Find out where the candidates stand on the major issues and the next problem the governor will address first tonight on governors debate 2015; the runoff. Good evening, i am beth courtney. Thank you for joining us. We have a 40 year tradition of contributing to the democratic process and we continue that through the debate and other public forums. We welcome the entire audience this evening. Thank you. I am berry erwin, president of the council for better louisiana and thank you for joining us. Our debate features candidates in the runoff for louisiana governor. First state representative John Bel Edwards and state senator david vitter. Thank you for joining us. Kelly spires is one of the questioners and jeremy is here from editor and publish of lawpolitics. Com. Tonight we will dive into issues and topics of great importance to the citizens of louisiana. A drawing was held earlier to determine the order of questions and closing statements. The format is to encourage a dialogue between
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None of those things. Guest the race will be a contest of ideas. I think we will be Hillary Clinton because we will win the contest of ideas. The notion that this is about entitlement, that the is not how the race unfolds to me. The question is who is best able to go and the campaign debating the future of the American Economy and the future of our educational system the future of our regulatory structure, and winning against Hillary Clinton. I think governor bush is best able of this strong group of candidates to do that. Host good morning. Republican line, from new jersey. Caller good morning. Mr. Weber, i dont know if you heard an interview with jeb bush several months ago where he talked about the strategy being, for republicans to lose the primary, but winning the general. I understand the idea of running as a centrist, trying to appeal to the broadest base of people but barring a brokered convention, and i dont know what that has ever happened in a primary system or jeb bush runn
What advice would you give to the next veteran or Family Member . Our phone lines are a bit different this morning, veterans from Family Members from world war ii and the korean war, that number is 202 7488000. Veterans from iraq and afghanistan, 202 7488002. All others can call in that 202 7488003. You can catch up with us on twitter or facebook. It is memorial day in washington dc and we want to hear from our viewers this morning. That question, tell us about your transition from military to civilian life. First, the numbers on veterans making that transition. From the Washington Post. About 2. 4 million active and river and reserve members left the u. S. Forces and returned to life. Another one million, most of whom are post9 11 veterans, will have made the transition from 2014 to 2019. In 2009, Veterans Affairs implemented the new post 9 11 g. I. Bill which has resulted in more than one million veterans going back to school. In response to legislation in 2011, the pentagon of Veter
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