Extended interview with Janelle Bynum [5:02-8:46]

In regards to health care, lowering the price of prescription drugs, that's something the Biden Harris administration has been really, you know, touting is an issue that they're very proud of. They want to continue that, you know, that kind of work of Kamala Harris has elected. If you're elected to Congress, what are some new priorities that you would want to support or bring to the table in regards to making health care more accessible, more affordable? Well, first of all, we need to make sure that we protect the Affordable Care Act. I have a 22-year-old daughter and, you know, the idea that not too long ago, you know, once she came of age, she would have to find her own insurance. As she goes through college and graduate school, now we have our kids who are protected until they're 26. That's huge. So making sure that we continue that. There's this other area of the role of private equity in health care, whether it's buying up small practices or consolidating practices, whether it's actually helping us, not really helping us, but forcing us to lose providers. We need to have the conversation on what role private equity is playing, whether it's in doctor's offices, dental offices, mental health care practices, testing centers, like when you get your blood tested or whatever for TB. All of those things, we're seeing a consolidation in the industry that is very concerning and people are losing access to health care because of it. In regards to reproductive health care, if Kamala Harris has elected president, if both houses of Congress are controlled by Democrats, would you support a law that would codify Roe versus Wade into national and into the national landscape, so it's protected federally? This is where my opponent and I disagree. I 100% support Roe being the law of the land across the country, full stop. And people have pointed to, oh, well, states can implement their own version. We know that, for instance, if you go and travel and visit another state, even though you're an Oregonian and you have coverage here, there's no telling what may happen to a mom who's pregnant and the reproductive health care she may need in Texas. We need to make sure that this is, that reproductive health care options are seamless across the country. I want to ask a question about military aid to Ukraine and Israel, very volatile conflicts going on in both of those regions. It's no telling what the landscape might look like when the next Congress is sworn in. Where do you stand on support for Ukraine and Israel? And are you prepared to take your place in Congress, if elected, and confront this massive foreign policy crisis? First of all, I believe that the United States needs to stand with its allies. And this for us is a choice between autocracy and democracy. And this is a country that stands for democratic principles. So we must stand with our allies. We know that trouble is in the region. It has been in the region. And it is personally as a mom, very difficult for me to see war playing out. And it's not just in Israel, it's not just in Ukraine. We're also seeing this in places like Haiti. This is not an isolated problem. I'm prepared to stand up for democracy around the world. All right. Representative Biden, thank you for your time. Appreciate it. Thank you. A pleasure.