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Decision 2016: The Race for the Senate (2016-10-18)
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Beth Courtney and Barry Erwin of the Council for a Better Louisiana (CABL) moderate a live debate from Louisiana Tech University in Ruston on October 18, 2016, between the top five candidates for United States Senate: United States Congressman John Fleming (R); State Treasurer John Neely Kennedy (R); Attorney Caroline Fayard (D); Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell (D); and United States Congressman Charles Boustany (R). In lieu of an opening statement, the candidates answer a question on how their professional career has prepared them to become Louisiana?s next United States Senator. For the first round, a panel of journalists asks the candidates questions. The panelists are: Kelly Spires of Louisiana Public Broadcasting; Greg Hilburn of the USA Today Network; Elizabeth Crisp of the Advocate; and Jeremy Alford of LaPolitics. The candidates answer questions on the following topics: reforming the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare); the United States? obligations in global conflicts; their willingness to compromise; reforming the Stafford Act regarding federal disaster management; balancing the needs of Louisiana?s industries and the environment; job creation; over…
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Louisiana Public Broadcasting
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public broadcasting, AAPB, John Fleming, John Neely Kennedy, Caroline Fayard, Foster Campbell, Charles Boustany, Beth Courtney, Barry Erwin, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, Council for a Better Louisiana, Louisiana Tech University, United States Senate election 2016, Affordable Care Act, Stafford Act, Ruston Louisiana, political debates
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