>> LIVE FROM PBS STUDIOS IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA DECIDES 2022 ELECTION DEBATE, PRESENTED BY VEGAS PBS AND NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO.

>> WELCOME TO NEVADA DECIDES 2022 ELECTION DEBATE, PRESENTED BY VEGAS PBS AND KNPR.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING FOR OUR STATEWIDE PROGRAMMING.

I'M AMBER RENEE DIXON, AND WITH ME IS KNPR'S JOE SCHOENMANN.

>> THIS DEBATE FOCUSES ON THE TWO CANDIDATES VYING FOR A SEAT REPRESENTING NEVADA'S 4th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

THE CANDIDATES ON STAGE WITH US TONIGHT HAVE MET OUR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND HAVE AGREED TO THE RULES WE'VE OUTLINED FOR THIS DEBATE.

HERE'S A LOOK AT HOW THIS WILL GO.

>> EACH CANDIDATE WILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A ONE MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT.

THEY WILL THEN BE ASKED QUESTIONS COVERING TOPICS THAT ARE VITAL TO NEVADA VOTERS.

EACH CANDIDATE WILL RECEIVE TWO MINUTES TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION.

THEIR ANSWERS WILL THEN BE FOLLOWED BY A TWO-MINUTE OPEN DISCUSSION, DURING WHICH CANDIDATES CAN RESPOND TO ONE ANOTHER OR MODERATORS CAN ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS OR PROVIDE FURTHER INSIGHT.

>> AMBER AND I WILL BE MODERATING THIS EVENT, BUT WE WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES ASKING THE QUESTIONS.

WE WANTED TO HEAR FROM YOU, THE VOTER ACTION ON THINGS THAT MATTER THE MOST AHEAD OF EARLY VOTING STARTING OCTOBER 22nd.

WE'LL BE PLAYING VIDEO SUBMISSIONS FROM LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON BEHALF OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.

DUE TO THE LENGTH OF THE PROGRAM, SOME HAVE BEEN SHORTENED FOR TIMING PURPOSES.

>> IF EITHER CANDIDATE GOES OVER THEIR ALLOTTED RESPONSE TIME, JOE OR I WILL CHIME IN, AND WE WILL END THE DEBATE WITH ONE MINUTE CLOSING REMARKS.

WITH THAT SAID, LET'S GET STARTED BY WELCOMING OUR TWO CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 4.

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE CONGRESSMAN STEVEN HORSFORD, AND REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND AIR FORCE VETERAN SAM PETERS.

GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> THANK YOU BOTH.

>> AND MR. HORSFORD, YOU WON THE COIN TOSS.

YOU HAVE THE FLOOR FOR A ONE MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT.

GO AHEAD.

>> FIRST, THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS DEBATE, JOE AND AMBER.

IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE WITH MY OPPONENT, MR. PETERS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A VETERAN AND TO OUR COUNTRY.

YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT NEVADA?

WE WORK HARD.

WE DON'T GIVE UP.

WE BELIEVE IN BUILDING, NOT TEARING DOWN.

WE LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND WE DON'T LEAVE COMMUNITIES BEHIND.

I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO MAKE SURE THAT, AS WE COME OUT OF THIS GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THAT WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, EVERY COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THE 50,000 SQUARE MILES OF NEVADA'S 4th DISTRICT.

I'M A NEVADA SON.

I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE.

THIS IS WHERE I WAS ABLE TO RUN THE LARGEST JOB TRAINING CENTER FOR MORE THAN TEN YEARS BEFORE I WAS ELECTED TO CONGRESS AND BEFORE THAT, THE NEVADA STATE SENATE.

SO I'M FOCUSED ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER TO YOU -- LOWERING COSTS, MAKING OUR COMMUNITY SAFER, AND CREATING BETTER JOBS.

IT'S WHAT I'VE DONE MY ENTIRE LIFE, AND IT'S WHY I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

>> CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU.

MR. PETERS, YOU NOW HAVE THE FLOOR FOR A ONE MINUTE OPENING STATEMENT.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME AGAIN.

MY NAME IS SAM PETERS.

I AM RUNNING FOR CONGRESS IN DISTRICT 4.

I SPENT MY LIFE IN UNIFORM, MY CAREER IN UNIFORM, DEFENDING THIS NATION.

I WAS DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN, WHERE I EARNED A BRONZE STAR.

I'M A BUSINESS OWNER.

I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY THAT LIVES RIGHT HERE IN NEVADA.

MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN HERE.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE TWO SIMPLE PRIORITIES IF YOU ELECT ME TO REPRESENT YOU IN THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

MY FIRST PRIORITY IS TO DEFEND THE AMERICAN DREAM FOR OUR CHILDREN, FOR THE LONG TERM.

THE SECOND ONE IS TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.

THAT SECOND ONE IS EXACTLY WHY I WAS ENDORSED BY THE LAS VEGAS POLICE PROTECTION AGENCY AND THE NORTH LAS VEGAS POLICE ASSOCIATION.

THREE DAYS AGO WE DEBATED, MR. HORSFORD AND I DEBATED, AND I ASKED MR. HORSFORD THREE QUESTIONS.

WE ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD SUPPORT A BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT.

WE ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD, LIKE 70% OF THE DISTRICT, SUPPORT VOTER I.D., AND THE MODERATORS ASKED IF HE WOULD SUPPORT THIRD TRIMESTER ABORTION.

NOW IS THE TIME TO ANSWER.

>> MR. PETERS THANK YOU FOR THAT OPENING STATEMENT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE DEBATE PORTION OF THE PROGRAM.

A MAJORITY OF QUESTIONS WE RECEIVED HAVE FOCUSED ON THE ECONOMY.

WE'RE GOING TO START WITH A QUESTION FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> HELLO, I'M CHRISTINE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE NEVADA HOUSING COALITION, A STATEWIDE NONPROFIT HELPING TO FIND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR ALL NEVADANS.

RECENT POLLING SHOWS THAT 240,000 NEVADAN HOUSEHOLDS -- THAT'S NEARLY HALF OF ALL NEVADA RENTERS -- CANNOT AFFORD THEIR HOUSING.

PEOPLE WITH THE LOWEST INCOMES, WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY PEOPLE OF COLOR, ARE MOST AFFECTED.

AS OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN D.C., HOW DO YOU PRIORITIZE INCREASED HOUSING INVESTMENT THROUGH PROVEN PROGRAMS LIKE HOUSING VOUCHERS, NATIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND, OR TAX CREDITS, TO NAME A FEW?

>> MR. HORSFORD, THE QUESTION FOCUSES ON HOW YOU WOULD PRIORITIZE HOUSING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

>> THANK YOU TO CHRISTINE AND THE WORK SHE DOES AT THE COALITION.

IN FACT, ONE OF THE TOWN HALLS I HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WAS WITH THE NEVADA HOUSING COALITION AROUND THIS ISSUE OF HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

SHE'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, MORE THAN 200,000 NEVADANS STRUGGLE EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THEIR RENT.

THAT IS WHY I HAVE BEEN WORKING AND HAVE INTRODUCED THE HOME ACT, WHICH IS ABOUT TAKING ON THESE OUT OF STATE CORPORATE SPECULATORS WHO ARE BUYING UP PROPERTIES HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEVADA.

IN FACT, ONE IN FOUR HOMES IN PARTS OF THE DISTRICT THAT I REPRESENT ARE NOW OWNED BY THESE OUT OF STATE CORPORATE SPECULATORS.

IN SOME CASES, THEY BUY THEM, AND THEY RENT THEM.

THEY MANIPULATE THE MARKET.

THEY DRIVE UP THE PRICE.

THEY DON'T MAINTAIN THE HOME, AND THEY HAVE HIGHER RATES OF EVICTION.

THIS IS ALL BASED ON REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND THAT WE'RE HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE TO.

THE SECOND IS THEY ALSO PRICE OUT LOCAL NEVADANS WHO WANT TO BUY HOMES AFFORDABLY.

VETERANS WHO ARE TRYING TO USE THEIR VA. FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS WHO HAVE SAVED UP IN ORDER TO BUY A HOME.

PEOPLE TRYING TO MOVE FROM THEIR FIRST HOME TO A LITTLE BETTER HOME AS THEY GROW THEIR FAMILY.

THAT IS WHY WE HAVE TO HOLD THESE OUT OF STATE CORPORATE SPECULATORS ACCOUNTABLE.

MY BILL DOES JUST THAT.

MY VOTE FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH NOT ONE REPUBLICAN IN CONGRESS SUPPORTED, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE HOUSING ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING FOR THE NEVADA HOME -- HOME MEETS NEVADA INITIATIVE, WHICH IS PUTTING $500 MILLION INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

I VISITED ONE OF THE SITES JUST RECENTLY WITH A STATE OF THE ART AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEX IN OUR DISTRICT, BUT WE NEED MANY MORE.

