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SENATE SEAT GOT UNDER WAY A MOMENT AGO. THE MODERATOR IS BARRY READED WITH WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]...
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| 00:00:26 |
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YOU JUST HEARD FROM TO POLITICIANS. WHAT THEY SAID, GIVE ME CONTROL OF THE MTA. >> PER QUESTION, WHICH I WILL DIRECT. THE OPEN QUESTION IS DIRECTED TO...
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| 00:00:43 |
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WILL HAVE ONE MINUTE TO RESPOND. EACH CANDIDATE WILL BE ASKED TO GIVE A CLOSING STATEMENT AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. MY ROLE AS MODERATOR IS TO MAKE...
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| 00:01:32 |
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OF AMERICANS, BUT ESPECIALLY THE CITIZENS OF WEST VIRGINIA. >> SIX YEARS I BECAME GOVERNOR AND I ASKED FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE PEOPLE OF WEST VIRGINIA...
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| 00:01:45 |
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PUT OUR PARTY ASIDE. WE LEFT OUR SPECIAL INTERESTS AT THE DOOR AND WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE CHALLENGES WE HEAD. SIX YEARS LATER, WE ARE RECOGNIZED...
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| 00:02:34 |
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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS
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| 00:02:37 |
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THE PROMISE, AND THE CONSTITUTION WAS A FULL SETTLEMENT OF THAT PROMISE. I THINK WE NEED A RENEWED INTEREST IN AMERICAN CIVICS. AND STUDYING HISTORY....
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| 00:03:50 |
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WELL AS PEOPLE IN WEST VIRGINIA ARE EXPERIENCING IS THE RESULT OF OUR REAL
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| 00:03:54 |
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LACK OF FAIRNESS IN OUR ELECTORAL PROCESS TODAY. WE ARE FACED WITH A GREAT NEED FOR MEDIA REFORM, AND TAKING MONEY OUT OF THAT. WE ARE FACED WITH A...
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| 00:05:05 |
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BECAUSE WHEN YOU LOOK OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- I DO NOT KNOW HOW WE CANNOT BE NEGATIVE IN THIS COUNTRY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE....
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| 00:06:32 |
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CURRENT ROLE IN THE ECONOMY AND WOULD SEEK TO ABOLISH EARMARKS AS WELL AS THE MINIMUM WAGE. WHAT IS YOUR CONSENSUS? WOULD YOU PURSUE PUBLIC DOLLARS FOR...
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| 00:06:51 |
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BEEN 90,000 EARMARKS. WHAT IT DOES IS THAT IT CREATES CAREER POLITICIANS. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS. YOU MENTIONED SENATOR BYRD, AND HIS ABILITY,...
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| 00:08:00 |
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ON THE EARMARKS, INFRASTRUCTURE IS IT -- IS WHERE
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| 00:08:05 |
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| 00:08:07 |
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ROOSEVELA =T AND ANDEISENHOWER HAD GONE. WATER, INFRASTRUCTURE AS FAR AS ROADS, BROADBAND, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM WILL NOT...
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| 00:09:37 |
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FACE, AND RELIGION AND ETHNIC BACKGROUND. WE ARE AN AMALGAM WHEN IT COMES TO WHO WE ARE, AND OFF SENATOR BYRD STOOD UP FOR THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE...
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| 00:10:36 |
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MY ONLY CONCERN IS WITH EARMARKS, YOU HAVE SENATE CANDIDATES USING THOSE AS PART OF
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| 00:10:44 |
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A WAY OF A VOTE-GETTING. PART OF THE 17TH AMENDMENT, SENATORS ARE CHOSEN BY THE STATE LEGISLATURE. IMAGINE IF WE WENT BACK TO THAT SITUATION, AND DEMOCRATE...
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| 00:11:20 |
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COMES FROM MICHAEL MYER. >> GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN, WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS SENATOR TO
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| 00:11:29 |
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HELP REIN IN THE FEDERAL DEFICIT WHICH IS NOW RUNNING AT ABOUT $1.30 TRILLION? >> THE SAME AS I DID AS GOVERNOR. COMING INTO THE STATE, I KNEW WE WERE...
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| 00:11:41 |
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LOOKING AT THE ON MANAGED DEAD AND THE UNDERFUNDED LIABILITIES AND STARTED BRINGING THOSE UNDER CONTROL -- WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE ON MANAGED -- UNMANAGED...
