What you did not hear from my opponent is why exactly she does not support the bill. It is politics. It is my name on the bill. She does not want to get credit to anyone. That is what people hate about politics. The fact that you cannot acknowledge something good for people because it might hurt you politically. Opponent does not share those values. This next question goes to you. This hask you been a difficult year for you. I want to ask you, dee believe that black lives matter . Do you support nonviolent protests . Have you attended any value with any organizers, held roundtables on these issues . How will he make it more equitable to people of color . Question od that is a good question. This is something really personal for me. I saw the differences. Of the record. That measure was 100 bipartisan. Not a single democrat or republican voted against my Prison Reform bill, when it passed out of the house to go to the governors desk to be signed into law. Can look to someone who can do something instead of doing things from a gimmick sort of perspective. These issues are personal because i am from here. Scholarship and our community was peaceful and united. Right to everybodys protest during these times. Differentticipated in events in downtown charleston. This is something that we all need to work on together, right or left. It should not be political. It should be about the people. The black lives Matter Movement . Of course. I have worked on many issues. This is something that i worked on as a lawmaker. Of course black lives matter. We need to acknowledge the disparities that exist in this country. While africanamericans make up a quarter of our population, y account for half of this the deaths in our state. Toy are deprived of access broadband. There are Racial Disparities that go beyond on voicemail, into health care and education. Lets make no mistake about it. When acknowledging these Racial Disparities, there is no room for violence. None at all. We have to look back at history and look at how social change has been made. I had the great honor of serving along congressman john lewis. It was an honor to march across the bridge with him just months ago. People like him, who advanced social and racial change through nonviolent protest that is the way forward. Lets talk about supporting Law Enforcement, supporting first responders. Supported first responders, she would have voted on a bill that helped them. She cannot show up and do her job in columbia, she will not be able to show up and do her job in d. C. I want to clarify. Have you gone to any rallies . Spoken to any leaders or held any roundtables recently that you can point to . I speak to leaders every single day. We have been very selective. My opponent has attacked me for not having in person events during a pandemic, which i find bizarre. Have been a state lawmaker for years and i am proud of my accomplishments in that time. His record of attendance is very similar to mine, since he has been in office. You should be ashamed of yourself for this attack. Want everyone facing an unprecedented time, trying to their families. I am a single mother at home mother trying to handle schooling for her children. You should be ashamed of yourself and disqualified based on this personal attack. I have 15 seconds left and i do not want to be interrupted. Working families are making tough choices this year. I will not apologize for being there for my kid when they needed me. We have a lot of issues that we want to cover tonight. A lot of the focus of these protests, there has been broad racial inequality that we are talking about. A lot of it has been around policing. It includes banning no knock warrants, chokeholds, qualified immunity for police officers, which can shield some of them cashprosecution, ending bail and even defunding of these departments. What measures do you support and oppose when it comes to reforming the police. I do not support defunding the police. Cosponsoredctually we need tould equip them with the proper resources that they need to be effective. Noknock warrants, chokeholds, we have seen these on the news and on camera, but going back to making sure that we provide Law Enforcement with the resources that they need, whether it be their proper training, we want transparency in place. That is exactly what we have been fighting for. Tiraderd the recent about why she missed votes last week, but she told a reporter last week that she missed them because they did not matter. I do not know if she lied then or if she is lying tonight, but this year alone, she has missed 30 of her votes. Imagine one of your employees called into work sick, 30 of the time. Then they come to you and ask you for a promotion. D laugh in their face . This is how ridiculous it is. For has been on the record why she missed those votes. I think those votes do matter. Question. I think it is reprehensible and shameful that you would attack a single working other to make the decision to be with her children. I made a critical vote days before that. I missed a day because i had covid19. I missed a few days earlier this year because i had a child that was severely ill with a debilitating illness. Thank god for the hardworking teachers of South Carolina that put a plan in place for my family and my child to be able to finish the year. Timeis an unprecedented for all single parents. I want every single mother being attacked for making the decision to be there for their child. Do you know what it is called when you miss a days work to hold your childs and . Hand . You support any changes to Police Reform . That was question. I have worked in a very bipartisan and. I was endorsed by South Carolinas fraternal order of police. They know and trust that nancy mace is going to be there for them and not democrat Joe Cunningham. Nearly a third of the votes missed just this year. See in her own words, her telling you that the bills were not important enough to show up those bills addressing flooding, especially in the low country, a it. To trust address another bill to support first responders. I think those votes are important. Contrary to what you may hear, ofopponent is the opposite bipartisan. She said i am as pro trump as they come. That is her in her own words. She wants to go to d. C. To continue to work for him. I want to work for you. Affordable housing. 