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Congressional District 1 (D) Primary Runoff
Season 2020 Episode 13 | 17m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Joyce Marie Griggs seeks the Democratic nomination for GA’s 1st Congressional District.
Joyce Marie Griggs seeks the Democratic nomination for GA’s 1st Congressional District.
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Congressional District 1 (D) Primary Runoff
Season 2020 Episode 13 | 17m 45sVideo has Closed Captions
Joyce Marie Griggs seeks the Democratic nomination for GA’s 1st Congressional District.
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I'M DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS FOR WSB DIVISION.
YOU ARE WATCHING THE ATLANTA PRESS CLUB LOUDERMILK-YOUNG DEBATE SERIES.
THIS IS THE RUNOFF DEBATE FOR THE CANDIDATES IN CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1.
IN ORDER TO ENSURE EVERYONE'S SAFETY WE ARE ALL PARTICIPATING FROM OUR HOMES.
THE ATLANTA PRESS CLUB GIVES A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOR HELPING TO ORGANIZE THIS VIDEO DEBATE.
LET'S MEET THE CANDIDATES CANDIDATES.
THEY ARE, IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS, A RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL FOR THE U.S.
ARMY WHO WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR.
SHE CURRENTLY PRACTICES LAW IN SAVANNAH.
LISA RING IS CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY FOR GEORGIA'S 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
SHE IS ALSO A FORMER CORRECTIONS OFFICER.
NOW, LISA IS UNDER THE WEATHER AND NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S DEBATE.
SHE SENDS HER REGRETS.
VOTERS WHO WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MS.
RING MAY VISIT HER WEBSITE.
WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY OUR PANELISTS WHO WILL QUESTION THE CANDIDATES.
THEY ARE DOW CANDIDATE, THE BUREAU CHIEF FOR WTOC TELEVISION IN SAVANNAH AND EMILY JONES, WHO IS A REPORTER AND SAVANNAH BUR TO HE CHIEF FOR GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
NOW LET'S GET STARTED.
MS.
GRIGGS WILL HAVE 60 SECONDS TO ANSWER EACH QUESTION, 30 SECONDS TO RESPOND TO REBUTTAL.
I WILL HOLD UP A PIECE OF PAPER LETTING HER KNOW WHEN SHE HAS TEN SECONDS REMAINING.
FOR THE FULL SET OF RULES PLEASE VISIT THE ATLANTA PRESS CLUB WEBSITE AT ATLANTAPRESSCLUB.ORG.
TO START THE DEBATE EACH PANELIST WILL ASK A QUESTION TO JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS.
DOW KENNEDY, YOU GET THE FIRST QUESTION.
>> FIRST QUESTION, WE OFTEN HEAR ABOUT TWO GEORGIAS AND WE THINK ABOUT THEM BEING ATLANTA AND THE REST OF US.
EVEN WITHIN THE 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT YOU COULD SAY THERE ARE TWO GEORGIAS.
SAVANNAH, WHEN YOU LOOK AT TRAUMA DARE AVAILABILITY AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND THEN YOU LOOK AT SMALLER TOWNS GOING WEST, GOING FURTHER INTO THE HEARTLAND.
YOU HAVE GOT PLACES LIKE ALMA AND BAXLEY AND SMALL TOWNS LIKE SCRIBBEN, GEORGIA.
WHAT CAN WASHINGTON DO IF YOU ARE ELECTED, WHAT COULD YOU HELP WASHINGTON DO TO SHORE THAT UP AND BRING SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT WE THINK OF IN LARGER CITIES, BRING THAT AND BRING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SMALLER COMMUNITIES BACK UP AND BRING THAT AVAILABILITY?
>> YES.
MR.
KENNEDY, THAT IS CORRECT.
THERE IS SUCH A DIVERSITY EVEN WITHIN THE 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
OUTSIDE OF SAVANNAH, A LOT OF RURAL AREAS, HEALTH CARE IS A BIG ISSUE IN THE OUTLYING AREAS.
WHAT I WOULD DO, FIRST OF ALL, AS A REPRESENTATIVE, I WILL LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE SO THAT I CAN KNOW WHAT THEY WANT.
BUT ALREADY HAVING TRAVELED THE DISTRICT, I ALREADY SEE WHAT IS GOING ON.
SO WHAT I WOULD DO ESTABLISH TEAMS AND IF YOU WANT TO CALL THEM TASK FORCE, HAVING BEEN IN THE MILITARY, I WOULD ESTABLISH TASK FORCE IN RURLS AREAS, CENTRALIZED LOCATIONS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WAYCROSS IS CENTRAL TO THOSE OUTLYING COUNTIES.