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| 00:12:48 |
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MANCHIN, THAT HE IS
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| 00:12:51 |
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FOR STIMULUS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT STIMULUS, WE ARE LOOKING AT $780 OFBILLION OF SUPPOSE IT PROGRESS BY BARACK OBAMA. IF THIS IS HIS IDEA OF THE WAY OF SAVE...
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| 00:13:23 |
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FIX IT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT WE HAVE ALL THE STATES THAT ARE FALLING THROUGH EXCEPT WEST VIRGINIA. SYSTEM OF THIS PACKAGE WAS PASSED. WE HAVE BEEN...
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| 00:14:02 |
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OF TAX CUTS REGARDING THE DEFICIT. IN PARTICULAR, WERE DUE STAND ON THE REPEAL OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S TAX CUT FOR FAMILIES THAT MAKE $250,000...
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| 00:14:26 |
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THE DEMOCRATS LEFT WASHINGTON WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO VOTE ON THOSE EXTENSIONS. I FIND THAT CONCERNING BECAUSE WE ARE GOING INTO A LAME...
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| 00:15:20 |
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MAKE $250,000 ORE MORE? >> I DO NOT THINK THAT DURING A RECESSION YOU MESS WITH ANY TAXES. WHEN I BECAME GOVERNOR, I HAVE A RECORD
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| 00:15:33 |
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THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF BECAUSE WE HAVE CUT TAXES AND WEST VIRGINIA. $235 MILLION WORTH OF CUTS. THIS IS FOR ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES. THIS...
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| 00:16:10 |
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WEALTHY. I SEE DIFFERENT OPTIONS, AND THAT IS WHY I AM HERE.
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| 00:16:14 |
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THERE ARE DIFFERENT OPTIONS TO LOOK AT IN REGARDS TO WIGGLING DOWN OUR DEBT -- WHIITTLING DOWN OUR DEBT. FIRST IS OUR BLOATED LEVEL OF SPENDING -- WHEN...
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| 00:17:38 |
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GIVES LIMITED POWERS
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| 00:17:40 |
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TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. MOST OF THESE DEPARTMENTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED BY THE CONSTITUTION. WE NEED TO LOOK AT THESE AND FACE AMOUNT. I KNOW PEOPLE...
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| 00:18:56 |
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MR. JOHNSON, COAL MINING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY IN WEST
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| 00:19:07 |
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VIRGINIA, BUT IT IS BLAMED FOR A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION OF THE CAMP AND TRADE LEGISLATION? >> I AM IN FAVOR OF THE RESTRICTION...
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| 00:19:22 |
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LEVEL. WHAT WORRIES ME ABOUT THE CAP AND TRADE BILL IS THE TRADE ELEMENT. AS I WAS DESCRIBING WITH THE THE DERIVATIVES MARKET THAT WRECKED OUR ECONOMY,...
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| 00:20:58 |
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IT WOULD BE DISASTROUS FOR THIS COUNTRY AND
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| 00:21:01 |
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FOR WEST VIRGINIA. IT IS NOT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS ABOUT CONTROLLING MANUFACTURING IN THIS COUNTRY. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ESSENCE OF CO2 RELEASE...
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| 00:22:12 |
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BECAUSE IT IS BEEN DEPENDABLE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE, AND DOMESTIC. IF YOU WANT THIS NATION TO BE STRONG AND SECURE, YOU HAVE TO QUIT BUYING THE OIL...
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| 00:23:00 |
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MORE ENERGY SHINES ON THIS PLANET IN ONE DAY THAN ALL OF MANKIND CONSUMES IN A YEAR. GEOTHERMAL HAS A GREATER POTENTIAL FOR THIS STATE AND THEN COAL...
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| 00:23:37 |
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RUNS OUT. ? >> THAT IS AN INTERESTING QUESTION. WHEN THE COA.LL RUNS OUT, YOU
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| 00:23:48 |
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ARE LOOKING AT ALMOST 200 YEARS. THE MYTH IS THAT THE CO2 EMISSION IS ALL ABOUT BURNING COAL. GOVERNOR JOE MANCHIN STATED THAT HE DOES BELIEVE THAT GLOBAL...
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| 00:24:26 |
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IS IN A TRANSITION PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE 30 OR 50 YEARS. UNTIL THERE IS
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| 00:24:35 |
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A RELIABLE FUEL OF THE FUTURE, COAL IS OUR BASE LOAD. THE REST OF THE WORLD IS USING MORE COAL THAN EVER. CHINA. WE CANNOT COMPETE WITH THE HIGHER PRICE...
