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HELLO, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO A CANDIDATE FORUM. I AM THE HOST OF THE EXCHANGE ON NEW HAMPSHIRE
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| 00:00:38 |
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PUBLIC RADIO. WE ARE COMING TO YOU FROM STUDIO D. FOR THE NEXT HOUR, THE TWO CANDIDATES FOR U.S. SENATE WILL ENGAGE IN A DISCUSSION ABOUT SOME OF THE...
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| 00:01:45 |
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LOANS. T BELIEVE THESE JOBS FIGURES CAN -- ARE REAL AND TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE STIMULUS? DOES IT SHOW THAT THE EXPENDITURE WAS A WORTHWHILE INVESTMENT?...
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| 00:02:04 |
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IT IS OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, IT IS THE PRIVATE SECTOR. MANY OF THE SO-CALLED JOBS THAT WERE CARRIED OUT OF THE STIMULUS WERE ESSENTIALLY TEMPORARY JOBS,...
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| 00:03:04 |
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IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR OR IS IT MORE OF A GET OUT OF THE WAY, LESS GOVERNMENT? THERE MUST BE SOME ROLE FOR THE GOVERNMENT. >> THE ROLE THE GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:03:20 |
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AND NOT -- TO LOWER TAXES ON DARK BUSINESSES. A REGULATORY CLIMATE WHERE THEY CAN GO OUT AND EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES. THERE IS A ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT,...
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| 00:04:05 |
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JOB. IS THAT A WORTHWHILE TAXPAYER INVESTMENT? >> IT WAS CERTAINLY NECESSARY TO STABILIZE AN ECONOMY THAT WAS IN ABSOLUTE FREE FALL. WE
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| 00:04:17 |
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WERE A HOUSE OF CARDS ECONOMY ON A FOUNDATION OF SAND. AT THE TIME, THE RECOVERY ACT WAS PASSED, WE LOST ALMOST 4 MILLION JOBS. THE ECONOMY WAS IN FREE...
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| 00:05:55 |
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CALLED STIMULUS? >> IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE WALK AND CHEW GUM AT THE SAME TIME, JOHN. WE HAVE
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| 00:06:04 |
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AN IMMEDIATE JOBS CRISIS. IN ORDER TO REBUILD THE MIDDLE CLASS ON A FIRM FOUNDATION, A FIRST, WE HAVE GOT TO STOP WASTEFUL PORK SPENDING. WASHINGTON...
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| 00:07:31 |
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KELLY AYOTTE FAVORS TAX CUTS. WHAT IS THAT? >> SHE HAS SIGNED ONTO A TAX BREAK THAT SAYS SHE WILL NOT CHANGE THE TAX CODE AND SHE HAS
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| 00:07:47 |
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ESPOUSED POLICIES THAT SAY THAT THE WEALTHIEST TAXPAYERS TO CONTINUE TO GET TAX BREAKS. THE COST OF THOSE TAX BREAKS FOR THE TOP 2% IS $700 BILLION....
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| 00:08:36 |
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FOR BUSINESSES THAT SHIP JOBS OVERSEAS? >> WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN
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| 00:08:42 |
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SAYS IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE. NO TAX INCREASES ON OUR BUSINESSES. ON WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN,
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| 00:08:49 |
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HE WANTS TO INCREASE TAXES ON PEOPLE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. INCLUDING OUR SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS BECAUSE THAT IS TO THOSE TAX INCREASES ARE GOING TO...
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| 00:09:47 |
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ABSOLUTELY FALSE. I WANT TO INSURE THAT WE DO NOT INCREASE TAXES ON BUSINESSES. >>
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| 00:09:53 |
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I NEED TO HAND IT BACK TO MY COLLEAGUE. >> THE BUSH TAX CUTS ARE SCHEDULED TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR. PRESIDENT OBAMA WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THOSE...
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| 00:10:08 |
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EXCEPT FOR INDIVIDUALS EARNING $200,000 A YEAR OR MORE AND COUPLES EARNING TWO ENTERED $50,000 A YEAR OR MORE. -- $250,000 A YEAR OR MORE. >> GIVEN THE...
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| 00:10:32 |
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US INTO DEFICITS ALONG WITH THE VENDOR TO REGULATE WALL STREET ADEQUATELY AND ALLOWING WALL STREET TO RUN WILD, WE CANNOT GO BACK TO THOSE POLICIES. WE...
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| 00:12:15 |
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VERY WEALTHIEST, ONE THING IS CLEAR, THEY HELD ONTO IT. THEY DID NOT SPENT -- SEND THAT MONEY INTO THE ECONOMY. WHEN YOU GIVE TAX HELP TO THE MIDDLE...
