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The pursuing is simply a transcript of an question and reply pinch Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, that aired connected April 21, 2024.
MARGARET BRENNAN: We spell now to nan Democratic politician of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro. He joins america this greeting from Abington, Pennsylvania. And, Governor, convey you for sticking pinch us. We've been having immoderate transmission method issues. So hopefully, we don't get interrupted. I'll get- I'll get consecutive to it--
GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO (D-PA): Good. I look guardant to nan conversation.
MARGARET BRENNAN: I'll get consecutive to it, Governor. You person been outspoken against nan rising and troubling antisemitism successful this country. I cognize nan FBI head said conscionable a fewer days agone that national rule enforcement is concerned astir lone actors targeting gatherings up of nan commencement of Passover, which starts tomorrow. Are location known threats successful your state?
GOV. SHAPIRO: Well, there's not known threats correct now. And I tin show you, nan Pennsylvania State Police moving successful coordination pinch our national and section partners are each complete this. And we'll fto folks know, and communities, if location are circumstantial threats. But we proceed to activity intimately pinch rule enforcement and organization leaders to do everything we tin to return down nan temperature, to reside nan emergence successful antisemitism, Islamophobia, different forms of hate. There should beryllium nary spot for that present successful Pennsylvania. Of course, Pennsylvania, founded connected nan imagination of William Penn, a spot that would beryllium a spot of tolerance and invited and peace, a spot wherever group could travel together and believe their faith, immoderate their religion is, we person a typical narration pinch that, present successful this commonwealth, wherever we respect all, nary matter what you look like, wherever you travel from, who you love, aliases who you take to believe to. And we're going to proceed to do everything we tin to make judge everyone feels protected successful this commonwealth.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, location should beryllium nary spot for it anyplace successful America. I- and I cognize you work together pinch that. But fto maine get to nan authorities of nan moment. President Biden won nan authorities of Pennsylvania successful 2020, narrowly. He spent a batch of clip successful your authorities this past week. We've seen successful our polling, his support standing among young voters aged 18 to 29 has dropped 12 points since February, from 55% to 43% today. How does nan president get that back?
GOV. SHAPIRO: I deliberation nan president gets it backmost by doing precisely what he's doing: showing up, talking astir his record, addressing things for illustration ambiance change, which are incredibly important issues for young voters, on pinch galore others, obviously. Making judge that young group consciousness included successful nan conversation, not conscionable arsenic a vote, but arsenic portion of nan governing conjugation going forward. Young group helped propel maine to triumph arsenic governor. One of nan first things I did was commencement what I judge is nan first ever Next Gen Engagement Commission present successful nan Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a spot wherever young group rather virtually counsel maine connected policy, meet pinch maine regularly, springiness maine their position connected what's happening successful nan community. I deliberation portion of nan vexation by young group is that they- they oftentimes don't consciousness heard, and they consciousness for illustration their voices and their votes are taken advantage of, travel predetermination time. This is simply a infinitesimal wherever nan young group merit to beryllium astatine nan table. And nan truth that nan President is showing up successful these communities and talking astir these issues that are going to thief young group successful nan future, I deliberation is simply a really important step.
MARGARET BRENNAN: So past weekend, Donald Trump was campaigning successful Pennsylvania, it's truthful key. Here's what he said.
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DONALD TRUMP: Biden has imposed a ferocious earthy state export prohibition that's putting countless Pennsylvania jobs astatine risk. He's risking your lives. He's risking your jobs. But he doesn't care, because each he cares astir is nan greenish caller scam.
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MARGARET BRENNAN: He is speaking to existent fearfulness among immoderate of your constituents astir President Biden's determination to, astatine slightest temporarily, put a region connected caller earthy state projects. How do you respond to that?
GOV. SHAPIRO: Look, I've been very clear pinch nan White House, and publicly, I dream that this argumentation that they put successful spot is very quick, and past we move forward. Here successful Pennsylvania, our power system has powered this nation, and it has done truthful complete galore generations. And going forward, I deliberation Pennsylvania has an opportunity to beryllium nan halfway of nan cleanable power economy. Thanks to nan president, we're nan only authorities successful nan federation pinch 2 location hydrogen hubs.
MARGARET BRENNAN: But conscionable to- just--
GOV. SHAPIRO: Thanks to nan president, we've been capable to activity together.
MARGARET BRENNAN: Sorry, just- you collapsed up astatine nan beginning. I deliberation you said you've been very clear to nan White House that you dream this is simply a short pause. Does that mean you agree, it is costing your authorities jobs and money?
