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Hearing of judge barrett. The senate will be in session for the next two weeks. What are you looking for . Guest i think we can expect the majority to move forward with all deliberate speed. They will conduct hearings remotely as they have been doing with other nominees. The members who have tested leadive wont need to their quarantine. I expect we will see democratic opposition and republican support and the Movement Forward confirmation sometime this month. Host you think it will happen before the election . Happeni think it will before the election, presuming there are enough senators who can physically come to the floor to cast ballots. That would be the one factor that could interfere with that. It does not look like there will be an issue with that. Issuedhis statement was by Chuck Schumer. They are trying to slow down the process. Your reaction . Good theyve got a very spin dr. Who is writing this. The Committee Hearings dont have to be in person. They can be dealt with remotely
We do have a lot to get through so please do not filibuster. We will be keeping track of speaking time to keep things relatively even. Good to see you both and thanks for joining us. Thank you for having us. We are going to start with masks this evening. The mask issue became huge this weekend when the president tweeted that both he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus. The university of washingtons study projects that 160,000 more people could die by january 1. That number could be reduced by 96,000 if 95 of us wore masks. Lets start with you, Kevin Oconnor. Do you support a mask mandate where it is legally permissible . Mr. Oconnor a mandate . Yes. Mr. Oconnor i dont support a mandate. I think there are appropriate guidelines that people should follow, and certainly within confined spaces, yes, then i think its appropriate to regulate whats going on. When you say appropriate guidelines, i check both of your twitter accounts regularly. I checked yours on thursday, october 1. T
There is no opening statement, no closings, no time limits. We do have a lot to get through so please do not filibuster. We will be keeping track of speaking time to keep things relatively even. Good to see you both and thanks for joining us. Thank you for having us. We are going to start with masks this evening. The mask issue became huge this weekend when the president tweeted that both he and his wife tested positive for coronavirus. The university of washingtons study projects that 160,000 more people could die by january 1. That number could be reduced by 96,000 if 95 of us wore masks. Lets start with you, Kevin Oconnor. Do you support a mask mandate where it is legally permissible . Mr. Oconnor a mandate . Yes. Mr. Oconnor i dont support a mandate. I think there are appropriate guidelines that people should follow, and certainly within confined spaces, yes, then i think its appropriate to regulate whats going on. When you say appropriate guidelines, i check both of your twitter a
Welcomeuld like to visitors joining us across the state on montana public radio, yellowstone public radio, and the northern news network. We utilize our inclusion requirements, which are available on the website at montanapbs. Org. In our studio this evening, montanas United States representatives, welcome. And the Lieutenant Governor, democrat mike cooney. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We appreciate having everyone here in person. We are safely distanced and ready for a debate. We have a slightly different format tonight. Each candidate will have an initial 90 seconds to answer the question. Afterwards, there will be an open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. Afterwards, there wiln open discussion period with a chance of rebuttals and direct exchanges. We will then finish the debate with a 90 second closing statement from each candidate. The pandemic. Montana is seeing a recent spike in covid19 cases. Just today, the states i record 504