THAT IS WHY, AS A MEMBER OF THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, I AM A CHAMPION FOR THE LOW INCOME TAX CREDIT.

I'M A CHAMPION FOR THE NEW MARKETS TAX CREDITS, WHICH ARE ACTUALLY BEING USED BY DEVELOPERS TO BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE MARKET.

>> MR. PETERS, SAME QUESTION TO YOU.

HOW WOULD YOU PRIORITIZE HOUSING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON IN NEVADA?

>> ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT GOES INTO THE HOUSING MARKET, SPECIFICALLY HERE IN NEVADA, IS THE AMOUNT OF LAND THAT IS OWNED OR MANAGED BY BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT.

THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF LAND HERE IN CLARK COUNTY.

THERE HAS BEEN EFFORTS THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE TRIED TO WORK TO RELEASE SOME OF THAT LAND, AND THEY'VE FAILED.

THEY HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY.

I WILL VERY MUCH PRIORITIZE THE RELEASE OF THOSE FEDERAL LANDS BACK TO THE STATE, NOT JUST IN CLARK COUNTY, BUT ACROSS OUR DISTRICT AND OUR STATE.

THE HOLDINGS OF THOSE FEDERAL LANDS PREVENTS EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IT PREVENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

IT PREVENTS DIVERSIFICATION OF OUR ECONOMY.

IT PREVENTS COMMUNITIES TO USE THOSE LANDS AS A TAX BASE TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR CONSTITUENTS IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

MR. HORSFORD TALKS ABOUT THE HOME ACT AS A POSITIVE, AND THE REALITY OF THE HOME ACT IS ALL IT DID WAS GIVE THE HUD SECRETARY OPERATIONAL OVERSIGHT.

WHAT IT DID ALSO WAS CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL FEDERAL OVER REACH IN THE HOUSING MARKET.

WHAT WE REALLY NEED TO FOCUS ON IS GETTING THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF IT, GETTING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OUT OF IT, ALLOWING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY NEED AND ALLOW THESE HOMES AND THESE PROPERTIES TO BE BUILT.

WHEN THERE IS -- SUPPLY AND DEMAND HERE.

WHEN THERE IS A LOW SUPPLY AND HIGH DEMAND, THE PRICES ARE THROUGH THE ROOF.

HE TALKED ABOUT INFLATION, AND HE TALKED ABOUT REPUBLICANS NOT SIGNING THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.

YOU KNOW WHO ELSE DOESN'T SIGN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT?

ECONOMISTS, HUNDREDS OF THEM DON'T SIGN OFF ON IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT RAISED INFLATION TO AN INCREDIBLE -- IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF THE INFLATIONARY PROBLEM, AND IT'S GETTING WORSE BY THE FED RAISING INTEREST RATES TO SLOW IT DOWN.

>> MR. PETERS, THANK YOU FOR THAT.

WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE OPEN DISCUSSION NOW.

YOU BOTH HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CLARIFY YOUR POSITIONS.

>> MR. PETERS GAVE THE FIRST MISTRUTH OF THE NIGHT, I'M SURE THERE WILL BE MORE, AND I'M GOING TO CORRECT THE RECORD EVERY SINGLE TIME.

>> THAT'S A LIE.

>> YOU SAID DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT WORKED TO PASS LAND LEGISLATION.

>> I SAID THEY WOULD NOT -- >> MR. PETERS, PLEASE DON'T TALK OVER ME.

>> I SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> WE WERE SUCCESSFUL.

IN 2014, WE PASSED THE LARGEST LAND BILL ON RECORD.

GUESS WHO I WORKED WITH TO PASS THAT BILL, FORMER CONGRESSMAN AND THE LATE DON YOUNG.

>> WELCOME TO 2022.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2022.

>> SIR, YOU JUST SAID WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, AND IT WAS THE LARGEST LAND BILL PASSED IN CONGRESS IN DECADES, AND THAT BILL PROVIDED LANDS THAT WE'RE USING RIGHT NOW.

DO YOU KNOW WE JUST BROKE GROUND IN LAND ACROSS FROM THE VA HOSPITAL FOR A NEW MEDICAL COMPLEX THAT THE BENEFICIARY OF THE LAND WAS FROM THE LAND BILL THAT I PASSED IN 2014?

>> TALK ABOUT 2022.

>> IN ADDITION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS COMING IN IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE VALLEY FOR VETERANS FROM THE AIR FORCE BASE, IT'S FROM LAND THAT WAS PASSED IN 2014 FROM THE PUBLIC LANDS BILL.

YOU NEED TO KNOW THE PROCESS IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT HOW THESE ISSUES AFFECT NEVADANS.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT 2022 IN AUGUST, WHEN SENATOR KATHERINE CORTEZ MASTO FAILED TO GET A CLARK COUNTY LANDS BILL PASSED WITH THE ALL DEMOCRAT COUNTY COMMISSION.

41,000 ACRES, SHE DROPPED IT TO 25,000 ACRES TO TRY AND APPEASE THEM AND GET IT PASSED FOR SOME OF THESE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AND IT'S SCRAPPED.

IT'S OFF THE TABLE.

>> IT ACTUALLY ISN'T.

>> IT IS.

>> IT'S ACTUALLY NOT.

WE WORKED UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF JANUARY.

>> YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 2014.

I WANT TO POINT OUT -- EXCUSE ME.

YOU ASKED ME NOT TO TALK OVER YOU, SO NOW'S MY TURN.

YOU BROUGHT UP 2014, AND THAT IS A GREAT SEGUE.

>> THE LARGEST GOVERNMENT LANDS BILL.

>> THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE FOREVER.

>> HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN IN OFFICE?

>> YOU'RE A CAREER POLITICIAN.

>> I'M A PUBLIC SERVANT.

>> ARE YOU, THOUGH?

>> I RAN THE LARGEST JOB TRAINING CENTER IN THIS COMMUNITY FOR TEN YEARS.

I HELPED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

>> GENTLEMEN, THE TWO-MINUTE OPEN DISCUSSION PERIOD HAS CLOSED.

WE'RE MOVING ON NOW TO INFLATION.

U.S. INFLATION REACHED A NEW 40-YEAR HIGH THIS YEAR.

IF YOU WIN THE ELECTION, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO REIN IN INFLATION.

MR. PETERS, YOU FIRST.

>> INFLATION IS A PRODUCT OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING.

IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE HAVE -- THE GOVERNMENT HAS SPENT AND ACCRUED $7 TRILLION IN DEBT FOR THIS COUNTRY.

$7 TRILLION COVERS THE FIRST 200-PLUS YEARS OF DEBT FOR THE UNITED STATES, AND WE'VE DOUBLED THAT AT LEAST IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.

MR. HORSFORD HAS BEEN IN OFFICE CURRENTLY, IN HIS CURRENT SEAT COMING ON FOUR YEARS.

HE HAS CONSISTENTLY PASSED AND VOTED FOR THESE BILLS.

INTERESTING, EARLIER TODAY I MADE A COUPLE OF PHONE CALLS TO HIS COLLEAGUES ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND THEY SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME EVERY SINGLE VOTE MR. HORSFORD HAS MADE HAS INCREASED TAXES, HAS INCREASED INFLATION.

IT HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT SPEND AND SPEND AND SPEND.

THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM -- I LAY IT ON THE FEET OF MR. HORSFORD HERE, BUT I WILL ALSO LAY IT ON THE FEET OF THE ADMINISTRATION.

I WILL LAY IT ON THE FEET OF THE ADMINISTRATIONS PAST.

WE HAVE AN INCREDIBLE PROBLEM IN SPENDING AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

IT IS NOT RESPECTFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA.

IT IS NOT RESPECTFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT -- AGAIN, MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF SPENDING ON EVERY LEVEL, WHICH CREATED THIS INFLATIONARY ENVIRONMENT.

15% INFLATION SINCE JOE BIDEN TOOK OFFICE, WHICH WILL HORSFORD ENDORSED AND CONTINUES TO VOTE EACH BILL AND EACH INITIATIVE THAT THE PRESIDENT PUTS FORWARD.

HIS JOB AS A REPRESENTATIVE IS TO REPRESENT AND TO PROVIDE CHECKS AND BALANCES THAT ARE OUTLINED IN THE CONSTITUTION.

MR. HORSFORD IS A RUBBER STAMP FOR JOE BIDEN, AND IF HE CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS SEAT GOING FORWARD, THE INFLATION, THE GAS PRICES, THEY'RE NOT COMING DOWN, AND THAT IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST PRIORITIES, AGAIN AS I OPENED, TO PROTECT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FAMILIES.