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| 00:25:30 |
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THE RECENT FEDERAL MINE SAFETY LEGISLATION, SIX MONTHS AGO, 29 MINERS WERE
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| 00:25:36 |
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KILLED IN THE UPPER BIG BRANCH DISASTER. IF YOU WERE ELECTED, WHAT MORE WOULD YOU HAVE CONGRESS DO TO PROTECT COAL MINERS AGAINST THESE KINDS OF DISASTERS?...
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| 00:25:57 |
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MANY TRAGEDIES AND I NEVER WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN. THE BOTTOM LINE WE SPEAK OF IS HOW DO WE HAVE A SAFE WORKPLACE, NOT JUST MINDING BUT ANY WORKPLACE...
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| 00:27:22 |
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WE ARE CONSUMING
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| 00:27:26 |
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COAL AT IT ACCELERATED RATE. THE FUTURE STARTS TOMORROW, AND THAT IS THE MOMENT WE WALK OUT OF HERE. GOVERNOR MANCHIN IS TALKING ABOUT MINE HEALTH AND...
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| 00:29:03 |
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A PLAN OF ATTACK, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AND HIS DIRECTION THAT HE IS GOING AGAINST COAL. I AM CONCERNED RIGHT NOW FOR THE...
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| 00:30:02 |
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IS TO MR. BECKER. >> AS A MEMBER OF THE CONSTITUTION PARTY, WHAT IS YOUR POSITION ON THE CONTINUED BUILDUP OF AMERICAN TROOPS IN
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| 00:30:10 |
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AFGHANISTAN? >> I THINK WE NEED TO FIRST TAKE A LOOK AT
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| 00:30:19 |
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HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 11. THERE WERE THREE BUILDINGS THAT COLLAPSED ON SEPTEMBER 11 -- WORLD TRADE CENTER SEVEN WAS TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE TWIN TOWERS....
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| 00:32:21 |
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THE BUILDUP AND THE PRESIDENT FOLLOWED THAT RECOMMENDATION. WITH THAT, WE
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| 00:32:25 |
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MUST SUPPORT OUR TROOPS AND MUST GIVE THEM THE NEEDED SUPPORT THEY HAVE IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THEIR MISSION. YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR FRONT FIELD COMMANDERS....
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| 00:33:34 |
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GOT 70% OF THE TROOPS. ONCE AGAIN, PRESIDENT OBAMA DID NOT LISTEN TO HIS GENERALS. I KNOW WHEN YOU HAVE A WAR YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOUR GENERAL. WHEN...
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| 00:34:06 |
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RESULT THE PURSUIT OF EMPIRE. BEING
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| 00:34:10 |
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THE POLICEMAN OF THE WORLD. THAT IS A DANGEROUS FOLLY. WHEN AT $1 OF $3 OF OUR MONEY IS GOING TO A DEFENSE MODEL, AND WE HAVE A CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE...
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| 00:35:17 |
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THAT YOU DO NOT LIKE? >> I DO NOT LIKE SOCIALISM, TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH. WHEN YOU HAVE A DOCTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP, THAT
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| 00:35:27 |
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IS THE WAY IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE AND THAT IS IT THE WAY WE HAVE THE GREATEST HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD, AND THAT IS THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW. THAT...
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| 00:36:43 |
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SUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION IN THE SPRING, AND NOW YOU HAVE SEEMED TO DISTANCE YOURSELF FROM IT. WHY THE CHANGE? IS THERE ANYTHING GOOD IN THIS...
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| 00:37:02 |
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WE HAVE NEVER PASSED A PIECE OF PERFECT LEGISLATION. THERE IS A LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE. I AM NOT PREPARED TO TELL YOUR CHILD WITH A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION,...
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| 00:38:54 |
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THE RESULT AS THE MCCAREN- FERGUSON ACT, PUBLIC LAW 15, THIS IS AMAZING, IT EXEMPTED THE INSURANCE COMPANIES FROM THE SHERMAN ANTITRUST ACT. THERE WAS...
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| 00:40:28 |
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SOCIALISM. IT IS NOT SOCIALISM AT ALL. IT IS CAPITALISM ON STEROIDS. YOU HAVE TO PAY TO A PRIVATE CORPORATION AND YOU ARE UNDER PENALTY OF LAW FOR NOT...
