but what pritzker's state lads and field sports, it makes up for in street crime. in cook county, there have been 677 homicides so far this year, that is 200 more murders than during the same reporting period last year. overwhelmingly, the killings take place in chicago. and most victims are black. but at least pritzker has his priorities straight. >> almost all states that have legalized have done so in a way that produced a multibillion-dollar industry dominated by a handful of corporations and individuals that lack diversity. but illinois is attempting to produce a cannabis industry that actually looks like illinois. >> laura: he is worried about pot diversity. oh, my god. democrats want you to sacrifice your entire future in order to do what? well, control your decisions and punish trump. they are going to tighten their vice grip on hardworking americans while they enrich their friends and of course fund their social justice pet projects. so forget biden's homespun tales. his puppet masters don't like midwest values. consider the makeup of the democratic party

that is penny pritzker, the secretary of the department of commerce.up, richard trumka joins us to talk about organized labor. this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. ♪ david: this is "balance of power" on bloomberg television and radio. i'm david westin. former vice president biden appeared this week at a virtual event with if l cio president richard trumka, and the vice president said that he would be the strongest labor president you have ever had. to unpack what this could mean, we welcome mr. trumka himself. always a pleasure to have you here. you heard him say it, what did he mean? richard, can you hear me? richard: let me say this. campaign was a friend of working people but his rhetoric does not match reality. he has actually been anti-worker, antiunion. joe biden says that he will be the best friend that we have ever had. he supports the right to organize act, which would modernize labor laws, understands the importance of creating jobs. he will invest in infrastructure and put us back to work. when we do that, he will al

but i think the pritzker is the one in terms of public libraries, ones that you can join. you have to have a subscription, but it is full of phenomenal material. >> fantastic, we also asked, i did share some images while you were talking and someone wrote that they had never seen these pictures before, does your book -- how are the attribution credits in terms of where they can find the original sources? >> yes and no, a lot of them i had to buy, a lot of them are not in public places. a lot of them -- a lot of newspapers are getting rid of their morgues, i bought some of them on ebay and others were old army pictures i picked up. there are very few pictures that are out there in the public. i think the library of congress has four or five. they are sort of hard-to-find. a lot of them were taking by the army which had this huge publicity department going during the maneuvers. >> i just shared a handful, i encourage you to pick up the book, there are some wonderful images that paul used in the book. another question -- if you have any questions, this would be the time to as

governor pritzker seems to relish wielding his expanded authority under covid. his state hospitals and i see yous are manageable levels, but he still won't let kids play sports. >> while parents might choose to send their children out onto the playing field, i can tell you that someone else who becomes ill because of that decision wouldn't call that your personal choice. i want our kids back on the playing field or on the ice as much as anyone, and we will get there when the doctors say it's safe. >> laura: so if you live across the state in ohio, across state lines, or in indiana, guess what? your kid can play football this fall, but not in illinois. but what his state lacks infield sports, it makes up for in street crime. in cook county, there have been 677 homicides so far this year. that's 200 more murders and during the same reporting period last year. overwhelmingly, the killings take place in chicago and most victims are black. but at least he has his priorities straight. >> almost all states that have legalized have done so in a way that produced a multi

watch governor pritzker of illinois, no one can go anywhere but his wife. in michigan, the governor says you can put the boats in but hee husband wants to. you hit it on the head tonight. if you believe tomorrow is going to be better than today, they won't allow you to be in the democrat party. they want to make sure everything is shut down until after the election. some how science works after that. but what the democrats did today, the people have to understand, yes. >> laura: i want to ask you and get y to your point, sorry o you.rupt i first want to get your comment on that just unearth audio from our friends over at kfi radio. barbara pereira in l.a. county, the health director d there, thy say that schools conceivably cannot open until after the election. how do you tie covid to the election unless it's all political at this point? >> once the election passes, science will say covid goes away inside her mind. i don't understand that. they don't believe in this and ifng you watch everything has to stay shut down until the election. but what's the sad p

we watch governor pritzker of illinois, no one can go anywhere but his wife. in michigan, the governor says you can't put the boats in, but her husband wants to. when -- you've hit it on the head tonight. if you believe an optimist, tomorrow is going to be better than today, they won't allow you and the democratic party. they want to make sure everything is shut down until after the election. somehow, science works after that time. but the people have to understand that yes? >> laura: congressman, i just want to ask you, i want to get to your point, sorry to interrupt you, i want first to get your comment on that jus just-unearthed audio, our friends at kfi radio, barbara ferrer, l.a. county, health director there, saying schools can't foreseeably -- conceivably open until after the election. how do you tie covid until the election unless it is all political at this point? >> yeah, once the election passes, science will say covid goes away inside her mind. i don't understand that. they don't believe in this, and if you watch, everything has to stay shut down u

this is being led by ron watkins and pioneered by the president killeen and governor pritzker. there's an all-out effort. and the encouraging results suggests this can work and we're trying to expand that as fast and as far as possible. we are building mobile labs char testing labs on a truck that you can help further increase the testing in places that need it the most. there's a lot of innovation going on and a lot of creative, hard work. we are hopeful this can make a difference. >> it's frustrating, because for months the experts are saying you have to test aggressively to control this. not a new discovery here. but good to see you're putting it in action. a good portion of the campus is student behavior, don't go to parties, put on the masks. what luck are you having with the college students in encouraging that behave year -- punishing is not the right word, but for folks who break it what are you doing? >> the vast number of them are doing everything they can. it's incredibly encouraging to see how much they have partnered with us. i think they're rightly proud that thei

