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Gov. Reynolds says she's traveling the state explaining her Invest in Iowa plan and hoping Iowans will convince their legislators to support it.

Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Indiana) talks about his foreign policy credentials compared to fellow candidates, including former Vice President Joe Biden, who Buttigieg says made a mistake in voting to send troops into Iraq.

Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Indiana) says Washington needs to start looking more like the nation's best-run cities and towns.

Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-South Bend, Indiana) talks about how he hopes doing well in the Iowa Caucuses will give his campaign needed momentum moving forward to other early voting states.

Political science professors Donna Hoffman and Dave Peterson point out that Iowa has had to fight for years to keep the caucuses first, and the future might depend a bit on who wins the White House in 2020.

Dave Peterson, professor of political science at Iowa State University, says Democrats and Republicans disagree on how the economy is doing, so it may not be as much of an indicator as it used to be.

Donna Hoffman, professor of political science at the University of Northern Iowa, says that the 2018 midterm elections indicate that Iowa is still a tossup state for Republicans and Democrats.

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) says Republicans will continue looking at how to reduce tax burdens. He says any discussion of increasing the sales tax must also include lowering taxes in another area.

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver (R-Ankeny) says the workforce problem is because we don't have enough people or we don't have people with the right skills.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Democratic candidate for president, says she stands up for farmers and thinks they can be part of the solution in addressing climate change.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Democratic candidate for president, says she would offer free one- or two-year programs through community colleges, double pell grants, lower student loan interest rates and expand loan repayment programs.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), Democratic candidate for president, says she has an optimistic economic agenda for the country and will call out Donald Trump for promises he hasn't kept. She says she can appeal to moderate and independent voters who voted for both Obama and Trump.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Democratic candidate for president, says it's important for lawmakers to get something done regarding guns, and background checks is the place to start. He says he thinks it will be tough to get Sen. Mitch McConnell to take it up in the Senate.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Democratic candidate for president, says we have a basic decision to make whether we want to have a rural America or not. He says rural America needs access to hospitals, schools and investment in infrastructure.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colorado), Democratic candidate for president, says free preschool and preparing kids who don't go to college to be able to earn a living wage are two things that would transform millions of Americans' lives, as well as the economy.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, who was the only Democrat re-elected in a state President Trump won in 2016, says Democrats need to show up in rural areas and listen. He says challenges in rural areas can be different than in urban areas, but the values are the same.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democratic candidate for president and a gun owner himself, says there should be background checks, safe storage and red flag laws, and assault weapons should no longer be sold.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, a Democratic candidate for president, says it's hard for some people to care about the end of earth if all they're thinking about is how they can make it to the end of the month.

Republican former Governor and former Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina says we all have deficiencies. But he says with humility and empathy, he has grown from his experiences and is a better leader and person as a result.

Republican former Governor and former Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina says his approach to immigration policy is common sense, including not abusing amnesty and having a border wall. He says President Trump has exacerbated the problem at the border.

Republican former Governor and former Congressman Mark Sanford of South Carolina says the U.S. is on the verge of the most significant financial storm since the Great Depression. He says if we don't get ahead of it, it will "diminish and destroy people's dreams and hopes."

Democratic presidential candidate and former Congressman Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas) says, "if I don't connect the dots, then I am in part culpable for the next mass shooting animated by the president's racism."