WEBVTT MAY BRING YOU THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL PRESENTATION. >> THIS IS A WMUR COMMITMENT 2018 SPECIAL AND PARTNERSHIP WITH SAINT ANSELM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER, THE GRANITE STATE DEBATES. THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEAT HAS GONE BACK-AND-FORTH BETWEEN DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS FOR YEARS. AT TIMES FLIP-FLOPPING EVERY OTHER TERM. IN 20 18 SEVERAL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES ARE HOPING IT WILL BE THERE TERM, BUT THEY NEED TO GET THROUGH THE PRIMARY FIRST. MICHAEL CALLIS INSTALLS STONE STRUCTURES. JEFFORY DENARO IS A UNION TRADESMEN. EDDIE EDWARDS IS A U.N. -- NAVY VETERAN. [INDISCERNIBLE] ANDY MARTIN HAS A LAW DEGREE, HAS WORKED ON CAPITOL HILL, AND IS A PRIVATE CONSULTANT. ANDY SANBORN WAS A COMMUNITY BANK, IS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, AND AS A STATE SENATOR. CANDIDATES WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS HOPING TO REPRESENT NEW HAMPSHIRE IN WASHINGTON. >> TONIGHT, THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. ADAM: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE GRANITE STATE DEBATES. I AM WMUR POLITICAL DIRECTOR ADAM SEXTON. WE ARE LIVE AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS AT SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE, WITH THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT WHERE INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSWOMAN CAROL SHEA-PORTER IS RETIRING. IT ENCOMPASSES MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE, INCLUDING MANCHESTER AND PORTSMOUTH, AND REACHES UP THE EASTERN BORDER TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS, INCLUDING CONWAY AND JACKSON. WITH FIVE CANDIDATES TONIGHT AND A LIMITED AMOUNT OF TIME, WE’VE ALL AGREED TO TONIGHT’S DEBATE RULES, AND WANT TO GET RIGHT TO THE QUESTIONS. THEY WILL BE COMING FROM OUR PANEL OF DISTINGUISHED JOURNALIST. ANSWERS FROM THE PANELISTS WILL BE 60 SECONDS OR LESS AND 30-SECOND REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED AT THE MODERATOR’S DISCRETION. LET’S MEET OUR PANEL IS FOR THE NIGHT. LAUREN CHOOLJIAN, FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO. JOHN DISTASO OF WMUR, AND KEVIN LANDRIGAN, FROM THE NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER. SOMEONE ON THE DEBATE STAGE THIS WEEK WILL BE GOING TO CONGRESS. WE WILL GO STATE -- STRAIGHT TO OUR QUESTIONS TO RID OUR FIRST QUESTION FROM KEVIN LANDRIGAN OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE UNION LEADER. KEVIN: THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL TONIGHT. THE OPIOID CRISIS IS ONE OF THE MOST CONCERNING ISSUE FOR GRANITE STATER’S -- STATERS. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN SOME SUCCESS, THE FLOW OF DRUGS AND NEVER SEEMS TO SLOW. MY QUESTION TO YOU TONIGHT MR. EDWARDS, HOW FAR WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GO THE ONTO THE U.S. BORDER? DRUGS HAVE KILLED FAR MORE PEOPLE THAN TERRORISM IN THE U.S. WOULD YOU VOTE TO ALLOW THE MILITARY TO ATTACK CARTELS IN OTHER COUNTRIES USING DRONE STRIKES? HOW ABOUT SMALL MILITARY OPERATIONS USING TROOPS SIMILAR TO ONES WHO HAVE GONE INTO COUNTRY TO KILL OR CAPTURE TERRORISTS? IS THAT A GOOD IDEA? EDDIE EDWARDS: FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL HOW WE USE OUR MILITARY. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 800 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE IN 70 COUNTRIES. OUR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN WE SEND TO PROTECT OUR GREAT NATION. IT IS DISAPPOINTING WE HAVE EVERY 65 MINUTE A VETERAN TAKING HIS OR HER LIFE. I WANT TO BECAUSE JUST BEFORE WE DEPLOY OUR MILITARY FOR THAT PURPOSE. OUR MILITARY IS THERE TO PROTECT OUR GREAT NATION. WE HAVE LONG FORCE ME, FEDERAL AGENCIES DOING A GOOD JOB SECURING OUR BORDER -- WE HAVE LAW-ENFORCEMENT, FEDERAL AGENCIES DOING A GOOD JOB SECURING OUR BORDER. WE ARE STRUGGLING TO TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS AND TO USE THEM IN A MISGUIDED WAY WOULD BE INAPPROPRIATE. [INDISCERNIBLE] SEN. ANDY SANBORN: SO MUCH TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT AND THE OPIOID CRISIS IS ONE OF THEM. THE OPIOID CRISIS IS IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE FRANKLY IT IS VERY PERSONAL, KEVIN. THERE ARE THREE THINGS WE NEED TO DO. WE NEED TO PREVENT IT, WHICH MEANS TURN OFF THE FLOW. MANY PEOPLE TO GET TREATMENT TO GET DRUGS OUT OF THEIR SYSTEM, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY STAY CLEAR. DRUGS COMING INTO AMERICA IS WERE A PROBLEM FOR US. MOST PEOPLE KNOW I BELIEVE THE NUMBER ONE ROLE OF CONGRESS IS TO DEFEND ITS PEOPLE, THAT IS NUMBER ONE, BUT WE HAVE TO BE JUDICIOUS AND HOW WE DO THAT. I AM A FIRM BELIEVER BEFORE WE SEND ANY YOUNG MAN OR WOMAN WITH A GUN IN THEIR HANDS, CONGRESS NEEDS TO BE VOTING ON THAT. WE NEED TO GET A PLACE WHERE CONGRESS IS INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING WE DO FOR OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE. KEVIN: MR. MARTIN, SEEM TO YOU. ANDY MARTIN: AS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO HAS ACTUALLY BEEN IN COMBAT AND SEEN WHAT A WAR SITUATION IS LIKE, I AM EXTREMELY RELUCTANT TO DEPLOY THE MILITARY. WE HAVE HAD SMALL ENGAGEMENTS IN SOUTH AMERICA FOR MANY YEARS, SPECIAL FORCES, GREEN BERETS. ULTIMATELY THEY HAVE NOT SUCCEEDED. WE HAVE DONE MORE POLITICALLY. FOR EXAMPLE IN COLUMBIA, BY TRYING TO CREATE A RECONCILIATION. I THINK WE NEED TO USE SOFT POWER IN PREFERENCE. THE MILITARY IS A BLUNT INSTRUMENT AND IT SHOULD BE KEPT SHE -- SHEATHED AND HOLSTERED. THERE IS GENERAL CONSENSUS AMONG REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS THAT WE NEED TREATMENT. I PREFER A LOCAL SOURCE, CONTROLLED BY LOCAL PEOPLE, WHICH IS NOT ANOTHER FEDERAL HANDOUT. KEVIN: MR. CALLIS, HOW FAR WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO GO FOR THE OPIOID CRISIS? MICHAEL CALLIS: I THINK YOUR QUESTION IS MISLEADING. [INDISCERNIBLE] NOW THEY SAY ONE OF THE EFFECTIVE THINGS THEY ARE FINDING OUT IS INFORMING THE DOCTORS WHEN THEIR PATIENTS DIE FROM AN OPIOID OVERDOSE AND THEY ARE FINDING OUT NOW THE DOCTORS, WHEN THEY FIND OUT, THERE PRESCRIBING THEM LESS FREQUENTLY. THAT IS VERY POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS. KEVIN: THANK YOU, MR. CALLIS. SAME QUESTION TO MR. DINARDO -- DENARO. JEFFORY DENARO: THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE COME I WISH THESE GUYS WOULD HAVE ANSWERED IT CORRECTLY. BUILDING A WALL IS ONE THING SO WE DO NOT HAVE PEOPLE COMING OVER WITH DRUGS. 