>> turning now to some military issues -- mr. burr, do you support the reforms to the pentagon budget as proposed by director robert gates even if they negatively impact our bases in north carolina? >> the short answer is yes. i think the secretary has laid on the table $100 million worth of cuts at the president's request. the devil is in the details. can we do away with joint command in norfolk? i believe we can and not impact our ability to carry out our national defense obligations. where i differ with the secretary is i am not sure you can cut 10% of the contractors doing business with the military in this country and be able to deliver the services. in many cases, those contractors are delivering services to of kasten because we don't have the capabilities any more in the united states military. they are doing work that we cut from the military in many cases. we want to make sure that every service member was prepared for combat and not for the an ancillary duties that come along with large troop movement or the responsibilities

thank you, mr. burr, and ms. marshall for your participation. this public service program was brought to you by the north carolina association of broadcasters, educational foundation. thank you for watching. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> c-span's local content vehicles are traveling the country as we look at some of the most closely contested house races leading up to this november's midterm elections. ♪ >> how are you doing? bless you, sir. >> teddy, and joe. >> good. >> i love this. thank you. i need your help on november 2 than. >> you got it. >> thank you. i appreciate you. >> when you get there, know what you know to do. >> i will. i am going to listen to you. >> you can look at it as a couple of things. sometimes no is a good thing. no on growing government, no on stimulus. the other one is know. the first districts of arkansas is a very diverse district. we have 26 counts, made up of the delta on the eastern part of the district, and the ozarks in the we

mr. burr will make the first opening statement and receive the first question. >> welcome to north carolina once again, and let me say thank you to the north carolina broadcasters and to unc tv for this wonderful opportunity. whoever is elected will decide the direction of this country for the future. if you believe this country is headed in the right direction, if you are supportive of a government that costs too much and that is too large, i am not your candidate. but if you believe our future has to change direction, if you believe that our government needs to be downsized and we need to figure out how to get more bang for our buck from the standpoint of your tax dollars, i am asking for your support. i am asking for your support so the next generation can enjoy the same opportunities we have had. this november, i need your support and i need your vote. thank you. >> thank you so much. i want to think the broadcasters association, senator byrd, the studio, and all the folks out here watchin