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A VERY GOOD SUNDAY TO YOU. WELCOME TO THE FIRST DEBATE IN THE RACE FOR THE U.S. SENATE SEAT CURRENTLY HELD BY THE RETIRING SENATOR,
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| 00:00:50 |
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JOE LIEBERMAN. FIRST, THE RULES -- EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE 90 SECONDS. CAN IT ASK THE QUESTION FIRST WILL HAVE 30 SECONDS TO REBUT HIS OR HER OPPONENT...
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| 00:01:36 |
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I AM OFTEN ASKED WHY ARE YOU RUNNING FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE? THAT ANGELES -- ANSWER IS SIMPLE -- SOME SIX GRANDCHILDREN AND FUTURE GENERATIONS...
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| 00:02:37 |
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POSSIBLE CLASS. MY GRANDFATHER WORKED IN THE FACTORIES OF NEW BRITAIN, MY MOTHER IS A RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER. I WAS RAISED TO BELIEVE I NEED TO LIVE MY...
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| 00:03:38 |
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YOU HAVE FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY AND WALKED AWAY FROM THAT. HOW CAN CONNECTICUT VOTERS FEEL CONFIDENT YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO EXERCISE GOOD JUDGMENT...
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| 00:04:06 |
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FACT IS EVERYONE WHO HAS LOOKED INTO THESE ALLEGATION HAS BEEN MAKING IN THESE CAMPAIGN AS THEY ARE COMPLETELY FALL -- COMPLETELY FALSE. EVERY INDEPENDENT...
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| 00:05:28 |
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AN OCCASIONAL FINANCIAL SLIP IS NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. BUT YOU NEED TO BE HONEST WITH THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT. YOU NEED TO BE HONEST...
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| 00:06:55 |
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WHEN YOU'RE RUNNING FOR THE SENATE. MY WORK IS BASED IN THE WORK OF DEBT AND PUBLIC SERVICE AND FOCUSING TAX CUTS ON THE MIDDLE- CLASS, NOT BY FOCUSING...
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| 00:07:29 |
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A FORMAL DEBATE AND YOUTUBE ARE PROBABLY GOING TO ANSWER AROUND A DOZEN QUESTIONS, BUT BOTH OF YOU HAVE FAILED A BASIC STANDARD OF TRANSPARENCY AND ACCESS...
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| 00:08:13 |
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ROOMS AROUND THE STATE. I LIKE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CAMPAIGN OR WE CAN BRING OUR MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT. I LIKE THE FOLKS...
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| 00:09:43 |
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I RAN INTO A GUY JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS
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| 00:09:48 |
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AGO, AND OUT OF WORK PAINTER AND HE WANTS TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LINDA AND I BETWEEN HOW WE'RE GOING TO PUT HIM BACK ON THE JOB. THEY'RE BIG...
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| 00:10:47 |
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LINDA HAS REFUSED TO MEET WITH EDITORIAL BOARDS AND I'VE BEEN VERY WILLING TO DO SO. I
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| 00:10:52 |
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CANNOT COUNT THE NUMBER OF PRESS ABILITY -- PRESS AVAILABILITY AS I HAVE DONE. LINDA MCMAHON DOES NOT WANT THIS CAMPAIGN TO BE ABOUT ISSUES. BECAUSE OF...
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| 00:11:28 |
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YET JUST ACCUSED ME OF PLAGIARIZING MY PLAN. IT IS BENEATH A CONGRESSMAN WHO IS SITTING TODAY OR ANYONE WHO IS RUNNING FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE....
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| 00:12:34 |
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THEM? HERE IS ONE -- $1.9 MILLION FOR A WATER TAXI TO PLEASURE BEACH IN BRIDGEPORT. >> FIRST CALL ME RESPOND TO THIS LAST ALLEGATION. THERE IS NO DOUBT...
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| 00:12:53 |
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FROM THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN WEBSITE, FROM THE CATO INSTITUTE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CALL IT, BUT ALL I AM SAYING IS THIS IS NOT A PLAN ROOTED IN WHAT BEST...
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| 00:14:31 |
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A DEMOCRAT AND NOW YOU ARE IN A SERIOUS RACE WITH A SERIOUS WOMAN AND YOU ARE DESPERATE. THEREFORE YOU RAISE THESE ISSUES. MY PLAN SITES EVERY WORD THAT...
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| 00:16:05 |
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FEDERAL DEFICIT AT A PHENOMENAL RATE. IT LOOKS LIKE HER ITEMS WERE PICKED OFF OF A MENU OF POLITICALLY ATTRACTIVE ITEMS. THEY WERE, BECAUSE THEY WERE...