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| 00:13:36 |
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FROM TWO HUNDRED $48 BILLION TO $1.50 TRILLION. SINCE HE GOT INTO OFFICE, THE NATIONAL DEBT HAS INCREASED FROM $8 TRILLION TO 13 TRILLION -- $13 TRILLION....
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| 00:14:54 |
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STABLES, WE WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN JANUARY AND IN CAPITAL GAINS INTEREST INCREASES AND THOSE INCREASES IN TAXES, MAKE NO MISTAKE, THEY HURT THE SMALL...
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| 00:15:20 |
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TO RETIRE THE TAX EXEMPTION FOR THE WEALTHY AND SEND THAT MONEY TO STATES FOR AID. HOW DO YOU RESPOND TO THAT? >> I THINK THAT THE BEST APPROACH IS TO...
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| 00:15:40 |
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THEIR BUSINESS AND PUT MORE PEOPLE TO WORK. THE THREE ECONOMISTS THAT MET YESTERDAY ALL AGREE HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE THAT THE BEST MOVE WAS TO NOT INCREASE...
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| 00:16:15 |
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HEARD. SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TO EXTEND ALL THE TAX CUTS THAT PRESIDENT BUSH PUT IN OFFICE. EVERYBODY AGREES THAT THAT WILL DOUBLE OUR DEFICIT. WE CANNOT...
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| 00:17:07 |
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LAW. WHY? >> THE HEALTH CARE BILL WAS A $1 TRILLION GOVERNMENT TAKEOVER OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
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| 00:17:17 |
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THIS IS AN AREA WHERE CONGRESSMAN HODES AND I DEFINITELY DISAGREE. AS A RESULT OF THE HEALTH CARE BILL, THE CENTER FOR MEDICAID SERVICES IS TALKING...
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| 00:18:47 |
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THINK ABOUT SCRAPPING THE ENTIRE LAW OR AMENDING IT? >> AGAIN, IT IS A $1 TRILLION HEALTH CARE BILL, THE GOVERNMENT TAKING OVER HEALTH CARE. IT IS NOT...
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| 00:19:01 |
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MANDATE INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES, TAX PENALTIES. WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS OPEN UP THE INSURANCE MARKETS, ALLOWS SMALL BUSINESSES TO GET BETTER RATES BY...
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| 00:19:45 |
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WHAT WAS IMPORTANT WAS TO BRING DOWN HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE LONG TERM. HEALTH CARE COSTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND FOR
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| 00:19:53 |
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GOVERNMENT, WHICH PAYS ABOUT 50% OF ALL THE COSTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR NOW WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID AND HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS, WE HAD TO ADDRESS...
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| 00:22:16 |
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LAW ALLOWS INSURANCE COMPANIES TO PROFIT MORE AND PUT MORE BURDEN ON EMPLOYERS? >> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THOUGHT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH STRONGER IN THE...
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| 00:22:28 |
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THOSE PREMIUM INCREASES BY THE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES, WHICH IS STILL BEING DONE ON A STATE-BY- STATE BASIS. THEY ARE OUTRAGEOUS. AN EXAMPLE OF...
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| 00:23:54 |
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THE U.S. THAN THERE WERE 15 YEARS AGO. IN 2009, ONLY 7% OF THE PRIVATE- SECTOR WORK FORCE WERE UNION MEMBERS. WHY DO YOU THINK THERE HAS BEEN SUCH A...
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| 00:24:28 |
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THE INDUSTRY OF WORLD WAR II AND SIGNIFICANT MANUFACTURING BASE THAT CREATED MIDDLE-CLASS PROSPERITY, POWER THIS ECONOMY, AND MADE AMERICA SOMETHING....
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| 00:25:59 |
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THE CONTINUATION FOR THE SECRET BALLOTS WHICH ARE CALLED THE WAY FOR UNION BOSS INTIMIDATION? HOW DOES THAT HELP REBUILD UNION STRENGTH IN THIS COUNTRY?...
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| 00:26:23 |
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HOW UNIONS CAN BE FORMED. RIGHT NOW, ESSENTIALLY, EMPLOYERS HAVE A VETO OVER THE WORKERS WHO MAY WANT TO FORM A UNION. WHAT THIS LAW WOULD DO IS A LEVEL...
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| 00:27:18 |
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WHY DO YOU THINK THAT HAS HAPPENED, NUMBER ONE? IS IT ACTUALLY SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY OR NOT? >> IN TERMS OF THE EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE...
