i ask for your vote on november 4. >> shenna bellows? >> this race is more than just policy differences between susan and me, although those are significant. this is about two different visions for the future. my sister is putting her three kids to bed while their father serves overseas in kuwait. i think about the dangers might brother-in-law faces overseas -- my brother-in-law faces overseas. what kind of world are we leaving for my nieces and nephews? we cannot afford republican gridlock or to pretend things are ok. things are not ok when thousands of workers are without jobs. things are not ok when student debt exceeds $1 trillion. things are not ok when climate change is hurting farms and fisheries. a vote for susan is a vote for republican control in washington. if you share my concerns and hopes we can do better, that we must do better, than i ask for your vote on november 4. >> thank you very much to both candidates for appearing in taking part in the debate. and thank you for the partners in this production, the new england scho

. >> shenna bellows? >> no. >> would you support allowing tar sands oil to pass through a pipeline in maine? >> yes. i want to make sure i understand. are you talking about the main montreal? i believe there needs to be a full environmental study to answer that question. >> shenna bellows? >> know, and i also oppose the keystone pipeline. >> you support federal funding for amtrak? >> yes. >> yes. >> do you agree with a woman's right to choose? >> yes. >> yes. >> should local law enforcement agencies be allowed to use surveillance drones?

the first will go to you, shenna.an you lay out which policy changes you would make to medicare and how you would propose making social security sullivan so my generation can have the same benefits our parents do? >> this is such an important question. we need to strengthen and expand medicare and social security. i have proposed scrapping the cap on social security. people making more than $117,000 a year stop pain in. if we scrap the cap, we will have more revenue. it will strengthen social security for the future. lead to allow medicare to negotiate drug prices and lower costs. we need to lower the eligibility age to expand access for all. >> susan collins? how will you make social security solvent? >> this is one of the most important social programs. it has made the difference between poverty and an adequate standard of living for so many americans. the fact is, it is going broke. the disability trust fund will be out of money in two years. by 2033, social security will only be able to pay about 75% of the benefi

. >> shenna bellows what is your idea' ? >> on climate change which is a real threat to our state and country, we should be investing in solar and geothermal and biomass. germany is example, the leader. maine could be a world leader in renewable energy and that would reduce energy costs which would improve national security and create jobs and confront climate change for the next generation.

>> republican senator susan collins is up against shenna bellows. senator collins is running for her fourth term. this hour-long debate is courtesy of the maine public broadcasting network. >> welcome to "your vote 2014"" the united states senate debate. we are coming to you from the theater on the campus of husson university in bangor. the debate will feature broad discussions and a lightning round. the republican candidate is incumbent u.s. senator susan

first time incumbent susan collins and opponent shenna bellows shared the stage. senator collins leads by no less than 20 points in polls. ♪ >> i'm jennifer rooks. welcome to "your vote 2014." the united states senate debate. our partner for tonight's forum is the bangor region chamber of commerce, and we are coming to you from the gracie theater on the campus of husson university in bangor. the debate will feature broad discussions and a lightning round. the republican candidate is

candidate is shenna bellows. the first segment we are going to tackle broad topics. we had the each of you will be able to articulate your position as well as your differences with one another and we will determine the order shana will go first. people are really concerned about maine's economy and dipping jobs, what is a us senator will you do to improve the economy and the types of jobs available in maine? >> thank you for hosting this and it is wonderful to be him so close to home so, as i walked across maine, the jobs and e issue is the economy. i walks and met and potato he has a business, selling places across the country but sometimes it takes minutes to get online so if we had universal access and business people like him could grow their businesses and people with good ideas to connect with the global economy >> senator collins what will you do to create more paying jobs? >> i chat with employers all over the states, i find there are jobs available but often they have a difficult time finding the employee unions that have the skills and education need for th

at 9:00, the main senate debate with senator suzanne collins and shenna bellows. at 10:00, the texas senate debate. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. the race in iowa is one of the most mostly watched contest. -- raise in utah is one of the most closely watched contest. rothenberg political report and safecall rate the race as republican. this is just under one hour. >> from the campus of the university of utah in salt lake city, the utah debate commission welcomes you to the 4th congressional district candidates' debate. ♪ >> good evening. welcome to the studios on the campus of the university of utah for one of the most highly anticipated exchanges sponsored by the utah debate commission. we gather for a debate between candidates in utah's 4th congressional district. the seat is open. we will hear from the republican and democratic candidate. each has a two-minute opportunity for an opening statement. doug owens would have the first opportunity. mr. owens. >> thanks to the debate commission and thanks to my opponent. it's n

susan collins is seeking reelection opposed by shenna bellows. and 10:00, it is the texas u.s. .enate debate with john cordon you can share your reaction through twitter on c-span and like us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span. during an interview this morning, chuck hagel announced he is ordering a 21-day quarantine of you all -- of all u.s. troops returning from west africa for control monitoring. the pentagon says the secretary believes these initial steps are. even the number of military personnel transiting from their home base in west africa and the unique adjustable demands an impact that the climate has on the force. is a portion of secretary hegel's remarks this morning at the washington idea for a. -- idea forum. >> there is a new ebola order. >> what i signed this morning was a memorandum to the chairman of joint chiefs of staff in response to the memorandum of recommendation i received from the chairman and the chiefs yesterday to go forward with a policy of essentially 21-day incubation for our men and women who would be returning fr

landrieu faces to republican challengers. 9:00, from portland maine, republican susan collins debates shennaellows. >> democrat al franken won the minnesota senate race in 2008 by 312 votes. he's running for a second term this year against republican mike mcfadden. next, a debate between the two candidates. >> now, from minnesota's most-watched station, this is the campaign 2014 senate debate. and thank youg for joining us for a very special sunday morning. >> were joined now for alive senate debate between them aquatic senator al franken and republican challenger mike mcfadden. thanks for joining us. that want to let you know over the next hour it will be different than a traditional debate. there's no stage, no audience, no opening and closing statements and there will not be timed responses. pat and i will be keeping things moving so we can get to as much as possible over the next hour. >> flipped a coin to determine who would field the first question. esther mcfadden won that coin toss. we want to start with ebola. there is widespread anxiety in america about a possible outbreak of ebola

at 9:00, the main senate debate with senator susan collins and shenna bell oes. then at 10:00, senator john cornyn and david alameel. on thursday night the illinois governors debate between governor pat quinn and bruce rauner. andrew cuomo, rob astor eno, howie hawkins and michael mcdermott. then at 10:00, the new hampshire senate debate between senator jeanne shaheen and scott brown. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2, governor maggie hassan and walt havenstein. and governor john kitzhaber and dennis richardson. and at 10:00, the south dakota senate debate between former governor mike rounds, rick weiland, larry pressler and gordon hower. c-span campaign 2014, more than 100 debates for the control of congress. >>> earlier today at the aspen institute, defense secretary chuck hagel announced the signing of a policy that requires a 21-day quarantine for military personnel coming back from west africa in light of the ebola outbreak there. here's more on that. >> let's start off with one bit of news. there's some ebola order you signed today. tell us about what that is