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| 00:16:38 |
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STATEMENT. WE WOULD INVITE YOU IF YOU COULD TO PLEASE KEEP TO THE QUESTIONS. OUR NEXT QUESTION IS
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| 00:16:43 |
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FOR MRS. MCMAHON. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT WAYS TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SECURITY. SHOULD PAYROLL TAXES BE RAISED OR SHOULD MORE INCOME BE
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| 00:16:55 |
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APPLIED TO THE PAYROLL TAX RATE TO IMPROVE SOCIAL SECURITY? BILL >> LET ME ADDRESS AGAIN THAT CONGRESSMAN MURPHY HAS NOT BEEN HONEST ABOUT MY POSITION...
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| 00:17:31 |
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I BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REFORM SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE IN
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| 00:17:37 |
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ORDER THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. HOWEVER, I BELIEVE WE HAVE TO SIT IN A BIPARTISAN WAY IN CONGRESS THE ISSUES ON THE...
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| 00:18:27 |
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AND CONGRESS TO WORK WITH ALL MEMBERS TO PUT THE ISSUES ON THE TABLE WHICH WE NEED TO ADDRESS
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| 00:18:32 |
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TO PROLONG SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE. >> MR. MURPHY, YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS. >> THAT WAS ONE MINUTE AND 30 SECONDS OF I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT...
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| 00:18:46 |
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BEEN ABOUT. NOT BEING STRAIGHT WITH THE PEOPLE OF CONNECTICUT WHEN SHE LOOKS YOU IN THE EYE ON WHAT SHE'S NOT GOING TO DO IT COMES TO SOCIAL SECURITY....
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| 00:20:19 |
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I WILL SUPPORT NO BUDGET, UNLIKE YOU, WHO HAS ALREADY VOTED TO TAKE OUT $716 BILLION OUT OF MEDICARE. I WILL VOTE FOR NO BUDGET THAT WILL REDUCE THE BENEFITS...
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| 00:20:48 |
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SPECIFICS. WOULD YOU OPPOSE A SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE KNOWN TO FAVOR OF OVERTURNING ROE VS. WADE? AS FAR AS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, WHICH YOU...
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| 00:21:16 |
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DOWN ROE VS. WADE AND I WOULD MAINTAIN AND FIGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY'S COMMITMENT TO FAMILY PLANNING. I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE TODAY AND THE ISSUE OF STANDING...
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| 00:22:51 |
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I'M GOING TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION, MAMMOGRAMS, PAP SMEARS, ALL OF THEM AS I DID AS THE CEO OF A COMPANY THAT PROVIDED ALL THOSE...
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| 00:24:20 |
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CONTRACEPTION. THE BLUNT AMENDMENT WOULD TAKE DIRECT AIM AT STATES LIKE CONNECTICUT WHO HAVE STOOD UP FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE. IT IS FRANKLY INSULTING...
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| 00:24:57 |
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PRICES ARE RISING WELL ABOVE $4. HOME VALUES ARE DOWN. HOW
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| 00:25:02 |
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DOES THIS RECESSION AFFECTED YOU? >> THIS RECESSION HAS IMPACTED SO MANY PEOPLE IN CONNECTICUT. 171,000 PEOPLE WOKE UP THIS MORNING WITHOUT A JOB. THE...
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| 00:25:18 |
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TURNED MY FOCUS SO STRONGLY ABOUT CREATING JOBS AND PUTTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK IN THIS CAMPAIGN IS BECAUSE THAT'S THE PRIMARY ISSUE OF THIS CAMPAIGN....
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| 00:26:47 |
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BECAUSE I SAW MY NEIGHBORS OUT OF WORK. I SAW MY FAMILY BEING DENIED HEALTH CARE. WHEN THIS RECESSION HIT, I TURNED UP THE VOLUME ON FIGHTING FOR CONNECTICUT...
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| 00:28:16 |
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DID NOT ATTEND THE COMMITTEE HEARINGS DEALING WITH THE RECESSION, EVEN WHEN YOU SERVED ON THE POWERFUL FINANCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE. YOU MISSED 80% OF...
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| 00:28:44 |
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DO YOU SUPPORT RAISING THE TOP INCOME TAX RATE AS PROPOSED BY PRESIDENT
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| 00:28:50 |
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OBAMA OR REDUCING THE TOP RATE PROPOSED BY MITT ROMNEY? >> LET ME FIRST RESPOND TO -- >> YOU WILL HAVE TIME AT THE END. THE QUESTION IS ABOUT INCOME...
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| 00:29:09 |
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OF VOTING ATTENDANCE RATE IN CONGRESS AND I WOULD BE GLAD TO TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE GOING FORWARD.
