Good afternoon toledo. What an inspiring time in our Great American manufacturing heartland city to welcome the next president of the United States. Thank you for comingtoday. Joe biden. Joe biden has not only been here before, he has always fought for us. Always. Vice President Joe Biden is our trusted friend. Hes like an uncle area is like a brother. And hes with us in toledo. Toledo, the home of General Motors, the most advanced transmission agility in the entire world. With an additional 39 Million Dollars of investment announced recently and also home of the worldclass jeep production platform, the largest on the north american continent. I can guarantee you without joe biden. Either of them would have survived the drastic laugh from the 2008 recession. We remember, i remember. I remember vote in congress for the recovery when it was democrats, democrats who make sure that these firms were refinancedand they pay back every penny. With interest. And i remember the republicans, ever
Residence. Risk assets sell off with stocks opening in the red and european equities close out the day lower. Investors seek safety in gold. Other safe havens also rally a very warm welcome to street signs. Lets get right to the story u. S. President donald trump and first lady have tested positive for coronavirus. The president confirmed on twitter saying, quote, we will get through this together. This comes after his top aid hope hicks tested positive she frequency traveled with the president including attending the first debate in ohio the president s physician released a statement saying both the president and first lady are doing well and will stay in the white house and that the president will continue his duties in full lets get to Market Reaction, we have seen futures pull back off this news. At one point, the dow was down 500 points, now we are down some 325 points some stabilization s p 500 down about 43 points we are off the lows. The tech heavy nasdaq currently lower. At on
Radio partners statewide as well as w. Jdl and batteries kpbs in shreveport cspan in the pbs newshour for sharing this Evenings Program with our viewers and listeners. I am very earned present the council for a better louisiana or cable and thank you for being with us tonight. Over the next hour we will delve into many issues of importance to our state and country with their three invited candidates. Participating tonight our commerce and bill cassidy retired colonel rob maness and senator mary landrieu. Thanks to all of you for being with us this evening. A panel of journalists include Shauna Sanford coanchor and producer of lbb louisiana the state we are in, allen english editor of the Times Newspaper here in shreveport stephanie grace a columnist for the advocate and jeremy offer editor and publisher of politics. Com. We drew names to determine the seating in order of questioning and the format this evening is designed to learn more about where the candidates stand on key issues fac
Thats a disaster. Our College Graduates need to go to those jobs that are sustainable longterm jobs. We would be creating those jobs. Not just in certain parts of the state but all over the state. I have also supported the hero at the Higher Education reform opportunity act that will spread accreditation in the state and increase the market and competition drive costs down. Moderator senator landrieu. Landrieu those amendments would be very helpful i believe to the 600,000 people in louisiana that have outstanding Student Loans. Its a serious burden and a serious challenge to all of us. Its not just a private luxury. Its a public good for people that have strong education. The frightening thing is to think about one or two of these gentlemen being in the senate than standing in line with Governor Jindal to raise education the state to 700 million the largest cuts in the state of the union. I have fought against those cuts and ive done a lot to make sure at least we support hundreds of
Who is trying to decide who to vote for here, what can you do for me tomorrow or in the first year to help me without my loan stress . I find that young people want freedom. They dont want their future mortgage by deficits which is paying for it. Their motivation for freedom. I dont mind somebody refinancing their Student Loans. I just dont think the taxpayer should have to pay for it. Taxpayers are struggling as these students are. Are we going to ask them to struggle even more for a tax payers fi . If they can get a better deal they should. I just dont the taxpayer should pay for it. Well go to the colonel. Common quarries become a controversial issue in louisiana and around the country. Our governor contends that the initiative represents federal overreach. Regardless of where you stand on that point should the federal government play a role in education . And what should that role be . Colonel . Thank you, stephanie. The constitution has no role for education in k through 12 for th