>> THANK YOU, MR. PETERS.

CONGRESSMAN, IF YOU ARE REELECTED, WHAT WOULD YOU DO TO REIN IN INFLATION?

>> FIRST, I GET IT, COSTS ARE HIGH.

FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING.

RENT IS UP.

GAS IS UP.

FOOD IS UP.

AND THAT IS WHY EVERY TIME I CAST A VOTE IN THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, I'M THINKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT I REPRESENT -- THE SENIORS, THE SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, THE HARD WORKING CULINARY AND HOSPITALITY WORKERS, THE TEACHERS AND THE NURSES WHO ARE STRUGGLING EVERY SINGLE DAY AND EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO MAKE ENDS MEET.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING THE WORST GLOBAL PANDEMIC IN MY LIFETIME.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN.

IT'S NOT LIMITED TO THE UNITED STATES.

IT'S ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

AND WE ARE SEEING A LEVEL OF CORPORATE GREED THAT HAS EXACERBATED THE PROBLEMS.

WE HAVE BIG OIL COMPANIES THAT HAVE RECORD PROFITS, THAT ARE PAYING CEOs RECORD BONUSES, THAT ARE DOING BUY-BACKS IN THEIR STOCKS JUST TO MAKE THEMSELVES MORE WEALTHY, BUT THEY'RE NOT WILLING TO PASS SOME OF THOSE SAVINGS ONTO THE CONSUMERS.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY DO PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE.

NOW, MY OPPONENT SUPPORTED DONALD TRUMP.

THAT IS WHY YESTERDAY IN NORTHERN NEVADA YOU SUPPORTED DONALD TRUMP'S TAX CUT, WHICH GAVE THE BENEFITS TO THE VERY WEALTHY, THE TOP 1%, IN FACT, RECEIVED THE BENEFIT FOR THAT.

IT ADDED $1.2 TRILLION TO OUR NATIONAL DEFICIT.

SO YOU DID SAY OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS, AND I HOPE YOU MEAN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, WHICH ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THE SITUATION THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN.

WE ARE WORKING TO REDUCE COSTS.

EVERYTHING FROM PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO HEALTHCARE TO ENERGY, THAT IS WHAT THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT DOES, INCLUDING REDUCED PAYING DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT BY $300 BILLION.

WHEN IS THE LAST TIME A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION HAS PAID DOWN THE NATIONAL DEBT?

>> MR. PETERS, DID YOU MEAN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WHEN YOU SAID OTHER ADMINISTRATION?

>> I MEANT ALL ADMINISTRATIONS FOR AS FAR BACK AS CARTER.

>> YOU SAID HE WAS THE BEST PRESIDENT YESTERDAY.

>> I DIDN'T ACTUALLY SAY THAT AT ALL.

DID YOU WATCH MY SPEECH?

>> NO.

>> AGAIN, HOW CAN YOU QUOTE ME?

AGAIN, LIES FROM YOUR CONGRESSMAN.

THIS IS WHAT I DID ON MY WAY TO MINDEN.

I HAD EVENTS IN BEATTY, I TALKED TO VOTERS.

I HAD EVENTS IN HAWTHORNE -- >> YOU OPENED UP A SPEECH FOR FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, WHO YOU ALSO SUPPORTED AND SAID -- >> HE TALKED ABOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

>> YOU SAID HE WON THAT ELECTION.

>> I HAVE NEVER SAID THAT.

>> YOU DIDN'T SUPPORT THE BIG LIE OF DONALD TRUMP?

>> I HAVE NEVER SAID THAT.

>> DO YOU THINK THE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN -- >> I SAID JOE BIDEN IS THE PRESIDENT.

>> DO YOU THINK HE WAS ELECTED?

>> IN MARCH OF 2021 -- >> WHAT DID YOU SAY IN 2020?

>> MAY I?

SHE ASKED ME A QUESTION.

I'M TRYING TO ANSWER IT.

IN MARCH OF '21 I WAS INTERVIEWED BY "THE NEW YORK TIMES."

>> WHAT ABOUT NOVEMBER OF 2020?

>> IN MARCH OF '21 I WAS INTERVIEWED BY "THE NEW YORK TIMES," THEY ASKED ME IF JOE BIDEN WAS THE DULY ELECTED PRESIDENT.

>> WHAT DID YOU SAY IN NOVEMBER OF 2020?

>> I WOULD LIKE TO -- >> HE TALKED ABOUT THE SUPPLY CHAIN.

HERE'S WHAT I WANT TO SHARE.

WHEN I WAS IN TONOPAH ON THE WAY BACK FROM MINDEN, I WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE IN TONOPAH, AND WHAT I FOUND WAS BABY FORMULA IN A LOCKED CABINET OUT OF REACH OF CONSUMERS.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SUPPLY CHAINS.

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR EFFECTIVENESS AS A CONGRESSMAN.

>> NOT ONE REPUBLICAN VOTED FOR THE BILL BECAUSE YOU'RE AGAINST FAMILIES.

>> I HAVE A GREAT FAMILY.

>> GENTLEMEN, BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR THE CONGRESSMAN TO ADDRESS WHETHER HE WOULD VOTE YES ON A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO PASS A BALANCED BUDGET IF YOU ARE REELECTED.

>> I AM A MEMBER OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE.

THE PRESIDENT SUBMITS A BUDGET EVERY CYCLE.

WE REVIEW THAT BUDGET BASED ON THEIR PRIORITIES.

>> WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.

>> TO ULTIMATELY DETERMINE THE SPENDING.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IT STARTS WITH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IS WHERE EVERYTHING STARTS.

>> WE HAVE TO MOVE ON.

>> THE BUDGET BLUEPRINT IS SUBMITTED.

>> I KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

>> YOU KNOW HOW EVERYTHING WORKS?

>> I'VE WORKED ON IT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> WE'LL MOVE ON TO QUESTION 3 HERE.

BOTH OF YOU HAVE BEEN SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

OBVIOUSLY YOU'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENED WITH BUSINESS IN THIS COUNTRY.

I UNDERSTAND -- AND YOU UNDERSTAND THE CHALLENGES THAT COME WITH THAT RESPONSIBILITY.

ON THAT TOPIC, HERE'S OUR NEXT COMMUNITY SUBMITTED QUESTION.

>> I'M RANDI THOMPSON, STATE DIRECTOR OF NFIB, THE LARGEST NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FIGHTING FOR SMALL BUSINESS.

THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN REQUIRES THAT MOBILE PAYMENT APPS LIKE VENMO REPORT COMMERCIAL TRANSACTIONS TOTALING MORE THAN $600,000 A YEAR TO THE IRS.

THE U.S. BUDGET DEPARTMENT HAS CITED THAT 90% OF THE NEW AUDITS WILL COME FROM FAMILIES MAKING LESS THAN $200,000 A YEAR, MANY OF THEM FREELANCERS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS.

IF ELECTED OR RE-ELECTED, WOULD YOU SUPPORT REVOKING THE $600 FUNDING REQUIREMENT AND NOT SUPPORTING THE IRS EXPANSION?

>> IT'S ESTIMATED THAT 90% OF NEVADA BUSINESSES ARE SMALL BUSINESSES.

MR. HORSFORD, HOW DO YOU ANSWER THAT QUESTION?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

>> GOOD TO SEE RANDI FROM THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS.

TWO THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, ON THE THRESHOLD THIS YEAR -- I'M ON THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE, AND ACTUALLY SHE INDICATES A REPORT.

THAT WAS FROM THE INITIAL LEGISLATION, NOT ONE THAT WAS ULTIMATELY PASSED BY CONGRESS.

NO TAX ON INDIVIDUALS MAKING LESS THAN $400,000 IS IMPOSED BASED ON THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT.

WHAT WE DO IS CLOSE CORPORATE TAX LOOPHOLES WHERE BIG COMPANIES WERE NOT PAYING ANYTHING OR EFFECTIVELY NO FEDERAL TAX RATE SO THAT WE CAN AFFORD TO REDUCE COSTS FOR PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, EXPAND HEALTHCARE, AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE LARGEST INVESTMENT IN CLIMATE SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THINGS LIKE THE DROUGHT HERE IN NEVADA.

SO I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THAT MODIFICATION WAS ALREADY MADE, AND I'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE -- IN FACT, I OBJECTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S EFFORT TO HAVE BANK ACCOUNTS REVIEWED OVER A CERTAIN THRESHOLD, AND I SUCCESSFULLY LOBBIED THE ADMINISTRATION TO CHANGE THEIR POSITION AND WON.

SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE I'VE GONE AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION TO DO SOMETHING THAT WAS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF MY CONSTITUENTS, AS I'VE DONE PREVIOUSLY.

