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TAKE PLACE. REPORTING LIVE IN THE STUDIO I’M NORAH HOGAN FOR 8 INVESTIGATES. TURNING TO COMMITMENT 2024– IN ONE OF THE TOP RACES TO WATCH IN THE COUNTRY – WE’RE SITTING DOWN WITH BOTH CANDIDATES IN MAINE’S SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. TONIGHT YOU’LL HEAR FROM REPUBLICAN CHALLENGER AUSTIN THERIAULT – AND WHY HE HOPES TO UNSEAT THE INCUMBENT DEMOCRAT – REPRESENTATIVE JARED GOLDEN. CATE MCCUSKER SAT DOWN WITH THE FRESHMAN STATE LAWMAKER ON HIS HOME TURF – THE RACETRACK. NAT POP CAR DRIVING BY FORMER NASCAR DRIVER AUSTIN THERIAULT HOPES TO BRING A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO DC. 14;41;48;09 – 14;41;57;29 “WE JUST NEED REGULAR PEOPLE GETTING INVOLVED, AND I FELT LIKE WITH MY AGE AND MY CERTAINLY MY LIFE EXPERIENCE IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY, I BROUGHT A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE TO THE TABLE.” GROWING UP IN A LOGGING FAMILY IN FORT KENT – THERIAULT WANTS TO LOWER TAXES AND HELP BUSINESS OWNERS. 14;42;17;06 – 14;42;33;04 “SMALL BUSINESSES ARE THE BACKBONE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEIR TAXES ARE LOW. WHEN THEY WANT TO INVEST, THAT THEY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO, YOU KNOW, GET THE FINANCING THEY NEED, AND THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE A GOOD PAYING, OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.” IN RESPONSE TO THE LEWISTON MASS SHOOTING – THERIAULT BLAMED FAILURES TO ENFORCE OUR CURRENT YELLOW FLAG LAWS – AND HE AIMS TO INVEST IN MENTAL HEALTH. 14;46;11;03 – 14;46;19;11 “I THINK IT’S A MATTER OF ENFORCING THE LAWS THAT ARE ON THE BOOKS, BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE BEHAVIORAL HEALH RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE WHEN THEY’RE EXPERIENCING A CRISIS.” HE ALSO DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY CHANGES TO FEDERAL ABORTION LAWS – AND SAYS THAT ISSUE SHOULD BE LEFT TO THE STATES. 14;48;38;15 – 14;48;47;14 “I WOULD VOTE AGAINST ANY FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT LIMITS ACCESS TO ABORTION. I BELIEVE THAT RIGHT NOW THE VOTERS ARE DECIDING THIS AT THE STATE LEVEL.” THERIAULT PLEDGED TO BE TOUGHER ON IMMIGRATION THAN HIS OPPONENT. 14;50;19;09 – 14;50;23;18 “WE HAVE TO STOP THE INCENTIVIZING OF PEOPLE TO COME ACROSS THE BORDER ILLEGALLY.”. BUTTED 14;50;34;02 – 14;50;49;15 AND I BELIEVE IN BORDER SECURITY. I THINK THAT’S THE FIRST THING THAT HAS TO HAPPEN, WHETHER PEOPLE WANT TO CALL IT A FENCE OR A WALL, THERE ARE GAPS IN THE BORDER THAT HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED, AND I WOULD CERTAINLY VOTE FOR FUNDING FOR THAT,” BUT HIS MAIN CRITIQUE OF JARED GOLDEN HAS BEEN TO REPEATEDLY CALL HIM A “FLIP-FLOPPER” 14;51;35;26 – 14;51;43;08 “I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE EVOLVE, BUT EVOLVING ON EVERY SINGLE ISSUE TO ME IS A LACK OF LEADERSHIP AND NOT BEING, CONSISTENT WITH WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN.” ALTHOUGH THERIAULT HAS TOUTED HIS ENDORSEMENT BY FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND HAS CAMPAIGNED WITH OTHER PROMINENT GOP LEADERS – HE SAYS HE’S A BIPARTISAN LEADER AND HOPES TO BE A VOICE FOR EVERYBODY. 14;53;52;07 – 14;53;59;08 AMERICA HAS SEEN BETTER DAYS IN THE PAST, WHEN WE HAD MORE UNITY, WE HAD MORE BELONGING, AND PEOPLE FELT LIKE WE WERE WORKING TOGETHER. I REALLY WANT TO TRY TO GET BACK TO THAT.” BUTTED 14;54;08;26 – 14;54;17;12 I WANT TO BE A VOICE SO THAT PEOPLE FEEL LIKE REGARDLESS OF WHAT PARTY THEY BELONG TO, THEY CAN COME SIT DOWN AT OUR TABLE AND WE CAN FIND SOLUTIONS TO