIALLY, WHO ARE PREGNANT ANYWHERE OUTSIDE OF URBAN AREAS. THEY REALLY HAVE TO EITHER DRIVE A LONG WAY OR JUST GO WITHOUT THAT CARE. SO WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP THEM? SO SOME OF THE THINGS WE’RE DOING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ALREADY IS TRYING TO BUILD AT THE SMALL PIECES. AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’VE DONE, WE HAVE RECEIVED A HUGE RURAL HEALTH GRANT IN THE STATE AND A LARGE PORTION, I WON’T SAY THE PERCENTAGE. I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S A LARGE PORTION, BUT THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT BEING INVESTED IN A MATERNAL HEALTH INITIATIVE IN THE RURAL NORTH COUNTRY. AND SO WHAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT OVERALL IS HOW WE’RE VALUING MATERNAL HEALTH CARE AND THE COSTS THAT ARE GOING INTO THAT. NOW, WHAT I KNOW AS A NURSE IS THAT THE QUICKEST WAY TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES, TO CLOSE THE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE POOR OUTCOMES FOR WHITE WOMEN AND WOMEN OF COLOR, BECAUSE WOMEN OF COLOR AND BABIES OF COLOR DIE AT THREE TIMES THE RATE OF WHITE WOMEN. AND SO THE BEST WAY WE CAN COMBAT THAT IS ACTUALLY TO SUPPORT MIDWIFERY CARE, BECAUSE MIDWIVES ARE MUCH LOWER COST AND THE MAJORITY OF PREGNANT PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY. PREGNANCY IS NOT A PATHOLOGY, AND WE’VE TREATED IT AS A PATHOLOGY. AND THERE ARE DECADES OF EVIDENCE THAT SHOW THAT WHEN YOU TAKE NORMAL, HEALTHY PREGNANCIES AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY WHO SEES PREGNANCY AS A NORMAL, NATURAL, HEALTHY PROCESS, THEY WILL INTERVENE LESS WHEN IT’S NOT NECESSARY. AND A LARGE PART OF OUR PROBLEMS ARE UNNECESSARY INTERVENTIONS. AND THEN WHEN THERE’S A RISK, WE SEND THEM TO THE OBS WHO ARE ABLE TO MANAGE THOSE HIGHER RISK SITUATIONS. BUT IF WE WOULD FOSTER THAT, IF WE WOULD INVEST IN IT, INCENTIVIZE MIDWIFERY, WE WOULD IMMEDIATELY SEE BETTER OUTCOMES AND THAT WOULD BE EVERYWHERE ACROSS THE STATE. BUT SPECIFICALLY, WE WOULD START WITH PROGRAMS IN THE RURAL AREAS. IT’S BEEN FUN. WE’VE HAD OUR TIME THOUGH. THAT’S IT. I KNOW IT FLIES BY. YES IT DOES. JOINING US ON CLOSE-UP. WE’LL SEE YOU OUT THERE ON THE TRAIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY. AND WE’LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A NEW LOOK AT SOM