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In contrast to Gore’s tough ques tion, Bradley did not attack his oppo nent’s record when given an opportu nity to ask him a question. Bradley asked Gore why the public had lost faith in government. In his toughest shot at Gore and the Clinton administration, Bradley borrowed rhetoric from former President Ronald Reagan: “I would simply ask the family farmers of Iowa today, ‘Are you better off than you were seven years ago?’” Bradley said farm policy reforms should include income supplements for family farmers, antitrust action against large corporate producers that hurt family farms and use of the World Trade Organization to open overseas markets for farmers. As an example of the last sugges tion, he cited the WTO’s ruling against European countries that were attempt ing to block imports of hormone-treat ed beef from the United States. 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Busch Gardens is a drug free workplace. “We need to help family farmers move up that chain and get a bigger chunk of the food dollar,” he said. Gore denounced the Freedom to Farm Act, which he called “freedom to fail.” He also called for trade disputes over genetically modified food prod ucts to be settled by sound science, not emotion. “If it’s safe, and if it enhances pro ductivity at no risk, then we ought to be able to use them,” he said. When the debate turned to health care, the candidates disagreed sharply about their health plans. Bradley said his plan would make prescription drugs much more afford able. Gore disagreed, saying Bradley’s plan to replace Medicaid with a new system would leave poor citizens less able to afford health care payments. Citing recent reports predicting budget surpluses of about $800 billion in the next decade, Bradley said the United States could afford bold health care proposals. “A1 has a view that if we provide universal health coverage for every body, we can’t protect Medicare,” he said. “If we protect Medicare, we can’t provide universal health coverage. Now I don’t agree with that. I think we can do both.” But Gore said Bradley’s plan was “fiscally irresponsible” and would spend the entire surplus without pre serving Medicare. i ne proDiem witn Din s approach of saying we can wait until Medicare is bankrupt to save it,” he said, “is that it kind of reminds me of the guy who fell out of a 10-story building, and as he passed the fifth floor he shouted, ‘So far, so good.’” Bradley and Gore showed broad agreement on a number of issues, including campaign finance reform, gun control, education policy and for eign policy. Both candidates^alled for cam paign finance reform and full public . financing of campaigns to dilute the influence of special interests. Gore renewed his call for him and Bradley to stop airing television ads and instead hold twice-weekly debates, including one on agriculture , policy in Iowa, offers Bradley again declined. Bradley, meanwhile, accused Gore and the administration of failing to provide leadership to enact cam paign finance reform. Both candidates said they support ed gun control, with Bradley suggest ing handgun licensing and Gore sup porting an assault weapons ban and photo identifications for gun owners. They also called for more parental attention to children and less media violence. On foreign policy, both candidates support Senate ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, which the Senate rejected last fall. ^ I think the presidency has to be a day-to-day, resolute fight for the American people." AlGore Democratic candidate They also voiced support for continu ing arms control agreements to pre vent a renewed arms race. Asked when the United States should intervene in peacekeeping efforts, Bradley said the United States could not be the world’s policeman and should make use of multilateral efforts, including United Nations mis sions. Gore said the United States must have a national interest at stake and be convinced military action is the only solution to a given problem. Bradley concluded by calling for the next president to show the type of leadership exercised by Franklin D. Roosevelt to enact the New Deal and Lyndon Johnson to promote the civil rights movement and create the Great Society. 1 will not rest until rural America and urban America move ahead,” Bradley said. “I will not rest until we leave no one behind. Only if we leave no one behind can we bring everyone together.” Gore called Bradley a “good man” and said he was honored to be in a race for the nomination with’him. But he sought to contrast his approach with Bradley’s. /: “I don’t think the presidency is an academic exercise or a seminar on the ories,” he said. “I think the presidency has to be a day-to-day, resolute fight for the American people.” Also attending the debate were/ two U.S. senators from the Midwest who were supporting different candi dates. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said he was supporting Gore because of hi$ support for farmers. • “Time and time again, on issues important to rural America, A1 Gore has been there fighting for us, and Bill Bradley hasn’t,” he said. Sen. Paul Wellstone, D-Minn., said Bradley’s vision and willingness to take on big issues, such as universal health care coverage, had earned him support. -“Where have you been, Vice President Gore?” Wellstone said. “Why haven’t you been fighting for campaign finance reform?” The Des Moines Register spon sored Saturday’s debate. Editor Dennis Ryerson served as moderator. tr k Every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night 11:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Must present NU student ID Questions? Suggestions? E-mail us at: nuonwheels@unl.edu