90% OF ALL DRUGS IS POURING IN THROUGH THE MEXICO BORDER, THE MEXICO STAPLING. WE NEED MORE X-RAY SCANNERS. WE DO HAVE X-RAY SCANNERS DOWN THERE FOR THE CARS AND TRACTOR-TRAILERS COMING THROUGH. WHAT WE NEED IS TO FIND OUT WHAT IS NOT WORKING, BECAUSE THAT IS OUR BEST DEFENSE AGAINST DRUGS COMING INTO THE U.S. ADAM: THANK YOU. LAUREN: DESPITE THE PRESIDENT’S INSISTENCE, MEXICO HAS SAID MANY TIMES IT WILL NOT PAY FOR THE WALL. TAXPAYERS ARE ALREADY ON THE HOOK FOR THE PROTOTYPES THE GOVERNMENT HAS TESTED IN THE WALL ITSELF IS LIKELY TO COST BILLIONS MORE IF BUILT. SENATOR SANBORN YOU SAID YOU WOULD SUPPORT THE WALL, BUT AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, HOW DO YOU APPROVE THAT FOR TAXPAYERS? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: IT IS EASY TO JUSTIFY TO TAXPAYERS. WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE LOST BUSINESS, THE TERRORISTS COMING IN, AND MS-13, IT IS COSTING US MORE EVERY SINGLE YEAR IN LOST WAGES, LOST PRODUCTIVITY, LOST HEALTH THAN WHAT THE COST OF THE WALL WOULD BE. YOU POINT OUT I AM CONSERVATIVE -- THE ISSUE WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS OUR FRIENDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WANT TO ELIMINATE I.C.E. YOU ARE NOT A COUNTRY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE BORDERS. I THINK WE ARE SINGLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS TODAY. OUR FRIENDS ARE GOING SO FAR TO THE LEFT TO SAY THEY WANT TO ELIMINATE I.C.E. AND NOT HAVE BORDER AT ALL PUTS AMERICA AT RISK. I DO SUPPORT THE WALL, I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE BUILT, AND NEEDS TO BE IN THE NEXT BUDGET. KEVIN: MR. MARTIN, ARE YOU IN SUPPORT OF THE WALL AND HOW WOULD YOU SUPPORT IT FISCALLY? ANDY MARTIN: CLAIMANT FAVOR OF THE WALL, BUT A COORDINATED STRATEGY FOR ENTER -- FOR ENTER -- FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REASONS AS WELL AS FISCAL. IT IS PART OF A PACKAGE OF STEPS WE HAVE TO TAKE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE HAVE TO BREAK THROUGH THE LACK OF COOPERATION FROM MEXICO AND CHINA. THE DRUGS ARE COMING FROM CHINA. THAT WILL NOT BE STOPPED WHILE WALL ON THE SOUTHERN BORDER. LIKEWISE MEXICO HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH. I DO NOT THINK IT IS SO IMPORTANT WHO PAYS FOR THE WALL, THOUGH I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE MEXICANS PAY FOR IT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, BUT WHETHER IT IS PART OF A COORDINATED STRATEGY. JUST SAYING I AM FOR A WALL WITHOUT CAREFUL THOUGHT IS NOT ENOUGH OF THE STRATEGY. WE HAVE HAD SOMETHING SIMILAR AND IT FAILED. ADAM: THANK YOU, SAME QUESTION MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: IMF FAVOR OF SECURING OUR BORDER, WHETHER IT IS A WALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BORDER OR OTHER NATURAL BARRIERS , BUT WE SHOULD SECURE OUR BORDERS, NO QUESTION ABOUT IT. WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO PAY FOR THE WALL. WE SEND AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY OVERSEAS INDIRECT FOREIGN AID. ABOUT $25 BILLION A YEAR. WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT MONEY, ABOUT $150 BILLION A YEAR. AT SOME POINT AMERICA HAS TO COME FIRST AND WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE SONS AND DAUGHTERS IN THIS COUNTRY ARE TAKEN CARE OF. IF THAT MAKES -- MEANS WE STOP SENDING FOREIGN AID, THAT IS WHAT WE SHOULD DO. ADAM: MR. CALLIS. MICHAEL CALLIS: WE HAVE A TERMINOLOGY PROBLEM BECAUSE MANY DO NOT WANT TO TALK ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. IN THE CASE OF A LOT OF UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS, THEY PAY TAXES. $25 BILLION. THAT IS A GOOD START TO PAYING FOR THE WALL. THE OTHER THING IS, IF THEY CAN SHOW A STUB, THAT IS DOCUMENTATION, AND THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED THAT THEY ARE HERE AS A LEGAL IMMIGRANT. THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION. WE SHOULD BE CELEBRATING IMMIGRATION. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ONCE THEY SEE THEY ARE PAYING TAXES THEY WILL HAVE A ROAD TO CITIZENSHIP OR AT LEAST BE IN THE PROCESS OR NOT TO KICKED OUT OF THE COUNTRY, AND ALL-STAR PAYING TAXES, WE WILL HAVE MONEY IF YOU WANT TO BUILD THE WALL. ADAM: MR. DENARO. JEFFORY DENARO: AGAIN, ALL WRONG ANSWERS. I THINK THE ESTIMATE IS $26 BILLION TO BUILD A WALL. THAT IS PEANUTS COMPARED TO THE $120 BILLION WE SPEND ON EDUCATION, WELFARE, HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. BETWEEN 300 AND ONE MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COME ACROSS OUR BORDER. THE $26 BILLION COMPARED TO 120 ILION DOLLARS IS PEANUTS COMPARED TO THE ECONOMIC EVALUATION. ADAM: OUR NEXT QUESTION COMES FROM JOHN DISTASO. JOHN: YOU HAVE MADE CHARACTER ONE OF THE CENTRAL ISSUES OF THE CAMPAIGN. HE DESCRIBED MR. EDWARDS AS BEING A BUREAUCRAT, LOBBYIST AND LIBERAL. HE SAYS YOU HAVE "DEMONSTRATED PREDATORY BEHAVIOR AT THE STATEHOUSE." YOU SAID YOU WERE JOKING WHEN YOU MADE A SEXUALLY EXPLICIT COMMENT TO A YOUNG MALE INTERN IN 2013, BUT INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTS RELEASED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHOW THERE WAS MORE. ONE FEMALE STAFFER SAID, I AM QUOTING, "AFTER HAVE FREEING WORKED FOR HIM A COUPLE YEARS, I WAS USED TO HEARING HIM MAKE SEXUAL COMMENTS AND SEXUAL REFERENCES. THEY JUST ROLL OFF THE TIP OF HIS TONGUE SO EASILY." SENATOR, HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN COMMENTS LIKE THIS -- IS SHE LYING? DO SEE HOW SOME MIGHT BE QUESTIONING YOUR FITNESS AS A CONGRESSMAN? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: THANK YOU. LET ME BE CLEAR. I CRACKED A JOKE IN 20 IN THE PRIVACY OF MY OFFICE WITH MY WIFE AND A COUPLE GUY FRIENDS I HAVE BEEN FRIENDLY WITH. AS YOU KNOW, WE ALL LEFT ABOUT IT. WE ALL -- WE ALL LAUGHED ABOUT IT. THERE WAS SOMEONE EAVESDROPPING ON THE CONVERSATION, THEY GOT UPSET AND ASKED IT TO BE LOOKED INTO. IT WAS LOOKED INTO AND EVERYONE REAFFIRMED IT WAS JUST A JOKE. WE HAD A NORMAL CONVERSATION. SIX YEARS AGO. RECENTLY I DECIDE I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN MY POLITICAL RIVALS WANT TO MAKE A BIG DEAL ABOUT THIS, JUST LIKE WE SEE WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP. WE SEE THE LIBERAL MEDIA, LIBERAL REPUBLICANS, FIND EVERY WAY THEY CAN TO FIND PEOPLE THAT WANT TO SAY THINGS AND START CHALLENGING IT. LAST TIME I CHECKED THIS IS STILL AMERICA AND PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT -- I UNDERSTAND IT JOKES WE MAY HAVE SAID IN 2013 MIGHT NOT BE AS APPROPRIATE IN 2018, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK BACK -- LOOK, I AM AN IRISH MAN WHO OWNS A SPORTS BAR. IF I SEE, BRADY TAKE A CLIP, I MAY SWEAR A BIT. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS, YOU HAVE IT IS SIZED SENATOR SANBORN FOR HIS CHARACTER AND SAID IN THIS RACE, INTEGRITY MATTERS, YET YOU FULLY SUPPORT PRESIDENT TRUMP, DESPITE THE MANY QUESTIONABLE ISSUES THAT HAVE EMERGED ABOUT HIS CHARACTER AND INTEGRITY. WHILE PEOPLE SEE THIS AS HYPOCRITICAL? EDDIE EDWARDS: THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. I DO SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT FULLY, BUT I THINK THE WRONG COMPARISON IS BEING MADE BETWEEN SENATOR SANBORN AND PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP MADE AN INAPPROPRIATE COMMENT I DID NOT SUPPORT. I DOUBT VERY MUCH ANYONE HERE SUPPORTS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE PRESIDENT HIMSELF DOES NOT SUPPORTED AND APOLOGIZED. WHETHER OR NOT YOU A POLIT -- EXCEPT THE APOLOGY IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. SENATOR BILL CLINTON AND SANBORN BOTH WORKED IN GOVERNMENT, ABUSE TO THEIR AUTHORITY IN THE STATEHOUSE AND IN THE WHITE HOUSE, BOTH COST TAXPAYERS MONEY WITH HEARINGS AND BEING FORCED TO TAKE SEXUAL HARASSMENT COURSES. THAT IS MUCH MORE OF A COMPARISON. WE HAVE LOST THE ABILITY TO DRAW DISTINCTIONS AND MAKE COMPARISONS. ADAM: SENATOR SANBORN YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO RESPOND. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: YOU HAVE REPORTED ON THIS SEVERAL TIMES. EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO, EVERY TRANSCRIPT WE TALK ABOUT, NO ONE WAS UNCOMFORTABLE, NO ONE FILED A COMPLAINT, NO ONE WENT TO ME OR MY STAFF. THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS, YES IN 2013I DID CRACK A JOKE. WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE IT IS STILL AMERICA AND WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BAD BEHAVIOR AND PEOPLE JUST HAVING A CONVERSATION. ADAM: NEXT COMMENT COMES FROM JOHN DISTASO. JOHN: LET’S START WITH MR. DINERO ON THIS ONE. SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED THIS QUESTION BEFORE, BUT WITH A FEW DAYS BEFORE THE PRIMARY, CAN YOU PROMISE YOU WILL UNEQUIVOCALLY SUPPORT THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN THIS RACE, WHOEVER IT MIGHT BE? JEFFORY DENARO: SHORT -- SURE. ADAM: SAME QUESTION TO MR. CALLIS. MICHAEL CALLIS: EXCUSE ME, BUT I CAN SUPPORT WHOEVER. I CAN SUPPORT EDDIE, MR. MARTIN, MR. DINERO, MYSELF -- MR. DENARO, MYSELF. ANDY MARTIN: I SAID I WOULD SUPPORT THE WINNER IF MY OPPONENTS MADE A SIMILAR PLEDGE. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HEARD SUCH PLEDGES, PERHAPS TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME. IN ADDITION, THE ROAD LEADERSHIP -- THE LEADERSHIP OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY DID EVERYTHING IT COULD TO DESTROY MY CAMPAIGN. I DO NOT GO -- OWE THE CORRUPT LEADERS, I OWE THE CITIZENS. AFTER THE PRIMARIES IF THEY ASKED FOR MY SUPPORT, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN THE. I WILL NOT MAKE A BLANKET PROMISE IN ADVANCE WHEN I HAVE SUFFERED SO MUCH HARASSMENT AND ABUSE FROM THE REPUBLICAN PARTY LEADERSHIP. I DO NOT OWE THESE PEOPLE A PENNY AND FRANKLY I THINK THEY ARE GOING TO GET A BIG SURPRISE ON ELECTION DAY. GENERALLY SPEAKING, CANDIDATES TO SUPPORT THE WINNER OF THE PRIMARY, AND THAT IS AN ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE THING. MY CASE WAS A VERY SPECIAL SITUATION. ADAM: SENATOR SANBORN, SAME QUESTION. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I AM A LIFELONG REPUBLICAN, BORN INTO A REPUBLICAN FAMILY, I CONSIDER MYSELF A RONALD REAGAN CONSERVATIVE. I BELIEVE IN WHO WE ARE, OUR PLATFORM. I HAVE ALWAYS MADE THE DECISION WE SUPPORT THE NOMINEE. WE ARE SUPPOSED TO ARGUE ABOUT OUR VALUE SET. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE WALL, TAXES, IMMIGRATION, NATIONAL DEFENSE. AT THE END OF THE PRIMARY IF WE ARE TO BE SUCCESSFUL AS A PARTY, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE COMING TOGETHER. ADAM YOU MAY HAVE HEARD IN A DIFFERENT DEBATE I SAID WHEN I MADE A DECISION TO RUN, WE WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT THE NOMINEE IS BECAUSE WE ARE ALWAYS BETTER TOGETHER. THE SENATE, THE HOUSE, WE ARE ALL DOING A GOOD JOB AND FRANKLY, WE CAN ONLY WIN TOGETHER. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: I AM USING THIS RACE TO TALK ABOUT CHARACTER AND POLITICS. WHEN I ENTERED THIS RACE PEOPLE SAID TO ME, THIS IS JUST POLITICS, DISHONESTY IS PART OF IT. SIGNING A PLEDGE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO MEAN IT, JUST SIGN IT. I FIND THESE THINGS TO BE TROUBLING. IF SENATOR SANBORN IS OUR NOMINEE, EVERYTHING WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT, THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES, THE WALL, TAXES, SECURITY, OUR VETERANS, IS ALL GONE, IS ALL GONE. HIS CANDIDACY WILL DRAG DOWN THE ENTIRE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE TICKET. JOHN: MR. EDWARDS, IF YOU WILL NOT VOTE FOR SENATOR SANBORN IF HE IS THE NOMINEE, WILL YOU NOT VOTE? EDDIE EDWARDS: LET ME MAKE THIS VERY CLEAR. I SUPPORT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY, I SUPPORT THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. I WILL NOT SPEAK ILL OF OUR NOMINEE. THOSE ARE THINGS I HAVE SAID PUBLICLY, BUT UNTIL WE CHANGE WHO WE SEND TO WASHINGTON, HOW WE DO POLITICS -- WE ARE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE. THIS IS UP TO THE VOTERS. I AM NOT GOING TO DISRESPECT VOTERS OR OVERTURN THEIR CHOICE. IT IS NOT FAIR OR APPROPRIATE, BUT I’M NOT GOING TO SUPPORT SOMEONE WHO I KNOW CANNOT DELIVER WHAT WE NEED DELIVERED AS REPUBLICANS. ADAM: SENATOR SANBORN, 30 SECONDS FOR REBUTTAL. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I AM A PROUD REPUBLICAN, BORN INTO A REPUBLICAN FAMILY, BEEN OUR PUBLIC IN MY WHOLE LIFE. EDWARDS WAS NOT EVEN A REPUBLICAN UNTIL HE SIGNED UP TO RUN FOR OFFICE. TODAY OBVIOUSLY WE HEAR THE FACT THAT IF HE DOES NOT WIN A PRIMARY HE IS NOT GOING TO SUPPORT ANY NOMINEE EXCEPT HIMSELF, WHICH MEANS HE HE IS ACTUALLY SAYING WE SHOULD GO VOTE FOR NANCY PELOSI. THIS IS A SERIOUS TIME, FOR OUR PARTY TO COME TOGETHER, WORK BEHIND THE NOMINEE, AND KEEP REPUBLICAN CONTROLLING CONGRESS. ADAM: THE NEXT QUESTION FOR MR. MARTIN COMES FROM THE MODERATOR. YOU HAVE THE DISTINCTION OF LAUNCHING THE MOVEMENT OF BIRTH OR -- BIRTHERISM, THE CONSPIRACY THEORY PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS BORN OVERSEAS, POTENTIALLY IN KENYA. MANY BELIEVE THAT AT THE HEART OF IT IS RACISM. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THIS CONTENTION? ANDY MARTIN: YOU HAVE NOT DONE YOUR HOMEWORK. IF YOU HAD, YOU WOULD KNOW I DEVELOPED THE THEORY HE SHOULD MAKE HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE KNOWN. I HAVE NEVER EVER, NOT EVEN ONCE SUGGESTED HE WAS BORN OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. YOU ARE GROSSLY AND SERIOUSLY IN ERROR. I WENT TO HONOLULU, I WAS THE FIRST INVESTIGATOR TO GO THERE, AND I FILED A LAWSUIT TO OPEN THE RECORDS OF THE STATE OF HAWAII, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE PRESIDENT WAS BORN THERE. I HAVE NEVER, EVER QUESTION THAT. I PERSONALLY LIKED THEN SENATOR OBAMA. I KNEW HIM FROM THE LEGISLATURE AND NEW HIS ROLE IN CHICAGO POLITICS. I DID NOT THINK HE WAS THE RIGHT MAN FOR THE PRESIDENCY AND I WAS PROVEN RIGHT. HE LEFT BEHIND A SHAMBLES THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP IS NOW HAVING TO CLEAN UP. ADAM: NEXT QUESTION FROM LAUREN CHOOLJIAN ON THE SUBJECT OF IMPEACHMENT. LAUREN: ONE REASON MANY DEMOCRATS ARE ANXIOUS TO WIN CONTROL IS TO TRY TO IMPEACH PRESIDENT TRUMP. WE DO HAVE ONE PRO-IMPEACHMENT CANDIDATE, MR. CALLIS. ON WHAT GROUNDS DO THINK THE PRESIDENT SHOULD BE IMPEACHED? MICHAEL CALLIS: THERE ARE MANY. THE LATEST WAS HIS LAWYER SAYING HE USED 100 $60,000 OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PAY OFF A POOR AND START. -- $160,000 OF CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO PAY OFF A PORN STAR. THAT IS NOT RIGHT. NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW. I AM CALLING FOR A REFERENDUM. GIULIANI SAID THE MIDTERMS WOULD BE A REFERENDUM ON IMPEACHMENT. I SAID, WHY WAIT? LET’S DO IT SEPTEMBER 11 -- NOVEMBER 11. WE SHOULD HAVE CONGRESS LOCKED AND LOADED TO PASS IT THROUGH THE CONGRESS AND HAVE THEM WAIT UNTIL THEY GET THE VOTES. WAIT UNTIL TRUMP DOES SOMETHING SO NEFARIOUS WE HAVE TO ACT ON IT, BUT I WANT US TO BE LOCKED AND LOADED. LAUREN: IF ROBERT MUELLER DOES NOT FIND TRUMP MADE ILLEGAL -- USE ILLEGAL CAMPAIGN FUNDS TO KEEP WOMEN QUIET -- JEFFORY DENARO: NO. IF THERE WAS RUSSIAN COLLUSION -- NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. LAUREN: NAME ONE SPECIFIC THING PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH AND WHY. JEFFORY DENARO: IN HELSINKI HOW HE BUTTERED UP TO PRESIDENT PUTIN. I DO NOT APPRECIATE IT. HE WAS GROSSLY WRONG BY TELLING THE WORLD THAT PUTIN WAS RIGHT, THE 2016 ELECTION INTERFERENCE. THAT PRETTY MUCH IS THE BIGGEST THING I HAVE, I GUESS. MIGHT BE THE ONLY. ADAM: SENATORS SANBORN, ONE THING YOU DISAGREE WITH WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP AND WHITE? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS DOING A GREAT JOB. AMERICA WAS CLEAR IN THE ELECTION IN 2016. WE ARE SICK OF THE STATUS QUO, SICK OF LIBERAL REPUBLICANS IN THIS UNHOLY ALLIANCE GETTING NOTHING DONE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AS A BUSINESS OWNER I WANTED SOMEONE WHO WOULD GO IN AND SHAKE IT UP BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO DRAIN THE SWAMP. WHEN I LOOK AT THE TAX CUTS, THE REDUCTION IN REGULATION, THE REPATRIATION OF MONEY, THE FACT I SUPPORT HIM AND WANTING TO BUILD THE WALL, GLOBALLY HE HAS DONE A GREAT JOB AND IS CONTINUING TO MAKE AMERICA BETTER EVERY DAY. I THINK YOU WOULD AGREE WITH ME THIS COULD BE THE BEST ECONOMY WE HAVE HAD SINCE RONALD REAGAN AND MAYBE EVEN BETTER. GLOBALLY HE DOES SUPPORT TARIFFS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT HE IS TRYING TO DO TO BRING FAIR TRADE TO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN AMERICA. I MIGHT NOT SUPPORT TARIFFS, BUT I SUPPORT WHAT HE IS TRYING TO DO AND MAKE IT WORK. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS DOING A GREAT JOB. RECORD LOW UNEMPLOYMENT FOR BLACKS, LATINOS AND WOMEN IN THIS COUNTRY. OUR ECONOMY IS ON TRACK. WE’RE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO OVERTHROW THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE. HE WAS TO GO TO WASHINGTON AND SHAKE THINGS UP, THAT IS WHAT HE IS DOING, HE IS ON COURSE TO DO THAT. IF YOU WAKE UP EVERY DAY IS THE PRESIDENT, UNDER ATTACK EVERY DAY FROM THE LEFT, FROM THE RIGHT, THEY WANT TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU DISAGREE WITH THE PRESIDENT ON. FOR ME, THE ONLY AREA I DISAGREE IS AROUND BUMP STOCKS. THE REASON I DISAGREE IS BECAUSE I DO NOT THINK THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SHOULD BE CONTROLLING OUR LIBERTY. I THINK OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE CONGRESS IS FOR THAT, TWO PEOPLE HAVE A CHOICE, A VOTE. IF YOU TRANSFER YOUR AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT, THE PEOPLE HAVE LOST. ADAM: MR. MARTIN, SAME QUESTION TO YOU. ANDY MARTIN: I LIKE WITH THE PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO DO. ONE COMMITMENT I MADE DURING THIS PRIMARY IS TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND END THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT IN WASHINGTON. I DO NOT THINK PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN EFFECTIVE IN THAT. I FIRST MET PRESIDENT TRUMP 40 YEARS AGO. WE WERE NEIGHBORS. WE BELONGED TO THE SAME CHURCH, SO I HAVE A SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH WHICH -- WITH THE PRESIDENT. IF WE ARE ON THE PHONE, I EXPECT THEM TO SAY, GET YOUR BUTT DOWN HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE OLD DAYS. I WISH HE WAS MORE TAXABLE, MORE CIRCUMSPECT ABOUT HOW HE USES TWITTER, -- I WISH HE WAS MORE TACTFUL, MORE CIRCUMSPECT IN HOW HE USES TWITTER. I WISH HE WAS BETTER WITH PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE WITH HIM AND I WOULD DO THE SAME. >> WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? ADAM: ONE THING PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS DONE THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH AND WHY. KEVIN: -- MICHAEL CALLIS: TARIFFS ARE JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR TAXES. FB PENS ARE EXPENSIVE AND COME FROM CHINA. THEY ARE REPORTING SPOT SHORTAGES AND NOW THERE ARE MAJOR SHORTAGES IN THE U.K. AND THE UNITED STATES, SO IT IS TIME FOR HIM TO DO A DEAL WITH CHINA AND YOU WILL PROBABLY CAPITULATE. HE WILL PROBABLY TELL LESS IT IS THE GREATEST VICTORY SINCE THE WORLD WAS MADE. I DEFINITELY AM AGAINST TARIFFS BECAUSE THEY ARE TAXES THAN THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHERE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS COME, WHERE WE ARE ALLOWING TAXES TO GO LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY COMPLAINTS. I BELIEVE IN SOME TAXES. WHEN YOU WANT TO DISCOURAGE THE USE OF SOMETHING LIKE MARIJUANA, ALCOHOL, CIGARETTES. WE CAN EVEN TAX CHEETOS IF WE NEED TO. ADAM: LET’S SHAKE THINGS UP WITH A LIGHTNING ROUND. MR. EDWARDS, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED CREATING A SPACE FORCE. IF YOU WERE IN CONGRESS, WOULD YOU VOTE TO AUTHORIZE IT? EDDIE EDWARDS: I THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SOME FOLKS IN THE AIR FORCE. I THINK THIS IS A ROLLED AIR FORCE CAN FULFILL. ADAM: MR. CALLAS? MICHAEL CALLIS: I’M A BIG BELIEVER IN TECHNOLOGY. WHEN WE FOCUS ON SOMETHING, LIKE LANDING ON THE MOON, WE HAVE THESE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE BORN FROM THE. ANYTIME WE TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE, AND THE SPACE FORCE WOULD BE A CHALLENGE -- ADAM: THIS IS A RAPIDFIRE ANSWER. MR. MARTIN? ANDY MARTIN: I HAVE QUITE A BIT OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE MILITARY. SOMETIMES THE MILITARY GETS INTO A SET WAY OF THINKING. MAYBE CREATING A SUBORDINATE BRANCH TO DEAL WITH SPACE MIGHT HELP THEM SHAKE IT UP A LITTLE. I AM NOT STRONGLY FOR IT OR STRONGLY AGAINST IT. ADAM: MR. DINERO? JEFFORY DENARO: I WOULD BE IF I KNEW MORE DETAILS ABOUT IT. IS IT FOR THE SATELLITES? THERE ARE SEEMINGLY NO DETAILS ON THE SUBJECT. ADAM: SENATOR SANBORN. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: WHILE I SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT AND MOST THINGS, I WOULD RATHER USE THE MONEY TO BUILD A WALL AND REDUCE THE DEFICIT. ADAM: WE WILL START WITH SENATOR SANBORN, DO YOU THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: THIS IS A CONVERSATION WE HAVE A LOT. MOST PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LEGALIZE IT WANT TO REGULATED AND TAX IT. I AM A LIBERTY CONSERVATIVE AND I DO NOT THINK WE NEED MORE TAXES OR MORE REGULATION. IF IT WAS A CLEAN BILL, I WOULD SUPPORT IT, BUT IF THEY WANT TO USE IT FOR TAXES AND REGULATION I WOULD NOT. ADAM: MR. DINERO? JEFFORY DENARO: I WOULD, BUT I WOULD RATHER USE IT AS A BARTERING CHIP TO STOP THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. IF WE CANNOT STOP THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE RECREATIONAL POT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. ADAM: MR. MARTIN? ANDY MARTIN: I AM DEEPLY TROUBLED BY THE STEAMROLLER GOING TOWARD THE LEGALIZATION OF A NUMBER OF RECREATIONAL DRUGS. I FAVOR THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES, BUT I’M EXTREMELY SKEPTICAL OF MAKING IT A RECREATIONAL SUBSTANCE. ADAM: MR. CALLAS. MICHAEL CALLIS: I WOULD DEFINITELY TAX IT. WHEN YOU TAX IT YOU DISCOURAGE THE USE, BUT ALSO USE THOSE TAXES TO PAY OFF STUDENT DEBT, BECAUSE THERE IS A $1.5 TRILLION TIMEBOMB WAITING AND STUDENTS ARE OUR FUTURE. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: I BELIEVE IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE SHOULD BE A SCHEDULE FIVE DRUG. IF THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE WANTS TO LEGALIZE MARIJUANA FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES, THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE NEEDS TO BE READY TO PAY FOR IT. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS, HOW IS RUNNING FOR CONGRESS CHANGE YOUR LIFE? EDDIE EDWARDS: IT HAS OPENED MY EYES TO JUST HOW CORRUPT OUR PROCESS IS. ADAM: MR. CALLAS? MICHAEL CALLIS: I HAVE BEEN WALKING ACROSS THE DISTRICT, SEAPORT, MANCHESTER, I HAVE BEEN HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME TALKING TO THE CITIZENS. I HAVE BEEN RUNNING A GENERAL CAMPAIGN, TALKING TO EVERYBODY. I CANNOT APPRECIATED ENOUGH. ADAM: MR. MARTIN? ANDY MARTIN: I DO NOT THINK IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE. IT IS JUST A LOT OF HARD WORK RUNNING FOR CONGRESS. AND SO, I HARD WORKER AND I’M SURE I WOULD BE WORKING ON SOMETHING ELSE IF I WAS NOT WORKING ON THIS. IT HAS PROBABLY CHANGED MY LIFE AND THAT I HAVE HELPED BRING TO LIGHT THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF DOCUMENTS ABOUT SENATOR SANBORN AND MR. EDWARDS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD NOT HAVE COME. THAT HAS BEEN A SOMEWHAT LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE BECAUSE OF THE SHOWN JUST WHAT ONE MAN CAN DO TO CHANGE THE ENVIRONMENT. ADAM: MR. DINERO -- DENARO. JEFFORY DENARO: IF I WAS ABLE TO NOT WORK AND DO TOWN HALL EVERY DAY, MAYBE I WOULD SAY IT CHANGED MY LIFE. IT HAS BEEN ENJOYABLE, EVERYONE IS NICE, IT HAS BEEN A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: EVEN THOUGH I AM A FOURTH GENERATION NATIVE AND HAVE GONE TO EVERY COMMUNITY IN THIS STATE SO MANY TIMES, RECONNECTING WITH OLD FRIENDS AND NEW FRIENDS AND SEEING HOW BUSINESSES GROW, THE BIGGEST THING THAT SURPRISED ME AS SOMEBODY BUSINESSES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ARE REALLY INVOLVED WITH INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL AND VERY DEPENDENT UPON HOW THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORKS VERSUS THE STATE. IT IS A LEAD ME TO OPEN MY EYES FURTHER. IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. ADAM: A YES OR NO ANSWER. DO YOU THINK THE SUPREME COURT’S CITIZENS UNITED DECISION THAT PAVE THE WAY FOR UNLIMITED CAMPAIGN SPENDING WAS A MISTAKE? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: NO. ANDY MARTIN: NO. -- ADAM: ON GUNS IN SCHOOLS FROM JOHN DISTASO. JOHN: WITH KIDS BACK IN SCHOOL ACROSS THE STATE AND THE COUNTRY , WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW YOU BELIEVE CONGRESS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAN KEEP SCHOOLS SAFE FROM MASS SHOOTINGS? THE PRESIDENT HAS PROPOSED ARMING TEACHERS. JUST LAST FRIDAY SECRETARY OF EDUCATION BETSY DEVOS ANNOUNCED SHE WILL NOT BLOCK STATES THAT WANT TO USE FEDERAL GRANTS TO PURCHASE GUNS FOR SCHOOLS. SHE SAID IT SHOULD BE A LOCAL DECISION. MR. EDWARDS, WE WILL START WITH YOU. DO YOU AGREE WITH SECRETARY DEVOS THAT IT IS OK TO USE FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THIS PURPOSE? EDDIE EDWARDS: I DO NOT. I AM IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT AND PEOPLE CARRYING THEIR FIREARM WITH THEIR OWN EXPENSE, THEIR OWN TIME. I AM DEEPLY OPPOSED TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OR STATE GOVERNMENT PROVIDING THE FIREARM AND THE TRAINING. BECAUSE AT THAT POINT WE HAVE EXPANDED THE ROLE AND SCOPE OF GOVERNMENT. TEACHERS ARE GOVERNMENT AGENTS. WHEN TEACHERS ARE ARMED BY THE GOVERNMENT, WITH GOVERNMENT RESOURCES, THAT BECOMES A DIFFERENT ANIMAL ALTOGETHER. IF TEACHERS WANT TO CARRY ON THEIR