GOV. SHAPIRO: Well, I deliberation if nan region goes connected for a agelong time, it has nan imaginable to costs america jobs. That's why I want this to beryllium arsenic speedy arsenic possible. And what I went connected to say, though, is we person an opportunity present successful Pennsylvania to beryllium nan halfway of nan cleanable power economy. Thanks to President Biden, we person 2 location hydrogen hubs. Thanks to President Biden, we are capping methane emissions from abandoned wells, we person billions of dollars of taxation credits and different resources coming from nan Department of Energy to thief america done a transition. Here successful Pennsylvania, we're showing that we tin some protect nan jobs that beryllium coming and create much power jobs tomorrow. Energy is captious to nan early of our commonwealth. Now, listen, nan bravado and nan bluster from nan erstwhile president do thing to really create jobs successful Pennsylvania. He's sewage an abysmal way grounds erstwhile it comes to that. President Biden has a beardown record. And we're going to proceed to lead connected power present successful Pennsylvania.
MARGARET BRENNAN: You mentioned young voters and really cardinal nan rumor of ambiance is to them. The Biden management touts nan Inflation Reduction Act, nan IRA, arsenic a greenish power measure moreover though it wasn't named that. But CBS polling shows half of Americans person not heard much, aliases thing astatine all, astir what nan management has done. Only 14% opportunity they've heard a lot. Two thirds don't cognize if their authorities has gotten national costs for ambiance alteration projects. This seems a existent vulnerability for Democrats erstwhile it comes to young voters.
GOV. SHAPIRO: Well, fto maine beryllium very clear, ambiance alteration is real, it is serious, and we person to reside it. And Joe Biden understands that. Donald Trump has made nosy of ambiance alteration and denies its existence. So there's a clear opposition successful this race. Because of nan national dollars that person flown- flowed to Pennsylvania, arsenic I mentioned a infinitesimal ago, we are positioned to get 2 location hydrogen hubs that are going to thief america combat ambiance change. We're addressing each kinds of infrastructure needs present successful this commonwealth, from repairing roads and bridges, to making judge group are connected to nan internet, to making judge families successful Esplen, which is simply a minority- predominantly number organization successful Pittsburgh, nary longer request to portion h2o retired of nan lines that incorporate lead, acknowledgment to Joe Biden cleaning that up. So erstwhile it comes to infrastructure investments, erstwhile it comes to nan kinds of investments that are going to thief spur connected a cleanable power economy, President Biden has been there. Now, we person to make that case. And we've sewage to make judge folks understand that and perceive that, that's why you tally a campaign. That's why you'll spot stark differences erstwhile it comes to combating ambiance alteration betwixt nan policies of President Biden and what Donald Trump has done successful nan past and wants to do successful nan future.
MARGARET BRENNAN: But nan messaging needs work, is what you're saying?
GOV. SHAPIRO: Well, I deliberation nan case- I deliberation nan lawsuit needs to beryllium made. There's a awesome way record. There's a awesome assemblage of work. They request to make that case, and I'll beryllium helping make that lawsuit alongside nan president.
MARGARET BRENNAN: I want to inquire astir thing that has been really damaging your authorities and that is supplier addiction. Pennsylvania, has- I'm sorry, excuse me. The number 1 nationalist wellness situation successful Pennsylvania, according to nan state, is opioids. The CDC says Pennsylvania precocious saw nan highest number of xylazine-related deaths successful nan country. What is driving nan addiction?
GOV. SHAPIRO: Listen, 13 Pennsylvanians dice each azygous time from an opioid overdose. It is unacceptable. And present successful Pennsylvania, we're trying to travel astatine it pinch a- a multi-pronged approach. First, we person to understand that supplier addiction is simply a disease, not a crime. Now we person to put successful rule enforcement. And I have. We've accrued nan number of authorities troopers by 400, and I'm looking to adhd different 400. As Attorney General, I arrested complete 8,000 supplier dealers. So we're not going soft connected those who are peddling these poisons successful our community. But we besides person to make judge nan curen is available. As Attorney General I led a nationalist conjugation that ended up holding those supplier companies accountable, nan very group that brought this situation into our communities, and brought $2 cardinal backmost to Pennsylvania for treatment--
MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm- I'm sorry to interrupt you--
GOV. SHAPIRO: --this is really captious worldly and it's going to require a multi-pronged approach.
MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm sorry, I person to interrupt you. We person to time off it there, Governor. Thank you. We'll beryllium back.