PERHAPS HAVE AN OFFICE THERE.
I AM NOT OPPOSED TO HAVING A COMMUNITY CENTER OR A REACH OUT IN SOME OF THOSE SMALLER AREAS BECAUSE THEY ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED, ESPECIALLY IN HEALTH CARE.
AND I WANT TO POINT OUT, UNFORTUNATELY, GEORGIA, THE HEALTH CARE HERE IS LACKING ESPECIALLY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES.
BUT I WOULD REACH OUT TO THEM, LISTEN TO THEM, SEE WHAT THEY NEED AND COME BACK WITH SOME SOLUTIONS TO HELP THOSE IN THE RURAL, SMALLER AREAS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT ANSWER.
EMILY, YOUR QUESTION FOR JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS.
>> MY QUESTION ACTUALLY ALSO GETS TO THAT IDEA OF KIND OF A LITTLE BIT OF A DIVIDE WITHIN DISTRICT 1.
IF YOU WIN THIS PRIMARY, OF COURSE, YOU WILL GO ON TO FACE REPUBLICAN BUDDY CARTER, THE INCUMBENT, AND HE HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN VERY, VERY POPULAR IN SOME OF THOSE MORE RURAL AREAS, AREAS IN THE FARTHER SOUTHERN PART OF THE DISTRICT AS OPPOSED TO IN SAVANNAH AND THE IMMEDIATE SAVANNAH AREA.
SO MY QUESTION FOR YOU IS WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE FOR VOTERS IN THOSE AREAS THAT EARL CARTER HAS BEEN MORE POPULAR?
WHY SHOULD THEY SUPPORT YOU OVER THE CURRENT CANDIDATE WHO AGAIN HAS BEEN QUITE POPULAR?
>> I WOULD TELL THE VOTERS YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
OF I FEEL THE HEARTBEAT OF THE PEOPLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF SUFFERING PEOPLE.
I AM IN TOUCH WITH THE PEOPLE.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE GOING THROUGH.
I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THEM DON'T HAVE HEALTH CARE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT A LOT OF THEM ARE OUT OF WORK.
I UNDERSTAND THESE ISSUES.
I UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PANDEMIC, BUT EVEN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE PEOPLE IN THESE SMALLER AND RURAL AREAS?
I UNDERSTAND THEM.
THEY NEED A STRONG VOICE IN WASHINGTON THAT WILL REPRESENT THEM, REPRESENT ALL IN THE 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, IN THE JUST IN SAVANNAH, BUT GET OUT WITH THE PEOPLE AND MEET THEIR NEEDS THERE.
AND I WILL DO THAT.
I WILL GET OUT WITH THE PEOPLE TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED AND THEY CAN VOTE FOR ME.
LOOKING AT MY PAST, LOOKING AT MY EXPERIENCE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A WORKER, ALWAYS WORKED FOR PEOPLE.
THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MY TOP PRIORITY.
NOT PROFITS.
NOT FAME.
NOT MONEY.
THE PEOPLE.
AS A WARRIOR IN THE MILITARY I WORKED AND SERVED MY COUNTRY FOR ALL PEOPLE AND I WILL CONTINUE TO DO THE SAME THING FOR THOSE IN THE RURAL AREA.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS GRIGGS.
NOW THAT CONCLUDES THE FIRST PART OF OUR DEBATE.
TRADITIONALLY, THE CANDIDATES QUESTION EACH OTHER IN THIS NEXT ROUND.
SINCE LISA RING IS UNABLE TO JOIN US, JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS WILL STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE TWO QUESTIONS THAT SHE WOULD HAVE ASKED HER OPPONENT AS WELL AS HOW SHE WOULD HAVE RESPONDED THE QUESTION.
JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS, PLEASE SHARE THE FIRST QUESTION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE ASKED YOUR OPPONENT.
>> I WOULD SKOOD MISS RING WHAT QUALIFICATIONS OR EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE IN THE 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT?
.
>> AND HOW WOULD YOU HAVE RESPONDED TO WHAT YOU ANTICIPATE WHAT YOUR OPPONENT WOULD HAVE SAID?
>> WHAT I WOULD HAVE SAID IS THAT IF YOU -- I BELIEVE SHE WOULD HAVE TALKED ABOUT HAVING BEEN A MILITARY MOM, HAVING BEEN IN GEORGIA IN THIS DISTRICT MAYBE LESS THAN TEN YEARS.
