and chris keating will ask the first question. >> mr.loy, connecticut's economy has grown by only 1% total during the past three years. what specific steps should state government take to kick start the economy, and how big of a role should financial incentives play? malloy: first of all, let me say it's great to be with you. i want to recognize my wife, my son and, of course, our great lieutenant governor, and i want to thank courant and fox for putting this on. the economy is an important issue. i'm proud, for instance, we have seen the creation of 60,000 private sector jobs, but that's not enough. i won't rest until every person in connecticut who wants to have a job has a job. and we are making progress in that regard. you've asked are there incentives that should be applied. of course there are. one of the things i'm proudest about is the small business express program. before nancy and i were sworn into office, there was no tool set the help grow small businesses in connecticut even though most job creation takes place in small bus

chris keating will ask the first question. chris? >> connecticut's economy has grown by only 1% total during the past three years. what specific steps should state government take to kickstart the economy, and how big of a role should financial incentives play? >> it's great to be with you. i want to recognize my wife, kathy, my son, daniel, and the great lieutenant governor nancy. for puttingank fox this event on. the economy is a very important issue. i'm proud we have seen the creation of the 60,000 private sector jobs, but that's not enough. i won't rest until every person in connecticut who wants to have a job has a job. we are making progress in that regard. you asked are there incentives that should be applied. of course there are. one of the things i'm proudest about is the small business express program. before nancy and i were sworn into office, there was no toolset to help grow small businesses in connecticut even though most job creation takes place in small businesses. we have treated a tool that is allowing us to stand

chris keating has the next question. >> mr. malloy, who has been the greatest influence on your decision to go into politics and why? >> my mother was. i grew up with very serious learning and physical disabilities that took years to overcome. some people in those days it referred to me as mentally retarded. my mother knew that it was not true. she also had a different message. "you have an obligation to leave the world a better place than having lived in it." it's what kept me going when i had to listen to all of my textbooks on recorded books for the blind and make a decision about whether i would apply to law school knowing there was via a test one day that i might not pass if i did not make a lot of progress. i graduated magna cum laude from boston college, i went to law school, i took the bar exam in three different states. i was the first to take the exam orally who wasn't blind. i have done my best to fight for you. this estate was in a lot of 18% deficit, a i had nothing to do with, and i had not been part of state gove

gubernatorial debate thanks to the candidates for participating, thanks to jen bernstein and chris keating, the connecticut daily newspaper association, the league of women voters for timekeeping and u-conn for letting us use this facility. have a good night. [applause] >> you're watching booktv on c-span2. with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend, booktv, television for serious readers. >> here some programs to watch out for on booktv this weekend. on sunday we'll be live with joan biskupic talking about the supreme court and she'll take your questions from noon to three p.m. eastern. on "after words," heather cox richardson looks at the beginnings of the republican party. booktv visits boulder, colorado, to tour its literary sites, and books about the camp david accords, nazi-occupied paris, the war of 1812 and henry kissinger on international affairs. for more information about this weekend's 48-hour television schedule, visit us online at booktv.org. >> coming up next on booktv, sister simone campbell, author of "a talking nun on a bus." she talks about the bus tour she and

chris keating will ask the firs t question. >> our economy has only grown by 1% total.t specific steps should state government take to kickstart the economy, and how big of a role should financial incentives play? then say it is great to be with you and i want to recognize my white cap bu is here with me today, and the great lieutenant governor. i want to thank the current -- t he economy is very important. i am proud that we have seen the creation of 60,000 private sector jobs that that is not enough. i won't rest until every person in connecticut who wants to have a job has a job, and we are making progress in that regard. you asked are there incentives such a b implies -- of course there are. one of the things i am proudest about is the express program. before nancy and i were sworn in there was no toolset to help grow small businesses in connecticut, even the most job creation takes place in small businesses. what we have done is created a tool that allows us to stand alongside small businesses, many with minority group members are women. we saw 1200 of those compan

chris keating has the next question. >> mr. malloy, who has been the greatest influence on your decision to go into politics and why? >> my mother was. i grew up with very serious learning and physical disabilities that took years to overcome. some people in those days it referred to me as mentally retarded. my mother knew that it was not true. she also had a different message. "you have an obligation to leave the world a better place than having lived in it." it's what kept me going when i had to listen to all of my textbooks on recorded books for the blind and make a decision about whether i would apply to law school knowing there was via a test one day that i might not pass if i did not make a lot of progress. i graduated magna cum laude from boston college, i went to law school, i took the bar exam in three different states. i was the first to take the exam orally who wasn't blind. i have done my best to fight for you. this estate was in a lot of trouble, and 18% deficit, a situation i had nothing to do with, and i had not

morning, chris, well i want to say that in this ebola outbreak, the true heros are the doctors and nurses who are risking their lives to take care of others. now, when someone does have ebola, keatting it is to get help as quick as you can. and we're learning that nurse nina pham got an experimental blood transfusion very quickly. >> this morning, doctors in dallas anxious to see if a blood transfusion may save the life of a critical care nurse, nina pham. the first person to contract ebola within the u.s. she carried for the now-deceased liberian, thomas duncan. pham received the donation from ebola survivor, dr. kent brantly on monday, the hope that his blood may provide key antibodies to fight the disease. >> everybody should help her to get over this. and i know in the long run she will help a lot of people. >> the 26-year-old is one of around 70 hospital staffer who is cared for duncan, according to the "associated press." the "a.p." reports they reached that number after being given duncan's medical records by the family. the cdc says they're working to compile a list of health care work who are came into contact with duncan. >> if this one individual was infected, and we