mr. holcomb? mr. holcomb: the status quo is in large part why governor mitch daniels got elected in 2015. i do not think that the reforms that we brought about and i was associated with, proud to be a part of that crew that came into the government, we were operating in a sea of red ink, drowning in it, in fact. the status quo was pushed aside and we set out for infrastructure reform. we ushered in a come back. because of reforms, some of which were controversial. back to that cynicism point i made earlier. after you start building the roads and have paid cash for them, not borrowed, not bonded, not left it for a future generation to pay for, but when you have the ability to have your economy dialed in to the point where we have become a magnet, now we are outpacing the national average in terms of high-tech jobs. we are tripling the national average. we have companies like salesforce saying, we are going to hire another 800. in evansville, indiana, they are thisienced iing renaissance downtown. that i

mr. holcomb. eric holcomb: rethink about long-term, i mentioned at the outset knowing where we are now, knowing where we were 10 years and looking out 10 years, we will replace one million new job openings, employees, over the next 10 years. one million new people, folks retiring, dropping out of the workforce, etc. that is where you come in. if you can in mers yourself in out of school activities -- moderator: mr. holcomb, thank you. john gregg: i encourage you to check out our web plan. plan.ave a 35 point we talk about economic development for young people, training. that is a key place to go to. we cross-reference with the education program. andalk about job training better aligning those. i know you are busy. check that out, especially the part on the summer youth program. you will find it real helpful. moderator: mr. bell. rex bell: it takes me 30 seconds to stand up, so it does not give me a lot of's time to speak. -- a lot of time to speak. pay attention, get out and look for jobs. the bus

mr. holcomb, you can close it out. mr. holcomb: one of the things i am most proud about in my state government public service, coming to state government in 2005, was that i saw people who used to be cynics, for used to believe that things could not get done start to believe because there were person after person who never thought i-69 would get done in their lifetime. we have made a record investment in education. in the last budget, we increased it by $474 million. record investments in infrastructure. record, creative, innovative investments into health care, insuring over 400,000 hoosiers. under our helping indiana plan 2.0. these are the things we avenge able to do in the last 12 years a bipartisan way and get the state moving again. moderator: thank you mr. holcomb. the next round will begin with mr. bell. you have one minute on a topic of your choice. mr. bell: i guess i get to use a microphone now. the topic of my choice goes to the same thing. everything that we do as a government, we need to look at it, is this th

mr. holcomb. lt. gov holcomb: it's good to be back on the campus. thank you to the indiana debate commission. thank you to the cubs fans tuning and before the first pitch. i would like to say indiana has never been a more prosperous position. unemployment is 4.5% lower than the national average. we have more people working in the private sector than ever before in our 200 year history of the state. and a triple-a credit rating. we have become a real leader nationally and internationally. to take us to the next level, i believe we are going to have to focus on our people, our people, our people. if we equip our youngest people at the preschool age, when have a ticket to their success going into a college or career, we will take indiana to the next level. >> now mr. gregg. mr. gregg: i want to thank my opponents for the stability of which we have taken this debate. i would be are mystified and congratulate them on their conduct. i want to serve as indiana's first governor. -- 51st governor. i believe ind

mr. bell for a maximum of two minutes. speak on holcomb will that. then, we will have a one minute rebuttal by mr. gregg. the candidates will then have a opportunity to speak on a topic of their choice. mr. gregg, you have an opportunity to open. know firsthand the value of early childhood development, prekindergarten. 42 states have free kindergarten. the statistics are irrefutable. a student that has prekindergarten is more likely to graduate from high school and attend secondary education, less drugs,to be jailed or on make $160,000 a year more and they live a healthier and longer lifestyle. the is money invested in future, just like in our infrastructure, and that is why the indiana chamber of commerce list this as one of their five top goals. this is why when i have met with the executives, they have said, we have got to do prekindergarten. quitime is now, let's studying it and we can do it. we can do this by using existing dollars and without raising taxes. >> you have two minutes on this topic. certainly, education is important to all of us. we

mr. holcomb. mr. holcombe: again, i think this was the regional cities initiative to try to create vibrant communities. it was not just a single community, it was a region, but of course, it is about connecting one to the other. broadband is a fantastic example of not just access, but speed. the question is who is going to pay for it. the federal government has some programs that help on the rural front, but when you get into the southern terrain, the hilly, rocky terrain, it becomes very very expensive. we need to make sure our communities are ready. have questions about indiana's infrastructure. after a bridge gave out, a section of i-65 had to be closed last fall. the governor stepped up spending on maintenance for roads and bridges. the legislature will be revisiting the issue this year. what do you think it will take to ensure the infrastructure can be kept in good repair, and how would you pay for it? mr. bell: i have mentioned before, i think one of the most important things we can do is insist