I WOULD SAY THAT WHAT QUALIFIES YOU TO BE THE NEXT CONGRESSIONAL PERSON?
WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE TO -- THAT YOU CAN NAVIGATE THE SYSTEM IN WASHINGTON, D.C., THAT YOU CAN NAVIGATE THE BELTWAY?
WHAT EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS DO YOU HAVE?
JUST WHAT EXPERIENCE DO YOU HAVE TO NAVIGATE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT?
>> ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW YOU MAY SHARE THE SECOND QUESTION.
THAT YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED YOUR OPPONENT.
>> I WOULD ASK HER REFERENCE HEALTH CARE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT MISS RING BELIEVES IN UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE AND THE ONE-PARENT SYSTEM.
I WOULD ASK THIS QUESTION.
HOW DO YOU PROPOSE THAT WE ARE GOING TO PAY FOR A UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE?
WHO WOULD YOU TAX TO GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE?
I WOULD ALSO ASK WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT UNDER FORMER PRESIDENT OBAMA?
THE OBAMACARE.
THAT'S WHAT I WOULD ASK HER.
>> AND YOUR REBUTTAL TO THAT QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT?
>> MY REBUTTAL WOULD BE LOOK AT THE NUMBERS, LOOK AT THE FIGURES, THE STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED.
DOESN'T IT POINT TO THE FACT THAT UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS A PROBLEM -- COULD BE A PROBLEM, WHEREAS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S AFFORDABLE CARE ACT, OBAMACARE, YES, IT HAD GLITCHES BUT WE WERE WORKING THROUGH THOSE.
AS A RESULT, WE HAD MORE PEOPLE COVERED AND HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THAN MAINLY EVER BEFORE AND IT WAS GETTING BETTER.
SO WOULD YOU NOT PROPOSE TO WORK ON OBAMACARE OR THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND EXPAND THAT?
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW, THAT'S GOING TO WRAP OUR SECOND ROUND OF QUESTIONING.
AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE JUST JOINING US, THIS IS THE RUNOFF DEBATE BETWEEN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1.
LISA RING IS UNDER THE WEATHER AND UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY'S DEBATE.
WE ARE NOW GOING TO RETURN TO THE PANELISTS WHO WILL ASK QUESTIONS OF JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF TIME.
AS THE MODERATOR, I MAY ALSO ASK A QUESTION.
DOW KENNEDY, YOU GET THE FIRST QUESTION IN THIS ROUND.
>> WE ARE EIGHT MINUTES IN AND I AM GOING TO USE THE WORD COVID FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT HAS AFFECTED EVERYTHING IN OUR COUNTRY AND MUCH OF OUR WORLD.
IT'S AFFECTED OUR HEALTH CARE.
IT'S AFFECTED OUR EDUCATION DELIVERY.
IT'S AFFECTED OUR ECONOMY.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU COULD DO IF YOU WERE ELECTED, GO TO WASHINGTON, WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU COULD HELP DO TO MAYBE NOT MOVE US BACK TO WHERE WE WERE, BUT MOVE US PAST THIS WHOLE PANDEMIC?
>> WELL, I BELIEVE WHAT I WOULD DO, OF COURSE, IS MAKE SURE THAT THE PANDEMIC TASK FORCE IS STRENGTHENED AND THAT ALSO WE WILL PUSH TO LISTEN TO THE SCIENCE.
MAKE SURE WE HAVE THOSE ON THE PANEL -- ON PANELS, THE EXPERTS, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, THE AVERAGE JOE BLOW DOESN'T UNDERSTAND CERTAIN SCIENTIFIC TERMINOLOGY, ET CETERA, BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN THE TASK FORCE THAT WE HAVE HAD, THAT HAS PERHAPS DIMINISHED SOME, STRENGTHEN THAT TASK FORCE.
MAKE SURE WE LISTEN TO THOSE THAT ARE EXPERT.
ALSO WITH THE PANDEMIC, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES THAT HAVE IMPACTED EVERY ASPECT OF OUR LIVES.
WE HAVE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK TO TRY TO -- NUMBER ONE, I WILL PUSH PEOPLE OVER PROFITS.
I KNOW A LOT OF THINGS.
OPEN BACK UP.
YOU ARE HAVING PEOPLE DYING.
I MEAN, IT HAS INCREASED, ESPECIALLY HERE IN GEORGIA.
IT IS -- WE ARE ON FIRE HERE.
