You have to operate within the compounds of the law and provide flexibility to allow the voters to get to the ballot box. So, in our situation we give people the opportunity to vote using an absentee ballot but we are one of 16 states that require a vote o voter to requen absentee ballot. We are not to vote by mail we simply send them out to everybody and i would like to talk about why i dont advocate that kind of opportunity for fraud. When somebody requests an absentee ballot you know that there is a loud person on the other end to send it to end it worked wonderfully for us. I had the best primary in the United States in fact i was asked to testify because of the house success during the primaries we implemented to then prepare for the general election. In particular, let me give you a quick example of how it can be a problem. I dont want to take this as an attack on the Postal Service because we have hard workers that have a great system in place. 96 of the time by the statistics,
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On his way back from gettysburg, joe biden spoke briefly to reporters about the upcoming debates and whether he was comfortable with having President Trump on the same stage following his recent covid19 diagnosis. Im having trouble hearing you. [inaudible] i think what they are doing at the harris debate, i dont know this for a fact, they are using plexiglas and they are following what the Cleveland Clinic says. I dont know exactly what the rules will be and im not sure what President Trump is all about now. I dont know what his status is. Im looking forward to be able to debate him but i just hope all the protocols are followed which are necessary at the time. [indiscernible] i think if he still has covid, we shouldnt have a debate. By the way, i think we will have to follow very strict guidelines. Too many people have been affected and its a very serious problem and so i will be guided by the guidelines of the Cleveland Clinic and what the doctor say is the right thing to do. Thats i
Alphabetical order, the incumbent conor lamb in Congress Since 2018. And the challenger, republican Shaun Parnell refired army ranger running for the first time. Weve posted the rules of the debates online and we flipped a coin to determine who goes first for Opening Statements. Congressman lamb, you won the toss, you have two minutes. Thank you, and good evening. At town Hall Meetings and your front doors i had a chance to ask thousands of you about what you want to see in your representatives. People have told me how divided we are, tired of the chaos, tired of the shutdowns, tired of feeling like nothing gets done. People want members of congress to stop attacking each other, and start dealing with the real problems we face and thats exactly how ive done this job. 80 of the votes ive cost have been bipartisan, and wrote and cowrote three bipartisan bills signed into law. I know how to work with others to get things done and right now we need that approach more than ever. This pandem
We do not participate in elections or endorse or oppose candidates in any way and we are very grateful to be producing with the nyu center that advocates for civil debate on politics and public policy, and nyu votes, which works to give every nyu eligible student the information they need to vote. I am especially grateful to be introducing an event with some of the countrys most important thinkers on what i think is one of the most urgent issues we face, and theres a lot of competition. Weve been witnessing a relentless and unprecedented series of attacks on the twin foundations of our democratic system. Free and Fair Elections and the rule of law. They are not unrelated. The president has made repeated threats to subvert the election, some with support from the attorney general, sending military to the polls, Voter Suppression, and perhaps most chillingly refusing to commit to abide by the election results. Some are worried the rule of law has been so eroded in this country, it may be