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A REASON. IT HAS FAILED TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY. OVER 200,000 FLORIDIANS HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS. THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN IT...
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TRUST THEM TO -- TRUSTY TO GET THEM JOBS? >> IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH FOUR YEARS, THE TOUGHEST FOR YEARS IN THE HISTORY...
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| 00:03:35 |
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STATE AS A RELIEF TO THE ECONOMY. IT IS EASY TO GOVERN WHEN MONEY IS FLOWING. IT WAS IMPORTANT TO TAKE THE RECOVERY ACT MONEY FOR ONE SIMPLE REASON,...
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| 00:05:13 |
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YOU WANT THOSE CUTS FOR WEALTHIER AMERICANS TO EXPIRE. YOU HAVE NOT PROPOSED ANY CUTS IN TAXES FOR A LARGER CORPORATIONS. HOW WILL THAT CREATE JOBS FOR...
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| 00:05:38 |
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BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THIS COUNTRY AND THE FUTURE OF OUR STATE. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE LOOK AT THE STIMULUS. WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS...
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| 00:06:58 |
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TO AVOID
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| 00:07:00 |
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LONG-TERM FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY, EITHER TAXES MUST BE RAISED ON ALL AMERICANS OR HUGE UNTITLED REFORMS MUST BE AGAIN BEGINNING WITH SOCIAL SECURITY. WHEN...
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| 00:07:27 |
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WHERE AND HOW? >> YOU DO WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN FLORIDA. NOW IS THE TIME TO CUT TAXES. THIS IS WHERE THE SPEAKER AND
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| 00:07:37 |
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I AGREE. WE HAVE TO CUT TAXES TO PUT MORE OF YOUR MONEY INTO YOUR POCKET. WE HAVE TO DO IT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, TOO. I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE...
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| 00:08:11 |
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EVENTUALLY OR CUT BENEFITS? GIVEN THAT CHOICE, FIRST AND FOREMOST, WHICH IS YOUR CHOICE? >> NEITHER ONE. THAT IS A FALSE CHOICE. " WE HAVE
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| 00:08:27 |
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TO DO IS BE SMART AND PRUDENT AND PROTECT OUR SENIORS. MY REPUBLICAN OPPONENT TALKS ABOUT RAISING AGE OF ELIGIBILITY OR PRIVATIZING SOCIAL SECURITY. THAT...
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| 00:09:31 |
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INCLUDING SOCIAL SECURITY. YOU HAVE NOT TALKED MUCH ABOUT THESE TOUGH CHOICES. IF IT COMES DOWN TO HAVING TO RAISE TAXES OR CUT SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS,...
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| 00:10:01 |
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TO WHAT THE GOVERNOR JUST SAID. HE SAID VERY LITTLE. HE SAID BUT WE HAVE BEEN HEARING ALL THROUGH THE YEARS, THE WASHINGTON D.C., LET'S CUT TAXES AND...
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| 00:11:22 |
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WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BE PAID OUT IN 2037. NEITHER VIEW IS PROPOSING A SPECIFIC SOLUTION. -- NEITHER OF YOU IS PROPOSING A SPECIFIC SOLUTION. >> REPORT...
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| 00:11:44 |
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SOCIAL SECURITY IS SOLVENT UNTIL LOT LEAST 2037 OR 2041. YET THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TINKER WITH IT. IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. IT IS ONE OF THE FEW...
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| 00:12:10 |
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MIDDLE-CLASS JOBS. BOTH THESE GENTLEMEN WANT TO GIVE TAX
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| 00:12:14 |
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CUTS TO COMPANIES THAT SHIP JOBS OVERSEAS. EXPANDING THE MIDDLE CLASS IN FLORIDA WILL HELP THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND. I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT....
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| 00:12:57 |
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WE WILL NEED TO LOOK AT ENTITLEMENT REFORM OVER THE LONG TERM. ANYTHING LESS IS SIMPLY SOMEONE WANTING TO BE ELECTED TO OFFICE. WHAT DO YOU PROPOSE?...
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| 00:13:28 |
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SOMETHING BAD IS NOW AN OLD POLITICAL TRACK. LET SCARE SENIORS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY. IF YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 55, AND YOU ARE A CURRENT BENEFICIARY,...
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| 00:15:31 |
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STIMULUS, WE TALKED ABOUT IT. THERE ARE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS. EACH ONE HAS A DIFFERENT REACTION FROM THE TAXPAYERS. WE WILL START WITH KENDRICK MEEK....
