eliot glassheim you start us off on this. rep. glassheim: as a permitting process, i think was flawed in directly ribe was not consulted as a sovereign nation as they should have been but were invited to many meetings. early sure that the bringing of the law enforcement and closing of that road was the right thing to do. i think the governor should have met with the tribal leaders and tried to work out a solution. e're in a really bad situation now. we need the federal government to step up with some funds that have -- for law enforcement. but more than that, we need both the tribes and the pipeline company to be brought to the table to see if they cannot find a way out of this impasse. and if i were senator, i would try to broker that -- that kind of meeting. moderator: robert marquette, response. mr. marquette: well, i fully support the dakota access pipeline. and based upon what i understand, all of the permitting processes, all the necessary i's have been dotted and the t's have been crossed and i think we should go through wit

. >> eliot glassheim, response? >> i agree that we need energy, we need to pipelines, safest means of transporting oil. we're not going to do without oil any time in our lifetimes, so we need to find a way to do it. however, we do know that pipelines occasionally break, and so there is no absolute guarantee of safety for drinking water. i don't know how we resolve that issue, but the pipeline has to be built, but it needs to be done safely. and it needs to be done perhaps in a different place crossing the missouri, perhaps not there. but that needs to be negotiated out and discussed further. >> robert marquette. >> well, as far as i know, in the entire process they had archaeologists on site to ensure that all the historical sites were preserved. all the petitions were filed and the pipeline should just go through. i believe it's the safest and most effective way to transport oil. we just need to ensure that we have a thriving and vibrant bakken in order to ensure we can supply the oil. spewed senator hoeven the las

moderator: eliot glassheim, a response. rep. one of the most important things we can do is to increase spending on research and development. much of which comes from the federal government. and where new developments are discovered and then put into work in the private sector. we have a very healthy medical operation at the university. we have research is needed in coal, clean coal and in oil. and these -- these government programs help to stimulate jobs. i would remind the senator that most government spending goes to the private sector. sometimes he acts as if the government was spending its own money on itself. but mainly governments hire private sector people to accomplish the purposes that government set out. i would think that diversifying and the senator has been very active and i need to applaud him for his work on drone activity, which is a very good next step. and i think we should develop. but -- and we need also research money in terms of establishing an alternative energy presence in the global economy. moderator: a

moderator: eliot glassheim, one minute opening statement. rep. glassheim: thanks for having us, matt. a 1997, grand forks suffered tremendous flood, 800 homes were badly damaged. almost the entire city had to be evacuated. at that time i was

my guests are democrat eliot glassheim, libertarian robert marquette, and senator john hoeven.or hoven: thanks to you and prairie public for hosting this debate. believe in north dakota, i believe in the people of north dakota. i believe that the role of government is to empower the people of north dakota. the means reducing regulatory burden, making sure he reform the tax code so it is progrowth, so it is simpler and more fair. that means balancing the budget. it also means supporting law enforcement and our military. these are the things that will make our state and our nation stronger. >> eliot glass syme, one minute opening statement. mr. glassheim: thanks for having us. , grand forks suffered a tremendous flood. almost the entire city had to be evacuated. at that time, i was on the city council and we were charged with getting the city back up and running. people were concerned about whether they should reinvest in the city. on a council committee was on, some of my fellows spent a lot of time debating trivia. angry, ifrustrated and shouted at one point, stop talking and s