OWN AND TAXPAYERS ARE REMOVED FROM THAT PROCESS AND PROPER WAIVERS ARE SIGNED, AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THAT. MY CONCERN IS EXPANDING THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT. JOHN: IF I MAY ADD, WITH OR WITHOUT FEDERAL FUNDING, WHO IF ANYONE YOU BELIEVE SHOULD BE ARMED AT A SCHOOL? EDDIE EDWARDS: IF AN INDIVIDUAL TEACHER WANTS TO BE ARMED, AND THE TEACHER IS CARRYING A GUN UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF JOHN DOE, AS AN INDIVIDUAL PERSON, ABSOLUTELY THAT IS FINE. YOU REMOVE THE GUN FREE ZONES AND ALLOW TEACHERS TO CARRY. AS LONG AS THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT PROVIDING TRAINING, APPROVING WEAPON SYSTEMS, THEN I AM FINE, BECAUSE THAT EXTENDS THE ROLE AND SCOPE AND POWER OF GOVERNMENT AND PUTS TAXPAYERS ON THE HOOK FOR LIABILITY REASONS. ADAM: SAME QUESTION TO MR. MARTIN NOW. ANDY MARTIN: I DO NOT THINK IT IS PRACTICAL TO SAY THE GOVERNMENT CANNOT BE INVOLVED, BECAUSE INEVITABLY YOU’RE DEALING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY, PUBLIC EMPLOYEES, PUBLIC SAFETY. WHAT I DO BELIEVE IS THAT THERE IS NO ROLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WE HAVE OUR OWN ATTITUDES. OUR LEGISLATURE SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE WISE DECISIONS. I THINK THE GOVERNOR WOULD PROBABLY SAY WE SHOULD EVEN LEAVE IT TO THE INDIVIDUAL SCHOOL BOARDS. MAYBE IN MANCHESTER WE NEED A TIGHTER POLICY. MAYBE IN SOME OF THE RURAL AREAS WE DO NOT, BUT I REALLY BELIEVE THERE IS TOO MUCH OF THIS PROMISING, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES THIS, DOES THAT -- I AGREE WE NEED LESS GOVERNMENT, BUT I THINK WE NEED SOME GOVERNMENT. I AM NOT PREPARED FOR ALL OF US TO RUN AROUND IN LOIN CLOTHS AND RELY ON THE CONSTITUTION. JOHN: MR. MARTIN, 30 SECONDS. WHO IF ANYONE SHOULD BE ARMED AT A SCHOOL? ANDY MARTIN: IF THE COMMUNITY FEELS THERE IS A THREAT, THEY SHOULD HAVE A SECURITY GUARD. EITHER AN OFF-DUTY POLICE OFFICER, FOUR PEOPLE SPECIFICALLY TRAINED. I DO NOT THINK YOU NECESSARILY NEED SWORN OFFICERS, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF ENVIRONMENTS WE GO TO TODAY. YOU GO TO THE ARENA, SPORTING EVENTS, WE HAVE GUARDS THERE. I THINK I SAW POLICE AS I WAS DRIVING INTO THE INSTITUTE TODAY. I AM NOT TROUBLED BY THAT. IT SHOULD BE UP TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY HOW THEY RUN THEIR SCHOOLS. I REALLY BELIEVE IN LOCAL CONTROL. ADAM: SAME QUESTION TO MR. CALLAS. MICHAEL CALLIS: YES, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK WMUR AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS FOR GIVING US THIS OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD SAY THAT I AGREE WITH EDDIE EDWARDS ON WHAT HE SAID. LEAVE IT AT THAT. JOHN: BOTH ON THE FEDERAL ARMING AND WHO SHOULD BE ALLOWED AT SCHOOL? MICHAEL CALLIS: YES. JEFFORY DENARO: I DO NOT BELIEVE TEACHERS SHOULD BE CARRYING AROUND WEAPONS -- IF THEY ARE COMING STRAIGHT FROM THE MILITARY -- MY CONCERN IS THEIR MENTAL HEALTH, BEING AROUND CHILDREN ALL THE TIME. ARMED SECURITY GUARDS, ARMED POLICE OFFICERS, THAT IS FINE. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY ON GUN CONTROL IN GENERAL, THERE SHOULD BE A COMPROMISE REACHED WHERE WE SAY YES TO ASSAULT WEAPONS FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD LIKE TO CARRY ASSAULT WEAPONS, NOT AT SCHOOLS OF COURSE. AS LONG AS THERE IS A RED FLAG LAW, UNIVERSAL BACKGROUND CHECKS, AND SECURITY ON LAWS SIMILAR TO THE ONES THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HAS HERE. JOHN: AGAIN, WHO SHOULD BE ARMED IN THE SCHOOL? JEFFORY DENARO: SECURITY GUARDS. ADAM: SAME QUESTION TO SENATOR SANBORN. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I AM A PROVEN, PROUD CONSERVATIVE FOR OUR SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS. I AM THE ONLY ONE ON THE STAGE WHO EVERY SINGLE YEAR HAS RECEIVED AN A OR A PLUS FROM ALL OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE GUN GROUPS, AND THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS RECEIVED AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE SECOND-LARGEST GUN GROUP IN AMERICA. I AM A PRO SECOND GUY AND I HAVE BEEN CLEAR ABOUT THAT, BUT THIS IS WHAT BAFFLES ME, CONCERNS ME. WE ARE ALL THIS CHALLENGE IN AMERICA. NO ONE THINKS IT IS A BIG ISSUE TO WALK INTO A BANK WHERE OUR MONEY IS NOT EVEN KEPT ANYMORE AND WALK BY AN ARMED SECURITY GUARD. AT RETAIL STORES PEOPLE PASSED BY ARMED GUARDS. IN NEW YORK STANDING AT TIMES SQUARE, THERE ARE POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING STREET ORIGINS, -- STREET URCHINS, BUT WE LEAVE OUR PRECIOUS CHILDREN UNPROTECTED. JOHN: JUST THE FEDERAL FUNDING ASPECT, SENATOR. WHAT ABOUT THAT BETSY DEVOS PLAN FOR DISTURBING FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE STATES TO ALLOW THEM TO USE THAT TO PURCHASE GUNS? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I THINK SHE WALKED ABACK A LITTLE THE OTHER DAY -- I THINK SHE WALKED IT BACK A LITTLE THE OTHER DAY. WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF GRANTS. TODAY WE USE FEDERAL MONEY IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE WE CAN BUY FIREARMS TO PROTECT THEIR CITIZENS. I DO NOT SEE A BIG PROBLEM WITH IT. ADAM: I AM NEXT QUESTION IS ON THE TOPIC OF ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION. JOHN: MANY OF YOU HAVE CAMPAIGNED ON REDUCING GUN REGULATIONS, BUT NEW HAMPSHIRE CURRENTLY FACES A VARIETY OF SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH LEVELS OF PFAS CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN DOWN IN THIS DISTRICT. MR. MARTIN, HOW WILL YOU MAINTAIN YOUR COMMITMENT TO CUTTING RED TAPE, BUT ALSO TO PROTECT CONSTITUENTS FROM POLLUTION? ANDY MARTIN: LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING I AM A CONVICTED -- EIGHT -- LET ME COMMIT -- LET ME BEGIN BY SAYING I AM A COMMITTED ENVIRONMENTALIST. WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE VARMINT -- WE HAVE TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT. I ALSO FAVOR COMMONSENSE REGULATION. SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN THERE HAS TO BE CASE-BY-CASE ANALYSIS. YOU ARE VERY CORRECT. WE HAVE A GROUNDWATER PROBLEM HERE, AND I THINK IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ONE. THE CANNOT IGNORE IT OR SAY WE WILL HAVE LESS REGULATION WHEN WE ARE POISONING PEOPLE. YES, I THINK THE EPA SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN THAT, BUT OCCASIONALLY YOU GET -- I JOINED THE FARM BUREAU RECENTLY. THE FARM BUREAU HAS STRUGGLED WITH SOME OF THESE PINHEADS IN WASHINGTON WHO SAY, IF THERE IS A LITTLE RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON, THEY WANT TO REGULATE IT. I DO NOT SUPPORT THAT KIND OF REGULATION. COMMONSENSE REGULATION I AM 100% BEHIND IT. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I LIVE IN BEDFORD NEW HAMPSHIRE, GROUND ZERO FOR OUR PFOA ISSUE. IT IS A REAL ISSUE. AT THE END OF THE DAY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US. WHEN WE TURN ON THE FAUCET AND GET A DRINK OF WATER WE WANT TO KNOW IT IS SAFE. THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IS TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED, HELP SOLVE SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS. I TALK ALL THE TIME ABOUT THINGS GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT BE DOING BECAUSE I’M A CONSERVATIVE, I WANT THE GOVERNMENT SO SMALL I CAN BARELY SEE IT, BUT THIS IS AN ISSUE. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL TO COME UP WITH A REASONABLE LEVEL WHERE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT STAKE. WE NEED TO BE IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU TURN ON YOUR FAUCET AND ARE DRINKING THE WATER YOU KNOW IT IS SAFE. MICHAEL CALLIS WORKING OUT IN THE ENVIRONMENT WITH GRANITE, WE HAVE THE RADON ISSUE. I WOULD PUT MORE REGULATIONS ON THE RADON. FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU DO A DRILLED WELL, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO VENTILATED. IT IS A VERY SIMPLE THING TO AVOID THE RADON, AND THAT IS VENTILATION. BUT IF YOU DO NOT AND TAKE A HOT SHOWER, YOUR BREATHING IT IN. YOU ARE TAKING IN PACKS AND PACKS OF CIGARETTES. ONCE A YEAR YOU HAVE TO HAVE YOUR EYES RE-EXAMINED IF YOU HAVE GLASSES. THEY SHOULD ONCE A YEAR -- BECAUSE THIS IS IMPORTANT. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO DO NOT KNOW ABOUT HAVING THEIR WELL AND HAVING IT VENTILATED. RADON IS A SERIOUS ISSUE IN OUR STATE. FURTHER REASON I WOULD USE REGULATIONS. ADAM: MR. DENARO. JEFFORY DENARO: WITH TECHNOLOGY, COMMONSENSE REGULATION, I DO CONSIDER MYSELF AN ENVIRONMENTALIST OF SOME SORT. I AM ASSUMING WE’RE TALKING ABOUT [INDISCERNIBLE] THEY ARE DOING THE RIGHT THING, THEY ARE BEING SUED. THEY ARE INSTALLING CITY WATER THROUGH LICHFIELD AND I BELIEVE LICHFIELD -- ADAM: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ESTABLISHED THE EPA. WE BELIEVE IN CLEAN WATER, CLEAN AIR. GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THOSE THINGS TO OUR CITIZENS, NO QUESTION. WHERE I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS IS WHEN IT BECOMES RADICALIZED, BECOMES AN EXTREME VIEW AND APPROACH. THAT IS THE PROBLEM WE ARE HAVING. THE EPA IS ALLOWED TO WRITE THEIR OWN ROLES AND ENFORCE THE M. IT SHOULD BE WITH A LEGISLATIVE BODY. THE POWER OF TRANSFER IN 1946 TO THE EPA AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. HOW DO WE MAINTAIN THE PROMISE OF REDUCING REGULATIONS, PROVIDING CLEAN AIR -- CLEAN WATER? VERY EASY. LET’S MAKE SURE THE LEGISLATURE IS INVOLVED SO THERE IS ACCOUNTABILITY. THERE IS NO ACCOUNTABILITY AT THE EPA. ADAM: THE FEDERAL DEFICIT, FROM KEVIN LANDRIGAN. KEVIN: THANK YOU. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S BUDGET DEFICIT IS EXPECTED TO REACH NEARLY $1 TRILLION IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. $27 BILLION IN OBAMA’S FINAL YEAR IN OFFICE. THE CBO CITES LOWER REVENUES AS A RESULT. ACCORDING TO THE CONSERVATIVE NATIONAL REVIEW, SPENDING UNDER THIS ADMINISTRATION AND CONGRESS HAS INCREASED BY 7.5%, OR ALMOST $300 BILLION. MR. SANBORN, WHAT HAPPENED TO REPUBLICAN FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY? HOW DO YOU CONVINCE VOTERS YOU WILL RESTORE IT? SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I AM THE CHAIRPERSON AND IN CHARGE OF TAX POLICY FOR THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. I PROMISED I WOULD CUT THEIR TAXES AND PUT THEIR OWN MONEY BACK IN THE POCKET, WHICH IS SOMETHING I DID. WE CUT BUSINESS TAXES BY ALMOST 30%. OUR TAX BASE WAS HIGHER THAN MASSACHUSETTS. I SUPPORT THE PRESIDENT FULLY WITHOUT TAX CUTS. IF I AM LUCKY ENOUGH TO EARN YOUR TRUST AND SUPPORT AND VOTE, I WILL MAKE THOSE TAX CUTS PERMANENT. THE ISSUE WE HAVE IS A SPENDING PROBLEM. THIS IS WHAT MAKES A REPUBLICAN REPUBLICAN. WE ARE SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY, WE NEED TO REEL IT BACK IN. I TRIED TO MAKE SURE NEW HAMPSHIRE HAD A BALANCED BUDGET, BECAUSE WE DO NOT. WE NEED TO HANDLE EVERY SINGLE ASPECT OF POWER OUR GOVERNMENT ASKED TODAY. IT IS SOMETHING I KNOW I CAN DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN AMERICA. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: WE DO HAVE A SPENDING PROBLEM. TO THE EARLIER POINT ABOUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT USING GRANTS TO BUY GUNS FOR TEACHERS, THIS IS HOW WE SLOWLY GLOAT -- GROW GOVERNMENT, PUT EXPENDITURES AND TO PLACE. THAT IS FOLLOWED UP, YOU’RE AFTER YEAR. YOU SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO KEEP MONEY IN YOUR POCKET, TURN THOSE DOLLARS TO YOUR COMMUNITY AND STATE. WE SPEND MONEY ON THINGS WE DO NOT NEED BECAUSE WE HAVE KNEE-JERK REACTIONS. I CANNOT THINK A BIGGER WAY TO REIN IN OUR BUDGET THEN TO LOOK AT WHO WE ARE SPENDING MONEY ON. THE FACT WE HAVE NEARLY 800 MILITARY INSTALLATIONS ACROSS THE GLOBE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES DEFENDING DIFFERENT NATIONS AND THEIR CHILDREN, THAT IS A PROBLEM. NATO IS NOT PAYING THEIR FAIR SHARE. WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE ARE FOCUSED ON AMERICAN CITIZENS FIRST. ADAM: MR. MARTIN? ANDY MARTIN: I THINK THE BEHAVIOR OF BOTH THE REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS HAS BEEN DISGRACEFUL. ONE OF THE PROMISES I HAVE MADE DURING THIS CAMPAIGN AND THE FOCUS OF MY CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN TO GO TO WASHINGTON AND OPEN A DIALOGUE WITH THE OTHER PARTY, TO TRY TO REDUCE THE TOXICITY AND CREATE THE TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT THAT EXISTED WHEN I WORKED ON CAPITOL HILL AS A JUNIOR ASSISTANT. PEOPLE TALK TO EACH OTHER THAN, -- THEN, THERE WAS CAMARADERIE. TODAY THERE IS JUST TOXICITY. WE CANNOT GET IT UNDER CONTROL MUST THE TWO PARTIES CAN TALK TO EACH OTHER. -- WILL LONG AND YOU ARE -- ENDURE. I WILL WORK HARD TOWARD BIPARTISANSHIP. ADAM: MR. CALLAS. MICHAEL CALLIS: I THINK THE TAX CUT WAS A TRAGEDY, ARTIFICIALLY HOLDING THE STOCK MARKET UP. I THINK THAT WAS ONE OF TRUMP’S INTENTIONS. IT IS ALSO ADDING TO INFLATIONARY PRESSURES. WITH OUR ECONOMY DOING GREAT, THE DISTANCE OUR WAGES WILL GO HAS BEEN DROPPING, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A