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| 00:27:37 |
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BE CLEAR, IT REMOVES WHAT I THINK IS A FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF DEMOCRACY, WHICH IS FOR PEOPLE TO GO AND CONFIDENTIALLY DECIDE TO CAST THEIR VOTE, WHETHER...
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| 00:29:45 |
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UPON WHETHER WORKERS WANT TO ORGANIZE. CERTAINLY, WHEN UNIONS WERE FORMED IN THIS COUNTRY, THEY SERVE AN IMPORTANT PURPOSE IN TERMS OF WORKER SAFETY....
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| 00:30:21 |
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ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND WE YOU ARE ASKING BOTH OF YOU TO PROVIDE EQUALLY QUICK AND DECISIVE RESPONSES. IN OTHER WORDS, YES/NO, DOLLAR AMOUNT....
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| 00:30:49 |
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IF IT IS GOOD TO BE EXTENDED, DO NOT THINK IT SHOULD BE. IF IT IS EXTENDED AT ALL, IT TO BE PAID FOR, UNLIKE WHAT HAS
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| 00:30:56 |
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BEEN PASSED. >> MR. HODES. >> I THINK PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CLOBBERED BY POLICIES THAT MISS AYOTTE'S
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| 00:31:06 |
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PARTY HAS SUPPORTED. I THINK IS CRITICAL TO NOT LEAVE THEM OUT IN THE COLD. IS IS IMPORTANT TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE. >> WHAT SHOULD THE MINIMUM WAGE...
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| 00:31:25 |
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NOW, WHICH WAS INCREASED NOT TOO LONG AGO, I THINK IS TO REMAIN WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW. WE
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| 00:31:31 |
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SHOULD ALLOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO GROW JOBS AT THIS POINT AND TO ALLOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO GO FORWARD AND CREATE PROVOST POLICIES...
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| 00:31:53 |
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IT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED FOR COST-OF-LIVING AND ULTIMATELY BE A LIVING WAGE, TO LIFT PEOPLE AT A PARTY AND CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND JOBS. >> WOULD YOU SUPPORT...
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| 00:32:13 |
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I THINK THAT IS CERTAINLY AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY EMPLOYERS RATHER THAN MANDATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. >>
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| 00:32:22 |
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YES. >> THAT WAS LIGHTNING FAST. [LAUGHTER] >> THE U.S. CENSUS BUREAU REPORTED THAT IN 2009 WOMEN STILL EARN 77 CENTS FOR EVERY DOLLAR EARNED
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| 00:32:36 |
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BY A MAN. IS ADDITIONAL LEGISLATION NEEDED TO ELIMINATE WAGE DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORKPLACE? >> ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS THAT HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME IS...
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| 00:32:51 |
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AM PROUD TO HAVE SUPPORTED THE PROPOSALS THAT HAVE ALLOWED WOMEN A FAIR DAY'S PAY FOR A FAIR DAY'S WORK. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE EQUALIZE THOSE...
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| 00:33:14 |
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THE SAME JOB SHOULD BE TREATED FAIRLY. BUT, IF THAT HAPPENS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THERE ARE LAWS IN PLACE THAT ADDRESS THOSE. >> SHOULD THE SOCIAL...
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| 00:33:32 |
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SHOULD STOP ROBBING THE SOCIAL SECURITY FUND. AGAIN, CONGRESSMAN HODES, WHEN HE HAS BEEN IN
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| 00:33:39 |
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OFFICE, HE HAS BEEN VOTING TO INCREASE DEFICITS, ROBBING THE SOCIAL SECURITY FUND. WE NEED TO MAINTAIN SOCIAL SECURITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE RELYING ON IT...
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| 00:34:08 |
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IDEAS, INCLUDING RAISING THE AGE, BUT HOLDING EVERYONE IN THE SYSTEM HARMLESS WHO IS RELYING ON IT. IF WE DO NOT ADDRESS SOCIAL SECURITY AND ENTITLEMENT...
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| 00:34:29 |
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IT CANNOT BE DONE. WE HAVE TO BE FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO MAKE SURE WE ARE NOT USING SOCIAL SECURITY AS AN ATM. MR. AYOTTE OPPOSED THE DEFICIT REDUCTION...
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| 00:35:21 |
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I THINK THAT THE DEATH TAX SHOULD NOT BE REINSTATED. THAT HURTS SMALL
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| 00:35:30 |
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BUSINESSES. IT HURTS FAMILY BUSINESSES. I DO NOT SUPPORT ITS. >> WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FIND REASONABLE LEVELS FOR THE ESTATE TAX. I BREAK
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| 00:35:43 |
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FROM MY PARTY ON THAT. I THINK SHOULD BE $5 MILLION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL AND $10 MILLION FOR FAMILIES WITH A 35% TAX RATE ON IT AFTER. IT WOULD MAKE SURE...
