ms. ayotte? >> i think that we have laws in place right now that address those issues. and certainly women and men who are performing the same job should be treated fairly. but again, that happens in the private sector and there are laws in place that address those issues. >> next to questions. >> should have social security retirement age be raised, and if so, to what age? >> i think that we should stop, number one, robbing the social security fund. and again, congressman hodes, when he was an office, has been voting again to increase deficits, robbing the social security fund. we need to maintain the social security for those who are relying on it right now and i would not support raising the age for those who are relying on social security or near seoul's security and are in the system right now. >> what about in the future? >> certainly when we look toward the future, for the young people in this country to make sure that this system is sustainable, then i think we should look at all ideas, i

ms. ayotte? >> congressman heads, he said that when people are asked the right way, then they will support health care reform. here is what you do not understand. the people in new hampshire understood health care reform and they knew it was not what they wanted, yet you did not listen to them. instead you call the people who disagree with you members of the flat-earth society. if i served in the united states senate, i will not dismiss those who disagree with me. i will listen to you. >> ms. ayotte, the sponsor of this debate recently came under fire for a policy that excludes same-sex companies from having equal access to the newspaper. you supported their policy of exclusion. you have not supported the repeal of don't ask don't tell. you oppose same-sex marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples. how can you look at new hampshire citizens in the eye and tell them they are second- class citizens who do not have the same constitutional rights to equality as every other american? >> congre

ms. ayotte? >> congressman heads, he said that when people are asked the right way, then they will support health care reform. here is what you do not understand. the people in new hampshire understood health care reform and they knew it was not what they wanted, yet you did not listen to them. instead you call the people who disagree with you members of the flat-earth society. if i served in the united states senate, i will not dismiss those who disagree with me. i will listen to you. >> ms. ayotte, the sponsor of this debate recently came under fire for a policy that excludes same-sex companies from having equal access to the newspaper. you supported their policy of exclusion. you have not supported the repeal of don't ask don't tell. you oppose same-sex marriage and adoption rights for same- sex couples. how can you look at new hampshire citizens in the eye and tell them they are second- class citizens who do not have the same constitutional rights to equality as every other american? >> congr

ms. ayotte. should voters for republicans -- why should voters put republicans back in control of congress? why should they trust that going back to republican control will result in a country that is in better shape at anomaly -- better shape economically? >> i have never run for political office before, and i think there were times when republican spent too much in this country as well. we have a $three -- $3 trillion debt. we have to cut spending, get our fiscal house in order because this generation is the first generation poised to not allow our children and grandchildren have the same opportunities as we have had. it is why i am running and i will stand up to my own party if they want to spend too much money. >> mr. hodes, the vice president said that voters are angry at democrats. do you agree that he says this is a referendum on anchor, and democrats will lose? >> i don't think the voters are angry at any particular party, i think they're angry at what does not work and watch a temporary

ms. ayotte denies climate change from man-made activity, that makes it difficult to move n energy future. it is important that we allow more parity for what, which is being resourced here. >> the tax credits helped bring the energy down? >> tax credits help businesses. it helps people. it helps middle-class people and working class people to buy wood resources. it helps to restore forestry and logging in new hampshire. it helped in the north country. we have two power plants in new hampshire. we need to make sure that we have a smart great and not a dumb grid -- a smart grid and not a dumb grid. right now, the republicans in the senate have prevented a coherent clean energy policy from moving forward. i will tell you one quick story. >> it will have to be very quick. >> we are doing -- we did a town hall and i met and man with a company who makes components for wind turbines. they could not give a coherent policy. he ended up selling his company to the finns. they moved the company's overseas. it had 1500 jobs. with a coherent federal policy, like we have invested in new hampshire for ren

ms. ayotte wants to repeal the whole thing. it would not sick kids with pre- existing conditions of the possibility of having access to doctors. it would take money out of the pockets of our seniors who will finally get some help to help pay for their prescription drugs. it is the wrong approach. the idea of repealing this reform is just the wrong way to go. there are plenty of things to fix. but we will do that as we go along. >> to getting back to cost, this week, many insurance providers increase premiums. does this law allows insurance companies to profit more and put more burden on employers? >> one of the things that i thought could have been much stronger in the health care reform bill would have been preventing those premium increases by the health insurance companies, which is still being done on a state-by- state basis. they are outrageous. an example of why health care reform is absolutely necessary. it has provisions to make sure that our health insurance companies are spending the right amount on health care and no