GREAT ECONOMY GOING. I WOULD DEFINITELY WORK ON GETTING THE DEFICIT DOWN. ONE OF THE WAYS TO DO THIS IS ENCOURAGE SAY IMMIGRANTS TO PAY TAXES. IF YOU LOOK AT THE MILLIONS OF IMMIGRANTS THAT WANT TO BE CITIZENS, THEN THIS IS A WAY TO BRING THEM ON BOARD, AND GET TAXES FROM THEM. ADAM: MR. DENARO. JEFFORY DENARO: THIS IS ONE OF THE REASONS YOU NEED TO VOTE FOR ME. I HAVE AN IMAGINATION. IT IS SIMPLE, REALLY. THE NATIONAL DEBT IS $21 TRILLION. THE BUDGET THIS YEAR’S $4.1 TRILLION. POSSIBLE REVENUES COMING IN IS $3.2 TRILLION. IT IS AN ADDITIONAL DEFICIT, BUT IF WE GO THROUGH THE LINES HERE, SORRY, THERE IS $120 BILLION, IF WE STOP, FIGURE OUT THE IMMIGRATION PROBLEM, $120 BILLION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE ARE SPENDING RIGHT NOW ON THEIR ILLEGAL HEALTH CARE, WELFARE AND SUCH. ADAM: MR. DENARO, TIME. QUESTION 11 COMES FROM LAUREN CHOOLJIAN ON THE QUESTION OF OBAMA CARE. LAUREN: JUST 30 SECONDS. MR. KALAS, IF AN UP OR DOWN VOTE CAME TO REPEAL WHAT IS LEFT OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, WOULD YOU VOTE TO DO THAT, AND ARE THERE ANY PARTS OF OBAMACARE YOU WOULD PLEDGE TO KEEP? MICHAEL CALLIS: I BELIEVE IN A SINGLE-PAYER SYSTEM. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THIS COUNTRY CAN DO IS GIVE PEOPLE HEALTH CARE, INCLUDING PHARMACEUTICAL AND DENTAL. MICHAEL CALLIS: -- JEFFORY DENARO: I WOULD KEEP THE FACT THAT EVERY WOULD -- EVERYONE WOULD BE PROTECTED OR INSURED. WORD IS NOT COMING OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE IS A LOT I DO NOT LIKE ABOUT IT. WE NEED TO GET RID OF OBAMACARE. LAUREN: MR. SANBORN. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: I WAS THE CHIEF FIGHTER AGAINST OBAMACARE. THE REALITY IS, IT HAS EXPLODED HEALTH-CARE COSTS, EXPLODED COSTS AND ACCESS. I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO BRING BACK FREE MARKET PRINCIPLES WE KNOW WILL EXPAND ACCESS AND REDUCE COST. LAUREN: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: I WOULD ABSOLUTELY END OBAMACARE. WE HAVE TO REDUCE COST, EXPAND ACCESS. WE’VE HEARD FOR SEVERAL YEARS THE PROMISE OF REPEAL AND REPLACE. I WANT TO PRAISE PRESIDENT TRUMP FOR REMOVING THE PENALTY FROM OUR YOUNG PEOPLE, FORCING THEM TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY CANNOT AFFORD. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE WITH PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS ARE COVERED, BUT THE ROLE OF OBAMACARE, WHEN THE GOVERNMENT TELLS YOU I WILL DECIDE HOW YOU BUY HEALTH CARE, WHERE YOU GET TREATMENT, IS THE WRONG APPROACH. ANDY MARTIN: I THINK OBAMACARE WILL HAVE TO GO, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE REALISTICALLY IT CAN BE REPEALED UNLESS BOTH PARTIES AGREE ON A REPLACEMENT. I COME BACK TO BIPARTISANSHIP. OBAMACARE WAS SHOCKED DOWN THE THROATS OF THE PEOPLE WITHOUT ANY REPUBLICAN INPUT. I WORKED IN THE 89TH CONGRESS WHEN THEY PASSED CIVIL RIGHTS LAWS AND THEY HAVE ENDURED BECAUSE THEY HAD BIPARTISAN SUPPORT. OBAMACARE DID NOT END IT WILL FALL. ADAM: CLOSING STATEMENTS, STARTING WITH MR. MARTIN. ANDY MARTIN: I MADE A PROMISE TO THE CITIZENS OF MY DISTRICT TO WORK TOWARD BIPARTISANSHIP. MR. SANBORN SAYS HE IS A CONSERVATIVE, BUT I AM NOT SURE HE IS A CONSERVATIVE IN THE MOLD OF THIS DISTRICT. HE HAS IMPORTED RIGHT WINGERS FROM TEXAS, BUT REALISTICALLY DOES NOT HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT IN HIS OWN STATE SENATE. I WILL WORK WITH BOTH PARTIES, AND I WILL NOT SOME FUN MY CHEST THAT I AM A CONSERVATIVE. I AM A CONSERVATIVE, I WILL NOT BETRAY MY VOTERS OR PRINCIPLES, BUT I WILL DO MY DARNDEST IN WASHINGTON TO BRING THE PARTIES TOGETHER, BRING THE PEOPLE TOGETHER, AND AND THE TOXIC ENVIRONMENT. THAT IS MY PLEDGE. ADAM: MR. EDWARDS. EDDIE EDWARDS: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE. I HAVE BEEN CAMPAIGNING OVER A YEAR AND A HALF NOW. I BELIEVE I GIVE US THE BEST CHANCE TO RETURN THE SEAT TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. I HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY THE MANCHESTER UNION LEADER AND EVERY NEWSPAPER. I HAVE BEEN ENDORSED BY MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI, THE PRESIDENT’S PERSONAL ATTORNEY, RICK SANTORUM, AND COLONEL ALLEN WEST. I BELIEVE THIS IS TIME WE RETURNED TO A PLACE WHERE CHARACTER MODEL -- CHARACTER MATTERS IN POLITICS. ADAM: MR. CALLAS. MICHAEL CALLIS: I HAVE BEEN WALKING THE FIRST DISTRICT. I DO STONEWORK IN THE FIRST DISTRICT. I WAS COMMISSIONED TO DO THE LAST 60 FEET TO THE ICONIC SIGN OF THE SUMMIT. I ALSO TOOK AWAY THE FRONT STAIRS AND USED SWITCHBACK USING STONE. ONE THING I ALSO LAID VIOLIN AT UNH FOR THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. I LOVE THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND IT WILL BE AN HONOR TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN THIS DISTRICT. ADAM: MR. DENARO. JEFFORY DENARO: I AM IN CONSTRUCTION, BUT I GOT HERE TO STOP THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC. I WILL DO EVERYTHING I CAN. I DO NEED YOUR HELP. WE ARE LOSING 600,000 LIVES NATIONALLY. 100,000 CHILDREN PER YEAR ARE GOING TO FOSTER CARE. IT IS ALREADY COSTING US $1 TRILLION. TRILLIONS THE LONGER IT GOES THROUGH. A LOT OF CRIME IS ATTRIBUTED TO THE OPEN EURO CRISIS. I AM PRO UNION, PRO-WORKER, BUT I HATE TO SAY IT, ANDY SANBORN IS NOT PRO-WORKER. HE VOTED AGAINST THE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, MEDICAID EXPANSION, AND CASINOS, WHICH WOULD HAVE GIVEN JOBS. ADAM: SENATOR SANBORN. SEN. ANDY SANBORN: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I NEVER WANTED TO BE A POLITICIAN, NEVER WANTED TO SIGN UP FOR OFFICE. I AM A FOURTH GENERATION NATIVE, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I DID NOT WANT TO BE LIKE OTHER POLITICIANS. I WANTED TO PROTECT YOU FROM THEM. I HAVE A PROVEN RECORD OF MY VALUE SET. I’M STANDING IN FRONT OF YOU AND ASKING YOU TO GIVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN TO WASHINGTON, D.C. AND JOIN PEOPLE WHO HAVE ENDORSED ME LIKE TED CRUZ, SENATOR RAND PAUL, TO FIGHT TO DRAIN THE SWAMP. WE NEED SOMEONE WILL STAND UP AND FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. I AM ASKING FOR YOUR VOTE, YOUR LOVE AND PRAYERS, SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ADAM: WE THANK OUR PANELISTS AND ALL THE VIEWERS AT HOME. TONIGHT -- TOMORROW WE WILL BE HEARING FROM THE REPUBLICANS IN THE SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT SEEKING TO CHALLENGE THE INCUMBENT. THAT STARTS AT 7:00 LIVE HERE AT P.M. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. HAVE A GOOD EVENING.