Graham Platner

They allowed to be – they were imaginative.

They experimented.

Things worked.

Things didn't work.

I mean the NRA worked for a little while and then it kind of didn't.

And so they got rid of it.

And there is a – when we electrified all of rural America –

It was done with an array of options, whether it was public ownership or public-private partnerships and sometimes just straight-up private companies.

But we used to use our imaginations to fix problems.

And I think our biggest problem recently has been we have a political class that has sort of forgotten how to dream big.

Everything's a tax credit.

Everything's a block grant.

Everything's like something weird.

And when you try to explain it to people, like you lose them in like five seconds because everyone's like, I don't even, what is this weird wonky language you're using?

Which, I mean, it's one of my biggest, biggest criticisms of the Biden administration where they did a lot of amazing things and then just never told anybody about them.

And then we all sit around being like, they were like, why did nobody like that we did this?

I'm like, dude, nobody knew.

And when you did explain it, it was always in this kind of very complicated legal language.

Nobody engages with that.

When it comes to healthcare, I mean, I'll be honest.