Requirements that which are available on our website. The candidates meeting that criteria are here tonight. Anna they are twoterm jonmbent u. S. Democrat tester. Each each cant john candidate will have 90 seconds to answer the question. Then there will be an open question period. We will finish the debate tonight with a closing statement from each candidate. Lets get started with the event that has gripped our nation, the Supreme Court justice confirmation process. You have both spoken publicly about how this is the most important decision and vote that a United States senator can take on as part of his duties. Lets use this confirmation process as an example. And reiterate how you would vote or how you are voting, we would like to hear insight into what informs your decision. What are the important factor factors and a monumental decision like this. Based on that coin toss we began with senator tester. Sen. Tester think Montana Public Television in montana public radio for hosting th
Are at montanapbs. Org. The candidates meeting the criteria are here tonight. Democrat u. S. Senator jon tester. Thanks for joining us. State auditor republican matt rosendahl. Welcome to both of you. We have a slightly different format tonight. Each candidate will have an additional 90 seconds to answer questions. After that, open discussion and a chance for rebuttal and followup questions or direct exchanges. Therell will be a closing statement from each candidate tonight. Lets start with the event that has gripped our nation, the Supreme Court justice confirmation process. You have both spoken publicly about the fact that this is the most important decision and vote that a u. S. Senator take on as part of his duty. Lets use this current confirmation process as an example to reiterate how you would vote or how you are voting. We would like to hear insight into what informs your decision, the important factors in a monumental decision like this for a nomination. 90 seconds each, and w
[inaudible conversations] we are back for round number two. everyone has had a little bit of a stretch. palmer spent, we your endurance here. you are probably thinking, nothing like what you are used to, but we appreciate the fact that you have been generous with your time and your questions here, so we will allow for members to ask another round of questions. we actually have another confirmation hearing that just started up at 5:00 p.m. that i will head off to when this is concluded, so we are working full-time here today. it may be more popular than mine. no, this is very important. congressman, went to ask you about an issue that alaskans care a great deal about and given the makeup of our land and the fact that so much of our land are held in the federal estate under the alaskan national interest lands conservation act that specifically provides for a no more clause and makes very clear that within the state of alaska when it comes to those areas that have been wit
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