THE SECOND PART OF HER QUESTION RELATES TO THE EXPANSION OF THE JOBS WITHIN THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ABOUT MAKING SURE THEY HAVE THE TOOLS NECESSARY TO GO AFTER BIG CORPORATE COMPANIES AND BILLIONAIRES THAT HAVE LAWYERS AND TAX ACCOUNTANTS AND CPAs THAT FIND EVERY LITTLE WAY TO GO AROUND PAYING THEIR SHARE IN TAXES.

IS IT FAIR THAT A NURSE OR A TEACHER IN NEVADA PAYS MORE IN EFFECTIVE TAX RATES THAN A BILLIONAIRE?

NO.

THAT'S WHAT OUR LEGISLATION DOES.

>> MR. HORSFORD, WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO MINUTES AT THE END OF THIS.

MR. PETERS, I WANT TO GO TO YOU WITH THE SAME QUESTION AGAIN.

THE QUESTION REALLY WENT TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT AREAS.

THE $600 REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND REALLY HOW THAT MONEY WOULD BE USED FOR POTENTIALLY MORE IRS AGENTS.

WHAT'S YOUR STANCE?

>> MY STANCE IS THAT ON DAY ONE UNDER A REPUBLICAN LED CONGRESS, WE WILL BLOCK FUNDING FOR 87,000 NEW IRS AGENTS.

THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS NOT A GOOD PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

IT IS NOT LEGISLATION THAT IS GOOD FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

IT IS NOT GOOD FOR NEVADANS.

THE SPENDING OF $370 BILLION, THIS BILL IS THE GREEN NEW DEAL REPACKAGED.

SPENDING $370 BILLION ON GREEN ENERGY IS NOT GOING TO MAKE IT RAIN IN NEVADA, BUT THERE'S GOOD NEWS.

THERE'S GOOD NEWS THAT REPUBLICANS ARE WILLING TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE, WILLING TO BRING NEW IDEAS TO THE TABLE, WILLING TO WORK WITH THE OTHER -- THE STATES THAT SURROUND US THAT DRAW WATER FROM THE COLORADO RIVER AREA, AND HELP FIX THOSE ISSUES AND HELP BRING SOLUTIONS TO THE TABLE.

PASSING TRILLION DOLLAR DEFICIT -- OR TRILLION DOLLAR INFLATION REDUCTION ACT DOES NOTHING.

THE NFIB QUESTION OF IS IT GOING TO -- COULD YOU REPEAT IT FOR ME, PLEASE?

>> YEAH, WILL THE $600, THE REPORTING REQUIREMENT, THEY WANT TO -- THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD IMPACT SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> RIGHT.

SO THE QUESTION WAS WOULD I VOTE TO REPEAL THAT?

YES, I WOULD.

ABSOLUTELY I WOULD.

AGAIN, THIS INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS NOT A GOOD BILL FOR NEVADA.

IT DOESN'T BRING SOLUTIONS TO THE TABLE.

ALL IT DOES IS INCREASE INFLATION AND SHUT DOWN SMALL BUSINESSES JUST LIKE MY OPPONENT MR. HORSFORD DID AS A LEADER IN THE DEMOCRAT PARTY THROUGH THE COVID PANDEMIC.

HE MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO THAT WE'RE IN THE THROES OF A PANDEMIC.

I BELIEVE YOUR PRESIDENT SAID IT WAS OVER JUST A FEW DAYS AGO.

>> I WANT TO MOVE INTO THE DISCUSSION PERIOD OF THIS.

AGAIN, TWO MINUTES.

I WANT TO BRING UP SOMETHING -- OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S A LOT OF DISAGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU TWO.

AND THAT IS REALLY THE WAY LEGISLATION WORKS, AND IT SHOULD WORK.

BUT THERE ALSO HAS TO BE COMPROMISE, AND THERE ARE SOME MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO ARE PART OF WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE PROBLEM SOLVERS CAUCUS, WHO ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS, NOT POLITICAL SOLUTIONS, PRAGMATIC SOLUTIONS.

WOULD YOU EVER CONSIDER JOINING A GROUP LIKE THAT?

IF THERE WAS A DOCUMENT, FOR INSTANCE, ASKING YOU TO COMMIT TO THAT GROUP, WOULD YOU SIGN IT?

>> I AM A MEMBER OF THE PROBLEM SOLVERS CAUCUS.

THE I WORK EVERY SINGLE WEEK WITH MEMBERS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE.

IT'S 58 MEMBERS, HALF REPUBLICAN, HALF DEMOCRAT.

YOU CANNOT EVEN JOIN UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WHO CAN JOIN WITH YOU.

WHEN YOU SPONSOR LEGISLATION, YOU SPONSOR IT IN A BIPARTISAN WAY, AND I'VE DONE THAT IN A NUMBER OF MEASURES.

SPECIFICALLY ON THIS ISSUE -- >> I WANT TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION.

>> HE SAID ON DAY ONE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO SOMETHING AROUND THE IRS.

ON DAY ONE, THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY WOMEN'S FREEDOM TO MAKE THEIR OWN -- >> THAT IS NOT TRUE.

>> THE PEOPLE YOU WERE WITH THURSDAY SAID DAY ONE YOU WERE TAKING AWAY WOMEN'S CHOICE WITH A FEDERAL BAN.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT WHAT WOMEN DO WITH THEIR OWN BODIES?

>> WE DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THAT A BIT LATER.

MR. PETERS, THE PROBLEM SOLVERS CAUCUS, REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE.

>> I THINK ALL 435 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SHOULD BE PROBLEM SOLVERS.

THE ISSUES THAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW IS THE DEMOCRATS' ONLY SOLUTION IS SPENDING MORE MONEY, SPENDING MORE MONEY.

SO I WOULD ASK MR. HORSFORD, IF HE WOULD, TELL THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA AND TELL US HERE TODAY WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO BRING DOWN GAS PRICES OTHER THAN SPENDING MORE MONEY?

>> HOLDING BIG CORPORATE, BIG OIL ACCOUNTABLE.

>> AGAIN, AS I SAID ON FRIDAY -- >> EXCUSE ME.

THE GOVERNMENT DECIDES THE PRICE OF OIL, OR DO BIG GAS COMPANIES?

>> THE MARKET DOES.

THE MARKET DOES.

THE MARKET DECIDES THAT.

>> GENTLEMEN, IT'S TIME NOW FOR OUR FINAL QUESTION ON THIS TOPIC.

ANOTHER COMMUNITY SUBMITTED QUESTION.

>> MY NAME IS ENRIQUE, AND I HAVE THE HONOR OF SERVING AS CHAMBER OF THE BOARD FOR THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

THE MISSION OF THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FIRST AND FOREMOST IS TO ENSURE A BUSINESS FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT EXISTS SO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY CAN CONTINUE TO GROW, SUCCEED, AND CREATE JOBS.

HOW CAN YOU HELP US WITH OUR MISSION?

>> THIS IS A QUESTION FOR BOTH CANDIDATES.

MR. PETERS, YOU FIRST.

>> FIRST OFF I WOULD SUGGEST -- THANK YOU FOR THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, I WAS ACTUALLY A MEMBER OF THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE CEO AND PRESIDENT OF THAT ORGANIZATION, CESAR GUZMAN, DOES A PHENOMENAL JOB BRINGING BUSINESSES TOGETHER AND NETWORKING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

HERE'S WHAT I WOULD SUBMIT.

THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CREATE JOBS.

THE ENTREPRENEURS, LIKE THE PEOPLE IN THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THOSE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO CREATE JOBS.

WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES, AS WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS FROM MR. HORSFORD AND THE DEMOCRATS, ARE THE CLOSING DOWN OF ECONOMIES, THE CRUSHING OF AN ECONOMY THAT WAS THE BEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD IN OUR HISTORY JUST TWO YEARS AGO, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ECONOMY THAT HAS OCCURRED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS LAYS FULLY AT THE FEET OF THIS ADMINISTRATION THAT IS SUPPORTED BY CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD, WHO ENFORCED JOE BIDEN AND STILL VOTES FOR EVERYTHING THAT HE WANTS HIM TO VOTE FOR.

GETTING GOVERNMENTS OUT OF THE WAY IS THE BEST WAY TO CREATE JOBS.

LETTING THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT THRIVE.

I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, I HAD EIGHT EMPLOYEES.

WE WERE DOING GREAT THINGS.

