he keeps giving money to ukraine and israel and not a nickel for our border. at the same time, i will never vote for another democrat. they are the one who -- ones who left this country's border wide open. i can't vote for a democrat. host: rob, did you vote for representative molinaro last time around? caller: we voted for claudia tenney and then new york state redistricted and we went from the 22nd district to the 19th. and they installed this mall a narrow character -- molinaro character. he doesn't talk about the important things. i have no one to vote for.

host: that was rob in new york. sean in north carolina on the line for democrats. caller: i'd like to thank all the poll workers around the country for giving us an easy time to vote in this country. elections are not rigged, they are the best elections in the world and we are the greatest country in the world. all this fear mongering and all of these things that are going on, it is a shame. for the first time in my life, i'm a democrat and i voted a straight ticket mccracken because -- democrat because republicans broke the oath they took. we have a man running for president who attacked our capitol building, he called for this. anybody who votes for him is a vote against our constitution. i took a vote for my constitution in the early 1970's and served my country. i love this country. host: is your congressional district currently held by a

democrat? caller: he stepped down. mchenry is not running this year. i didn't have to look at the thing. all i did was pull a straight him a cracked ticket for the first time in my life because the republican party -- democrat ticket for the first time in my life because the republican party spreading craziness. host: as of this month, 53 members of congress, eight members of the u.s. senate and 45 members of the house have announced they will not seek reelection. looking at the breakdown for health members not seeking reelection, 12, three republicans and nine democrats are instead running for a u.s. senate seat. two, one democrat and one republican are running for state attorney general. two, again a republican and democrat are running for

governor. one democrat is running for president of the united states. and 28, 12 democrats and 16 republicans, are retiring from public service. a lot of debates are happening for house and senate races. c-span has been showing a lot of those. it was earlier this month that the nebraska second district, one of the races being closely watched at this time, the debate between incumbent republican representative don bacon and state senator tony vargas, here they are responding to a question about climate change. >> the south is picking up the pieces from two major hurricanes and nebraskans are recovering from a summer of devastating weather. homeowners face rising insurance rates and rebuilding. do you believe climate change is to blame and what role do you

think the government should play in protecting americans physically and financially? >> congressman, a minute and a half. >> i think climate change plays a role. is it a defining role? we can debate that. i have no doubt aced on an increase -- based on an increase in carbon, there is a human factor here. that's why i supported multiple measures to put less pollution in the air. i support nuclear energy. my work to get the solar tax deduction as well as the window tax deductions but back on the tax reform law. in omaha, we have 40% coastal wind and i am proud of that. as the lead republican, -- the climate change act which would incentivize farmers to do more sustainable farming.

when it comes to rebuilding, i saw what happened at camp ocelot. i was able to get $1.4 million for -- we need to do the same types of things in florida and other areas to keep learning from these disasters so that we don't pay as much even -- every time we have an emergency. >> senator, a minute and a half. >> climate change is real and we have a response ability to not only slow it but we are immediately construed into it. i hear from congressman bacon that there is a human factor. humans are playing a large role in this. it's the reason why not only as a former public school science teacher, i taught this to my students. i taught this to my students because it was important for them to understand the future of

their generation and the future of their land, water and all of these amazing natural resources is dependent on whether or not we protect it. it's also the reason why we need to invest in the kind of jobs and opportunities that would take care of our land and water. but it also means that those kinds of jobs right now are under attack. we have to be more competitive right now this globe. we need to invest in the next generation of clean energy jobs that will do everything possible to not only raise wages for nebraskans and americans, but also ensure that those jobs are contributing to reducing this climate change. rather than saying it is somewhat of a factor, it is an absolute factor and we can do something about it. i also think it's important that when we don't support these kinds of american jobs and when congressman bacon voted against the chips act, these are tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of american-made jobs that would make us more competitive against china and actually invest in the

middle class. host: back to your calls, asking the question, will you vote to reelect your member of congress? up next, robert in greenville, texas, on the line for independents, good morning. caller: good morning. i don't even know who my congressman is. probably 95% of them don't know who their representative is. caller: do you remember who you voted for last time around in 2022? caller: i don't believe i voted. in 2022 i did vote but i voted on statewide issues. congressman, they don't get the

