Gonzaga university in spokane. I will have the candidates come to the stage now. Thank you for watching. Todays debate is sponsored by the northwest passages Community Event series, league of women voters, public television, and gonzaga university. It is affiliated with the Washington State debate coalition. I am pleased to be here today to moderate this debate between senator patty murray and candidate tiffany smiley. It is a q a format, i will pose a question any candidate will have 90 seconds to answer. Each candidate has the opportunity for two rebuttals to the debate. If you use one, feel free to hold up one of the cards you have and i will give you 30 seconds to do that. There will be no counter rebuttals. I also reserve the right to ask followup questions when needed. Ms. Murray won the coin toss and chose to open. The monitor that has the time has been going in and out, but the time is correct and it will come back, so just keep that in mind. So lets get started. There is no fo
Gonzaga university in spokane. Hello, everyone, welcome. I will have the candidates come to the stage now. Thank you for watching. Todays debate is sponsored by the northwest passages Community Event series, league of women voters, public television, and gonzaga university. It is affiliated with the Washington State debate coalition. I am pleased to be here today to moderate this debate between senator patty murray and candidate tiffany smiley. It is a q a format, i will pose a question any candidate will have 90 seconds to answer. Each candidate has the opportunity for two rebuttals to the debate. If you use one, feel free to hold up one of the cards you have and i will give you 30 seconds to do that. There will be no counter rebuttals. I also reserve the right to ask followup questions when needed. Ms. Murray won the coin toss and chose to open. The monitor that has the time has been going in and out, but the time is correct and it will come back, so just keep that in mind. So lets g
Gonzaga university in spokane. Hello, everyone, welcome. I will have the candidates come to the stage now. Thank you for watching. Todays debate is sponsored by the northwest passages Community Event series, league of women voters, public television, and gonzaga university. It is affiliated with the Washington State debate coalition. I am pleased to be here today to moderate this debate between senator patty murray and candidate tiffany smiley. It is a q a format, i will pose a question any candidate will have 90 seconds to answer. Each candidate has the opportunity for two rebuttals to the debate. If you use one, feel free to hold up one of the cards you have and i will give you 30 seconds to do that. There will be no counter rebuttals. I also reserve the right to ask followup questions when needed. Ms. Murray won the coin toss and chose to open. The monitor that has the time has been going in and out, but the time is correct and it will come back, so just keep that in mind. So lets g
Television, and gonzaga university. It is affiliated with the Washington State debate coalition. I am pleased to be here today to moderate this debate between senator patty murray and candidate tiffany smiley. It is a q a format, i will pose a question any candidate will have 90 seconds to answer. Each candidate has the opportunity for two rebuttals to the debate. If you use one, feel free to hold up one of the cards you have and i will give you 30 seconds to do that. There will be no counter rebuttals. I also reserve the right to ask followup questions when needed. Ms. Murray won the coin toss and chose to open. The monitor that has the time has been going in and out, but the time is correct and it will come back, so just keep that in mind. So lets get started. There is no formal Opening Statement but i want to start right asking abroad question to focus on your experiences. Ms. Murray, you have a been a washington senator for almost 30 years. Why do you think you are the best candida
Irs. The fifth amendment is protection. It is a shield. Lois lerner used it as a sword to cut and then defend herself from any response. Republicans say after a year of trying to get former irs official lerner to talk about the targeting of conservative groups, shes now in contempt of congress. Some democrats say lerner hasnt waved her fifth amendment right and opposed the measure. I am not defending ms. Lerner. I wanted to hear what she had to say. But i could not vote to violate an individuals fifth amendment rights just because i want to hear what she has to say. House Speaker John Boehner says the irs targeting is one of several examples of the Obama Administration not being honest. When is the administration going to tell the American People the truth . Only one would have to guess if they are not willing to tell the American People the truth, it must not be pretty. Theres also a measure on eric holder to appoint a special council to get to the bottom of the mess. We have hit a wa