that is another reason that i am running for the united states senate. they have said enough spending, enough in debt and enough taxes on the middle-class. we have made changes here in the state of nebraska that grows this economy. that is why i am running for the united states senate. they want a change of leadership in washington. we have a senate in washington that hasn't passed a budget, let alone a balanced budget. we can change that. that is why i am running for the united states senate. i want to pass a balanced budget. i'm not your usual politician. obviously i am not one of the good ole boys, and i will make the tough decisions in the united states senate. we'll roll up my sleeves and work hard for you, and i will fight for you. i will fight for all people. thank you. >> thank you. now the opening statement from former nebraska governor and senator bob kerrey. >> i love nebraska. i was born here in lincoln. i went to lincoln northeast high school. i left nebraska, went to war and came home. i recovered from my injuries here in lincoln. i started

the united states, some of senator bentsen's supporters lack of that because they don't believe it united states of america is the envy of the world. i can tell you that the american people think the united states of america is the envy of the world. [applause] >> senator bentsen -- oh, i'm sorry. >> we are the greatest nation in this world and the greatest economic power. there has been some talk in congress about forgiveness of debt, forgiveness of debt is wrong. forgiveness of international debt would be counterproductive. i would like to see those that top about forgiving debt go out and talk about the farm that is in debt and does not have his forgiven. that is not the kind of policy george bush will have. >> i told you i would do about trade and trying to help turn that situation around. but what we also should do is get them to give us more burden sharing when it comes to national defense. we have a situation today where, on a percentage basis, people in western europe are spending about one-third as much as we are in our country. then we go to japan, where we're spending 6.5% on d

he went into the united states senate in 2001 with the biggest surpluses in the history of the united states and six years later, left with massive deficits. during his time in the senate, national debt went up by $16,000 every second and in an earlier debate, he conceded spending was a problem when he was in the senate. we also have people who know how to work together. as a nonpartisan mayor in richmond, i worked to cut crime, build schools, and grow the economy, and as a governor in a tough time, we worked to win all kinds of accolades for the state. my opponent, when he was governor, said his job was to knock democrats soft teeth down their whiny throats and took a similar position in the senate, siding against compromise efforts led by then virginia's senior senator john warner. we need to join together to move forward and that's what i'll do as your next united states senator. >> mr. allen, your opening statement. >> thank you, bob, and thank you all for listening and watching this debate. folks, i envision a much better future than what we're having to endure these days and tha

[laughter] i am the first united states senator i ever knew. ter] it was literally true until i ran. other than my opponent, i am the first united states senator i knew in my family. it is no horacio alger story, butit is a typical american story. people say to me now and i wonder now, what ever gave you the courage as a 29-year-old kid to announce to the united states senate against a man who had an 82% favorable rating, in the year where we knew it would be tough, senator mcgovern knew it would be tough, it was solidly red, overwhelmingly republican, but gave you the courage to run? some thought that made you so foolhardy. the answer is your father. i did not know him but i -- i did not know him when i announced for the senate, but i believed i could maybe go help him and the war. -- end this war. i honestly believed it. what an incredible privilege it was to serve with him. i remember what frank church, i -- ended hubert humphrey at the time was on the foreign relations committee, the young kid on it. serving with your dad. we got a notice th

the united states [laughter] >> some of senator bentsen's supporters laugh at that. they laugh at that because they don't believe that the united states of america is the envy of the world. well, i can tell you, the american people think the united states of america is the envy of the world. [applause] >> senator -- oh, i'm sorry, go ahead. >> we are the greatest nation in this world, and the greatest economic power. now, there's been some talk in congress about forgiveness of debt. forgiveness of debt is wrong. forgiveness of international debt would be counterproductive. and i would like to see those that talk about forgiving debt, senator bentsen, go out and talk about a farmer that's in debt that doesn't have his forgiven. that's not the kind of policy george bush will have. >> senator bentsen. >> well, i've told you what i'd do about trade and trying to help turn that situation around. but what we also should do is get them to give us more burden sharing when it comes to national defense. we have a situation today where, on a per capita basis, people in western e