mr. holcomb. mr. b: well, for the very purpose of this debate, on jobs and economy, i stepped forward with thered the call former governor when the state was in a fiscal mess. we turn things around and got moving in the right direction. thanve more people working ever before in our state history and have a low unemployment rate. i will continue to focus on the things that got us this far. economic development, community development, and making sure we are delivering good government at great taxpayer value. moderator: thank you. gentlemen, thank you for being here to share your views on these important values. and thanks to all of you for watching and listening. we want to give a special shout out to ball state university for hosting this program. and to the league of women voters for keeping the clock. i want to remind the viewer is that you would put to the remaining in the one gubernatorial debate and the one u.s. senate debate that has been scheduled. do that at indianadebatecommission.com. thank yo

mr. holcomb.u, mizell, and thank you to -- it's good to be back on the campus briefing to the indiana debate commission for hosting author of the debates and thanks even to the cubs fans are tuning in before the first pitch. i'd like to set the outset indiana has never been any more prosperous position to our unemployment rate is 4.5%, lower than the national average. we have more people working than ever before in our 200 euros to of the state, healthy savings account and a aaa credit rating. we have become a leader nationally and internationally come in logistics and biosciences and manufacturing. to take us to the next level i believe we will have to focus on our people, our people, our people. if we equip our youngest people in the pre-k age of high school, graduation level, when you have a ticket to their success going into a college or career we will, in fact, take indiana to the next level. >> now we'll hear from mr. gre mr. gregg. >> i want to thank both my opponent for the civility of whi

mr. holcomb?>> well, over the last year i've had the privilege and the ability to travel to all 92 counties throughout the state of indiana and ideally i've received a lot of feedback. there are good people on both ends of this issue who have differing opinions, contrasting opinions. and what we witnessed over this last year during the general assembly were both sides of the issue did not come to any consensus or any agreement, made no progress. in fact, they said, both sides said they would not seek a compromise. and then we had a committee hearing some months ago. and began taking back that there was no compromise or no inching toward any kind of agreement. we have in indiana local ordinances allow folks to address the economic develop the side of this with local h.r. rose. and his local committees seek to take events of those, they have been. if they seek not to they haven't been. that's the balance. we got a record tourism year in 2015 after we got through this. >> moderator: mr. gregg? >> the

mr. holcomb. toi would like to voters know i have a passion and the passion comes from having trouble the state and talked to hundreds and thousands of users -- people from around the state. not ideology. i can assure you is governor i and i willniter never embarrass the citizens or the state of indiana. gregg.or: thank you mr. you for beingnk here and thank you for the tone in civility with which you have approached all these debates. when it you agree? [applause] and thanks to all of you for watching or listening. special thanks to the university of southern indiana for hosting this debate. television station wfi he for in theng the station league of women voters for keeping time for the candidates. on behalf of the indiana debate foundation, i hope you plan to participate in the electoral process by getting out the vote for the candidate of your choice. good night. [applause] >> c-span brings you more debates this week from key u.s. house and senate races. c-span, debate for the maryland senate

mr. holcomb. finally, mr. gregg? mr. gregg: i would like voters to know that i have a passion for indiana. that comes from traveling the state and talking to countless hoosiers. that has helped us great a vision for indiana and a detailed written plan based on what is best for indiana, not ideology. and i can assure you as governor, i would be a uniter and i will never embarrass the citizens or the state of indiana. moderator: thank you, mr. gregg. gentlemen, thank you for being here, and thank you for just the tone and civility with which you have approached all of these debates. would you agree? [applause] >> thank you, thank you. >> thanks. moderator: thanks to all of you for watching and listening. we want to give special thanks to the university of southern indiana for hosting this debate, television station program,producing the and the league of women voters for keeping time for the candidates. on behalf of the indiana debate commission we hope you further , participate in the process by getting out to vote for th

mr. holcomb. >> well, for the very reason of the overall purpose of this debate on jobs and economy, i step forward and answered the call when mitchell ran. it got us moving in the right direction and we found with more people working in history, triple a credit rating. i will focus on those things that got us this far. economic development, striving for excellence in education and making sure we are delivering good government at a taxpayer value. >> thank you. >> live now to the executive chair of the ford motor company, he is here in washington to talk about the future of the transportation industry, bill ford will be interviewed by david, live in c-span2. >> and then became the ceo in 2003 which he did until 2006, he is currently the executive chairman of ford. ford is a company that his great grandfather henry ford started in 1903 and has a market value of roughly $49 billion and revenue last year 199,000 employees and net income last year $7.2 billion. bill is active not only in helps to run ford, but also in activities in detroit area. he's a hockey player and a black belt in marshall

mr. holcomb. mr. holcomb: well, for the overall purpose of this debate, on jobs and economy, i stepped forward and answered the call when the former governor daniels ran. our state was in a fiscal mess and we turned the things around and got us moving in the right direction. with morerselves people working than ever before in our state history with a low one of women right. i will continue to focus on those things that got us this far. economic development, community development, and making sure we are delivering good government at great taxpayer value. moderator: thank you. gentlemen, thank you for being here to share your views on these important values. and thanks to all of you for watching and listening. we want to give a special thanks wipb, and to the indiana state university, and the league of women voters for keeping the clock. viewers, remind the you can still submit questions for the candidates and the one remaining gubernatorial debate debate one u.s. senate that has been scheduled. you can