straight to the point. >> andre jackson. your turn to ask the next question. >> representative marshall. what should congress do, the federal level in general, what needs to be done further to help resolve georgia's water woes? >> the federal government i'm afraid is going to have a role to play in this because the three states that are in dispute can't seem to get together. i have told my colleagues in florida and alabama. i didn't ask them. i told them they were not going to cut off georgia's water supply, atlanta's water fly flie supply where the cat hoochi is concerned. it is going to occur. the question is going to wind up being in the details. what i'm hope sfl that the governors that have been working on it, they can get together and resolve this. there is a deadline looming. if the governors can't make progress, this is up to the delegation. getting something done is going to be challenging, but one thing for sure, we're not going to cut off atlanta's water. nobody is going to vote to do that. >> our next question co

andre jackson is next up. >> in this election, what distinction should voters see between democrats andublicans? >> i have been an independent since i have been in congress. i try to do what is best for my people, and i will continue to do that. people know i am a conservative democrat who tries to reflect the damage -- the values of those he represents. i find -- i think that is the choice they have to make. they think i am effective and that i am on this. i tell the truth when i talk to people. i think that is probably what they will make their decisions based on. >> it is now time for the candidates to question each other. 60 seconds for the answer. mr. scott, you will start. >> you claim to be a fiscal conservative, if you voted for the stimulus bill and spending nearly $2 billion to create jobs in china and sending millions to inmates and dead people. did you not read the bill? or did you not care to stop it? >> the stimulus bill has been looked at real heart by different economists. one of of us marc sandy -- marc zandi. "how the great recession was brought to an end <" and i'm ha