the republican party that seeks to take control of the united states senate would eradicate a woman's right to choose where she could do with her own body. a republican senate would destroy the environmental protections in the state in this nation has fought so hard for. the republican senate would pass another round of tax cuts for the very wealthy at the expense of the middle class. republicans take over the senate want to do away with things that the department of education to which department of education to which it funded our schools in connecticut. this is the republican party linda mcmahon would empower and she was elected to the united states senate. many of those issues, she holds the same position as they do. i'm proud of the fact that i've reached out across the aisle as a member of congress, that i started a group called the center aisle caucus, group of republicans working together to find areas to two parties can come together. i'm proud of i'm proud of taking on a president when i think you saw, calling for a budget that cuts spending a greater rate than he was willing

the co-author in the united states senate was senator kennedy. i was the chairman of the employment and productivity subcommittee, chairman of the committee. to write that legislation. the chairman of the committee writes a legislation and they go out and get cosponsorship and when you are the chairman of the committee and you sit down and you write the legislation, you are the author of that and i am proud to have been the author of that because do you know what we had? we had a seed a program that spend $50 billion from about 1973 through 1982 and when we concluded that program, when we concluded that program, unemployment was higher than when it began. there was a program that did not work in the job training partnership act does work. now the issue of releasing all the migrations. i am, and i stand before you tonight, as the most investigated person ever to seek public office. [applause] thousands of journalists have asked every professor i have had, all my teachers. they know, and i have never professed to be anything but an average student.

he is running for reelection to the united states senate. he had a fiscal irresponsibility. orge came into the united states senate with historic surpluses. we were in great shape. by the time he left, we had massive deficits. he voted to increase the debt by $16,000 every second he was in the senate. he expanded medicare, which was good, but he did not pay for it. he was part of a senate and a house that declared two wars but did not pay for the wars and instead put them on the credit card for our kids to pay. he made a massive tax cuts to health -- to help the wealthy. he did not pay for them. we went from surplus to deficit. he voted four times to raise his own pay. he voted four times to raise the debt with it, he voted for 52,000 earmarks that totaled $121 billion. even george had to admit, spending was a problem when i was in the senate. we do not need to go back to it. he is a harsh partisan. he attacked hillary clinton as someone who does not share our values. attacking john kerry. george would not joined a gang to bring senators together. he said, we do not need to c

staff when things go bad, but you know what, at the end of the day, it's the president, it's a united states senator, it's a congress person. we've got to take responsibility. the president should have got in there swinging, differentiating what a progressive policy position is as opposed to an extreme right wing one. put romney on the defensive. how dire you give tax breaks to the richest people in this country while we have the most unfair distribution of wealth and income. how dare you throw children off of medicaid when we've got 50 million people without any health insurance today. put him on the defensive instead of saying oh, i agree with you on this. i agree with you on that. you've got to take responsibility and the responsibility is with the president. >> we'll see if he follows your advice in the next debate and the one after that. >>> they're expressions may tell more than their words. we're taking a look at some special face reading software and what it reveals about the presidential debate. ♪ at quicken loans, our amazingly useful mortgage calculator app

that is why i am running for the united states senate. i want to pass a balanced budget. i'm not your usual politician. obviously i am not one of the good ole boys, and i will make the tough decisions in the united states senate. we'll roll up my sleeves and work hard for you, and i will fight for you. i will fight for all people. thank you. >> thank you. now the opening statement from former nebraska governor and senator bob khary. >> i love nebraska. i was born here in lincoln. i went to lincoln northeast high school. i left nebraska, went to war and came home. i recovered from my injuries here in lincoln. i started a business that today employs more than 700 people. i have served you as your governor. we balanced the budget and the economy recovered. i served as a senator, and again we balanced the budget and our economy recovered. when i left officer we were paying off our public debt. i am a candidate for congress or the senate because congress needs to change, and i will fate to make that change happen. i never have and i never will be a cookie cutter politician. i n

