host: henry olson is with us. if you want ask questions (202) 748-8001 (202) 748-8001, for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats,? for independents (202) 748-8002 . there was an idea that ultimately the house speaker will have to move toward the center. can you elaborate on that? guest: both outside and inside congress the wheelhouse is in the center and if the republicans want to get a larger majority they have to do with they couldn't do in 2022 and convince swing voting, independents who voted for biden and didn't like his tenure to vote for republicans. in the negotiations with a democratic control center and controlled white house you have to come out with something that they are willing to compromise on, which means maybe advance the conservative agenda have an endgame that is more moderate. a speaker who does not understand either of these things is a speaker who will fail on the floor or elsewhere host:. with -- elsewhere. host: what are the ideas that they could do that with a moderate end? guest: ame

host: henry olson is with us.f you want ask questions (202) 748-8001 (202) 748-8001, for republicans, (202) 748-8000 for democrats,? for independents (202) 748-8002 . there was an idea that ultimately the house speaker will have to move toward the center. can you elaborate on that? guest: both outside and inside congress the wheelhouse is in the center and if the republicans want to get a larger majority they have to do with they couldn't do in 2022 and convince swing voting, independents who voted for biden and didn't like his tenure to vote for republicans. in the negotiations with a democratic control center and controlled white house you have to come out with something that they are willing to compromise on, which means maybe advance the conservative agenda have an endgame that is more moderate. a speaker who does not understand either of these things is a speaker who will fail on the floor or elsewhere host:. with -- elsewhere. host: what are the ideas that they could do that with a moderate end? guest: ameri

click to tear from tom is in florida republican line with henry olson go ahead. >> caller: thank you very muchhe mr. olson. i am into renewable energy of the republican party does not do a whole lot with that. in the house was a john curtis s,conservative climate caucus ad march. is there any hope he can get anything done because he is sort of a biomass guy i think. thanks a lot. >> with respect to renewable energy there are people within the house republicans conference under the leadership who are interested in them. i think you will see more support for that. what you won't see his green energy. what you won't see is a climate emergency that spends trillions of dollars to basically d carbon as the economy over a decade and a half. but manyep republican governors and legislatures subsidize wind and solar power so there is a republican agenda. in particular in the middle plane the states to get a lot of wins. you will see some element of that come up through washington but it will not satisfy the hard green activists it's not going to be aoc style we have six years to save the plane

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