26 rvey Commission Found believe there was enough affordable housing, just a few saying economic pressures are one of the causes black residents are having to move out of certain neighborhood. What policies or programs you support . Hadhis is something that i experience at the state level. Grow. Seen our community ways thatat there are we can provide lives, when there is Development Going on, to have affordable housing. That seemed to work for both community, for the Business Community and those working there. The difference between rich and poor in the low country is black and white. We have to do a better job to make sure that we get the resources. We have to have equity in our schools. So that everyone has access to education. These issues that i worked on, i am very passionate about i just cannot believe it is so shameful to see you attack a single mother. I voted on flooding in the state of South Carolina. I voted on broadband issues. Theve drafted bills to help voters. I have faced incredible challenges. The same number of days that my opponent has missed. I have been able to get things done. That is my my Prison Reform bill with signed into law a few months ago. I think it is disingenuous to attack a woman or a man for taking care of their child, when they need it most. Theseneed to invest in areas, just as we have done in congress. We need to make it able for people to live wherever they are, in world, or not. Expand broadband access. That is exactly what we voted on. Bipartisan bills. We need to make it easier for people to pay their bills at the end of every single month, not harder. Mace, she wants to increase 20 so that we go to harris teeter, you would be. Aying percent on groceries that is not going to make it more of will. It will make it a lot more difficult to pay for groceries and Prescription Drugs, but that is the tax plan she supports. She has been very clear and very honest on that front, raising your taxes. You know me well. Want to all, i do not raise taxes. I received the taxpayer hero award because i voted to reduce taxes most of the time and pledged never to raise them. We have a problem with the irs and taxes. I want a favor tax, consumption based tax. So that those spending the money i paying their fair share as well. I am shocked that i am continuing to be attacked for being a working mother. It is incredible that you are standing up here and running for office. Democrat Joe Cunningham says he is against the green new deal. Make no mistake, it is a tax increase. He supports the 3 trillion tax plan that says we will only tax the rich, but we are all rich and we will all pay. Lets keep the rebuttals pertinent. When we entered today we were all wearing mass and distanced. This is a rare in person event because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a recent task force report, South Carolina has one of the worst covid19 case rates in the country. Thanositive rate is more 3000 south carolinians have died. Livese fighting for their in intensive care units across the state. We will get the Economic Impact in a minute. From a Public Health perspective , do you think we should have done anything differently, addressing this pandemic . What measures should we take moving forward . Question. Great we are in the middle of an unprecedented crisis, the crisis of our lifetime. Died of covid, heartwrenching stories. This pandemic has ripped a hole in our hearts that cannot be filled with politics or bipartisanship. What it commands and requires is elected officials to come together to pass effective legislation to heal this wound. Act, it hase cares helped real people. Francis, who owns a photography business says her business was on the verge of collapse had she is about to shut the door until we got her the ppp loan. Judy is a teacher in hilton head who cut through all the red tape to get through her unemployment. We called and we got it done. Those are the kind of results, when you put politics aside and focus on helping, when you can make a difference. We need i am a Firm Believer in. There are some things that couldve have been better. It calls for a statewide mask mandate, earlier. I think hindsight is 20 20. Lets focus on what we can do, moving forward. Public health perspective, what do you think we could have done better . Is not just affecting North Carolina or the u. S. It is affecting countries all around the world right now. One of the things that i called for early on was widespread rapid testing, so that we could more equally identify the hot but affecting our community. South carolina has some called home rule. Local municipalities have the ability to enact mask regulations and mandates. One of the things that i have ton advocating for, in order improve our response in a crisis is to repeal some of the burdensome regulation to respond quicker. One of the things i wanted to point out during the crisis is that democrat Joe Cunningham voted for a measure that would have reduced South Carolinas medicaid funding by up to 10 , during a pandemic. He also tried to give china, that caused this pandemic a hall pass on tariffs, trying to reward a bad actor who started the crisis in the first place. He votes with nancy pelosi 90 of the time. I think it is very disingenuous to say that you are bipartisan have that kind of record. This is what happens when you follow nancy pelosi. I am proud of my voting record and i and proud that i shall let to the. When the cameras were rolling a few days ago, she told you those votes were not important enough to show up. I think we need to follow the facts. Follow the signs and let that way. Attack dr. Once to fauci. She called him a liar. Hosted a super spreader event on her primary night with no social distancing, showing no leadership. Later on, she attacks me for not having in person event. We need true leadership that follows the facts and follows the sign. Our Unemployment Rate continues with some 101,000 still receiving unemployment benefits, more than in march before the pandemic hit. What do you think we should be doing for those still struggling . What should any additional relief look like . Million is about 130 and the businesses need help accessing that right now. Rate undernt the Obama Administration it was 7. 