independent candidate for united states senate. thank you for coming in and giving us your statement. >> thank you for having me. >> just a reminder if you want to seat interview again or other interviews log on to the website. don't forget to vote on tuesday. november 6th. . >> take us through the night. >> let's look at it here. the most powerful radar. little bit of rain drifting out of the south and west. the bottom line is look for showers overnight. seven days, cooler for the weekend. >> we will be back tonight. have a good one. as a pastor, my support for question 6 is rooted in my belief that the government should treat everyone equally. i would not want someone denying my rights based upon their religious views, therefore i should not deny others based upon mine. it's about fairness. this law does not force any church to perform a same sex marriage if it's against their beliefs. and that's what this is about.

mack: senator nelson, we agree, we're waiting for you to pass a budget in the united states senate. it's been almost four years since you passed a budget in the united states senate. now, what's interesting to me is, you know, there are a lot of floridians who are suffering right now, who are hurting. they're looking for work. almost 830 ,000 people out of work. many have even quit looking for work, senator nelson, and you just painted this picture that doesn't exist. i'm not sure which florida you're talking about. there are people who are losing their homes. they're still losing their homes, senator. this economy is not one that is working. now look, there's a small business in my district. it wanted to expand. it's a boat-building business. it took 31 different permits and fees for them to be able to expand before they could hire the first full-time employee. this is a government that's out of control. if you want to get entrepreneurs and risk takers back in the game, you have to lower taxes. not raise taxes like you have, senator, over 150 times. you need to reduce regulation, an

as your united states senator, i promise you every day i'll work to respect you and the great state. bless you. god bless u utah. thank you very much. >> moderator: on behalf of the audience and citizens of utah, we thank you both for running. >>> the new mexico senate race where heinrich and wilson debated for the last time. this comes from new mexico. >> moderator: i'm tom, and welcome to the u.s. senate debate. our sponsor is aarp, glad you're with us. this debate is sigh mull cast on 770kklb am, and joining us on the stage, there's democratic candidate martin, and republican candidate heather wilson vying to replace jeff bingaman who is retiring. each candidate has a minute for an open statement, and later, a minute for closing statements. the candidates have one minute to answer each question and then 45 seconds each for rebuttals. later, candidates can ask the other candidate is question, often very enjoyable. the answers will be limited to one minute, and each will have 45 seconds for rebuttal. martin won the coin toss, select to go second with his opening statement, so heathe

after united states senator. i love my grandchildren dearly. i want to be your senator because i'm afraid that we can no longer have a a country that is promised to be state -- better and safer. all we can do is promise that we have debt. we will have to pay those debts unless we start getting up and get that budget under control so that we do not have a fiscal crisis and a fiscal abyss. i ask for your vote because i can rebuild this country just like we did in wisconsin. let's do it together, ladies and gentlemen. we are wisconsin. we are all americans. >> gov. thompson, congresswoman bolon, thank you both very much. we will be discussing this race with john nichols and christian scheider. they probably have opposite views of what occurred here tonight. i am just guessing. you are free to go to the polls between now and november 6. election day is the sixth. we encourage you all to get out and vote. thank you to the candidates for being here tonight, and to you for watching at home. i am mike gousha. have a wonde

we need this man in the united states senate. said that in in the september 17th fundraiser, of course. also another man running for united states senate--these are not podunk guys in local communities. these are not bloggers. these are not tangential figures. todd akin is also run running for united states senate in missouri. you remember this moment, of course. >> you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraceptions seem a bit extreme so i looked into it. >> cenk: sorry, guys i meant to give you the quote from todd akin. todd akin said if it's a legitimate rape, you all remember that, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. but let's assume that maybe that didn't work or something i think there should be some punishment, but the punishment ought to be of the rapist and not talking the child. i want to give you the last part of that for good reason. they always talk about oh, you know we've got difference of opinions. romney says, i have got an exception for rape and incest. and