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| 00:36:16 |
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SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUED TO SUBSIDIZE OR FURTHER SUBSIDIZE GREEN JOBS? >> I DO NOT BELIEVE
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| 00:36:24 |
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THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD SUBSIDIZE JOBS. WE SHOULD CREATE A POSITIVE TAX CLIMATE FOR ALL BUSINESSES.
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| 00:36:30 |
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FOR RESEARCH -- THERE ARE RESEARCH TAX CREDITS THAT SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALLOW THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO CREATE GREEN JOBS, BUT RED, WHITE, AND BLUE JOBS...
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| 00:36:52 |
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WORLD IN ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE FIRST TAX CREDIT FOR PEOPLE TO BUY WOOD STOVES. IT SUPPLIES FORESTRY RIGHT HERE...
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| 00:37:21 |
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CONSIDERING THAT, IS IT WORTH THE MONEY? >> YES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO RELIEVE THE CONGESTION ON THE HIGHWAYS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR
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| 00:37:29 |
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ENERGY, FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTO THE STATE, AND I AM PROUD TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, THE FEDERAL...
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| 00:37:55 |
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ON 93 AND MAKE SURE THAT TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FROM WASHINGTON COMES THROUGH AND IS USED IN A WAY THE STATE THINKS IS APPROPRIATE. I THINK THE STATE...
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| 00:38:23 |
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ASK QUESTIONS OF BOTH OF YOU AND FACILITATE A DISCUSSION BETWEEN YOU AND IN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON WHAT YOU WOULD DO FIF ELECTED TO THE SENATE. WHAT'S...
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| 00:38:56 |
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MEANS MOVING TO A BALANCED BUDGET IN WASHINGTON, JUST LIKE WE DO AT HOME. AT HOME, THE BILLS CAN EXCEED THE REVENUE COMING IN. CONGRESSMAN HODES HAS INCREASED...
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| 00:40:42 |
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OF THE BUDGET ARE TAKEN UP BY ENTIRE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, ETC., THE DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, AND THE INTEREST ON THE DEBT. IF YOU WANT TO GO FOR THE...
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| 00:41:08 |
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TALKING TO DEFENSE ABOUT GIVING US A 20% CUT. WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING FOR THIS IN AFGHANISTAN. WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CUT IN THE SERIES. I AM...
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| 00:41:53 |
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THAT SHE RAISED? >> IF I WAS WHOLLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROBLEMS WE GOT INTO, THAT WOULD BE REALLY SOMETHING. IF YOU LOOK AT
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| 00:42:04 |
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THE BORROW-AND- SPEND APPROACH THAT PUT US IN THE WHOLE WE ARE IN, IT IS CRITICAL THAT WE STOP DIGGING. FIRST, WE HAVE TO NOT CONTINUE TO GIVE TAX BREAKS...
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| 00:43:20 |
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UNTIL I SAID I WAS AGAINST THEM, SHE CAME OUT AGAINST THEM. WHAT IS PAID-FOR-PLAY? >> THAT IS THE FLOW OF MONEY THAT GOES TO MEMBERS FROM LOBBYISTS FOR...
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| 00:43:39 |
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FROM THE CONTRACTORS TO MEMBERS FOR CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS. WHILE EARMARKED ARE 1% OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET, PAY-FOR-PLAY AFFECTS BOTH PARTIES AND IS A...
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| 00:44:50 |
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AYOTTE. CONGRESSMAN, YOU SAID THAT IT IS NOT FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE TO EXTEND THE TAX CUTS FOR THE WEALTHIEST AMERICANS. >> HE VOTED FOR 9000 NEAR MARCH...
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| 00:45:10 |
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9000 EARMARKS LAST YEAR. NOW HE IS PROPOSING A NEW IDEA. INCREASING THE DEBT FROM $8 TRILLION TO A $13 TRILLION, I THINK HE OWES THE TAXPAYERS OF NEW...
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| 00:46:28 |
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THESE DECISIONS IN WASHINGTON. >>
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| 00:46:33 |
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I SUPPORTED NUMEROUS PROPOSALS TO CUT TAXES FOR SMALL BUSINESS. I SAID, LET'S GIVE SMALL BUSINESS THE ABILITY TO INVEST
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| 00:46:42 |
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IN CAPITAL EQUIPMENT AND WRITE IT OFF IN THE SAME YEAR. LET'S GIVE SMALL BUSINESSES A BONUS ON THEIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CREDIT WHEN THE MANUFACTURING...