8 . We are doing a good job of trying to reopen our economy. Our Unemployment Rate was asked. 7 . To allowtinue companies to slowly expand and open their businesses in a safe manner that protects people, as best as they can covid19 is a serious illness. The night of my primary, they were about 300 a day. When i got covid19, we were up around 1000 cases a day. We had a huge spike and i have tried to set an example, but it is a serious illness that we ought to take seriously. Protect our Small Businesses. Ironically, 10 miles from here, he voted for a measure that was at would put Parris Island on a chopping block. That we do not need that kind of leadership here. Your thoughtset on what needs to be done with coronavirus right now to help struggling people. The short answer is a lot more. I have been working tirelessly with my colleagues across the island. Half democrats, half republicans. People will meet in the middle to form Bipartisan Solutions to these problems. Unveiling a plan that was near the middle between kratz and republicans on what we should do. For example, the unemployment system. I do not think people should be making more money on whenloyment than they were they were working. Many say that they cannot get people back to work because they are making more money on unemployment. I think that is wrong. Peoples not raise taxes. You would be paying 30 on groceries and Prescription Drugs and she cannot deny that tonight. While so many of us are struggling, i do not think we need to be raising anybodys taxes. The very last thing that we should do is to rip away health kick from those with preexisting conditions. That is a case right now would do exactly that. She sides with an, not with you. 100 . I said earlier tonight that i do not want to raise taxes. I pledged not to you i earned a word for lower taxes for every hardworking south carolinian and i respect parents who work and have to make tough decisions during a pandemic because families are struggling. What my opponent will not tell you it is part of the dishonesty here tonight, but i have a preexisting condition and i have been denied Health Care Coverage in the past because of it. I understand just how important this issue is. Supportout there that i once to get rid of the existing conditions. It is a lie to say that i do. This is something that is personal, that i have experience with. I want to protect those who are most vulnerable. Talk aboutnt to health care and preexisting conditions now. Carolinian,0 south South Carolina residents enrolled in Health Insurance plan through the public marketplace that became available because of obamacare. Do you support upholding the Affordable Care act . This is personal to each and every one of us. Everyone watching has their own story. I stayed overnight in the hospital with my young son. Are heart wrenching decisions. Last thing they need right now is political. We have too many officials who try to politicize this event. I think we should expand medicaid. It was not perfect, but we should keep with what works set what works and come together to fix everything else. That is what is needed right now, but we cannot do that so long as big pharma is in the driver seat. My opponent has not denied that she wants you to pay taxes on Prescription Drugs or groceries. Issue is veryhis personal. Each and every one of us have a story to tell about this. There are those who try to rip away health care from those with preexisting conditions. There is a case that will do that, right now. If she is against that case, i asked that she tell you that tonight. De support the Affordable Care act . No, i do not. I work to repeal many regulations that are impeding the health care industry. Access to higherquality care, not just a free market. My opponent has voted for socialism in medicine. For wouldhat he voted take away medicaid money from South Carolina by up to 10 , not only that, he is wanting to green new taxes with deal mandates. This is personal. A year ago, i had a mother call me i have no idea what their political affiliation was. Her daughter was diagnosed with cancer and the Insurance Company was not going to cover the procedure because she had a very aggressive form of cancer. I knew someone there. Three hours later, the Insurance Company called me back and said they had reviewed the file and they would cover the procedure 100 . And is the kind of passion bipartisanship that i will bring to the table. I will be there every single day. I am proud of the legislation that we have passed. Stater bill encouraging to expand medicaid. New dead last is as it relates to health care. It is embarrassing because of the failure of leadership from our officials. People who play politics with your health care, when it should not really matter. We cannot expect much from someone who has played politics their entire lives, someone who has made a living off of this political system. Whether it be u. S. Senate, statehouse, congress i think that might be it. There might be one or two more, but the last thing we need to do is play politics with health care. I want to drive down the cost of health care. Will make sure that i am the one asking the questions. Will go to Prescription Drugs. Prescription drug prices. Many people are making life and death decisions when it comes to their health care, whether they can afford Prescription Drugs on a monthly basis. What kind of lands would you put in place in support to lower Prescription Drug prices . Health care is a very important issue to me, personally because with obamacare