[laughter] i am the first united states senator i ever knew. ghter] it was literally true until i ran. other than my opponent, i am the first united states senator i knew in my family. it is a typical american story. people say to me now and i wonder now, what ever gave you the courage as a 29-year-old kid to announce to the united states senate against a man who had an 82% favorable rating, in the year where we knew it would be tough, senator mcgovern knew it would be tough, it was solidly red, overwhelmingly republican, but gave you the courage to run? some thought that made you so foolhardy. the answer is your father. your father. i did not know him but i believed i could maybe go help him and the war. -- end tehe ware. i honestly believed it. what an incredible privilege it was to serve with him. i remember what frank church, i was on the foreign relations committee, the young kid on it. serving with your dad. we got a notice that dr. kissinger was coming to an executive section, that meant the private section, before we have for 07 in the s

senate. >> there you go. we've got the candidate pushing himself away from mourdock's statement. mourdock of course is the republican nominee in the state of indiana for the united states senate. let's take a look we've got a couple guests, u.s. congressman gwen moore from wisconsin, recounted her ideal in this horrible situation and we also have msnbc star, howard fineman. congressman moore, i want to talk to you about your own feelings, attitudes and experiences that might put a light on this thing. candidate for the united states senate in indiana saying if a woman is raped and has a pregnancy she should be forced by law to have that child. if you read the republican platform it basically says criminalizes abortion in any case. go ahead. your thoughts. >> well, i could tell you as a survivor of rape, legitimate rape, whatever kind of rape you want to call it, i caution the women of america to not allow mitt romney and these senators to take over our government. they will totally eviscerate the rights of women to control their own destiny. i could tell you, rape is not rare, and you know, i differ with michael steele and others who say that they have just been

now, those guys get elected to the united states senate, then anything that has all this craziness that came out of the house could pass the united states senate, if they take over, in control of the senate. so it is just unconscionable that mitt romney can kind of, with a wink and a nod, oh, well. agree with him on that, but nonetheless i'm still going to support -- the american public is not stupid and i think they're going to see through that and understand there's only one person that supports a woman's right to choose and that is president barack obama. and we've got our work to do these next 13 days. >> at the top of the show we talked about how it is sort of the legacy of the 2010 elections that the republican party came up with a new normal that was far to the right of the old normal. is there anything that pro choice republicans or democrats who did support the women's right to choose could move where it automatic to be. >> i think that, i have always said choice is a winning issue. because women fundamentally believe this is about their life and their health. when you talk to

my life has taught me who i stand up for and who i stand up to in the united states senate. ot in the united states senators grew up in its unimak, but i did. my family worked hard to get us into the middle class, which is why the good paying jobs here in new jersey to make sure women enjoy equal pay for equal work. early in my career, i risk my life testifying against a corrupt official and that's why wasn't afraid to stand up to wall street, big banks, credit card companies have ripped off consumers. my sister and i cared for her mother and so we lost her to alzheimer's. that is why fight against her in companies that deny people coverage based on preexisting conditions and to make sure that we dominated the doughnut hole, the cap for prescription drugs for seniors. without the belief that one teacher had in me and holograms, i wouldn't be standing here before you today. that is why fight for funding for thousands of teachers to stay in the classroom teaching our kids than to make sure colleges more affordable by expanding pell grants and making sure loan interest rates wer

united states. that's exactly what i will do. that's what i would have done had i been in the united states senate before this and that's what i willontinue to do when i am a member of the united states senate if i am lucky enough to win this election. >> have you the next question and it is on medicare. you voted twice for the paul ryan budget and it would have eliminated the current system of medicare for those 55 years and younger. how do you explain to a 55-year-old that in ten years he or she is going to have to come up with an additional $6400 to pay for medicare that he or she is going to receive under medicare? >> i don't think your details and facts are accurate on this one but that's okay. my parent are on medicare and they rely on social security also. so it's a big yishe in my familiar lifment but what i do want to say is we have to protect that system. and yes paul ryan's legislation and his budget coming over to the senate we'd have that argument. at least the house passed a budget chi thought was critically important. but the senate didn't pass a budget so we couldn't mesh them together. the $6400 was a little excess