we have been tracking the governor of illinois, governor pritzker, letting, saying you have to stay intion home out-of-state. governor phil murphy of new jersey attending protests. governor gavin newsom not letting his own winery, i think he owns investment in consortium of, sits outside after covid-19 rule zone. it goes on and on there is growing list of democrat politicians called out about their double standards. what is your reaction? >> these left-wingers are so flagrant in the hypocrisy they unmacked for the american people, democrats belief, that the political aristocracy is superior to americans. this one set of for ruling class. working class voters are getting tired of this. trump pointed out in the rnc this is type of hypocrisy for democrats. joe biden is taking marching orders from liberals who want open borders but live in walled gated communities. they want to limit school choice but send their kids to private expensive schools. they want to abolish police and have private security guards paid for by taxpayers. this covid double standard could be the flame that sets off a

you saw the governor pritzker justifying his family flying out-of-state to their family vacation homeu saw a lot on that tape. your reaction? >> that was incredible lineup. i am glad you played it right there. americans need to be reminded. it was funny to see it end with the governor of virginia caught wearing black face or wearing a clan robe and halloween costume, his response was to punish the children of virginia, with anti-racism classes. make them go to their room that will solve it. all the restrictions appear arbitrary. we were supposed to slow the curve. now we're waiting until there is no more could have individual anywhere. in addition the things that mattered to democrats in power remained open or shopping centers or grocery stores or things like that. but the churches, other places are deemed non-essential services. a lot of this seems to come back to power. of course they would not hold themselves accountable to the rules. i admit i would break rules if i could. i wouldn't have made them. that is difference between a lot of political leaders and frustrated people on the

we have been tracking the governor of illinois, governor pritzker, letting, saying you have to stay inon home out-of-state. governor phil murphy of new jersey attending protests. governor gavin newsom not letting his own winery, i think he owns investment in consortium of, sits outside after covid-19 rule zone. it goes on and on there is growing list of democrat politicians called out about their double standards. what is your reaction? >> these left-wingers are so flagrant in the hypocrisy they unmacked for the american people, democrats belief, that the political aristocracy is superior to americans. this one set of for ruling class. working class voters are getting tired of this. trump pointed out in the rnc this is type of hypocrisy for democrats. joe biden is taking marching orders from liberals who want enoporoprsoput le ialled gate ctemu ctimuesnitiniti ey wtheytan t t limititloohoeho tent tendirenir k to pva pteva olsce nsschoolschoolschoolsc ol they want tobolishboli picolicid veriveva prite sec sityuasrds fid bory taxpayers. th cov c didou d sbltandarddou c be t t f tme f f t

what i mean by that is, government leaders like governor wolf and governor pritzker in illinois and governorprotests as long as they had an anti-trump agenda, but at the same time, telling americans that they couldn't go to church. they have been telling big box retailers they are essential, they must stay open but closing down the corner barbershop. this kind of mentality that it is okay to impose two sets of rules is just not just, it is not fair. it also clearly isn't good for our economy. elizabeth: to the 2020 campaign talk of an enthusiasm gap in the media, watch trump supporters on saturday running to get a spot at the airport in minden, nevada. reports thousands arrived to hear the president speak. out on lake meade outside of las vegas, close to 800 boats and jet skis. there was water parade rally for trump. the turn out was double what was expected. nevada henderson threatening to revoke the license of a manufacturing company, extreme manufacturing, hosting a rally indoors in violation of covid rules. president trump called the democrat governor a hack. the democrat governor firing

i know you had the pritzkers bidding on to it, you had the biggest brands in the united states and abroad in their bids. donald trump's allegation, or i should say, his documentation demonstrated that he had the greatest financial portfolio with the highest or i should say, the lowest debt-to-earnings ratio. well, the problem with that is he may have actually lied to the gsa, with which to obtain the old post office. >> do you know that he falsified it? >> no. but i think now that you have the tax returns and personal financial statements, i think you're incumbent upon individuals to take a look at the application that was submitted to the gsa for not just that, but think about ferry point. it's all predicated upon his net worth and his valuation on the trump organization. >> that he may have inflated. you talked about this, he inflai inplai inflates it and deflates when convenient. what did he say to you about his low tax burden? the fact that he only paid $750 the first two years he was in office. the fact that many years he paid zero and the fact that he got a refund from the irs. you

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you know, thank goodness for cuomo and pritzker because they do the opposite., they don't cut regulation. they make it difficult to do business. people are cog to florida. stuart: you're having to too much fun, senator. that is a fact. the president signed an executive order to stop the exexpansion of offshore drilling in your state and other coastal states up and down the eastern seaboard. you say that is a huge win for florida. how come? >> absolutely. first off we all remember the deepwater horizon oil spill. we don't want that to happen to our state again. i have been talking to president trump since he was running in 2016 about the importance not having offshore drilling. first off the environmental issues. number two, it is the biggest area where the air force around navy have the opportunity to test and train their pilots. and so those, those two reasons are the reasons why it is important what the president did. the department of interior stopped looking at florida for offshore drilling back while i was governor. i worked with secretary zinke on that. p