i will start with doug burgum. um: the topic you bring up is a very important one and it fits in this broad bucket of home health care. the most expensive way that we can take care of an aging population is to institutionalize them in long-term care facilities. and the most effective way, if they can be safe and well cared for, and most of us who have care for aging parents know they would rather be at home. but what are the methodologies and tools and training that come into play to make sure they are safe and well cared for? in a world of technological change, there are hundreds of new ideas that would allow people to stay in their homes longer and still be well cared for. i agree they are things we can do to train of family members to take care of family members. the best care will always come from somebody who loves the people they are caring for. moderator: to marvin nelson, the same question. nelson: it seems strange you have to pass a law, but clearly, people have not been shown how to provide that care. so,

republican doug burgum. thank you all for being here. our opening statement comes first from marty riske. >> hello, i'm from north dakota originally. my dad, henry, sold john deere and my mom worked at the walsh county record most of their lives. they were hard working people. my dad remembered the depression and he was a strong saver. my mom had strong intuition when my little sister was born and i was 2 years old. she saw the furrows in my brow when breast-feeding my sister and invited me on her lap at the same time. she tells me it gave me great comfort. i thank her for that. i have two exciting ideas for north dakota. one is a way to balance the budget and cut spending of north dakota to meet the income so families don't have to be taxed more. i have exciting opportunities in agriculture i look forward to sharing with you. thank you. >> our second candidate to talk will be republican doug burgum. >> thanks, dave. i'm grateful to have the opportunity to be on the ballot representing the republican party in the governor's race on novem

people can afford to work and it needs to be quality daycare. >> moderator: we will start with doug burgum. i will talk about the budget and some challenges. what would you do differently if you were governor? burgum: i have not been governor coming in as an outsider as a business leader running for governor to discuss what had been done differently but i would rather talk about going forward. it is important to make sure rematch spending with revenue. we have had a precipitous drop of revenue so we have to reduce the spending the state is doing at the same time for our better at forecasting and risk-management to manage revenues. we need to do a better job to make sure that we find our priorities through zero based budgeting the first hour not just a last hour with those limited resources >> moderator: same question to marvin nelson. what was it you have done differently as governor? nelson: in major difference the governor should listen to the people. we have five ballot measures whenever the people decide they voted not to cut income tax but yet the leaders of the majority party continu

those opportunities n agriculture the accord to sharing with you. >> our second candidates talk is doug burgumum: i am grateful to have the opportunity to be on the ballot to represent the american one dash the