barack obama, first thing he did when he came to the united states senate, new senator, reached across the aisle to my colleague, dick lugar, a republican, and said, "we've got to do something about keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists." they put together a piece of legislation that, in fact, was serious and real. every major -- i shouldn't say every -- on the two at least that i named, i know that john mccain has been opposed to extending the arms control regime in the world. >> governor? >> well, first, mcclellan did not say definitively the surge principles would not work in afghanistan. certainly, accounting for different conditions in that different country and conditions are certainly different. we have nato allies helping us for one and even the geographic differences are huge but the counterinsurgency principles could work in afghanistan. mcclellan didn't say anything opposite of that. the counterinsurgency strategy going into afghanistan, clearing, holding, rebuilding, the civil society and the infrastructure can work in afghanistan. and those leaders who are

i am often asked why are you running for the united states senate? it is so that my six grand general and -- grand children and future generations will have the promise for prosperity. that promise is rapidly slipping away because our economy is on the wrong track. 170,000 people woke up been arrested this morning without a job. if we can get our economy back on track, we can get our people back to work. i have a way to do that. i have been there. i have been bankrupt. i have lost everything. and i have been able to come back. that is what we need to do. my opponent has no plans and the policies in washington have only made things worse. you can have a path to create millions of jobs or you can have the path where someone is when to push our economy off a fiscal cliff. >> i really looking forward to this morning. i am a product of connecticut. i was raised to believe that i needed to live my life in a way to stand up to the -- for the middle-class families. that is why i passed the connecticut's them sell law, which is saving lives and the people to

are some folks in this crowd who have been probably following me since i was running for the united states senate. and you know what? you can -- like this guy right here, who i served with in the united states senate, george shaddu shadduck. and you can take and videotape things i said 10 years ago, 12 years ago, and you would say, man, this is the same guy. has the same values. cares about the same people. doesn't forget where he came from. knows who he is fighting for. and you know what? i haven't finished all the work that we set out to do back in 2008. but i have fought for you every single day that i've held this office. and with your help, i've kept the commitments i've made. i told you we would end the war in iraq. we did. i said we'd begin the process of ending the war in afghanistan. we are. i said we would refocus on the terrorists who actually attacked us on 9/11 and we have. and a new tower rises over the new york skyline, al qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. i kept that promise. >> our jessica yellin, cnn's white house correspondent, is on the campaign with

the time i served in the united states senate i've been an independent voice for the people in the state and i've gotten results from the people of the state. in this campaign today, seven newspapers have made an editorial the as to who they would endorse. and all seven endorsed my candidacy. one of the reasons, not the only but one of the reasons that those newspapers endorsed me from the spread to california and a lot of places in between because of my record and the results that i achieved for the people in the state either leading the fight to cut the payroll tax for millions of americans and in pennsylvania so they could of dollars in the pocket to be doubled to invest in the economy, trade adjustment when the workers lose their jobs because of the unfair foreign competition and i let the fight pass that legislation given the training they need to get back on their feet. the so-called dredging plastic the deepening of the channels on was the key player in getting the most recent funding for that so getting results is key for the economy, and i have the honor to have served the peopl

we want to acknowledge the husband of united states senator and former mayor dianne feinstein, mr. richard bloom. the wife of former mayor gina mos coney and the wife of former mayor joe alliteo, catherine. the sister of former mayor george christopher. the board board and the rest of the city family who has made this event possible. we are also honored to be joined by several giants dignitaries. president and ceo larry baer and his wife sam. [cheers and applause] . giants vice president and general manager brian saibian and his wife amanda. [cheers and applause] the wife of the skipper mrs. kim bochy. and let us now welcome distinguished members of the giants ownership group, charles johnson, david jenkins, trina and rob veen, tory and steven humphrey and allen baer. and we also joined by past giants owners. please welcome the family jamie and kim rupert and peter stoneum. also here with us today bob and connie laurie. peter and debbie mc clawlin. bill and sally newco. and now let's give it up for your giants training staff. david, mark and carl, and harold. [cheers and applause]