and socialized medicine, the cost for everyday hardworking americans continues to go up. One of the things that we can do is to have transparency in the market with regards to pharmaceutical pricing. Letting patients know the cost of the pharmaceuticals or prescriptions that they have been given before they go to the pharmacy. Very small measures can make a difference in somebodys life. One of the things that we noticed is that we have to look at regulations in the country. Many of a reason that our ingredients are made in china. The cost of business and making ingredients here is too costly. That is the kind of policy that i support. Care. Led on health i have led on an issue to repeal across the state. It is an effort that i have been working on to repeal in the state of South Carolina. My opponent has voted for measures that would take money away from South Carolina during a pandemic, and that is just wrong. Heartbreaking, when you hear these stories from our seniors and the people that are most vulnerable in our health care system, when seniors are having to break their pills in half because they cannot afford the entire prescription. You expect more from your elected officials. At least a dozen bipartisan bills that lower the cost of Prescription Drugs. I am happy to pass a bill to negotiate the price of Prescription Drugs, but make no mistake about it. Longer and working he will be paying more in taxes because she wants to raise the age of Social Security and she wants you to pay the percent tax at walgreens for your Prescription Drugs. , i think that we need Common Sense Solutions to these problems and people working together. People who are not accountable to big pharma. We are not going to get things done until we can work together. That is probably why the u. S. Chamber of commerce endorsed me. Either way, we are proud to stand along with small individuals, Small Business and working class americans. 62nd rebuttal . I have said that i will not raise taxes on any south carolinian. I pledged not to. My record to lower taxes is accurate. Talk about wants to being independent, but you cannot be independent when you vote with nancy pelosi 90 of the time. Voting with nancy pelosi means that you are the most dependent member of congress. We are setting a new lobar. What is unfortunate and heartbreaking tonight is that you sit here and you attack women and business. You want to discredit me for being in business for 21 years. I have worked for some remarkable human beings, including tim scott, a Great American who works hard for people through the low country. I would never discredit somebody who wants to start a business. We want to encourage them to be successful. Federal budget deficit is set to reach 3. 3 trillion. That has been exacerbated by governments ending in response to the pandemic, but there were other contributors long before the pandemic, including spending on mandatory programs such as National Security and other entitlements, and military spending. How do you propose to address the growing National Debt . Hours spending has been out of control for quite time. In becausee reigned our deficit is something that we will pass along to the next generation. I think about my son inheriting this debt and it is not right. People expect the same thing they want from their own finances, to balance the budget. I cosponsored a budget to do exactly that. When my party tried to pass a new budget deal that would add trillions of dollars to the debt, i voted against it. Of 445 members, i am the fourth most bipartisan member in congress. The record is probably why u. S. Chamber of commerce has endorsed me. Republicansly why mayors are endorsing my campaign. People over politics. That is what should be done. That is what you will continue to get. How do we fix the debt . This year is unprecedented. 3 trillion to 4 trillion in a deficit. The spending problem is not one side or the other. Both sides have contributed to the spending that is out of control right now. Spendats are wanting to on welfare problem welfare programs. As a single working mother, i have to balance my check book like any other family. One of the things that i think we should do is balance our budget. I am a huge fan of the any plan. For every dollar that the federal government spends, one penny would be saved. It does not touch Social Security. Both sides could get on board with that. It would balance the budget and five years. Precovid numbers. My opponent loves Big Government and he loves to spend. Most of what he has done will never become law, like this offshore drilling bill. One of the things that we have to focus on is how a conservative is willing to make the tough decisions. I am proud of the votes i have taken to reduce taxes for every south carolinian. Will not tell you is that her plan would also cut millions of dollars in aid to israel, Social Security, but it probably would not be solved in any way wording to the tax plan. At the end of the day, we have to balance our budget. That is why i cosponsored an amendment. Look no further than the u. S. Chamber of commerce endorsement. They crossed out and endorsed me on this issue. Maybe it is because she wants to raise taxes to 30 . I show up to work. My attendant has only attended 70 of votes this year. I will show up every single day to continue working for you. Lets switch topics. I want to talk about paris island. Political leaders were cut up in that news. Comments have thrown the future of paris island into doubt, the Marine Corps Training base. He believed that paris island should be saved . How do you believe that it should be saved . I am the daughter of someone whos served 28 years in the military. He is the most decorated graduate from the citadel. I grew up as an army brat. These issues with our military, v. A. And our bases are deeply personal. I watched my parents navigate the system decade. Toys r with two tours. I have seen the sacrifices our military make. Voted to put paris island on the chopping block. I do not know if maybe it is because you do