air time, they don't go out. i searched for rallies, political events in my local area. i live in a very rural area. the last time i was able to go to a rally was about six years ago. anyway, i think all the political stuff that goes on in this country is -- most people are probably completely unaware of who their congressman is. host: what about the senate, there will be a pretty close senate race in texas. caller: oh, i listened to the debate the other night with

senator cruz. i believe it is time for fresh blood. i call into c-span on a fairly regular basis. i have to be honest. some of my comments in the past have been about term limits. the fact that nobody in this country really knows who their congressman is, i've talked to a dozen or more of my neighbors and they don't know who their congressman is. i don't. host: you don't know who has represented you, how are you owing about trying to find information for these rallies, why haven't you lifted up? that is something you can easily find. caller: absolutely, i can easily

find in the elections are 17 days away. host: robert in texas, stephanie in cleveland, ohio. good morning. caller: cincinnati, ohio. i am calling in for sheriff brown. thank you. host: that was stephanie. sherry in columbus, ohio, also on the line for democrats. caller: good morning. i am voting or already have voted for sharad brown. and for joyce beatty, my representative. that's it. thank you. host: do you normally vote a straight democratic ticket? caller: oh yes. very often, more than likely. host: when is the last time year district was represented by a republican?

i know congresswoman beatty has been there for a while. caller: i can't even remember. columbus is a democratic stronghold. and i'm very proud of that. thank you very much. host: cornell in new jersey, line for democrats. caller: yes, i will be voting for dollop norcross for congress. -- donald norcross for congress. it's important that america should vote for democrats because look at what the republicans have done in congress this year. they have ousted their own speaker and tried to do it again and the democrats had to save them. the problem is that the republicans refuse to govern. and it's not about solving

problems, it's about controlling the narrative and not getting anything done. i guarantee if hakeem jeffries was the speaker of the house, we wouldn't -- we would be getting things done. we would not be having a coup to try to oust our own speaker, hoping that the republicans would bail us out. but that's the bottom line. these democrats are the adults in the room and this congress has probably been rated the worst congress in history because of their lack of governing. they control the purse strings and refuse to govern.

so it's important that we get a democratic congress back in the house. host: that was cornell in new jersey. this in this morning's new york times. the article talking about rory chavez raymer, a republican serving oregon. a first-term congresswoman in one of those seats that is highly competitive. this term, the article in part says like other dozens of republicans in competitive races across the country including former president donald j. trump , is leaning heavily into law and order messaging to try to gain the upper hand against her democratic opponent. ms. chavez is working to leverage voter frustration over the state's handling of homelessness, crime and fentanyl overdoses. an issue that ballooned after oregon voters chose in 2022

decriminalize possession of small amounts of hard drugs to blunt efforts by her opponent, the democratic state representative to portray her as a rubberstamp in congress for the republican agenda. the race in organs congressional district which stretches from portland suburbs east across the cascade mountains to the rapidly growing mountain town of bend is one of only a couple dozen truly competitive contests in the country that could determine which party emerges in november with control of the house. republicans have a razor thin majority. back to your calls, eric in medina, ohio on the line for republicans. good morning. caller: good morning. i voted straight republican because i think we need change.

kamala is not going to give us change, she will continue with socialist woke policies that have opened borders. not confronting our enemies. i feel like we need a change. i feel like we need to get a congress in there. host: who is your representative in congress right now? caller: my representative is max miller. one of my senators is sherrod brown. he's been a politician all his life and he vote straight democrat and that's one of the reasons we have the open border policy we have. we are sending money over to other countries and not taking care of our people. that's one of the biggest things that people want to see. host: earl in lakewood,

washington on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: how are you guys doing this morning? i lived my whole life in the south. but now, i live in washington state and it is wonderful to be in a place where democrats dominate. i think my representative is pramila jayapal. they are down like four flats. this is heaven to meet up here. i'm loving it. host: robert in clearwater, florida on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning to you and thank you for taking my call. i think people are making a big mistake, voting for kamala. the inflation is killing us. people are coming in from the border and they have criminal

records. they are fighting in chicago and stuff and things are terrible. you have to be out of your mind vote for her. she's done nothing to stop the border. as far as the democrats, they have to make a change. i'm telling you, if you vote for her and she gets elected, it might be the end of the world. that's all i have to say. thank you very much. host: peggy in jackson, tennessee, on the line for independents. good morning. caller: i would not vote for kamala, kamala, i can't say her name. she's going to destroy our country. because she is letting all those people over here, spending all that money on them and when american people need the money themselves, i'm going to vote for mr. trump. host: peggy, what about the -- what about your member of

