debate for the state. the u.s. senate candidate. here are your moderators. lori townsend and mike ross. mike: good evening. i m mike ross with skis news source. i m lori townsend. republican senator dan sullivan nd democratic nominee, independent dr. al gross who is here in the studio and senator sullivan is joining us remotely from washington, d.c. welcome to both of you. mike: you might have noticed we re having some technical complications with this setup. if you hear a little screech every once in a while, dr. gross is wearing an earpiece so he can hear what the senator is saying. taylor perez will be getting questions from our viewers on social media. we re distanced here because of the pandemic. we are taking precautions. we ll feature video questions from rural alaska and young alaska here in anchorage. be sure to tune into facebook live immediately after this program for some debate analysis. lori: all questions and answers will be timed. a single bell will signal
lori townsend and mike ross. mike: good evening. i m mike ross with skis news source. i m lori townsend. republican senator dan sullivan nd democratic nominee, independent dr. al gross who is here in the studio and senator sullivan is joining us remotely from washington, d.c. welcome to both of you. mike: you might have noticed we re having some technical complications with this setup. if you hear a little screech every once in a while, dr. gross is wearing an earpiece so he can hear what the senator is saying. taylor perez will be getting questions from our viewers on social media. we re distanced here because of the pandemic. we are taking precautions. we ll feature video questions from rural alaska and young alaska here in anchorage. be sure to tune into facebook live immediately after this program for some debate analysis. lori: all questions and answers will be timed. a single bell will signal 10 seconds left and the bell will ring twice when the time is up. the candid
independent dr. al gross who is here in the studio and senator sullivan is joining us remotely from washington, d.c. welcome to both of you. mike: you might have noticed we re having some technical complications with this setup. if you hear a little screech every once in a while, dr. gross is wearing an earpiece so he can hear what the senator is saying. taylor perez will be getting questions from our viewers on social media. we re distanced here because of the pandemic. we are taking precautions. we ll feature video questions from rural alaska and young alaska here in anchorage. be sure to tune into facebook live immediately after this program for some debate analysis. lori: all questions and answers will be timed. a single bell will signal 10 seconds left and the bell will ring twice when the time is up. the candidates will have an opportunity to ask a question of each other during the debate. the candidate also start with a one-minute opening statement. the order was deter
thank you for joining us. tonight, we discussed the issues facing the sixth congressional district in kentucky. the candidates are andy barr, james graham alec, amy mcgrath, and frank harris. we invite your questions and comments tonight. when the conversation on twitter and on facebook live. send in email and use the web et.um at keg give us a call. please include your first and last name and town on all messages. thank you for being here tonight with us. let s get right to it. let s start with you miss mcgrath. the tagline is that you are too liberal for kentucky. there is a playback of a recording which you hear your voice and the word saying you are more progressive than anyone in the state of kentucky. are your values and visions for the sixth district out of touch with what the voters want? i care about american values. to get right to it, i think taking people s words out of context and throwing them back at your opponents is lying about them. you are misrepresenting
our state of alaska other reporters are also. we will also feature video questions from the communities in the area as well. all the questions and answers will be timed. the candidates will also be given an opportunity to ask questions of each other. they will each start with a one minute opening statement. the starting order was determined by a point loss. mr. begich, you go first. thank you for this great opportunity to share ideas about how we move on alaska forward. the environment we live in today is toxic and negative, and i know we can do better than that. i have been campaigning around the state, traveling and listening to alaskans, and they know we can do better. but they are worried. they worry the state they love is slipping away. we have many challenges. working together, we can solve these challenges, reduce crime, and make it safer for communities all across the state. working together, we can make sure that our education is better than it is today. giving