combined with a little bit of political pressure. what we focus on is the threat, as opposed to american democracy, to the american economy by the concentration and monopolization. started openre, i markets a number of years back at a think tank called new nowica and we are independent, growing, and stable. why were you asked to leave new america? we were asked to leave because we reache released a statement applauding an antitrust decision in europe against google. there were a lot of folks in new america who were from google, who supported the new america think tank, so they were not happy with the statement and it was impressed upon us that we had to leave. is google one of those companies that concern you, when it comes to the american economy and democracy, the concentration of power? people have to understand we have a wide ranging problem with political power concentration of power. pretty much every sector. manufacturing.s, thethe area that gives us most conce
i have known owing owen for two decades. he has always been a highly principled conservative as well as a robust activist and supporter of the u.s./u.k. special relationship. he has been outstanding and dedicated. 1997e has been key since and served as secretary of state for the environment, food and affairs. and as secretary of state for northern ireland. he was one of the first british conservatives to support brexit. more recently has been prominent .ritic of theresa may s he has urged the british government to fully restore when it exits the eu in 2019 and on states and united kingdom to negotiate and sign a free trade deal that would further advance the economic or ship between the world s largest and fifth largest economies. please join me in welcoming my very good friend, owen paterson. [applause] good morning ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much for that kind introduction. it is a great pleasure to return to heritage. again, i was here about a year ago and
viewers watching us this evening. first of all, we would like very much to think the candidates who are here, republican representative steve pearce and democratic resin representative michelle lujan grisham. michelle lujan grisham, was raised in santa fe, a lawyer, she has served as secretary of health, county commissioner, and no preterm u.s. representative from new mexico s first conditional congressional district. force member and businessman. secondrom new mexico s congressional district. this is the first time that two sitting u.s. are presented as have faced off for the governor s office. before we set the ground rules, i will be asking the questions. there are no time limits but we are encouraging the candidates to stay on point. i will step in to guide the conversation and to keep the topics flowing. each candidate will get 90 seconds for closing statements. right into the opening question, you both live in the state of new mexico for virtually your entire life,
sexual violence experts voiced their support for professor christine blasey ford, who has accused supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in 1982, when they were teenagers. they also made recommendations on how the senate should investigate the allegations and against judge kavanaugh, before the nomination vote. this took place in washington dc. host: good morning. we are here to enlighten the public discussion and conversation on sexual harassment, sexual assault, and sexual violence. we are in a teachable moment, but we are also in a historic moment. not since anita hill has this issue been so front and center in the senate judiciary committee. it has been 27 years since anita hill, but where we are, unfortunately, is that the current situation, the senate judiciary has not developed yet a protocol to handle appropriately sexual violence or sexual harassment claims. and therefore, we are having a rush to a hearing, and we believe that it is not ta
representative tim butler, a republican, who represents the house seat that lincoln once did. good morning to you. illinois sprinkle , located on route 66. springfield was the capital in 1937, and the city is known for being a hometown of abraham lincoln. stateg us on the bus is representative tim butler, a republican, who represents the house seat that lincoln once did. good morning to you. let s start with the fiscal health of illinois. it is a state that is consistently ranked at the bottom or near the bottom of fiscal health when it comes to various state rankings big white is that? rankings. why is that? guest: we have huge pension debt in the state of illinois. with $130 billion in unfunded pension liability. medicaid payments have skyrocketed over the next past decade and a half. on top of that, we are coming off an unprecedented budget impasse, what we did not have a budget for the state of illinois for two years. that accumulated unpaid bills upwards of $60 milli