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Follow The Hill's live coverage of the North Dakota Senate Debate scheduled to begin at 8 pm AND.
9:07 p.m.
Heitkamp and Cramer closed a heated debate, each of them addressing voters in North Dakota.
"I bring to Washington, DC, common sense and the North Dakota tradeoff they need more," Heitkamp said. "They do not need another person to vote with one side 100% of the time.They need people who will work on the other side of the aisle to make the job."
"I'm going to talk about difficult problems," said Cramer. "I do not pretend that they will resolve themselves."
Heitkamp and Cramer criticize Kavanaugh's confirmation process
8:59 p.m.
Heitkamp criticized Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation process of the Supreme Court, saying it had negative consequences for the Senate.
"It did not look good and it was not good," she said. "What we need to do is we need to make sure our judicial committee behaves appropriately and fairly."
"This process created an inappropriate scene in Washington, DC and across the country that was inappropriate and did not concern either the Senate or the Supreme Court."
Cramer blamed the Democrats for the partisan fight against Kavanaugh, saying "the process was hijacked by a crowd".
Cramer claims support for border wall
8:57 p.m.
Cramer said he was strongly defending the Trump Border Wall Project along the southern border, saying it was necessary, as well as many border control measures such as air patrols, while warning that 39, a "caravan (of migrants) arrived at the present time".
Heitkamp sought to defend his previous support for a comprehensive reform bill. She also pointed out that she considered border security as a law enforcement problem as a former Attorney General.
Heitkamp and Cramer discuss #MeToo
8:55 p.m.
Cramer said lawmakers and average citizens needed to unite to create a culture in which women could feel comfortable denouncing accusations of sexual misconduct. But he also decried the "political movements" surrounding such allegations.
"What we can not have is these big movements that become political movements that compromise the integrity of the goal," Cramer said.
Heitkamp said lawmakers should start taking concrete steps to ensure that victims of sexual assault and harassment feel safe when they come forward.
"It's time for us to stop talking between parties and start working together to create a world where women feel safe, where children feel safe, where we can all accept and believe that we can not tolerate this kind of behavior, "she said.
Candidates fight over the laws on voter identification
8:40 p.m.
Cramer sought to defend the Supreme Court's refusal, earlier this month, to dismiss a court order allowing North Dakota to enforce its voter identification obligations. in the 2018 elections.
"L & # 39; s integrity One of the ballot boxes is precious, "he said, seeking to defend a new state law requiring voters to present a piece of identification with a residential street address.
A group of Native American residents challenged the law, arguing that the new rule would deprive their rights of a disproportionate share of the population, as many Native American voters lived on reserves without standard addresses.
Heitkamp said "tThat's not how we do things in North Dakota, "saying Native Americans" deserve "to exercise their right to vote.
Cramer replied by saying that "we are one of the easiest states to vote for ".
Heitkamp defends the vote on Kavanaugh
8:27 p.m.
Senator Heitkamp defended her vote to oppose the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, while acknowledging that it went against public support for her elevation.
"I'll tell you this: when you're an American senator, you're elected to exercise your judgment," while noting, "I can not make a decision based on opinion polls"
She pointed out that with the Supreme Court candidates, "there is no compromise" and no law can be adopted to "solve the problem".
But Cramer launched the attack stating, "Being independent is not an excuse to go wrong."
He then called Kavanaugh "a very good justice" who was "strong" on the second amendment and on the decline of the EPA regulations.
Cramer also said that the whole world was fortunate to see what "crowd rule" was like during partisan hearings.
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"Robert Mueller has a job to do and this job is to find out what happened so that we can prevent that from happening again," Heitkamp said.
Cramer said he had "some" confidence in Mueller, but questioned the team of investigators he had formed. He also called for the rapid conclusion of the investigation.
"I have never had the impression that the Mueller investigation or that the investigation into the role of Russia's interference has been rigged," Cramer said. "Me too, I have some confidence in Robert Mueller, I have less confidence in the team he's formed."
"It must conclude," he added. "It's not a brain operation."
Heitkamp seeks to attack Cramer on pre-existing conditions
8:18 p.m.
Heitkamp attempted to attack Cramer to try to remove the pre-existing conditions, a popular line of attack for Democrats this campaign cycle.
But Cramer sought to repel the attack, saying it was "unambiguous". by seeking to protect that, while criticizing ObamaCare.
8:15 p.m.
"From the beginning, I realized that these tariffs would have a very dramatic and negative effect on farmers in North Dakota," said Heitkamp, who called himself "the head of abuse" about prices.
"When our president chooses the tools that he will use, I think we are obliged to stand alongside the United States of America," Cramer said.
Heitkamp tackles the controversy over newspaper advertising right from the start
8:07 p.m.
Heitkamp opened the debate by addressing an ad in his campaign newspaper that incorrectly identified victims of sexual abuse.
"I always want to be a senator whose North Dakota can be proud," she said in her opening remarks. "Unfortunately, this week, I have not only disappointed many North Dakotans, but also myself."
"I can only say that it is a terrible mistake and that the last thing I would like to do would be to cause trauma to any victim of violence," she added. "My parents have learned that if I made a mistake, my obligation was to take responsibility and try to right the situation."
Heitkamp also apologized for the advertisement. She said Wednesday that a member of the campaign staff involved in this case had left the campaign.
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