that is why i'm running for the united states senate. i want to pass a balanced budget. i'm not one of the grill boys and i will make those tough decisions in the event states senate. i will work hard for you and i will fight for you. >> i love nebraska. i was born here. i grew up here. a recover from illness and injuries here in lincoln. i started a business that today employs more than 70 people along back to business. i served as your senator. when i left office, to return to the private sector, we were paying off our public dead. i am a candidate for congress because congress is to change and i'll fight to make change happen. i never will be a cookie cutter politician. i never will be anything other than somebody who loves nebraska and will always do what is best for our state and nation. >> thank you. it is time for questions from our panel of journalists. with a question for senator kerry. >> good morning. --could leaving. how we balance the interest and should congress continue to require use of up to 15 billion gallons of ethanol taking about 40% of the nation's c

my life has taught me who i stand up for anyway stand up to in the united states senate. t many united states senators grew up in a tannic, but i did. my family returned to get us into the middle-class, white paid good jobs and to make sure women enjoy equal pay for equal work. early in my career, i raised my life testifying against a corrupt local official and that is why wasn't afraid to stand up to wall street, too big banks, to credit card companies that ripped up consumers. my sister and i cared for her mother until we lost her to alzheimer's. that is why fight against insurance companies to deny people coverage based on preexisting conditions and to make sure we eliminate the donut hole, the gap of prescription drugs for seniors. without the belief one teacher had in me and pell grants, i wouldn't be standing here before you today. that's why fight for funding for thousands of teachers to stay in the classroom teaching our kids and to make sure that college is more affordable by expanding pell grants and make sure that when interest rates were low. my experience has

not only that if she had been a united states senator when the vote on obama care in the united states senate it would have never passed because it was that close. so millions of seniors are being helped by obama care, hundreds of thousands of young people being helped by obama care would all be gone. there is no sugar coating this. if she gets elected to the senate and republicans gain control they will repeal obama care with nothing much to replace it. >> thank you to our viewers who are watching. we're going to go back to our candidates who have a couple of questions to ask of each other. 30 seconds to ask the question, one minute to answer and 45 seconds for rebuttal. >> congresswoman hirono you talk about local values. i believe an honest days work for an honest days wages. au've elected more than million dollars but haven't passed one bill to help local families or businesses. you missed 144 votes this year alone. that is twice that of your typical congressional colleague. how can you look our citizens in the eye and claim your poor attendance reflect the hard work? >> this is an

this is the most liberal big-spending record in the united states senate. i have fought against excessive spending and outrages. i have fought to reduce the earmarks and eliminate them. do you know that senator obama has voted for -- is proposing $860 billion of new spending now? new spending. do you know that he voted for every increase in spending that i saw come across the floor of the united states senate while we were working to eliminate these pork barrel earmarks? he voted for nearly a billion dollars in pork barrel earmark projects, including, by the way, $3 million for an overhead projector at a planetarium in chicago, illinois. my friends, do we need to spend that kind of money? i think you have to look at my record and you have to look at his. then you have to look at our proposals for our economy, not $860 billion in new spending, but for the kinds of reforms that keep people in their jobs, get middle-income americans working again, and getting our economy moving again. you're going to be examining our proposals tonight and in the future, and ene

my opponent when into the united states senate in 2001 with the biggest surplus in the united states and six years later left with massive deficits. during his time in the senate, the national debt went up by $16,000. he conceded that spending was a problem in the senate. we also have people who need to know how to work together. i learned to cut crime bills and the economy. my opponent said his job was to not democrats softly. he took this similar position in the senate, fighting efforts led by the then-senior virginia senator. when someone who will fight and that is what i will do is your next to none state senator. >> if mr. allen, your opening statement. >> thank you. it's much better future than what we are having to endure these days. that is why i put forward a detailed plan. my blueprint for america to get an economy and stronger jobs. the question is which one of us can be accounted upon. you may have read an article that was comparing our two governorships. the call me when the most accomplished modern governors with major improvements in public education, safety, welfare re