WE WERE TALKING CARE OF PEOPLE, AND WE WERE TAKING CARE OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

MY EMPLOYEES HAD WHAT THEY NEEDED TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES AND CREATE A NICE QUALITY OF LIFE, AND THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY DESTROYED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

WE CAN COME BACK, AND WE CAN COME BACK IN A BIG WAY, BUT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE PROVEN TO US AND SHOWN US EXACTLY WHAT THEY WILL BRING TO THE TABLE AND WHAT THEY'VE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE, AND WE CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE.

>> THANK YOU.

YOU AND PETER GUZMAN AND THE LATIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DO A PHENOMENAL JOB.

IN FACT, WHEN I SERVED IN THE STATE SENATE, I HELPED TO ESTABLISH A PROGRAM CALLED THE VALLEY COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY ZONE, WHICH STILL OPERATES TO THIS DAY, PROVIDING SMALL GRANTS, $5,000, $10,000, $15,000, $25,000, TO HELP NOT ONLY OUR LATINO OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES BUT OTHER MINORITY SMALL BUSINESSES.

I HAVE BEEN IN PARTNERSHIP AND WILL CONTINUE TO.

THAT'S WHY I VOTED FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, WHICH NOT ONE REPUBLICAN DID, THAT PROVIDED FUNDING TO SMALL BUSINESSES FOR RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION, FOR THE PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM.

IT WASN'T DEMOCRATS WHO SHUT DOWN OUR ECONOMY.

IT WAS COVID.

IT WAS A PANDEMIC LIKE WE'VE NEVER SEEN, UNPRECEDENTED, THAT REQUIRED US TO TAKE UNPRECEDENTED ACTION.

IN FACT, MY OPPONENT RECEIVED FUNDING FROM ONE OF THESE GRANT PROGRAMS, $72,000, IN FACT, FROM PPP.

HE RECEIVED ANOTHER $10,000 FROM THE STATE FROM THE MONEY I ALSO APPROVED.

HIS LOAN FOR $72,000 WAS FORGIVEN.

SO HE'S WILLING TO TAKE THE DOUGH BUT THEN SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO VOTE NO.

HOW IS IT THAT NOT ONE REPUBLICAN -- I VOTED WITH FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE TO GET SHOTS IN ARMS, TO HELP OUR FIRST RESPONDERS, BECAUSE IT WAS THE RIGHT AND NECESSARY THING.

WHY WOULD NOT ONE REPUBLICAN VOTE TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO NEVADA FAMILIES, TO NEVADA SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND WHY, SIR, DID YOU TAKE THE MONEY, RECEIVE A LOAN FORGIVENESS, WHICH IS HOW IT WAS INTENDED.

I'M GLAD IT WORKED FOR YOU AND 150,000 OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES.

BUT THEN TELL A STUDENT -- >> WE ARE NOW IN THE OPEN DISCUSSION PORTION.

>> THAT THEY'RE NOT ENTITLED FOR THEIR STUDENT DEBT?

>> I DIDN'T DO THAT.

>> YOU DID ACKNOWLEDGE YOU RECEIVED $72,000.

>> I WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THAT.

HAD THE GOVERNMENT NOT SHUT DOWN OUR ECONOMY, MY BUSINESS INCLUDED, WE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN REQUIRED TO SPEND TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

>> WHO SHUT DOWN YOUR BUSINESS?

>> GOVERNOR SISOLAK DID, AND WHERE WERE YOU?

I HAD COMMISSIONERS -- COUNTY FOLKS AT MY DOOR KNOCKING ON MY DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE CLOSED.

YES, I DID.

THAT IS A FACT.

I CAN SHOW YOU THE DOCUMENTS.

>> MR. PETERS, DO YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU DID HAVE THE LOAN FORGIVEN, THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO REPAY IT?

>> AGAIN, I HAD -- I TOOK A LOAN, THE PPP, FOR $72,000.

IT ALLOWED ME TO PAY EVERY ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES.

NONE OF MY EMPLOYEES LOST A SINGLE HOUR OF PAY.

DOMINIQUE, A SINGLE MOTHER, A CHILD AT HOME OF 4 YEARS OLD, WAS ABLE TO KEEP FOOD ON HER TABLE DURING A TWO YEAR LONG SHUTDOWN BECAUSE OF THESE FUNDS.

YES, I TOOK THOSE FUNDS BECAUSE IN A SHUTDOWN SCENARIO THAT WE WERE UNDER, MY BUSINESS LOST OVER 25% OF REVENUE FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT.

>> SO WE ARE IN A -- >> THE PRESIDENT ALREADY SAID IT.

>> YOU DID HAVE THAT LOAN FORGIVEN?

>> YES, I DID.

AS PART OF THE PROGRAM THAT WAS PUT FORWARD, THAT LOAN WAS FORGIVEN, YES, IT WAS.

AND, AGAIN, EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR OF IT WENT TO MY EMPLOYEES SO THEY COULD PUT FOOD ON THEIR TABLE.

AND TO ANSWER HIS QUESTION -- >> IT'S A FAMILY OWNED BUSINESS.

DID ANYONE IN YOUR FAMILY RECEIVE PAY?

>> NOT A SINGLE DOLLAR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.

>> I WILL PUT THAT ON THE RECORD.

I WILL ANSWER EVERY QUESTION YOU ASKED ME.

YOU ASKED ME WHY REPUBLICANS DIDN'T VOTE FOR IT BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE INFLATION -- >> FOR THE LOAN THEY'RE BEING FORGIVEN, SINCE YOUR LOAN WAS FORGIVEN?

>> I DO NOT AGREE WITH STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS.

IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SCENARIO, SIR.

I HAD NO CHOICE IN THE SHUTDOWN.

>> 70% OF NEVADANS RECEIVE A PELL GRANT AND BENEFIT FROM GETTING THEIR STUDENT LOANS FORGIVEN.

70%.

>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC.

>> SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO VOTE NO.

>> KEEP PILING ON THE DEBT, STEVE.

>> THE NEXT TOPIC IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS STATE.

I'M SURE YOU KNOW ABOUT IT, IT'S WATER.

IT DEALS WITH LAND DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTHERN NEVADA.

WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH A DROUGHT FOR MORE THAN 20 YEARS.

STATES WHO USE THE COLORADO RIVER WERE SUPPOSED TO COME UP WITH A NEW AGREEMENT ON WATER USE AS THE RIVER IS DRYING UP FASTER THAN EXPECTED.

THEY DIDN'T DO THAT BY A MID-AUGUST DEADLINE.

AT THE SAME TIME, SOUTHERN NEVADA IS BURSTING WITH GROWTH.

SO MANY CITIES AND STATES ALL ALONG THE RIVER THROUGHOUT THE WEST.

SO HOW DO YOU MANAGE MORE DEVELOPMENT, MORELAND DEVELOPMENT, THE OPENING OF MORE BLM LAND TO DEVELOPMENT, AND ENCOURAGE THAT GROWTH WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING OUR WATER SUPPLY?

CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD, YOU CAN GO FIRST.

>> THANK YOU.

THE WATER DROUGHT, THE DROUGHT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE.

WE ARE UNDER A NATIONAL DECLARATION.

IT PAINS ME WHEN I GO VISIT LAKE MEAD.

AS A KID GROWING UP HERE, THAT'S WHY I KIND OF LEARNED HOW TO SWIM, AND THEN LATER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE MY KIDS TO FISH AND TO SEE THE WATER LEVEL JUST DROP PRECIPITOUSLY.

THAT IS WHY WHEN I VOTED FOR THE PROVISIONS AROUND CLIMBED ACTION, IT WAS THE SINGLE LARGEST ACTION CONGRESS HAS EVER TAKEN IN THE WORLD.

NOT JUST FOR THE UNITED STATES, IN THE WORLD, TO ADDRESS OUR CLIMATE CRISIS.

LAS VEGAS IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST CITIES.

IT'S GETTING HOTTER.

IT DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, MANY OF WHOM HAVE TO WORK OUTDOORS TO EARN A LIVING.

IT CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTH RELATED IMPACTS, INCLUDING ASTHMA.

SO THIS IS SERIOUS HOW WE ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, AND WATER IS ONE COMPONENT OF A LARGER EFFORT AROUND THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

NOT ONE REPUBLICAN JOINED US TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

AGAIN, THAT'S WHAT'S BROKEN IS WHEN PEOPLE PUT THEIR PARTY OVER THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE.

I'M FOR PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICS.

AND THERE ARE TIMES WHERE I BREAK WITH MY PARTY IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NEEDS OF MY CONSTITUENTS ARE ADDRESSED.

I'M PROUD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE $4 BILLION FOR THE DROUGHT, FOR THE WESTERN STATES, INCLUDING FOR NEVADA.

BUT MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT, MR. PETERS, IS THAT I BELIEVE IN THE NEVADA SPIRIT.

