good night from new york city. ♪ ♪ from the edward m kennedy institute in boston. we are joined today by a live audience inside the institute's full size replica of the united states senate, some 450 miles north of the nation's capital for a special debate. i'm bret baier the senate project is a series of oxford style debates meant to try to rekindle the senate's tradition of debate and collegiality in these times of division and partizanship. this event is brought to you through a joint partnership with the edward kennedy institute. the orrin g. hatch foundation and the bipartisan policy center.