Now, tonights program is unlike any other president ial debate in history were making history now and its pretty exciting. An independent polling firm has selected an audience of 209 uncommitted voters from this area. The candidates will be asked questions by these voters on a topic of their choosing anything they want to ask about. My job as moderator is to, you know, take care of the questioning, ask questions myself, if i think there needs to be continuity and balance, and sometimes i might ask the candidates to respond to what another candidate may have said. Now, the format has been agreed to by representatives of both the republican and democratic campaigns. And there is no subject matter that is restricted anything goes, we can ask anything. After the debate, the candidates will have an opportunity to make a closing statement. So, president bush, i think you said it earlier, lets get it on. Pres. Bush lets go. Ms. Simpson and i think the first question is over here. Yes, id like
Next tuesday is election day. Before going to the polls, voters want to understand the issues and know the candidates positions. Tonight, voters will have an opportunity to hear the Major Party Candidates for the presidency state their views on issues that affect us all. The league of women voters is proud to present this president ial debate, our moderator is howard smith. Thank you. The league of women voters is pleased to welcome to the cleveland, Ohio Convention center music hall president jimmy carter, the Democratic Partys candidate for reelection to the presidency, and governor Ronald Reagan of california, the Republican Partys candidate for the presidency. The candidates will debate questions onto mecca on domestic, economic, foreign policy, and National Security issues. The questions will be posed by a panel of distinguished journalists who are here with me. They are marvin stone, the editor of u. S. News world report, harold ellis, william hilliard, assistant managing editor
Television provider. In the 1980 election president jimmy carter and former california governor Ronald Reagan debated once. The debate took place in cleveland, ohio, one week before election day. Good evening. Im ruth heiner falg of the league of Women Education fund. Next tuesday is election day. Before going to the polls voters want to understand the issues and know the candidates positions. Tonight, voters will have an opportunity to see and hear the Major Party Candidates for the presidency state their views on issues that affect us all. The league of women voters is proud to present this president ial debate. Our moderator is howard k. Smith. Thank you, mrs. Hownerfeld. The league of women voters is pleased to welcome to the cleveland, ohio, Convention Center music hall, president jimmy caterpillarer, the Democratic Partys candidate for reelection of the presidency and governor Ronald Reagan of california, the Republican Party candidate for the presidency. The candidates will deba
Congressional Budget Office testify before the Senate Subcommittee on physical response ability and Economic Growth. Thank you all for participating. I think it will be good. Im sorry we cannot have it in a more, what to say, a more kind of formal setting because it may have been better because im not sure if there is any hearing we have that was more important than this. Our Witnesses Today will be philip schlagel, director of the congressional Budget Office and jean todaro who is the comptroller general of the United States and head of the u. S. Government accountability office. With that i will make my Opening Statement and then turned to maggie, my Ranking Member, and then Ranking Member wyden for the entire committee has a statement he would like to make as well. Again, thank you all for being here and im grateful to all who are there during us by internet. Todays hearing will address the topic that was shied away from Syrian Refugees and when it comes to our health we make choice
Confident, yet humble, wise, yet dependent on your guidance. Give them the wisdom to cultivate a faith that preserves, keeping them from growing weary in doing what is right. Strengthen their ability to see among their colleagues your divine image. May our senators increase in favor with you and humanity. Fill them with a passion to live for your glory. We praise you for being our helper and we desire to magnify your holy name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Grassley madam president. The presiding officer the senator from iowa is a recognized. Mr. Grassley i ask one minute in morning business. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Grassley quite often in our newspapers you can read about a lot of city, state Pension Funds that are in trouble. Theres