I BELIEVE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

I'VE SEEN US AT OUR BEST, AND I'VE SEEN HOW WE RESPOND.

GUESS WHAT, WE'RE GOING TO LEAD THE NATION IN RENEWABLE, IN SOLAR, IN GEOTHERMAL, IN HYDROGEN.

WE JUST HOPED THE FIRST AND NEWEST HYDROGEN PLANT IN YEARS IN NORTH LAS VEGAS FROM THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT ACT THAT AGAIN I VOTED FOR.

THAT'S THE TYPE OF ACTION THAT WE NEED.

>> THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> AND A TYPE OF POSITIVE VIEW WE NEED TO SOLVE THESE PROBLEMS.

>> MR. PETERS, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE $4 BILLION THAT IS GOING TO BE COMING TO THE WEST, NEVADA'S WAY, TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE DROUGHT SITUATION HERE?

WOULD YOU SUPPORT -- DO YOU SUPPORT THAT?

HAD YOU BEEN IN CONGRESS, DO YOU SUPPORT THE MOVE BY MUCH OF THE STATE TO CREATE MORE RENEWABLE INFRASTRUCTURE?

>> IN REGARDS TO THE $4 BILLION, HERE'S WHAT I SUPPORT.

I SUPPORT STAND ALONE BILLS TO FIX SPECIFIC PROBLEMS.

IN THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, $370 BILLION, AS MR. HORSFORD SAID, THE LARGEST SPEND OUT EVER IN THE WORLD, THAT'S NOT SOMETHING TO BE TOUTING YOURSELF.

>> NOT -- >> EXCUSE ME.

SO THE $4 BILLION THAT YOU REFER TO, IF WE KNOW WHERE THAT'S BEING SPENT, IF WE KNOW WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE ON THAT -- AGAIN, I GO BACK TO I AM FOR SINGLE BILL, SINGLE ITEM LEGISLATION SO IT CAN BE STUDIED, IT CAN BE UNDERSTOOD.

THE IMPACTS OF IT KNOWN TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VOTING ON IT.

THE DAYS OF NANCY PELOSI, AND YOU HAVE TO VOTE FOR IT TO KNOW WHAT'S IN IT, THOSE NEED TO BE GONE.

THESE OMNIBUS BILLS OF A TRILLION DOLLARS DO NOTHING BUT INFLATE AND INFLATE AND INFLATE.

THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA, THEY'RE LOSING $333 A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE INFLATION THAT'S OCCURRING.

IF IT WAS ALL STOPPED TODAY, THEY'D STILL LOSE $10,000 IN A YEAR BECAUSE OF THE DEVALUING OF THE STRENGTH OF THEIR DOLLAR.

THAT COMES FROM SPENDING BILLIONS OF DOLLARS, TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO.

THAT'S WHAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE.

THAT'S WHAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE DONE FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE $31 TRILLION OF DEFICITS THAT OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN AREN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR IF WE DON'T TAKE ACTION QUICKLY.

AGAIN, SPENDING OUT MONEY AND NOT KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING WHERE IT'S GOING TO GO IS NOT THE ANSWER.

TO YOUR QUESTION, THE ORIGINAL QUESTION OF WATER, IT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT HERE IN NEVADA.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

LAKE MEAD IS AT A CRISIS LEVEL.

MR. HORSFORD SAID IT ON THE STAGE THE OTHER DAY.

I WAS QUITE SURPRISED FOR HIM TO SAY IT, BUT THIS IS IN ONE REGARD I AGREE WITH HIM.

WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT WATER DESALINIZATION.

THERE IS A GIANT OCEAN JUST A LITTLE WAYS AWAY.

UNFORTUNATELY, CALIFORNIA DENIED THAT OPPORTUNITY BACK IN MAY WHEN THEY VOTED AGAINST IT.

I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE ON THE TABLE.

WHEN I GO TO CONGRESS, I'VE ASKED TO BE ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE SO WE CAN ADDRESS THIS PROGRAM HEAD ON.

>> MR. PETERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ON THE SPENDING OF THAT $4 BILLION, TO CREATE MORE WATER, A FORMER SOUTHERN NEVADA WATER AUTHORITY CHIEF PAT MULROY HAS TALKED ABOUT MORE DESALINIZATION PLANTS FOR CALIFORNIA.

THAT WOULD BE SPECIFIC AREA TO DIRECT THAT MONEY TO.

THEY'RE VERY EXPENSIVE TO CONSTRUCT.

WOULD YOU, MR. PETERS AND CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD, SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF DESALINIZATION PLANTS?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S INCREDIBLE TECHNOLOGY.

I BELIEVE ISRAEL HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME IN THEIR AREAS, AND IT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE LOOKING AT TO FISSION THESE PROBLEMS.

LOOK, IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD, WE HAVE THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF WATER ON THE PLANET AS WE DID WHEN IT BEGAN.

IT MOVES AROUND.

WE'RE IN A SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED, IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED, AND THERE ARE WAYS TO DO THAT.

I THINK WORKING WITH OTHER STATES TO DRAW WATER FROM THE COLORADO RIVER TO DETERMINE THE BEST WAY FORWARD.

AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, WORKING WITH THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE, I'M READY TO GET IN THERE AND ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND MAKE GOOD THINGS HAPPEN.

>> I'M GLAD WE CAN AGREE ON DESALINIZATION.

>> THERE'S ONE.

>> THAT'S A LONG TERM ISSUE, AND THAT'S WHY WE NEEDED THE $4 TRILLION TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE MITIGATING ISSUES ALONG LAKE POWELL, LAKE MEAD, AND OTHER POWERFUL RESERVOIRS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER.

WE CAN'T WAIT FOR DECADES TO ADDRESS THIS.

PAT IS THE EXPERT ON WATER POLICY.

SHE KNOWS MORE ABOUT WATER THAN ANYONE.

SHE IS SOMEONE I RELY ON TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF WHAT WE'RE DOING ON A FEDERAL LEVEL.

THIS IS ABOUT OUR STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS.

THIS IS ABOUT COUNTIES AND RANCHERS AND CATTLEMEN AND FOLKS IN AGRICULTURE.

THIS IS ABOUT EVERY NEVADA PERSON THAT HAS TO DO MORE TO CONSERVE WATER AND BUSINESSES THAT HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DO THEIR PART.

IT'S NOT JUST ONE APPROACH THAT'S GOING TO SOLVE OUR PROBLEM.

WE STILL HAVE TO HAVE A MULTI-PRONGED APPROACH TO ADDRESS THE DROUGHT, AND THAT IS WHY THAT $4 BILLION WAS SO IMPORTANT.

MR. PETERS AGAIN TODAY SAYS THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT HE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT HOME.

>> I DIDN'T SAY THAT ACTUALLY.

>> YOU SAID IT HAD TO BE A STAND ALONE BILL FOR YOU TO CONSIDER VOTING FOR IT.

>> I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I SAID I LIKE STAND ALONE BILLS.

>> ONE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING BEFORE, WE'RE GOING TO BE DISCUSSING ABORTION NOW.

THE REVERSAL OF ROE V. WADE RESTORED THE ABILITY OF STATES TO BAN ABORTION.

WHERE DO YOU STAND ON WHETHER A FEDERAL BAN ON ABORTION SHOULD BECOME LAW, AND WHERE DO YOU STAND ON BIRTH CONTROL MEASURES LIKE THE MORNING AFTER PILL AND IUDs, WHETHER THEY SHOULD BE LEGAL.

MR. PETERS, I'LL HAVE YOU START.

>> SO I'M GOING TO RIGHT OUT FRONT, LIKE MR. HORSFORD DID EARLY ON, I'M GOING TO CHALLENGE WHAT HE'S GOING TO SAY AND WHAT HE HAS, IN FACT, SAID.

IN FACT, THE DEMOCRAT PARTY HAS SPENT $2 MILLION LYING ABOUT AND MISCHARACTERIZING MY POSITION ON ABORTION.

MY POSITION ON ABORTION IS ON MY WEBSITE.

IT'S BEEN THERE, AND IT HASN'T CHANGED.

I AM A PRO LIFE CANDIDATE.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M ANTI-ABORTION, AND IT DOESN'T MEAN I WANT TO BAN ABORTIONS IN ALL CASES FOR ALL REASONS.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, WE ASKED MR. HORSFORD IF HE SUPPORTS THIRD TRIMESTER ABORTIONS.

HE'S CONTINUALLY SKIRTED THAT ANSWER.

IN MY POSITION -- LOOK, NEVADA PUT IT IN THE CONSTITUTION.

THE PEOPLE VOTED.

THE PEOPLE'S WILL IS 24 WEEKS.

THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS FOR LIFE OF THE MOTHER, INCEST, AND RAPE.

