One-on-One With Michele Bachmann

Ahead of the official start of her presidential campaign Monday, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann spoke to Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. A new poll from Iowa’s Des Moines Register, showed that Bachmann's now a frontrunner in the race. The survey showed that she is second to Mitt Romney amongst likely Republican caucus-goers. Of the results, Bachmann says, "Since the debate, people have paid attention and they've recognized that I am very serious about what I want to do because the country's on the wrong track. And, my goal is to turn the economy around and have jobs created." Chris Wallace asked Bachmann about a story in the Los Angeles Times that claims Bachmann has gone after federal and state money for personal and professional reasons in the past. The article claims that a counseling clinic run by Bachmann's husband got almost $30,000 in state federal funds. A farm, in which Bachmann is a partner, got almost $260,000 in federal subsidies. And over the years, she sought more than $60 million in state earmarks and more than $3.7 million in federal earmarks. Bachmann responded saying, "Well, let's go through them. First of all, the money that went to the clinic was actually training money for employees. The clinic did not get the money. And my husband and I did not get the money either. That's mental health training money that went to employees. Number two, regarding the farm, the farm is my father-in-law's farm. It's not my husband's and my farm. It's my father-in-law's farm. And my husband and I have never gotten a penny of money from the farm. Regarding the earmarks, I believe the right place to build projects is in the states and the states have to build roads and bridges. And I don't apologize for building roads and bridges." Bachmann discussed the need to repeal Obamacare, saying, "What I want to do is to make sure that we fully repeal Obamacare. This will be one of the largest spending initiatives we will ever see in our country. An...

Channel: PopModal Video Length: 7m 47s Date Found: Tue, Jun 28 2011 3:46 AM Category: Entertainment Date Produced: View Count: 0