the republican party forced olympia snow out of the united states senate and now they're trying to replace her with the tea party and if they thought we were going to just sit by and let that happen. >> i'm up against a hard break, we'll be right back. it's the pee to get back to you. a perfect time to join weight watchers and start losing weight and feeling good right now. [ female announcer ] join now for free. hurry offer ends october 20th. [ jennifer ] weight watchers. because it works. his morning starts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pills. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brings more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ [ female announcer ] and try aleve for relief from tough headaches. and it's working. i'm not hungry. i'm just losing weight eating real food in the real world. and it feels pretty awesome. [ female announcer ] join

when kentucky republican rand paul won a seat in the united states senate in 2010.t was after a campaign in which he said the 1964 civil rights act made him uncomfortable. he wasn't sure that anybody should be able to tell a private business that, for example, you have to serve black people. >> would you have voted for the civil rights act of 1964? >> i like the civil rights act in the sense that it ended discrimination in all public domains and i'm all in favor of that. but -- you had to ask me the but. but i don't like the idea of telling private business owners. i ab who are racism. i think it's a bad idea to exclude anybody from your restaurant at the time i believe there should be no discrimination in anything that gets into private funding but maybe voting against the civil rights act which wasn't just good governmental discrimination, but public accommodations, people who provided services that were open to the public had to do so in a nondiscriminatory fashion. let me ask you a specific. >> there's ten different titles, you know, to the civil rights act. and

the answer to the question was why should the republicans be in charge of the united states senate? t's be hoenst. this is not the republican party of our parents are grandparents. linda mcmahon, a republican majority in the senate who would stop at nothing to it and a woman's right to choose. it would stop at nothing to destroy environmental protection, a party that now denies global warming even exist. a party that would seek to perpetuate another round of massive tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of the middle class. boaters are deciding between linda mcmahon and myself but they are also deciding whether the tea party should be in charge of the united states senate or democrats. i think both are relevant considerations but there are national implications to this race. and the kind people that linda mcmahon would empower do not have connecticut postal interests at heart. >> congressman murphy still tries to put me into a corner but he knows that is not my plan. i am an independent thinker. he knows i differ from my party on various issues. i will be an independent thinker in

i will do all i can as your united states senator to encourage and consider legislation that is equal work, equal pay. >> mr. casey. >> monica, we have had a few occasions to cast votes that directly impacted this issue or affects women in the workplace. the fair pay act has not been passed yet. we need to get more help from the other side of the aisle to do that. we should take steps to remedy that basic injustice, as you noted, which has been an injustice that has gone unsolved for too long. we need to get people working together to pass that act. secondly, they believe ledbetter act -- lily ledbetter act should be more of a consensus. we had to pass that over the objections of republicans in the senate, but we got it passed in 2009. there are a lot of ways to begin to remedy those basic injustices. at the same time, we should take steps to grow the economy. we should continue to create jobs for the american people, men and women. of thenent's support orion budget and some other radical proposals, instead of moving us forward on jobs, it would take us down a sharp right turn back in

one of us is going to be here next united states senator. voters have a clear choice in front of them. alexian sometimes boiled down to the -- elections sometimes boiled down to the question of whose side are you on. on issue after issue, it is so clear. on jobs and the economy, i have been fighting for a leveling the playing field for our working with, the families. tommy thompson has been supporting out tortures and tax breaks for them. on deficit reduction, i have been supporting a balanced approach that does not put the burden on the shoulders of middle-class families. seniors and veterans. he took a pledge to washington lobbyists and grover norquist that allows him not to ever ask a heavier burden on the wealthy. you have issues. you want somebody fighting for you, are working middle-class family, then i ask for your vote on november 6. >> thank you. gov tommy thompson. >> i am tommy thompson. i was governor of the state of wisconsin for 14 years. i changed the direction of the state. cut taxes 91 times. on a bipartisan peace is the dem