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| 00:16:24 |
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THAT ARE ONGOING. SOME SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE RECEIVED A TAX CUT FROM THE STIMULUS PLAN. THE STIMULUS IS THE PAST. THE FUTURE IS RIGHT NOW IN THE UNITED...
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| 00:17:51 |
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CLEANING ROOMS AND HER HUSBAND HAS BEEN IN CONSTRUCTION FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS AND HE HAS LOST HIS JOB. THEY ARE COUNTING ON THE BACK UNEMPLOYMENT EXTENSION,...
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| 00:18:23 |
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IDENTIFIES SOME AREA IN THE BUDGET -- >> WHERE WOULD THAT BE? >> SOME OF THE UNSPENT STIMULUS MONEY.
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| 00:18:34 |
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DO
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| 00:18:36 |
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NOT DOUBLE ADD TO THE DEAD. I DO NOT THINK ANYONE WOULD ARGUE THAT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SAVINGS AFTER THIS SPENDING SPREE. THEY HAVE GROWN THE...
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| 00:19:45 |
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MONEY AND SAYS THERE HAS BEEN NO HELP FOR ME. CONGRESS HAS PASSED HEALTH-CARE REFORM AND BY MEDICARE PAYMENTS HAVE NOT GROUND IN THE LAST X NUMBER...
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| 00:20:12 |
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THIS IS THE PROBLEM WITH WASHINGTON. THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WASHINGTON D.C., NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THINGS DONE. THEY ARE STUCK IN GRIDLOCK AND THEY...
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| 00:20:46 |
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THAT IS A RECURRING ISSUE. >> BY WORKING WITH THE OTHER PEOPLE IN THE CONGRESS FOR A COMMON-SENSE SOLUTION. THAT IS WHAT IS FRUSTRATING
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| 00:20:55 |
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TO PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING TONIGHT. ALL THE YEAR FROM WASHINGTON IS, WE HAVE GOT TO DO IT OUR WAY, ARE YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED WITH...
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| 00:21:46 |
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ON HEALTH CARE, WHAT YOUR CAMPAIGN, YOU HAVE CONDEMNED THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION REFORM PLAN AND AS A
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| 00:21:55 |
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UNDERSTAND IT, ANY PLAN THAT REQUIRES THAT ALL AMERICANS HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE, EVEN THOUGH MITT ROMNEY IMPLEMENTED JUST SUCH A PLAN IN MASSACHUSETTS....
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| 00:22:34 |
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THE HEALTH CARE BILL HAS BROKEN EVERY PROMISE THAT THEY MADE. THEY SAID THAT IF YOU WERE HAPPY WITH YOUR INSURANCE COVERAGE, YOU WILL NOT TURN YOUR...
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| 00:23:58 |
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LEE PEREZ, REPLACE IT. YOU SAID THAT IT HAS COST TOO MUCH. YOUR PROPOSAL AS GOVERNOR FORT SOLVING HEALTH CARE PROBLEMS TO COVER EXPLORED THE PLAN HAS...
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| 00:24:29 |
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WAS WRONG. DID HAS MANDATES THAT ARE UNCONSTITUTIONAL. IT IS NOT THE WAY TO GO. WHAT DO WE DO IN FLORIDA? WE PASSED A PLAN THAT YOU REFERRED TO. WHEN...
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| 00:25:58 |
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VERY LARGE HEALTH CARE PREMIUM RATES FOR ITS 90,000 EMPLOYEES. A LOT OF AMERICANS ARE SEEING INCREASES. ACCORDING TO PROJECTIONS FROM THE CBO, THOSE...
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| 00:26:37 |
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TO NOTE THAT SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE ABOUT HEALTH CARE. THE LAST ELECTION CYCLE WAS ALL ABOUT HEALTH CARE. THE PLAN WAS FOLLOWED THROUGH ON. THE...
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| 00:28:17 |
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FLORIDA. >> YOU ARE
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| 00:28:22 |
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FOR OFFSHORE OIL DRILLING. >> NO, I AM NOT. >>
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| 00:28:28 |
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| 00:28:30 |
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YOU WERE WITH SARAH PALIN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. >> I WAS THERE TO SUPPORT
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| 00:28:37 |
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MY FRIEND JOHN MCCAIN. >> I LOOK IN TO RESCUE BOTH HERE. WE WILL TAKE A VERY
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| 00:28:43 |
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QUICK BREAK BEFORE WE ASTOUND -- BEFORE WE START ANOTHER ROUND
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| 00:28:47 |
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OF QUESTIONS. >> WELCOME BACK TO THE DEBATE FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE. THIS EVENT IS BEING SEEN BY VOTERS ACROSS
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| 00:29:04 |
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THE STATE. WE WILL GET RIGHT BACK TO THE QUESTIONS. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOUR OPPONENTS HAVE ACCUSED YOU OF DOING. IT USED -- WHEN BECOMING AN INDEPENDENT,...