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| 00:41:35 |
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HIS QUESTION. >> WE INVITED THE PUBLIC TO SUBMIT QUESTIONS IT FOR THIS DEBATE. MR. JIM KIRK
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| 00:41:47 |
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OFFER THIS QUESTION. IN YOUR CAMPAIGN, YOU HAVE EMBRACED MANY ISSUES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. YOUR POSITION TO CLIMATE CHANGE LEGISLATION...
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| 00:42:15 |
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VIRGINIANS THAT SUPPORT IT -- THAT DEPEND ON IT. IF THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PRIVATIZED, WITH THE DOWNTURN OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS, 40% OF THE VALUES WOULD...
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| 00:43:56 |
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MR. RAESE. IN LIGHT OF YOUR OPPOSITION
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| 00:44:03 |
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TO SETTING A MINIMUM WAGE, HOW WOULD YOUR POLICIES TO PREVENT A FURTHER SLIDE IN MIDDLE-CLASS INCOME? >> MY OPPOSITION TO MINIMUM-WAGE IS THAT I DID...
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| 00:44:17 |
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IS TOO LOW. I DO NOT LIKE GOVERNMENT SETTING PRICE OR WAGE CONTROLS. I WANT A BETTER WAGE FOR EVERYBODY. IN ORDER TO GET A BETTER WAGE FOR EVERYBODY,...
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| 00:45:41 |
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ANOTHER QUESTION. THIS ELECTION HAS BECOME A REFERENDUM ON PRESIDENT OBAMA AND HIS ADMINISTRATION. MY QUESTION IS,
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| 00:45:47 |
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WHY HAS PRESIDENT OBAMA BECOME A FOCAL POINT IN THIS ELECTION IN WEST VIRGINIA AND SHOULD HE BE? MR. MANCHIN, YOU CAN GO FOR. >> I HATE TO INFORM MY...
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| 00:46:06 |
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WILL NOT BE ON THE BALLOT FOR U.S. SENATE IN WEST VIRGINIA. WELL BE ME. MY RECORD HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR. AND WORKING IN TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER, DEMOCRATS...
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| 00:47:32 |
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AM NOT AFTER SPECIAL INTERESTS. THE REASON WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS DONE IS THAT IF YOU ARE IN BUSINESS TODAY, I DEFY ANYBODY...
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| 00:48:48 |
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WEST VIRGINIA. THE BILL THE REFERRED TO IS HOUSE BILL 103.
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| 00:48:53 |
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HWOOPWW WOULD I HAVE THE CAOLOAL MINERS, THE STATE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SUPPORTING A IF ANYTHING WE HAVE DONE WOULD HARM THEIR LIVELIHOOD? IF YOU HAVE...
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| 00:49:51 |
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BE GOING IN REVERSE ORDER FROM OUR FIRST QUESTION, WHICH MEANS THAT JOHN RAESE, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTRE. >> I WANT TO THANK WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC RADIO...
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| 00:50:07 |
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TODAY. WHOEVER IS ELECTED TODAY WILL GO INTO THE LAME DUCK SESSION, A TWO-MONTH SESSION. WE HAVE THE BUSH TAX CUTS. WE NEED TO MAKE THEM PERMANENT. WE...
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| 00:50:54 |
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NOT GET TO ANSWER THE LAST THREE, WITH OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENTS
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| 00:50:59 |
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MADE ON BOTH SIDES OF THAT. I ASK THE PUBLIC AS I AM CAMPAIGNING, ARE YOU SICK ENOUGH YET TH? IT NOT NOW, WHEN? EVERYONE THAT I KNOW THAT I COME IN CONTACT...
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| 00:52:10 |
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UNIVERSITY, AND THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FOR SPONSORING
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| 00:52:13 |
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THIS DEBATE. THE U.S. SENATE IS REGARDED AS THE WORLD'S GREATEST DELIVERED AT -- DELIBERATIVE BODY. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME. I LIKE TO DIRECT THE AUDIENCE...
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| 00:53:12 |
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ALL SIDES TOGETHER. WE DID NOT PUT OUR POLITICAL PARTIES FIRST. WE PUT OUR STATE FIRST. IN WASHINGTON, WITH THE LOSS OF SENATOR BYRD, THERE IS A GREAT...
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| 00:54:04 |
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GET TO EVERYONE WITH EVERY QUESTION. AND I WANT TO THANK YOU, OUR AUDIENCE, FOR WATCHING AND LISTENING TO TONIGHT'S DEBATE. GOOD NIGHT. (music) >>...
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