Debate commission. Hello and welcome to the first of two debates in the independent nonpartisan Debate Commission. Coming to you live in indianapolis. We will be hearing from the candidates on the ballot who want to be your governor. Hello and welcome to the first oh two debates of the Indiana Debate Commission we are coming to you live from indianapolis hearing from the three candidates on the ballot want to be your governor incumbent republican governor holcomb and challenger myers and donald rainwater. Thank you forou joining us to giving voters an opportunity to hear from you im the director here here at Purdue University and a member of the Debate Commission and i will be moderating. We had to make a few modifications to this debate because of the coronavirus we are in the building but we are in separate spaces so we are pulling ae virtual debate people from around the state submitted hundreds of questions on more than 900 topics the questions for tonight reflect the topics covere
Pilots are participating from their homes. The Atlanta Press club gives a special thank you to georgia public broadcasting for helping to support and organize the online debate. Lets meet the candidates. They are now funk medical order, the rotarian shane hazel the marine corps veteran and cohost and producer of the rebellion podcast which analyzes politics from a local to global level. Democrat john and served as ceo and inside dwi, Media Production company that investigates corruption, organized crimes and war crimes for International News organization. Republican david purdue has served in the u. S. Senate since 2015 before be an elected to the senate he sat on the board of five major corporations and cofounded. Partners, a Global Trading company. Now lets meet our town hall. In his anger with radio group. Tom baxter is a reporter with reports. In a reporter with w abe news. Now lets get started. Candidates will have 60 seconds to answer their questions and 30 seconds to respond to
The presiding officer the senator from missouri. Mr. Hawley madam president , some months ago, in july of this year, i came to this floor shortly after the conclusion of the Supreme Courts most recent term to lament the ongoing judicial activism, the judicial imperialism that we have seen from this court over this past term and from the Supreme Court for years on end. I quoted the late Justice Scalia who said the imperial judiciary lives, and i said on the floor of this senate it was a shame to say but undeniable that the imperial judiciary continued to live in this country, a judiciary intent, a Supreme Court intent on legislating from the bench, on making up laws that went along with no regard for what the people actually wrote in their statutes or in their laws, and i particularly lamented the position of religious conservatives, people of faith who had seen in this past term for the United States Supreme Court decision after decision, tossing aside the concerns of religious conserv
Nomination. Be seated, he appreciates this reception, but he has a message to give to you and the American People. Chairman mccormick, my fellow americans, i accept your nomination. I accept the duty of leading this party to victory this year. And i thank you, i thank you from the bottom of my heart for placing at my side the man that last night you so wisely selected to be the next Vice President of the United States. I know i speak for each of you, and all of you, when i say he proved himself tonight in that great acceptance speech. From monday on, he will be available for such speeches in all 50 states. We will try to lead you as we were lead by that champion of freedom. The man from independence, harry s. Truman. But the gladness of this high occasion cannot mask the sorrow which shares our heart. So let us hear, tonigh tonight h of us, all of us, rededicate ourselves to keeping burning the golden torch upon us. Which John Fitzgerald kennedy set aflame. And let none of us stop to r
Appreciates this tremendous reception, but has a message to give to you and the American People. [ cheers and applause ] chairman mccormick, my fellow americans, i accept your nomination. [ cheers and applause ] i accept the duty of leading this party to victory this year. [ cheers and applause ] and i thank you. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for placing at my side the man that last night you so wisely selected to be the next Vice President of the United States. [ cheers and applause ] i. Know i speak for each of you and all of you when i say we, he proved himself tonight in that great acceptance speech. [ cheers and applause ] and i think for both of us when i tell you that from monday on hes going to be available for such speeches in all 50 states. We will try to lead you as we led by that great champion of freedom the man from independence, harry s. Truman. [ cheers and applause ] but the but the gladness of this high occasion cannot mask the sorrow which shares our heart.