Health care, though, is another story.
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The rivals were asked about the big beer pending merger, between Anheuser-Busch InBev’s and SABMiller of special Chicago interest, because MillerCoors’ is based in Chicago.
Santorum is calling the government entity that provides loans to firms seeking business overseas a way to keep USA businesses competitive.
And Santorum said he aligned himself with working men and women who feel that Washington doesn’t care about them.
“I believe that cities should establish relationships with cities and other countries around the world, often countries that we have disagreements with”, he added.
But Fox has the ability to push forward to its debate, which is less than two weeks away.
Santorum, who wants to limit legal immigration, countered: “You’re not solving problems for American wage earners”. He advocates for more job training and better education. Lindsey Graham delivered a bevy of zingers and talked tough on national security, getting applause and laughs from an otherwise listless crowd.
Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney tweeted that Graham deserves to be debating with the top-tier candidates.
Overall, Graham advocated for growing the economy in order to help the middle class, reflecting on how he grew up as the son of a bartender with limited means. The crowd left Jindal hanging. The event was the third for Republicans this cycle.
“Look, over the next the several hours, you’re going to hear several Republicans, all tell you they want to shrink the size of government and grow the American economy”.
Oh, also his parents owned a bar, so ” if you’re looking for good beer policy, i’m your best bet”, he says reviving an earlier question about beer industry in Colorado.
As South Carolina Sen. “I’m exhausted of losing”, he shouted. You can also use the CNBC Real Time mobile app, or view via the CNBC Apple TV app.
“I don’t think that’s going to be the deterring factor of whether Chris Christie wins the election or wins Colorado”.
Graham drew uproarious laughter from the crowd after criticizing Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
Overall, Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio is not impressed with how the Republican candidates are handling Western issues.
Graham ended his appearance with one plea: “Make me commander in chief”. He stressed that his budget was balanced and taxes had been cut, though Republicans in his state say otherwise.
The budget deal lifts spending caps on defense and certain social programs but also makes cuts elsewhere. The Republican seeking to replace Jindal as governor, Sen. David Vitter, has pointedly said his tax policy will not be like Jindal’s. Tax credits affecting businesses were rolled back, and the Louisiana Chemical Association has sued over one of the rollbacks. Another time, Jindal said, “Y’all can clap”, as he tried in vain to get the audience to respond to his tax plan.
“The No. 1 role of the federal government is to defend this nation”, Graham said. Rick Santorum and Louisiana Gov. bobby Jindal.
Trump even brought up the sky-high ad rates on stage.
Trump said on Twitter Wednesday morning that he’s “looking forward to what I am sure will be a very unfair debate!”
CNBC anchors John Harwood, Carl Quintanilla, and Becky Quick will moderate both debates.
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Several of the candidates took issue with the moderators’ questions during the excruciatingly painful-to-watch train wreck.
