we will start with a question from nels mitchell for jim risch that goes like this. y did you vote against the federal legislation co-sponsored by senator crapoats to reduce domestic violence. risch: everyone degrees domestic violence is a cowardly despicable act. i heard my speeches and sit on the senate floor, i have done something about domestic violence, started by public service as a prosecutor, participated in the north side rapist it, personally put michael highs our in prison and put lots of people in prison for domestic violence. is a terrible thing. everyone of us can agree with that. this is not a federal issue. this is a state issue. the constitution, article 1 section 8 is clear the central government is supposed to be a very limited authority. i hate domestic violence. everyone hates domestic violence. i have done something about it. the federal government has no business taking over is this issue from the state. belongs in the state and this is why we have this bloated large federal government we have today. >> moderator: mr. mitchell? mitchell: if i wa

risch campaign for mr. nels mitchell. they write jim rich wrote the rule to protect 9.3 million acres and became a model in the rule making process. do you agree with this or how would you change it? >> i have no argument with that collaborative process. my disappointment with the senator is that he has blocked the collaborative process that representative simpson started in connection with attempting to protect boulder white clouds. once again, the proposal was the result of a collaborative process. it's my understanding that when the senator was running he said that he would support representative simpson's proposal. but since he has been back in washington, he has been the reason that the protection of the bolder white clouds has not gone forward. >> senator. >> well thank you very much. and thank you for the question since i gave it. we did a really good job, and it is a model all over the country being followed. it was a collaborative method. with his criticism, i know you haven't been here very long and i know you're relatively ne

. >> on monday, idaho republican a debate or jim risch ith nels mitchell.he debate comes courtesy of ktd tv in boise. this is an hour. >> seeking his second term. during the next hour, the two will debate the issues face-to-face in their only scheduled debate before the november 4th election. what will it take to win your vote? decision 2014 stars now. here's news certain's mark johnson. hello and welcome to the debate for the u.s. senate. i'm mark johnson alongside the candidates for election. we begin with democratic challenger nels mitchell. he's been a practicing attorney for more than 30 years and received his law degree and has worked as a regional director and trial council for the security and exchange commission. >> jim rish serves as will the overnor and sits on five committees on intelligence and ethics. thank you for agreeing to participate in this gathering. it is my prev ledge to serve as our -- privilege to serve as a moderator. >> prior to today's debate we draw -- we drew for the order for a one-minute statement. we begin with senator risch

risch campaign for mr. nels mitchell. they write jim rich wrote the rule to protect 9.3 million acres and became a model in the rule making process. do you agree with this or how would you change it? >> i have no argument with that clabraltive process. my disappointment with the senator is that he has blocked the collaborative process that representative simpson started in connection with attempting to protect boulder white clouds. once again, the proposal was the result of a collaborative process. it's my understanding that when the senator was running he said that he would support representative simpson's proposal. but since he has been back in washington, he has been the reason that the protection of the bolder white clouds has not gone forward. >> senator. >> well thank you very much. and thank you for the question since i gave it. we did a really good job, and it is a model all over the country being followed. it was a collaborative method. with his criticism, i know you haven't been here very long and i know you're relatively new

risch: there is. let me get right to the heart of it. jim, the gridlock in washington, d.c. is caused by two very philosophical differences of party and people who are elected to the united states senate but they reflect the very different view of what america is and should be that the american people have today. that is what has caused the gridlock today. you've got a group of people, people like idahoans, who are conservative, who want a central government that doesn't stick its nose into every aspect of life. and then, i have friends in the senate, democrats who come from very different states. they come from massachusetts, they may come from maryland but they're sent down there to expand federal programs, to tax more, to get more money, to send back to the states for these social programs. this causes real gridlock between us. i'm dying to compromise. it is compromise that got us here. we love to beat up the democrats to spend $3.8 trillion a year. they didn't do that by themselves. compromise, little drip by drip since the second world war that got us where we are. they