Sunday, March 8, 2015

Republican presidential hopefuls gather in Iowa

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were among the Republican presidential hopefuls who spoke at the Iowa Agriculture Summit in Des Moines on Saturday. The gathering was hosted by Iowa farm multimillionaire Bruce Rastetter who queried the potential candidates about issues likely to dominate the 2016 campaign, ranging from energy to international trade.

Jeb Bush said the U.S. shouldn't consider trade deals with Cuba until it enacts significant reforms:
IN: "Cuban dissidents…"
OUT: "… a freer place"
DUR: 20"

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0307BushonCuba.mp3


New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said the lack of national leadership on immigration reform has hurt economic growth.
IN: "This is the uncertainty…"
OUT: "… that's legal"
DUR: 23"
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0307ChristieonImmigration.mp3


Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee said moving towards energy independence needs to be a top priority for the U.S.
IN: "We need to…"
OUT: "… at the table with them."
DUR: 15

http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0307HuckabeeonEnergy.mp3

Senator Rick Santorum, echoing the position of all of the Republican presidential hopefuls at the Iowa Summit, opposed any moves to label genetically-modified food or GMOs:
IN: "Show me…"
OUT: "… genetically-modified organism."
DUR: 16"
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0307SantorumonGMOs.mp3