ms. comstock: thank you again. we have been working on this since i was elected.ked on the competitive bidding to get the silver line going farther. in january ofdent 2015, we brought people together on a bipartisan basis to make sure the safety culture would be a top priority. new generalr manager for hiring new safety people, for clearing out some of the dead wood they had in management, and for putting new practices in place. the $150 million a year that has already been in the system to support metro -- when my own party tried to cut that out, they cut out $70 million, i restored.get that believe me, having a majority member in there to push this was a strong reason why we were able to get that restored. i also worked on the issue of crime at metro. we see rising crime. we had an incident of a rape at 10:00 in the morning that wasn't reported for over a month. the general manager changed policy that very day. i am out to the control center. i am talking about controlling .osts when you had the governor and the mayors here, there is still a lot of work to be do

ms. bennett, 90 seconds. congesswoman comstock: -- ms. bennett: if we are going to focus on any sectors, i would focus on the sectors we have a really good core infrastructure in. and certainly, information technology and cyber are two areas that will be growth areas. information and technology is a big sector. cyber is a real opportunity. we need to, in our military fund the wars of today and tomorrow. and they will be fought in the technology space. by and large. acting by state players. hacking by state players. we need to fund our cyber sector. we have great companies. we have great companies that are located right here in the 10th district. this is a great opportunity for the 10th district. biotech is a great area as well. we have the research center and anova. we have great institutions. we need to make sure we get the proper funding. health care will be a growing sector. these are great opportunities. there is one you didn't mention that i would like to mention and that is the opportunity in an alternative energy sector. we are in

ms. comstock: i was one of the 75 republicans who voted to keep the government open from the beginning. i have been part of the government -- governing majority and been named one of the 20 most bipartisan members of congress i have already established that i have the working relationship. when i was in the state house, my bills were almost exclusively bipartisan bills. i had all of the right to work legislation that we work together on. the competitive bidding bill. .he data center bill data centers are now providing tens of millions of dollars to our local economy. i've already demonstrated that ability. when you get good ideas, you go , those build coalitions people i've worked with on a bipartisan basis. -- i'vened bipartisan mentioned congressman lipinski. we work together with the medical community and research. using technology, congestion relief solutions. i'm the only one on the record who actually has done what my opponent only talks about. i practice what she preaches. you have not heard any examples about how she has gone results for northern virginia. ms. bennett's: our con

comstock. too right-wing for northern virginia. narrator: house majority pac is responsible for the content of this ad. ms. clinton: it's just awfully good that someone with the temperament of donald trump is not in charge of the law in our country. mr. trump: because you'd be in jail. jummy: there is a good chance we will see more exchanges just like that one tonight in las vegas as hillary clinton and donald trump face-off in the third and final debate. joining us now is cokie roberts. what are you expecting to see tonight? cokie: who knows? you know, things have been really extraordinary. been telling him, as they did for the first two debates, that he should stick to the issues and remind people they want a change in washington. talk about the things voters are upset about, trade, immigration, things like that. whether he is able to do that or not, we have absolutely no way of knowing. he certainly didn't in the first two debates. hillary clinton's advisers are about what her presidency would be like in inspiring ways that will inspire people. whether that is possible or not is also very much up in the

ms. bennett, 60 seconds. bennett: i like to address the issue of the fact that congressman comstock says she's going to be a member of the majority. first of all, it's a big assumption at this point. i think it is kind of up for grabs who will be in the majority in the house. and second of all, to be a member of the majority that works less than half the business days in a session and gets less done, passes no appropriations bills, doesn't have any significant or very little significant legislation, i don't know what that does for any of us. i believe that we need to work. think congress should have a minimum number of days that they should have to work. congress should go to work. congress needs to go and get the work done for the american people. the republican-led congress is simply not doing that. you need people who are going to change it. moderator: congresswoman comstock, the next is for you. stephen fuller. from george mason identified the following seven sectors as target and her she's for growth. the question will be, which of these sectors do you view as the biggest opportunity for growth in northern vi

ms. bennett, 60 seconds. bennett: i would like to address the issue, the fact that congressman comstock says she is going to be a member of the majority. first of all that's a big assumption at this point. i think it's kind of up for grabs who's going to be a majority in the house the second of all to be a member of the majority that works less than half the business in a session and gets less done, passes no proof appropriations bill doesn't have or very little significant legislation legislation, i don't know what that does for any of us. i believe that we need to work. i think congress should have the minimum number of days that it's required to work. we require schools to teach children a minimum number of days. congress should go to work and congress needs to get the work done for the american people. this republican-led congress is simply not doing that. it's got to change we need need people there who are going to catch it. >> moderator: congressman comstock the next questions for you. in a report from the tourney third group dr. stephen fuller from george mason identified the following seven sec or z.

the predebate drawing, congresswoman comstock will provide the first opening have the right to close out that question with her rebuttal time. msbennett will provide second opening statement and have the right to close out that question with her rebuttal time. a person from the chamber is our type cake or -- timekeeper. the timekeeper will show a green card when 30 seconds remain. the moderator will interrupt the candidate if they do not complete their sentence promptly. time limits will be strictly enforced. to be respectful of each candidate, we ask the audience refrain from loss after the answers are given. let me mention only credentialed media are permitted to film the event and the individuals filming the debate who are not a member of the media will be asked to leave. let's begin the opening statements. congresswoman comstock, you have two minutes. mstock:ntative co good morning. you know me. i have a record of real cost. -- real constants. i look forward to discussing my record. my opponent has had little involvement in the business community or issues driving our economy. results, of bipartisan decreases,n in tax resea

drawing, congresswoman comstock will provide the first opening statement, and for the first question of the debate and have the right to close out that question with her rebuttal time. msnett will provide the second opening statement, answer the last question of the debate first, have the right to close out that question with her rebuttal time. kevin mcnulty of the chamber sitting up front is our timekeeper, and is located at the front of the stage. for each statement of response the timekeeper will show a green card with 30 seconds remaining, yellow card for 10 seconds, and a red card when time is up. a moderator will interrupt the candidate if they do not complete their sentence probably. time-limited will be strictly enforced. in order to be respectful of each candidate we asked the audience to refrain from applause after the answers are given. in addition let me mention only credentialed media, we have a lot of them here today, are permitted to film the event. the individual filling debate is not a credentialed member of the media will be asked to leave. with that, let's begin the opening statement. congresswoman comstock, you have two minutes for your opening stat