not read the readsor if nancy pelosi them for you, but ever since he has been in office, it has been the Democratic Party over the low country. Million in our economy locally, that is at stake. We should do everything that we can to save paris island. Paris island was specifically mentioned in the bill, and you still voted to close down paris island with that the. I hope that we can save it and i will fight every single day to do just that. With t to start off mydoes not seem that opponent can answer a question without mentioning nancy pelosi. I would suggest you buy yourself but you to california, need to run against me. Paris island is the heart of the low country. One of the very first trips i took as a member of congress was to paris island. I met with people and i asked them, what do you need from . They took me to a firing range and said there is a lot of work that be done. I went up to congress and i helped. 30 million for paris island, specifically for that firing range and other activities. We need someone to put politics aside and get done. Paris island is also being threatened by Climate Change, rising sea level. Paris island is expected to be underwater a third of the year. It cannot happen until you believe in the science of Climate Change and except the signs of Climate Change. In climateot believe change, you probably love my opponent. But if you believe that the sea level is rising, i am asking for your vote. There are many more pressing issues right now. You want to talk about california . That is what happens when you follow ansi pelosi 90 of the time. Island and jobs on the chopping block. If you are friends with nancy pelosi, you are doing everything that you can for her friends in california. I find that a bit ironic. I have worked on veteran issues. I helped create the department veteranognized every who fought in a foreign war. They have the state of california to catch them. Veteran do sor much for our community. It would be the honor of my lifetime to serve them. We had our last question here. Elected, what would be your First Priority . What is your top priority for the district, if you are be elected . We have a lot of issues to be addressed in the low country. We need to pull ourselves through the pandemic to get to the other side. I think we will be stronger as a unity and a country, at the other end of this, but we have to make smart decisions. It is why i am a proud member of the problem solvers. It is a badge of honor for me. It is something i am very proud of. I am proud that President Trump has signed numerous bills of mine into law. Those are the kinds of results that you can get when you work together, when you cross the aisle and have republican mayors endorsing you, like they are right now. Crossed the aisle to make that endorsement. We have to continue to care for our veteran, make sure that they have the access to health care that they deserve. I was so proud when President Trump signed my modernization act into law, along with the american outdoors act, one of the biggest environmental wins in half a century. Youe are the kinds of wins can get when you can get work together. Is being ranked the fourth most partisan member of congress means that you vote with nancy pelosi 90 of the time, meaning you are with the rest of the country 0 of the time, we arson date setting a low number. Much of what he talks about will never become law. It was not bipartisan. About 1. 5 years ago, my daughter came to me. She came to me one afternoon and said, mommy, i am christian and i need you to take me to church. A few days later i found myself in church with my kids and i did not spite hideously best. Jeremiahn was about six 16 and being at a crossroads. As a mother, we think that we do so much for our children, but sometimes we do not stop to think about how much they really do for us. Everything that i do, my kids and my country are worth fighting for. It is a choice between freedom and socialism, a choice between security. I am asking each and every one of you to consider this. We are standing at the same, exact crossroads. I am asking us to look for a better pass and to take it. It would be the honor of my lifetime. And you for tuning in tonight. Thank you for tuning in tonight. My dad said numbers will tell you anything, if you torture them enough. She continues to torture them to bend whatever she wants to say. We have a website. You can hear in her own words and myself, in my own words. The chamber of congress would not have endorsed me if i voted the much with nancy pelosi. Excuse me. I and finishing. I want dashcam finishing. Am finishing. There are too many career politicians up there, like my opponent. A Small Business . A political consultant . That does not represent low country values. That is the end of the debate. Thank you to both candidates for joining us tonight. Thank you to my colleague. 21. Us on october good night. [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2020] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] our campaign 2020 coverage continues with candidates campaigning and debating. Cspan, your unfiltered view of politics. Coming up tonight on cspan, a discussion on the history of president ial debates and a preview of tomorrow nights debate President Trump and former Vice President joe biden. Next, on the eve of the evening, a discussion on the role of president ial debates. Topics include a history of the debates, what each candidate should focus on, the role in the media and the impact on undecided voters. The proxy the Brookings Institution hosted this hourlong event. Good morning. My name is elaine k mark, a senior fellow and governments studies at the Brookings Institution. We are here to talk about, do debates matter . We are one they away from the first president ial debate in one of the most intense, consequential elections in our lifetime. As we get ready to watch tomorrow night we thought it would be good to do three things. First we will look back at some of the history of debate, president ial debate history. The