#390: A Freshman House Member Shares What He Plans to Fight For

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🗓️ 5 February 2019

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Rep. Denver Riggelman, R-Va. is a former distillery owner, and a veteran. "If you don't fight for what you think is right, if you're not willing to stand up, you will get rolled over," the newly-elected Riggelman tells The Daily Signal, adding that "I don't want to be in politics, but I think people who hate politics need to get involved with politics." Plus: We discuss Fox News' Tucker Carlson's proposal that the government ban smart phones for teens.We also cover these stories:•Lawmakers' guests to the State of the Union include a transgender military member, and an illegal immigrant.•New Jersey has a new law on the books, making it the second state to mandate schools teach LGBT history.•A Hawaii legislator wants to do away with cigarettes for everyone who’s younger than 100. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Tuesday, February 5th.
0:08.4	I'm Kate Trinko and I'm Daniel Davis.
0:11.1	Last year's midterms brought a wave of new members to Congress, including some new
0:15.1	conservatives.
0:16.1	Today we bring you an exclusive interview with Congressman Denver Riggelman, who comes to Congress
0:20.9	with both military and business expertise.
0:23.7	He'll share his thoughts on what the new Congress needs.
0:26.8	Plus, smartphones can be distracting and even addicting,
0:30.4	but does that mean government should ban kids from using them?
0:33.4	Well, one major conservative figure is saying yes.
0:36.6	We'll discuss.
0:37.6	But first, we'll cover a few of the top headlines. lines.
0:45.0	Today is President Trump's State of the Union speech and as usual,
0:49.0	lawmakers are lining up guests to make a point about policies.
0:53.8	Representative Alexandria O'Kaseo Cortez,
0:56.6	Democrat of New York, has us Anna Maria Archella,
1:00.0	the co-executive director at the Center for Popular Democracy, and more famously, the activists
1:05.4	who confronted then Senator Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, in an elevator over his support
1:11.3	for Brett Kavanaugh.
1:13.0	Senator Kristen Gillibrand announced she would bring Navy Lieutenant Commander
1:17.0	Blake Dreyman as her guest.
1:19.0	Lieutenant Commander Dreyman is a transgender man.
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