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THOSE EXCEPTIONS.

I ALWAYS HAVE.

MR. HORSFORD HAS CONTINUALLY LIED AND SAID THAT I'M NOT.

HE HAS CONTINUOUSLY SAID I WANT TO BAN ALL ABORTIONS AND TAKE WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE.

THAT IS THE FURTHEST THING FROM THE TRUTH.

AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M MARRIED TO A WOMAN.

I HAVE TWO WONDERFUL DAUGHTERS.

TAKING AWAY A WOMAN'S HEALTHCARE IS A NONSENSICAL COMMENT AND A DOWN RIGHT LIE.

SHAME ON YOU.

REGARDING BIRTH CONTROL, IUDs, AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, HEALTHCARE IS BETWEEN A DOCTOR AND A PATIENT.

IT IS NOT SOMETHING FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO DEFINE.

IT IS SOMETHING FOR THE DOCTOR AND THE PATIENT TO FIGURE OUT TOGETHER.

I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT.

I AM IN NO WAY, SHAPE, OR FORM INTERESTED IN TAKING AWAY WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE.

>> CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD?

>> WHAT'S A SHAME IS THAT MY OPPONENT IS BACK BY GROUPS THAT THEIR FIRST ACTION THEY'VE CALLED FOR IS A NATIONAL BAN ON ABORTION.

PRO LIFE GROUPS THAT SUPPORT YOU, THAT YOU HAVE ON YOUR WEBSITE.

GO TO HIS WEBSITE, SAMPETERS.COM, RIGHT?

>> SAMPETERSFORCONGRESS.COM.

>> LOOK AT HIS POSITIONS AND HOW OUT OF THE MAINSTREAM THEY ARE HERE IN NEVADA.

I'M ENDORSED BY PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION FUND.

I AM SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN BECAUSE THEY KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO PROTECTING A WOMAN'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO MAKE HER OWN HEALTHCARE DECISIONS, I'M GOING TO ALWAYS PROTECT THAT RIGHT.

AND THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES OF THIS ELECTION BECAUSE IN THIS CASE CONGRESS REALLY DOES MATTER.

THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE LEAVE TO THE STATES, WE LEAVE TO GOVERNORS, WE LEAVE TO LEGISLATORS.

NO, IN THIS CONGRESS IS GOING TO DECIDE IN THE NEAR FUTURE WHETHER WOMEN'S FREEDOMS ARE PROTECTED, AND CONGRESS, ONLY CONGRESS -- NOT THE COURTS.

YOU WANT TO RELY ON THE COURTS.

SIR, FEDERAL LAW SUPERSEDES STATE LAW.

YES, NEVADAN'S OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT A WOMAN'S HEALTHCARE, HER VOICE.

THEY ALSO WANT TO PROTECT REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE.

THEY WANT TO PROTECT BIRTH CONTROL, CONTRACEPTION.

THAT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT SOME POLL SIGNIFICANCE IN WASHINGTON SHOULD BE DECIDED.

>> I AGREE.

>> LET'S MAKE SURE YOUR POSITION IS ABSOLUTELY CLEAR.

YOU CONDEMN THE PRO LIFE GROUPS THAT ARE BACKING YOUR CAMPAIGN?

>> THEY'RE THE ONES WHO CALLED FOR A FEDERAL BAN.

>> WE JUMP INTO THE TWO MINUTE OPEN DISCUSSION.

>> YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANSWERED THE QUESTION.

DO YOU SUPPORT THIRD TRIMESTER ABORTIONS?

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT -- >> ANSWER THE QUESTION.

>> NO, YOU KNOW THAT -- >> LET CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD RESPOND.

>> WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT WHO HAVE A VERY SERIOUS OR THREATENING PREGNANCY TOWARDS THE END OF THE PREGNANCY SOMETIMES HAVE TO MAKE VERY, VERY DIFFICULT CHOICES.

SOMETHING THAT NO POLITICIAN IN WASHINGTON WILL EVER UNDERSTAND.

>> AGREED.

>> I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO STAND IN THE WAY OF A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO MAKE THAT DECISION WITH HER DOCTOR.

IT'S NOT MY JOB TO DECIDE WHAT WEEK THAT IS.

IT'S MY JOB AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO FIGHT TO PROTECT THAT RIGHT, AND THAT IS WHAT I WILL FUNDAMENTALLY DO.

>> I WILL FIGHT FOR IT, AS I'VE SAID.

I SAID I WILL STAND UP FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA.

>> THAT SUPERSEDES -- >> HANG ON.

>> IF KEVIN McCARTHY PUTS A BILL ON THE FLOOR, YOU WILL VOTE NO FOR A NATIONAL BAN ON ABORTION?

RIGHT HERE.

>> I WILL DEFEND THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA -- >> YOU WILL SUPPORT KEVIN McCARTHY AND SUPPORT -- >> THESE ARE YES OR NO QUESTIONS.

FIRST OF ALL, CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD, WOULD YOU VOTE FOR A BAN ON ABORTIONS IN THE THIRD TRIMESTER?

>> NO.

>> SECOND OF ALL, WOULD YOU VOTE YES ON A FEDERAL BAN OF ABORTION?

>> NO.

IF IT AFFECTS NEGATIVELY WHAT THE PEOPLE OF NEVADA HAVE ALREADY VOTED FOR IN THE CONSTITUTION, I WILL NOT.

>> EVEN THOUGH YOU CALLED THE WOMEN WHO DID SO KILLERS.

>> NO.

WHAT I REFERRED TO WAS -- >> YOU SAID MEDICAL DOCTORS SHOULD BE LOCKED UP.

>> THAT IS NOT TRUE AT ALL.

ANOTHER LIE THAT MR. HORSFORD IS SAYING.

>> IT'S YOUR POST.

IT'S WHAT YOU PUT OUT THERE.

IF IT'S YOUR POSITION, DEFEND IT.

>> I AM DEFENDING MY POSITION.

THE MY POSITION HAS BEEN ON MY WEBSITE SINCE I STARTED THIS CAMPAIGN.

>> WOULD YOU VOTE FOR A BAN ON THIRD TRIMESTER ABORTIONS?

>> IT'S ALREADY THE LAW IN NEVADA THAT THIRD TRIMESTER ABORTIONS AFTER 24 WEEKS.

>> BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS.

>> IT'S AS I STATED.

>> FEDERAL LAW -- >> IF YOU LET ME FINISH, I'LL ANSWER.

>> LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL TOPIC TONIGHT.

WE APPRECIATE YOU BOTH BEING HERE AND DISCUSSING THESE FINAL ISSUES.

THE FINAL TOPIC IS WITH EARLY VOTING RIGHTS.

IF EARLY VOTING BEGINNING OCTOBER 22nd, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT VOTER FRAUD.

WHAT WOULD YOU TELL A VOTER WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR VOTE NOT BEING COUNTED ACCURATELY.

CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD, YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES.

>> THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT THAT WE HAVE IS OUR RIGHT TO VOTE.

IT'S HOW WE EXPRESS OUR OPINIONS.

IT'S HOW WE HAVE A VOICE IN OUR PROCESS AND OUR DEMOCRACY.

HERE IN NEVADA, THANKS TO GOVERNOR SISOLAK AND THE LEGISLATURE, WHICH IS DEMOCRATICALLY CONTROLLED AND FEMALE LED, BY THE WAY, THEY PROTECTED THOSE RIGHTS TO HAVE ACCESS AT THE BALLOT BOX DESPITE LEVERS TO INTIMIDATE VOTERS, TO HARASS VOTERS.

EVEN MY OPPONENT AND SOME OF HIS SUPPORTERS CAME OUT TO ONE OF OUR CAMPAIGN EVENTS TO HARASS US.

>> I DID NOT GO TO HIS EVENT.

>> YOUR CAMPAIGN WAS THERE WITH GUNS.

THAT'S NOT OUR DEMOCRACY.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT SHOULD WORK.

ON THE FEDERAL LEVEL, SINCE 1965 WE HAVE VOTED TO REAUTHORIZE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT EVERY FEW YEARS.

I THOUGHT THIS WAS LIKE THE ABORTION LAW, SOMETHING THAT'S SETTLED, BUT IT'S NOT.

IT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS TO BE REAUTHORIZED EVERY FEW YEARS.

UP UNTIL 2013 REPUBLICANS DIDN'T VOTE, AND IN FACT, SOME REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTS LED THE EFFORT TO REAUTHORIZE THE FEDERAL VOTING RIGHTS ACT, UNTIL 2013.