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| 00:29:16 |
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LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT. FRANKLY, THIS IS WHAT PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IT SET OF PERSONAL ATTACKS. THEY WANT TO HEAR...
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| 00:30:37 |
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FOR KEEPING THE OTHER TAX RATES THE SAME, SO THERE IS NO INCREASE OR DECREASE IN ANY OTHER BRACKET. IT IS SIMPLY ABOUT THE MIDDLE CLASS BECAUSE THAT...
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| 00:32:13 |
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MASSIVE TAX CUTS AND ONLY CUT SPENDING BY A LITTLE BIT. ARITHMETIC TEST TO MATTER AT SOME POINT, AS BILL CLINTON HAS SAID IT BIT CONVENTION. SHE WOULD...
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| 00:32:49 |
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CONNECTICUT IS A VERY WELL THE STATE BUT OUR STATE CAPITAL, A RECENT REPORT NOTED HALF OF ALL CHILDREN LIVE IN POVERTY. BRIDGEPORT, NEW HAVEN, WATERBURY...
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| 00:33:28 |
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SITUATION. WE ARE A BENEVOLENT NATION THAT WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE WHO CAN'T TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES. HOWEVER, I THINK THE BEST WAY OUT OF POVERTY...
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| 00:34:52 |
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WAY TO ACCOUNT FOR IT IS TO HAVE MASSIVE CUT TO THESE PROGRAMS THAT DO PUT PEOPLE TO WORK AND GROW JOBS AND TAKE CARE PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARE OUT OF WORK....
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| 00:36:29 |
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SURE WHEN I'M IN THE SENATE THAT I'M PUSHING FOR OF MY JOBS PLAN TO GET OUR PEOPLE BACK TO WORK AND GROW OUR ECONOMY BECAUSE WHEN WE GROW OUR ECONOMY,...
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| 00:36:58 |
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TACKLE THE NATIONAL DEBT AND REPUBLICANS IN GENERAL SAY WE DON'T NEED TO RAISE TAXES. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT QUESTION MARK WHAT PROGRAMS AND HOW...
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| 00:37:23 |
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DUPLICATIVE PROGRAMS IN DEFENSE COSTING THE GOVERNMENT $3 BILLION. I'VE OPPOSED SUBSIDIES FOR AGRIBUSINESS IN THE MIDWEST THAT COST -- A COST THIS GOVERNMENT...
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| 00:38:56 |
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NEGOTIATE AN HAVE COMPROMISE. HE PUT ISSUES ON THE TABLE. EVERYONE DEBATES HARD FOR WHAT THEY WANT. BUT IN THE END, YOU WALK AWAY FROM THE TABLE WITH...
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| 00:40:27 |
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WOULD SUPPORT AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF FEALTY
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| 00:40:31 |
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TO SUPPLY- SIDE, TRICKLE-DOWN ECONOMICS THAT HAVE NOT WORKED. TRUST ME, THEY WILL EVENTUALLY TRICKLE DOWN TO EVERYONE ELSE. WE DON'T NEED PEOPLE WHO...
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| 00:41:06 |
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I AM ON RECORD SAYING I WOULD REPEAL AND REPLACE OBAMACARE. THERE ARE PARTS OF OBAMACARE AND I THINK ARE VERY GOOD. THE FACT
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| 00:41:19 |
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THAT A CHILD TODAY, THAT THEY CAN STAY ON THEIR INSURANCE UNTIL THEY ARE 26 IS A GOOD THING. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT BEING PENALIZED...
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| 00:42:46 |
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WHO HAS WORKED HARD ALL HER LIFE AND SO HAS HER HUSBAND. HER HUSBAND WAS SWITCHING JOBS AND IN BETWEEN THOSE TWO JOBS, DURING THE WEEK HE WAS UNEMPLOYED,...
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| 00:44:25 |
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HEALTH CARE TO OUR CITIZENS. WITHIN THIS BILL, THERE ARE 21 TAX INCREASES. CONGRESSMAN MURPHY, THE REFERENCED Q WOULD BE CUTTING TAXES FOR OUR SMALL...
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| 00:44:59 |
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I WANT TO ASK ABOUT A VERY SENSITIVE PART OF HEALTH COST- CONTAINMENT. ONE THIRD OF U.S. HEALTH SPENDING IS TO TAKE CARE OF AMERICANS IN THEIR LAST YEAR...
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| 00:45:33 |
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CARE SYSTEMS THAT WE'RE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. THAT'S MY COMMITMENT AS A U.S. SENATOR. BUT IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THE HAVE TO HAVE A MEDICARE AND...