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| 00:29:49 |
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SOCIAL MODERATE. I BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE TO SPEND OUR MONEY WISELY. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOUR TAXES ARE LOW. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT SMALL BUSINESSES...
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| 00:31:08 |
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OR PLATFORM COULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY THE WHITE HOUSE. ALMOST TWO-THIRDS OF THE AMERICAN POPULATION THINKS WE'RE ON THE WRONG TRACK. WHY SHOULD THEY...
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| 00:31:38 |
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TO WALL STREET. THE REGULATORS ON BOTH SIDES OF ME. THAT IS WHAT GOT US IN THIS MESS AND THE FIRST PLACE. I BELIEVE IN HOUSING REFORM. I LOOK FORWARD...
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| 00:32:53 |
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USE OF -- YOU SUPPORT THE ARIZONA IMMIGRATION LAW. YOU OPPOSE A DREAM ACT. YOU OPPOSE THE PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP. IT HAS MADE YOU A DARLING OF THE TEA...
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| 00:33:29 |
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I REJECT THE CHARACTERIZATION THAT MIGHT PLATFORM IS AGAINST AMERICANS OF HISPANIC DESCENT. THERE IS RUNNING IN AMERICA THAT IS MORE PRO LEGAL IMMIGRATION...
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| 00:34:42 |
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INTEGRITY CONSISTENTLY COME UP AMONG FLORIDIANS. MANY SAY
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| 00:34:46 |
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THAT ALL POLITICIANS ARE THE SAME. BEGINNING WITH ITS VIEW, YOU TRIED TO LAND FEDERAL MONEY FROM A DEVELOPER DENNIS STACKHOUSE NOW FACING CHARGES ON...
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| 00:35:28 |
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IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT I'VE BEEN A STATE TROOPER IN THIS STATE. I VOTED FOR EVERY ETHICS BILL. I LIVE IN THE CONGRESS AS IT RELATES TO CORRUPTION. I REPRESENT...
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| 00:36:44 |
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TO KNOW THAT IF I HAD TO DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE PAID
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| 00:36:50 |
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CLOSER ATTENTION. THERE IS NO IMPROPRIETIES THERE. >> YOU HAVE HAD TO PAY BACK SOME $16,000 IN PERSONAL EXPENSES RUN UP
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| 00:37:04 |
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ON A FLORIDA REPUBLICAN PARTY ISSUED CREDIT CARD. YOU HAD A HOME IN TALLAHASSEE NEAR FORECLOSURE. HUGE CHAMPION'S YOURSELF OF AS A WATCHDOG. -- EUGENE...
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| 00:37:33 |
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THINGS AGAIN, I WOULD HANDLE THEM DIFFERENTLY. I HAVE NEVER HAD PERSONAL EXPENSES PAID FOR BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. THESE ARE IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT ...
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| 00:38:51 |
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CHAIRMAN OF THE PARTY. HE NOW FACES CHARGES OF THE MISUSE OF DONATIONS. YOU STOOD BY HIM TO THE VERY END. WHY DID YOU DO SO? WHAT DOES IT SAY ABOUT YOUR...
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| 00:39:15 |
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BEENTHAT APPLIES IN EVERY INSTANCE AND IN EVERY APPOINTMENT I'VE MADE. WHEN YOU DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN, SOMETIMES YOU ARE DISAPPOINTED. IT HAPPENED...
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| 00:40:34 |
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LET ME SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. >> IT IS HAPPENING TO -- BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO KNOW WHERE WE STAND ON THE ISSUES. >> WITH
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| 00:40:53 |
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THE GOVERNORS THAT IS CATEGORICALLY FALSE. -- WHAT THE GOVERNOR SAID HE IS CATEGORICALLY
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| 00:41:00 |
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FALSE. THE HOUSE WAS AN ARM'S LENGTH TRANSACTION. WE REDUCED THE PRICE OF THE HOME. IT DID HAVE BEEN FOR SALE FOR MONTHS. MY POSITION DID NOT CHANGE....
