WEBVTT CANDIDATE CHRIS PAPPAS. ADAM: ON FACEBOOK LIVE, FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CHRIS PAPPAS SAID HE’D MAKE HEALTH CARE HIS NUMBER ONE ISSUE IF HE IS SENT TO CAPITOL HILL. PEOPLE POSTING QUESTIONS PRESSED HIM ON EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF REFORMS HE’D SUPPOR YOU HAVE INDICATED YOU SUPPORT UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE. WHAT YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE OVER HEALTH CARE WHEN THE GOVERNMENT HAS HANDLED THE V.A. SO POORLY? MR. PAPPAS: THIS IS NOT ABOUT A TAKEOVER OF HEALTH CARE, IT’S ABOUT OPENING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO GET COVERAGE. THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WAS AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD. WE HAVE TO STOP THE SABOTAGE EFFORT IN WASHINGTON TODAY. ADAM: OTHERS WANTED TO KNOW WHAT PAPPAS WOULD DO TO HELP VERY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. MR. PAPPAS: NEW HAMPSHIRE IS IN SOME WAYS A TALE OF TWO STATES IN THAT WE HAVE ONE OF THE LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN THE COUNTRY, WE’RE ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST STATES IN THE COUNTRY, BUT YET WE HAVE A GROWING CHILDHOOD POVERTY RATE, AND WE ALSO HAVE AN OPIOID CRISIS THAT’S RAGING UNLIKE ANY OTHER PLACE IN THE COUNTRY. ADAM: ONE FACEBOOK USER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT WAGES AT PAPPAS’ RESTAURANT, THE PURITAN, IN MANCHESTER. DO YOU PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES A LIVING WAGE? MR. PAPPAS: WE BELIEVE IN INVESTING IN OUR EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS 101 YEARS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN BUSINESS THAT LONG BECAUSE OF THE RECIPE, IT’S BECAUSE OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE ON OUR TEAM. THEY KEEP US GOING. WE BELIEVE TREATING THEM LIKE EXTENDING FAMILY AND INVESTING IN THEM, WITH GOOD WAGES AND BENEFITS AND PAID TIME OFF. ADAM: PAPPAS SAYS HE’D SUPPORT AN INCREASE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $12 AN HOUR. HE ALSO SAYS IT’S TIME FOR CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE. MR. PAPPAS: WE’VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE PUT FOSSIL FUELS IN