Good evening and welcome to the special election 2020 debate between u. S. Senate candidates. This is the only live debate between these two candidates. It is a joint effort brought to you by the Election Commission and media organizations. Im the host and managing editor of arizona horizon. Joining me tonight is a political reporter with the arizona republic. We are broadcasting live from the studios at arizona pbs and the Walter Cronkite school of journalism in downtown phoenix. Tonights debate is being. Ivestreamed on a website topics were chosen by journalists from the four participating media outlets. Questions from the public as solicited by the commission are also included. The ground rules are as follows. Once we ask a question, both candidates will have 90 seconds to answer without interruption. The candidates will get 45 seconds or a rebuttal without interruption. Then we will have up to two minutes for an open discussion on the topic. At the end, each candidate will have one
Covid19 and other biological threats facing the u. S. Good morning. Welcome to the hearing [inaudible] emerging threats and capabilities. In a moment in accordance with house rules and relations the host will mute all participants other than german [inaudible] and all participants are asked to keep themselves muted when not actively engaging in the discussion which should help limit echoes and other asruptions. When the yield back i do not renumber to retweet themselves others will doo so to limitit efforts and background audio background audio. Members and witnesses are responsible for unwitting himself anytime they wish to w e heard. It may take a few seconds for your microphone to be t unmated. If you are on the computer you can view the timer by reaching your personal view in the upper right corner of your screen for the active speaker and you can also pin the timer by right clicking or hovering your cursor over the timer and pressing that contact icon. With that, we are ready to b
Arts auditorium at eastern wyoming college. Good evening and welcome to the wyoming 2020 general election u. S. Senate debate for the Fine Arts Center on the campus of eastern wyoming college. We will be asking questions of the candidates this evening and what we hope will be a thoughtful and civil exchange. We are utilizing social distancing practices this evening and there is no Live Audience for tonights debate. Candidates are with us this evening and with the assistance from the wyoming league of women voters, we have predetermined the order that the candidates will appear and take questions this evening. All the candidates have been briefed on the ground rules for tonights debate. In addition to questions from us, midway through the debate, we will have a segment where the candidates unscripted will discuss issues amongst themselves. The questions that we will ask have been drawn from questions submitting by wyoming public media listeners and staff. Also developed by craig and i.
Candidates for governor. Phil scott is vermonts incumbent governor serving two terms already. A republican, scott served for a decade in the state senate and was Lieutenant Governor when he was elected governor. Until he became governor, he worked in the Construction Industry and sold half of the Construction Firm he owned after being elected. David zuckerman is vermonts lieutenant government. Having served two terms in that role, hes hoping youll elevate him to the states top position. He ran in the democratic primary, he got enough writein votes to be the nominee for the democratic and progressive parties. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, he served in the vermont house and senate for a combined 14 years. He runs an organic farm with his wife. Welcome to you both. Its a pleasure to have you on this debate with us today. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having us. Thank you. Were going to have a round of questions that i ask to start off and then youll be able to ask question
Primary, he got enough writein votes to be the nominee for the democratic and progressive parties. Prior to becoming Lieutenant Governor, he served in the vermont house and senate for a combined 14 years. He runs an organic farm with his wife. Welcome to you both. Its a pleasure to have you on this debate with us today. Thanks for being here. Thank you for having us. Thank you. Were going to have a round of questions that i ask to start off and then youll be able to ask questions of one another. In the last third of this debate, well have questions from listeners including some from local High School Students. Well throw in lightning round questions if we have time and i will give you a chance to offer final thoughts when i lets get started. You will have one minute to answer these questions and if i ask you a followup you will have a minute to answer that. In january the governor will be dealing with significant unemployment and an uncertain Economic Future including the potential for