WHEN I BROUGHT UP THE BILL AS ONE OF THE SPONSORS OF THE JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING ENHANCEMENT ACT AND THE FREEDOM TO VOTE ACT, THIS IS ABOUT GUARANTEEING PEOPLE'S FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO VOTE, NOT TO HAVE EARLY VOTE SITES CLOSED IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES EARLY, NOT TO DENY CERTAIN TIMES IN CERTAIN AREAS AND CAN EXPAND IT IN OTHERS.

NOT TO PROHIBIT SOMEONE GIVING SOMEONE A BOTTLE OF WATER AS THEY'RE STANDING IN LINE AS SENIORS.

SO MY MESSAGE TO VOTERS, IF YOUR VOTE WASN'T SO IMPORTANT, WHY WOULD THEY BE WORKING SO HARD TO DENY IT?

>> ON THAT, MR. HORSFORD, I WANT TO GO TO MR. PETERS.

SEVERAL ISSUES CAME UP WITH WHAT HE JUST SAID.

THE FIRST QUESTION WE ASKED IS WHAT WOULD YOU TELL A VOTER WHO'S CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR VOTE NOT BEING COUNTED ACCURATELY.

>> I WOULD TELL YOU THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE YOUR CALCULATING CORRECTLY SO THE WINNING PERSON BEING PUT IN OFFICE IS THE PERSON THAT'S SOUGHT AFTER.

I WOULD TELL YOU TO GO OUT AND VOTE.

MAKE SURE YOUR ONE BALLOT, YOUR ONE VOTE TO CONTINUE ARE THE DEMOCRATIC EXPERIENCE THAT IS THIS COUNTRY IS FURTHERED FOR THE LONG TERM.

MR. HORSFORD TALKED ABOUT -- AGAIN, I'LL GO BACK TO THE INITIAL QUESTION THAT I ASKED.

70% OF OUR DISTRICT BELIEVES THAT VOTER I.D.

SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED.

AND IT'S NOT WORKING HARD TO DENY PEOPLE VOTES.

IT'S WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE VOTING.

WE HAD 4.5 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ACROSS THE BORDER SINCE THE PRESIDENT TOOK OFFICE.

THE BORDER IS ESSENTIALLY WIDE OPEN.

ANYBODY'S COMING IN.

HERE IN NEVADA WHEN FOLKS GO TO THE DMV.

THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED TO VOTE.

THERE ARE PEOPLE WITH DRIVER'S LICENSE WHO SHOULDN'T BE VOTING.

HAVING A DRIVER'S I.D., WHICH IS WHAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS, IT'S NOT WORKING HARD TO KEEP THEM FROM THE POLL.

IT'S MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE ONE VOTE.

THE ONE VOTE THEY'RE ENTITLED TO IS COUNTED CORRECTLY.

THE LAW WAS CHANGED LAST ELECTION CYCLE TO MAIL OUT BALLOTS TO EVERY SINGLE ACTIVE VOTERS, WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN ACTIVE VOTER ACROSS THE STATE.

I'M ALL FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS.

BUT SHOTGUNNING BALLOTS ACROSS THE GLOBE AND ACROSS THE STATE IS NOT THE RIGHT ANSWER.

I WOULD SAY DROP IT OFF AT A BOX.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YES, WHAT I WANT TO START WITH IS IN 2020 -- YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT 2021.

IN 2020, MR. PETERS, YOU CALLED INTO QUESTION THE SUPPORT OF YOUR CANDIDATE DONALD TRUMP, WHO LOST THAT ELECTION IN NEVADA.

YOU FURTHER ADDED TO THE RHETORIC WITH MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN, LAUREN BOHBERT AND OTHERS WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSURRECTION AND THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. CAPITOL.

>> HOW WAS I INVOLVED?

>> YOU WERE PART OF THE RHETORIC THAT LED UP TO THAT.

YOU POSTED ALL SORTS OF THINGS SAYING MARJORIE TAYLOR GREEN AND ALL OF THE STATEMENTS SHE WAS MAKING ABOUT THE ELECTION, YOU WERE IN FAVOR.

FURTHERMORE, THAT ATTACK ON THAT DAY, I WAS THERE.

>> I WAS NOT, BY THE WAY.

>> BUT YOU ARE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THOSE CAPITAL POLICE?

IF YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT THOSE -- DONALD TRUMP AND THOSE WHO SUPPORTED HIM, BECAUSE HE LOST AN ELECTION, WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE RESULTS.

WILL YOU ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THE 2022 ELECTION?

>> I HAVE A NUMBER OF TIMES.

I ALREADY HAVE.

I'M SORRY IT'S A QUESTION TO YOU.

I'VE ACCEPTED THE FACT THAT JOE BIDEN IS THE PRESIDENT.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

>> WILL YOU ACCEPT AND REVOKE?

>> YES, I WILL.

AS THEY ARE TAUNTED, I WILL ACCEPT THEM.

WHEN YOU LOSE, I'LL EXPECT YOU TO CONCEDE.

IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

SO THE REALITY OF IT IS YOU TALK ABOUT POSTS THAT I POST.

AS AN AMERICAN, I HAVE THE ABILITY, I'M IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, I HAVE THE ABILITY TO QUESTION.

YES, I DO.

THANK YOU VERY FOR ACKNOWLEDGING IT.

>> I APPRECIATE THAT.

YOU HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY.

>> I HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY AS A CITIZEN TO PARTICIPATE IN MY GOVERNMENT.

>> GENTLEMEN, THE CONVERSATION PORTION HAS ENDED AS OUR PROGRAM NEARS THE END.

WE WANT TO GIVE EACH CANDIDATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CLOSING REMARKS TO REMIND VOTERS WHY THEY ARE THE CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB.

CONGRESSMAN HORSFORD, YOU HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> THANK YOU, AMBER AND JOE AND MR. PETERS, FOR THE DEBATE.

LOOK, CHOICES IN THIS ELECTION COULD NOT BE MORE CLEAR.

I'M PLEASED TO BE HERE TO TALK ABOUT WHERE I STAND ON THE ISSUES AND WHAT I'M CONTINUING TO DO TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOWER COSTS FOR NEVADA FAMILIES, HELP OUR SMALL BUSINESSES, CREATE BETTER PAYING JOBS, AND MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITIES ARE SAFELY.

I KNOW NEVADA.

I'M A SON OF NEVADA.

AND I KNOW THAT WE WORK HARD AND WE LOOK OUT FOR ONE ANOTHER, AND WE DON'T LEAVE ANYONE OR ANY COMMUNITY BEHIND.

WHEN I'M CASTING MY VOTE IN CONGRESS, I'M THINKING ABOUT YOU, YOUR HOUSEHOLD, YOUR SMALL BUSINESS, AND WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO GROW TOGETHER.

SO AFTER LISTENING TO THIS DEBATE, AFTER STUDYING THE ISSUES AND WHERE WE STAND, I'M ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT.

I DON'T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.

I'M PUTTING PEOPLE OVER POLITICS.

THANK YOU.

>> MR.

CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

MR. PETERS, YOU NOW HAVE ONE MINUTE.

>> THANK YOU BOTH FOR HOSTING AND YOUR PATIENCE WITH THIS PROCESS.

MR. HORSFORD, IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NEVADANS.

LOOK, UNDER THE FAILED LEADERSHIP OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, THE VOTES THAT STEVEN HORSFORD HAS GIVEN HIM, WE'VE GOT GAS THAT'S OVER $5 A GALLON.

UP IN NORTHERN NEVADA, IT'S $6 A GALLON AND CLIMBING.

IT'S THE HIGHEST INFLATION IN 40 YEARS.

YOUR 401(k)s ARE WORTH 40% LESS THAN THEY WERE JUST TWO YEARS AGO.

WE HAVE FENTANYL COMING ACROSS OUR BORDER.

THE LARGEST KILLER OF PEOPLE 18 TO 45 YEARS OLD IN OUR COUNTRY, OVER 1,000,000 PEOPLE ARE DEAD BECAUSE THE BORDER IS WIDE OPEN AND IT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED.

WHEN I'M YOUR CONGRESSMAN, AS I STATED WHEN I OPENED, I WILL HAVE TWO SIMPLE PRIORITIES, TO KEEP THE AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY AVAILABLE FOR OUR CHILDREN AND TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE.

I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VOTE ON NOVEMBER 8th.

>> MR. PETERS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

CONGRESSMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING A PART OF THIS DEBATE.

>> WE WANT TO THANK YOU AT HOME FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE WATCHING FOR WATCHING THIS DEBATE PRESENTED BY VEGAS PBS AND KNPR.

>> EARLY VOTING OCTOBER 22nd.

THE ELECTION TAKES PLACE NOVEMBER 8th.

FOR NEVADA PUBLIC RADIO, I'M JOE SCHOENMANN.

>> AND FOR PBS I'M AMBER RENEE DIXON.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.