election. the winner of this election will represent idaho in the united states senate for six years as one of two u.s. senators for the state. i want to welcome the candidates, incumbent senator mike crapo, and challengers david roth and scott cleveland. scott cleveland owns an investment and brokerage firm in eagle. prior to that, he was the managing partner of the boise office of new york rise. mike crapo is seeking his fifth term in the u.s. senate. he previously served as representative for idaho s 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 today s debate, helping us keep time is bridg
mike crapo is seeking his fifth term in the u.s. senate. he previously served as representative for idaho s 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 today s 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 back-and-forth if i think the conversation is productive and educational for voters, while trying to make sure each candidate gets equal time. w
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, let s start there and see how far we can go. we are facing short-term and long-term 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. it s 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
one of two u.s. senators for the state. i want to welcome the candidates, incumbent senator mike crapo, and challengers david roth and scott cleveland. scott cleveland owns an investment and brokerage firm in eagle. prior to that, he was the managing partner of the boise office of new york rise. mike crapo is seeking his fifth term in the u.s. senate. he previously served as representative for idaho s 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 today s debate, helping us keep time is bridget gibson, volunteer time keeper from the league of women voters education fund. each candidate will be