congress? your representative? caller: i've already voted for all that. host: who is your member? did you vote to reelect them or somebody different? caller: i voted for the same people over. my daughter wants me to vote for someone so i vote for them. but for president, i vote for who i want to. but this woman, if she gets in there, it's going to be a disaster. host: one of the senate races that is up for grabs because of a retirement is the arizona seat. it is open because kyrsten sinema is retiring and leaving office. two candidates, kari lake and democratic representative ruben gallego are running for that sea. they had a debate last week.

here is a clip of that. they are talking about election integrity. >> public perception is, at least in arizona, something seems to go wrong every time. what specifically can be supported in the senate to restore faith and confidence, regardless of who wins or loses an election? >> we have had parliaments across the country since 2000. one year, democrats are mad and the next year, republicans are.

>> in every election since then and until 2020, i have voted republican ticket. i apologize. but donald trump changed that. donald trump ignores the truth and the rule of law. he belittles, he emigrate -- he denigrates americans, including our veterans and war heroes. he divides our country. it's us versus them. trump encouraged a mob to attack the capitol to try to overthrow the results of a tree and their election. he has turned this country that i love to something much darker

that serves only him at the expense of us. as we all know and expressed in washington recently, we know a second trump administration would be something dark and dangerous for our country. as a lifelong republican, i'm proud to support kamala harris and tim walz. [cheers and applause] because i know that he will support the constitution and uphold the rule of law. they have a real mission, not

concept of a plan, to expand the middle class, cut costs for families, secure the border and reform immigration. one other thing -- my dad was a football coach in campbell, nebraska, in the 1950's. when i learned that tim walz was a football coach, i realized then, he's a true nebraskan, native or not. with that, i am so very honored to introduce the next vice president of the united states of america, tim walz! [cheers and applause] ♪

governor walz: yeah! wow. wow. hello again, neighbors. it's good to be home. [cheers and applause] can we all agree that small-town song it's most of us here? this is a state and a country that is willing to put their country above their politics.

that's exactly what blaine did. not from nebraska. first of all, i've got to give a huge thank you, this state has produced some of the best and most effective politicians like our former senator ben nelson. look, we got some elections coming up, as you know. i want to get thank you's to all those folks who run for office, but themselves and their families out there. [cheers and applause] i'm guessing we got a few folks

here from lincoln, right? [cheers and applause] let's make sure we elect carol blood in that. [cheers and applause] when kamala harris is president, which is happening here in 17 days -- [cheers and applause] we are going to need a congress that actually knows what work looks like for the american people. send tony martin and put democrats in charge. >> tony! tony! tony! governor walz: for all of you, to give you a point of personal

privilege, today is pretty special to me. my big sister is here today in support, and i'm just led -- [cheers and applause] like all of us, most of our family is with us, so thank you. i've got the crowd here, the valentines crowd and the alliance crowd, so thank you for that. every single one of you here, it's a beautiful day in october, 75°. you could have been anywhere. he chose to come here because you believe in the promise of america and you love this country, so thank you. if i could -- if i could, the blue dot that has taken over the country as they know what you're

doing here, let me be clear what that symbolizes. this blue dot symbolizes democracy, decency, a woman's right to make her own choices. [cheers and applause] that's a lot more than politics. it's about who we are as people. this state and this district are showing the rest of the country democracy will run right through it. [cheers and applause] do we have this? i thought donald trump might win bad in detroit. you do not want me dancing for 20 minutes like this do. somebody on his -- and explain the ymca song to him, to.

17 days until this election happens, folks. here we go. we are running because all of you are leaving it on the field, folks because, there is too much at risk. there is too much at risk. kamala and i, we are barnstorming the country. i just saw as i walked in here, kamala harris' rally down in georgia had over 20,000 people show up. [cheers and applause] now, we are going to win georgia. last time, won it. we should call donald trump and ask him what we wanted by. i said, how great would it be if we won georgia by one vote, and it was jimmy carter's vote? we are on podcasts, on tv, doing rallies. the two of us are about one hit away from being regulars on fox