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| 00:41:49 |
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THE LAST CALL HE MADE BEFORE HE SWITCHED PARTIES, IT WAS TO A POLLSTER. >> LET'S MOVE ON. I WILL HAVE TO TAKE CONTROL HERE. >>
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| 00:42:06 |
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A PRACTICE ON THE FILIBUSTER OVER THERE. [LAUGHTER] LET'S GET
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| 00:42:14 |
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INTO SERIOUS BUSINESS ON THE WAR ON TERROR. WE TALK ABOUT THE GENERATIONAL STAKES. LET'S LOOK AT THE WAR ON TERROR. WHEN DO WE KNOW? THE PUBLIC SUPPORT...
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| 00:42:49 |
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THAT IS IMPORTANT IS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF AFGHANISTAN. AFGHANISTAN IS A NEIGHBOR WITH PAKISTAN. IF AFGHANISTAN WERE TO FALL OR EVOLVE INTO CHAOS, IT...
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| 00:43:58 |
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WE AGREED PRETTY MUCH ON THIS POINT. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT THE GOVERNMENT CAN DO IS TO MAKE SURE WE ARE SAFE AND SECURE.
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| 00:44:06 |
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THE FOUNDING FATHERS UNDERSTOOD IT. THEY PUT IT IN THE FIRST LINE OF THE CONSTITUTION. THE WAR ON TERRORISM MUST CONTINUE UNTIL WE ARE SAFE AND SECURE....
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| 00:45:23 |
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SEE, BOTH OF MY OPPONENTS AGREE
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| 00:45:26 |
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WITH AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN. I AM THE ONLY CANDIDATE THAT HAS BEEN TO AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN AND IRAQ. I TALKED TO MEN AND WOMEN IN HARM'S WAY....
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| 00:46:47 |
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IMMIGRATION, YOU HAVE ADVOCATED A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP FOR AN IMMIGRANT WHO ARE HERE ILLEGALLY.
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| 00:46:54 |
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WHAT ME ASK YOU TO THE IMAGINE THAT INSTEAD OF THIS AUDIENCE, YOU WERE SPEAKING TO A GROUP OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE WAITED YEARS TO ENTER THIS COUNTRY LEGALLY....
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| 00:47:16 |
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11-14 MILLION PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE ARE NOT LEGAL CITIZENS AS OF YET. WE NEED TO SECURE OUR BORDERS. IT MUST BE DONE. WE NEED TO HAVE A PATH TO CITIZENSHIP...
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| 00:47:47 |
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FOR A YEARS. -- UN BEEN IN CONGRESS
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| 00:47:53 |
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FOR 8 YEARS. NOBODY THINKS OUR BORDER IS SECURE. HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE? WHY HAS IT NOT HAPPEN? >> WHEN I GET TO THE SENATE, IT WILL HAPPEN. EVERY TIME...
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| 00:48:12 |
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APPROACH PROTECTED OUR BORDERS, MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS A PATHWAY TO STATUS IN THIS COUNTRY AND GOING AFTER THOSE EMPLOYERS THAT KEEP THE U.S. WORKER...
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| 00:48:47 |
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LET ME ASK THAT YOU PRETEND YOU HAVE AN IMAGINARY AUDIENCE. TELL THEM WHY THEY SHOULD NOT BE CITIZENS. >> CHILDREN THAT WERE BROUGHT HERE BY THEIR PARENTS,...
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| 00:49:10 |
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IN SCHOOL AND WANT TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION, I AM IN FAVOR OF ACCOMMODATING THEM. AS PART OF A MODERNIZATION OF WHAT WE ARE DEALING WITH OUR IMMIGRATION...
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| 00:49:38 |
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VERY MUCH TO LEADERSHIP FLORIDA. I GOT INTO THIS RACE A FEW MONTHS AGO AGAINST
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| 00:49:45 |
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SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT ODDS. A LOT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. THIS ELECTION IS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY. IT IS ABOUT WHAT KIND OF...
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| 00:50:51 |
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INDEPENDENT FOR YOU. I AM RUNNING AS AN INDEPENDENT BECAUSE WASHINGTON IS BROKEN. IT IS ENAMORED WITH THE GRIDLOCK. THEY CANNOT GET ANYTHING DONE. IT...
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| 00:51:51 |
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DEBATE TONIGHT. EARLIER TODAY, I WAS
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| 00:51:55 |
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WITH PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON IN ST. PETERSBURG. I WILL BE WITH HIM IN ORLANDO TOMORROW. I AM GLAD THE 42ND PRESIDENT STANDS WITH ME. IN THIS DEBATE,...
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| 00:52:58 |
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TONIGHT. [APPLAUSE] PLEASE VOTE ON NOVEMBER 2. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING TONIGHT. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]...
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