Uk Student Government will bash welcome you to the kentucky debate. Studiosevening from the of wk y t in lexington. I am bill bryant. I am joined by u. S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and by retired Lieutenant Colonel amy mcgrath. We are following cdc guidelines tonight. While we are in the same studio the candidates and i are each 20 , feet apart. Each candidate will have 60 seconds to answer our questions and brief rebuttals will be , permitted tonight. A drawing determined the order of who will answer first. And Lieutenant Colonel mcgrath, we will begin with you. And our question is, going into this election, nothing impacts voters more than the covid19 pandemic. The two of you have sparred over whether each of you should be tested before this debate. It comes to that. The president and first lady have had covid19. Kentuckys governor and his quarantinenow in after an exposure. What should the federal government be doing right now to mitigate the threat of covid19 . Lt. Col
Democrats turned to a man who wanted to be president , the democratic primary voters did not share that desire so former Governor John Hickenlooper is back running for the senate, the job he said he didnt want and wouldnt be good at. Two men coloradans know well with clear disagreements on healthcare, the economy, immigration, the supremecourt and how to handle the pandemic. Now all thats left is for them to debate and you to decide. In association with colorado politics and broadcast statewide by stations in every corner of colorado is a live from the campus of Colorado State university in fort collins, next presents race for the senate, here are your moderators, kyle clark and marshall bellinger. Next expands to a commercial free our statewide this evening. For this u. S. Senate debate. We are following Public Health guidelines as well as guidance from our host set Colorado State university we are holding this debate with an without an audience, with social distancing and Health Chec
First televised english debate between the two candidates for u. S. Senate, a race that will help shape our countrys future. Our moderator tonight, denver sevens intervianne trujillo. Im joined by caitlin kim of Colorado Public Radio and justin of the denver post. We want to thank our candidates for being with us tonight. Yes, they are socially distanced and following all protocols. Yes, both are being tested regularly. A quick reminder about the rules for tonights debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We will ask specific yes and no questions throughout the debate. And this goes without saying, but we are asking that both candidates please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot of territory to get through tonight, so we must start with the pandemic. We have seen the consequences, economic devastation, especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, kids and adults struggl
Not share that desire so former Governor John Hickenlooper is back running for the senate, the job he said he didnt want and wouldnt be good at. Two men coloradans know well with clear disagreements on healthcare, the economy, immigration, the supremecourt and how to handle the pandemic. Now all thats left is for them to debate and you to decide. In association with colorado politics and broadcast statewide by stations in every corner of colorado is a live from the campus of Colorado State university in fort collins, next presents race for the senate, here are your moderators, kyle clark and marshall bellinger. Next expands to a commercial free our statewide this evening. For this u. S. Senate debate. We are following Public Health guidelines as well as guidance from our host set Colorado State university we are holding this debate with an without an audience, with social distancing and Health Checks for everyone here including our candidates for u. S. Senate, republican Senator Cory G
Following all coronavirus protocols. Yes both are being tested regularly and quick reminder about the rules for two nights debate. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer most questions, 30 seconds to answer followup questions. We also ask specific yes or no questions throughout the debate and this goes without saying but were asking both candidates to please refrain from interrupting one another. We have a lot ofus territory to get through tonight so we must start with the pandemic and weve seen the consequences, economic devastation especially for the lowest wage workers, people of color hit disproportionately, kids andnd adults struggle with mental health, suicide climbing. Monday the president tweeted dont be afraid of covid. Dont let it dominate your life. 2000 coloradans have died and another 75,000 been diagnosed with coronavirus during the pandemic senator gardner lets start with you. As a member of the senate are you proud of the way republican majority is handling the pande