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| 00:46:49 |
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WAY TO DO THIS IS TO SIMPLY NOT EMPOWER HEALTH INSURANCE BUREAUCRATS. THE WAY TO DO IS TO HAVE FAMILIES DEEP IN
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| 00:46:57 |
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CONSULTATION WITH PHYSICIANS ABOUT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS EITHER DIRECTION AND THEIR CHOICE AT THE END OF LIFE. >> CONGRESSMAN MURPHY AND I AGREE...
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| 00:47:14 |
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UNFORTUNATELY, THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT TAKES THAT AWAY AND PUTS PANELS AND BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND DOCTOR. THAT IS SOMETHING I DO NOT AGREE WITH...
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| 00:48:46 |
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TAKEN OF THE BUDGET OF HEALTH INSURERS WHO ARE BEING MASSIVELY SUBSIDIZED FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE. IT IS BEING TAKEN OUT OF THE POCKETS OF DRUG INDUSTRIES...
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| 00:49:24 |
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WHICH STATE GOT IT RIGHT? >> I HAVE LIVED IN CONNECTICUT AND I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT AMERICA'S LAW FOR SAME-SEX MARRIAGE.
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| 00:49:35 |
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I WOULD NOT PRETEND TO TRY TO IMPOSE MY WILL ON OTHERS. I SING EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE THE FREEDOM TO MAKE THAT CHOICE. >> AMERICA DOES NOT HAVE A LAW PROTECTING...
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| 00:49:56 |
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DOESN'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO MARRY BASED ON THEIR CHOICE. IT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. I THINK THE FACT THAT LINDA...
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| 00:51:30 |
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PARTICULAR ISSUES. >> ON THAT ONE? ON THE ISSUE OF CIVIL RIGHTS? >> I WILL ABSOLUTELY DIFFER FROM MY PARTY.
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| 00:51:42 |
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I AM PRO-CHOICE CANDIDATE, I BELIEVE IN EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL. I WOULD HAVE
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| 00:51:47 |
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VOTED TO REPEAL DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL. I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD HAVE DISCRIMINATION IN THE MILITARY, THE WORKPLACE OR ANYWHERE. >> OUR NEXT QUESTION...
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| 00:52:03 |
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THEIR OPINIONS BASED ON POLITICAL ADS, HOW CAN YOU JUSTIFY AIRING ADS THAT IN SOME CASES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY FACT
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| 00:52:09 |
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CHECKERS TO BE MISLEADING, CONFUSING, AND DOWNRIGHT INACCURATE? >> THE ADS THAT YOU SEE ON TV FOR ME RIGHT NOW ARE ME IN MY KITCHEN TALKING TO VOTERS...
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| 00:52:24 |
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LINDA MCMAHON ON CRITICAL ISSUES. I SUPPORT A MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT. WHEN THE MCMAHON INCLUDES A TAX CUT FOR THE VERY WEALTHY. WHEN HISTORY IS STANDING...
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| 00:53:59 |
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TAX CUTS TO THE MIDDLE-CLASS AND REDUCING TAXES FOR BUSINESSES AND ROLLING BACK OVERBURDENSOME REGULATIONS. WHEN I'VE BEEN UP TO RING ARE BUSINESSES,...
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| 00:55:28 |
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WHEN YOUR CAMPAIGN WAS ASKED WHY YOU DON'T START TALKING ABOUT THE ISSUES, YOUR CAMPAIGN MANAGER SAID IT WOULD BE A SENSELESS EXERCISE. THAT'S RIGHT....
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| 00:56:03 |
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I WANT TO THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN. VOTERS IN CONNECTICUT WILL HAVE A CLEAR CHOICE IN NOVEMBER. A CLEAR CHOICE BETWEEN A JOB CREATOR
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| 00:56:11 |
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HAS A PLAN TO CREATE MILLIONS OF JOBS AND SOMEONE HAS NEVER CREATED JOB AND DOES NOT PLAN TO DO THAT. SOMEONE WHO WILL RAISE TAXES ON THE MIDDLE CLASS,...
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| 00:57:15 |
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TO FIGHTING FOR PEOPLE IN THE STATE. SHE'S GOING TO USE HER WEALTH TO SPEND THE LAST FEW WEEKS ENGAGE IN VERY PERSONAL ATTACKS ME -- PERSONAL ATTACKS...
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| 00:58:12 |
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NOW TO DEBATING YOUR OPPONENT IN 2018 BASHAR >> SURE I WILL. >> ABSOLUTELY. >> WE WANT TO THANK OUR CANDIDATES TONIGHT. THANK YOU
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| 00:58:27 |
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VERY MUCH FOR WATCHING. THREE MORE DEBATES IN THIS CAMPAIGN SEASON. HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING INSTITUTE]...
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