Mitt Romney Has a Plan

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🗓️ 24 February 2021

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Hot off of his latest policy proposal, Sen. Mitt Romney joins the podcast to discuss his and Sen. Tom Cotton’s plan to raise the minimum wage, a proposal that also mandates that businesses use E-verify to prevent the hiring of undocumented workers. Sarah asks him about partisanship in the Senate, what he thinks of the current state of the Republican Party, and whether he’ll start a third party. He said, “There’s no question I’m in the minority of the Republican party these days. … A lot of people talk about ‘Why don’t you start a third party?’ That’s just not realistic.” Then, the gang breaks down the interview. Everyone agrees that it’s nice to finally be talking about policy again. They also explore why Romney (and some others) is committed to staying in the Republican Party. Show Notes: -Romney’s Office Press Release - Minimum Wage Plan -Is It Time for the Republican Party to Split Apart? - The Dispatch’s Declan Garvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to our special Friday dispatch podcast that is actually taped on Tuesday and Wednesday
0:06.8	this week.
0:08.0	We have an interview with Senator Mitt Romney about his new bill on the minimum wage, tying
0:14.2	it to e-verify, and then we'll bring in all of the guys after to discuss the interview,
0:19.5	what they think about the bill and what they think about Mitt Romney's take on the Republican
0:23.6	Party.
0:38.6	Senator Romney, we so appreciate your time.
0:41.1	I do want to let listeners know and let you know for that matter that I worked for both
0:45.4	your 2008 and 2012 presidential bids, but I did not work on your Senate campaign.
0:51.0	So for those keeping score, there's a high correlation of campaigns you win that I didn't
0:57.5	work on.
0:58.5	Given that, let's jump into your announcement today.
1:04.2	You've unveiled your new minimum wage bill with Senator Cotton that would gradually raise
1:09.7	the minimum wage to $10, tie it to inflation moving forward, and mandate e-verify from employers
1:17.7	to ensure these companies are hiring legally authorized workers.
1:21.0	I want to hear more about the specifics, but first, why now?
1:25.6	Democrats control both houses of Congress and the presidency.
1:28.7	Wasn't the time for a bill like this in 2019 or 2020?
1:33.0	Well, I think there's recognition on both sides of the aisle that the minimum wage is
1:39.1	probably going to go up.
1:41.3	Right now, the Democrats are talking about a $15 minimum wage, which the CBO has estimated
1:47.6	will cost about 1.3 million jobs.
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