Violence because he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and murdered. That investigation may be ongoing, but we already know the answer to the fundamental question can we do something to reduce gun violence . The answer is yes, in his name, in the name of the 30,000 people who have perished along with him from gun violence, needless and senseless deaths that are all our responsibility. I respect the Second Amendment, as i know the presiding officer does. I respect the right of people under the constitution and the Second Amendment to own and possess firearms and use them for hunting, for recreation, target practice. I will continue to honor the memory of Javier Martinez and the lives and aspirations and hopes of the students at Common Ground and work not only to build that garden but to make the neighborhood around it safer and the Community Around it a more nurturing and better mace to live. I have made no secret of the fact that i believe this body has a responsibility to act, a
1 of 2 that he has gotten arizona, not a press call, but a Campaign Call that the president gave this morning said he thinks we will put the state away for him despite the fact that the real clear politics average shows joe biden leading by three points. Something else interesting about that phone call that the president had, kind of a pep talk for Campaign Workers is that three weeks ago or so, maybe even more recently than that, the president thought that things were looking pretty bleak for him in terms of his ability to win. Listen here. We are going to win. I wouldnt have said that three weeks ago. Three weeks ago, two weeks ago. I dont know, i wouldnt have said it. Was tougher for me. But we are leading in michigan in the early vote and thats unheard of. Also in that same phone call, the president reacting to what dr. Anthony fauci said on 60 minutes last evening about the president and his approach to coronavirus and about the number of people who got sick from attending an even
Four years ago october 20th Hillary Clinton led in the real clear politics average of polls by six points. As you pointed out joe biden leads by less. Back in 2016 President Trump won it by less than a point. He still has a chance there. President trump this morning continuing to hammer hunter biden over his emails and his connections to International Business dealings. Yesterday the president saying that the f. B. I. Should be investigating the matter. This morning the president suggesting that a special counsel should be appointed to look into it. Listen to what he said. We have to get the attorney general to act. He has to act and he has to act fast. He has to appoint somebody. This is major corruption and known about before the election. Were doing very well. Well win the election. Were doing very well. If you look at all of whats happening. On thursday its the final president ial debate. The commission on president ial debates announcing changes to the structure candidates will be
Mike crapo is seeking his fifth term in the u. S. Senate. He previously served as representative for idahos can Congressional District for three terms and in the Idaho State Senate for four terms. David roth was the executive director of the bonneville Youth Executive Council and is on the board for habitat for humanity in idaho falls and idaho falls soup kitchen. I want to introduce our panel of reporters who will ask the candidates questions today. Betsy russell of the idaho press, Margaret Carmel i am melissa devlin. I am moderating todays debate, helping us keep time is bridget gibson, volunteer time keeper from the league of women voters education fund. Each candidate will be given 90 seconds for opening comments and 60 seconds for close. Candidates have 90 seconds to answer questions and 60 seconds for rebuttal. I will allow backandforth if i think the conversation is productive and educational for voters, while trying to make sure each candidate gets equal time. We drew numbers
Same policies that Blake Masters is now promoting. These were quality generals and they had reasons to walk away from the exact same policies. Host ok. We are running short on time, but we have got to talk about water. I wish we had more time to talk about this, but senator kelly, starting with you. 45 seconds, lets start there and see how far we can go. We are facing shortterm and longterm cuts to the Colorado River water. How do we address this issue and it is a major issue . Mr. Kelly this is the worst drought that is part of the planet has seen in 1000 years. Its been going on 22 years. Lake powell and mead are at crisis levels. And we have got to take some immediate steps. I got money from washington to help farmers keep water up in lake mead. That is just a stopgap measure. We cannot do this all on our own. We are one of three lower basin states with nevada and california. I was on the phone recently with the california governor because they are not stepping up to help. My oppone