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| 00:47:40 |
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TALKING ABOUT. BUT ALSO FOR THE CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS HAVE SUPPORTED THIS EXTENSION OF THE TAX CUTS WHICH ARE BASICALLY, IF WE DO NOT EXTEND THEM,...
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| 00:48:18 |
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YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN. >> THE NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT ENERGY. NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESSES SAY THEY ARE IN A
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| 00:48:30 |
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COMPETITIVE DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY PAY AMONG THE HIGHEST ENERGY COSTS IN THE COUNTRY. CONGRESSMAN, WHAT CAN YOU DO IF YOU ARE IN THE U.S. SENATE TO...
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| 00:48:49 |
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UNFORTUNATE THAT FACING THE PROBLEMS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL WARMING AND THAT MS. AYOTTE DENIES CLIMATE CHANGE FROM MAN-MADE ACTIVITY, THAT MAKES...
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| 00:49:31 |
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IT HELPS MIDDLE-CLASS PEOPLE AND WORKING CLASS PEOPLE
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| 00:49:34 |
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TO BUY WOOD RESOURCES. IT HELPS TO RESTORE FORESTRY AND LOGGING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. IT HELPED IN THE NORTH COUNTRY. WE HAVE TWO POWER PLANTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE....
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| 00:50:22 |
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MAKES COMPONENTS FOR WIND TURBINES. THEY COULD NOT GIVE A COHERENT POLICY. HE ENDED UP SELLING HIS COMPANY TO THE FINNS. THEY MOVED THE COMPANY'S OVERSEAS....
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| 00:50:59 |
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A U.S. SENATOR, GET THOSE ENERGY BILLS DOWN? >> THAT WILL BE A NATIONAL ENERGY TAX THAT WILL INCREASE ALL OF OUR ENERGY COSTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND GASOLINE...
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| 00:51:11 |
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RISING AND MAKE IT MORE EXPENSIVE FOR US TO HEAT OUR HOMES AND FOR BUSINESSES, MAKE US LESS COMPETITIVE WITH OTHER COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WE NEED...
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| 00:52:20 |
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PHIL BOND, YOU HAVE YOUR FINAL QUESTION. -- PHIL BONVAUGHN, YOU HAVE YOUR FINAL QUESTION. >> BY WORKING TOGETHER, THEY CAN CREATE JOBS, IF PRIVATE SECTOR...
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| 00:52:43 |
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WASHINGTON FROM THAT EXAMPLE THAT WOULD HELP CREATE JOBS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY? >> THAT IS FIRST TO CONGRESSMAN HODES. >> I WAS CHAIRMAN...
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| 00:52:57 |
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THE CAPITAL CENTER FOR THE ARTS. IN THE TIME OF DEEP RECESSION IN 1990,
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| 00:53:02 |
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CITIZENS DECIDED THAT MAYBE WE COULD REVITALIZE A DILAPIDATED MONDO HOUSE -- VAUDEVILLE HOUSE. IN THE END, WE LEARNED A VALUABLE LESSON. THE PEOPLE...
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| 00:54:08 |
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CONTINUING TO THINK THAT GROWING OUR GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON AND DICTATES MANDATED FROM WASHINGTON WILL ALLOW THE SOLUTIONS THAT COME FROM PEOPLE HERE...
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| 00:55:14 |
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CONGRESSMAN, YOU PARTICIPATED IN YOUR REMARKS LAST YEAR. THE BUSINESSES THAT THRIVED BASED ON EARMARKS -- IF IT IS SAID THAT NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THEM...
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| 00:55:53 |
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SOME PEOPLE CRITICIZE ME FOR NOT BRINGING HOME PARK, FOR NOT BRINGING HOME THE BACON. I DID ASK FOR AIR MARKS AND WE HAVE SOME VALID PUBLIC PROJECTS....
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| 00:56:54 |
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HE HAS VOTED FOR 9000 EARMARKS IN 2009 ALONE. WITH RESPECT TO THE BUSINESSES
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| 00:57:06 |
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HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, WHAT WE NEED IS A BALANCED BUDGET, A POSITIVE TAX CLIMATE, SO THAT OUR BUSINESSES CAN HAVE A POSITIVE TAX CLIMATE AND REGULATORY...
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| 00:57:50 |
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THE CANDIDATE FORUM ON BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY LINCOLN FINANCIAL GROUP AND PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NEW
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| 00:57:57 |
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HAMPSHIRE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION, NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC GREATER, AND NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC TELEVISION. >> WE ARE SHOWING YOU SOME OF THE CAMPAIGN DEBATES...
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