SO I WILL PUSH PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.
ALSO WE'VE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO WORK WHETHER IT'S TELECOMMUTING, WORKING FROM HOME.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ADEQUATE HEALTH CARE FOR THOSE THAT DON'T HAVE ANY HEALTH CARE, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS PANDEMIC.
ALSO, REACH OUT TO THE RURAL AREAS, TELEMEDICINE IS VERY IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE GOT TO EMPOWER THE PEOPLE.
I WOULD ALSO PUSH FOR MOTHER STIMULUS BILL TO PUT -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
EMILY JONES, YOU GET A QUESTION NOW.
>> YEAH, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS YOUR PRACTICE IN FEDERAL COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA.
YOU SAID IN AN EARLY EARLIER DEBATE THAT THE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED IT.
THE SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS REPORTED THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE.
I WAS HOPING YOU COULD CLARIFY THE STATUS OF THAT.
>> YES.
THANK YOU FOR ASKING ME THAT QUESTION.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, MR.
-- WHEN THEY INTRODUCED ME THEY SAID SAVANNAH PRACTICING LAWYER AND I WAS GOING TO CORRECT THAT.
I AM NOT PRACTICING LAW AT THE PRESENT TIME.
I HAVE PRACTICED LAW IN GEORGIA.
OKAY?
AND LET ME SAY THIS.
I GREW UP IN A SHARE DROPPING FAMILY AND HAD TO FIGHT AND EARN MY WAY TO SUCCESS WHILE THE FORCES OF RACISM TRIED TO HOLD ME BACK.
MY SUCCESS LED TO SERVING IN THE U.S.
ARMY FOR OVER 33 YEARS AS A COMBAT OFFICER, AS AN ARMY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, AND IT ALSO EARNED ME A BRONZE STAR.
I HAVE ALSO HAVE A LAW DEGREE AND I HAVE BEEN A FIGHTER FOR THE PEOPLE IN CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES.
AND I HAVE BEEN WELL RESPECTED AND I'M A WELL RESPECTED LEADER IN THE COMMUNITY.
UNFORTUNATELY, RACISM REARED ITS UGLY HEAD WHEN I WAS JUST TO BE -- REGARDING MY PRACTICE OF LAW TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR MY CLIENTS.
DISMEANTSTED OF AN ALL MALE FOUR-JUDGE PANEL.
WHEN PEOPLE HEARD ABOUT THIS THEY WERE VERY CONCERNED.
COMMUNITY LEADERS -- >> I HAVE TO CALL TIME ON YOU RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AGAIN.
YOU HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION?
>> AGRICULTURE REMAINS GEORGIA'S BIGGEST BUSINESS WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FOLKS THAT ARE ON THE GROUND, IN -- ON THE FARM WORKING, THOSE THAT SELL EQUIPMENT, THOSE THAT SELL SUPPLIES.
STILL OUR BIGGEST BUSINESS.
YET, SO ENMANY OF THOSE THAT ARE FARMING ARE ON A RAZOR'S EDGE OF STAYING IN BUSINESS.
WHAT CAN WASHINGTON DO TO HELP GEORGIA FARMERS, BUT AMERICAN FARMERS, BE A LITTLE BIT STEADIER GROUNDED, BE ABLE TO MAKE OUT A LIVING AND PAY THEIR BILLS?
>> YES, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
FARMING IN GEORGIA IS VERY CRITICAL, OKAY?
MAFT, PEANUTS IN GEORGIA, A LOT OF OUR PEANUTS COME FROM GEORGIA.
OUR SHRIMPING INDUSTRY.
UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF FARMERS ARE HURTING.
YES, THEY DID GET A BELL OUT, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT THAT, BUT THEY ARE STILL HURTING.
THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT.
SOMETIMES THEY ARE NOT -- I READ WHERE SOME OF THEM, ESPECIALLY THE VEGETABLE FARMERS, WERE NOT ABLE TO GET PRODUCE TO MARKET, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.
WHAT I THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN WITH THE FARMERS, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE SUPPORT OUR FARMERS.
WE NEED THE FARM ERTZ IN EVERY ASPECT BECAUSE THEY ARE CRITICAL TO OUR ECONOMY.
IF THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE, LOW, LOW INTEREST RATE FOR THE FARMERS TO SHOW OFF THEIR FARMS, EVEN IF THERE IS GRANTS AVAILABLE.
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE BRING THOSE BACK TO THEM, TALKING TO THE FARM TO FIND OUT SPECIFICALLY WHAT THEY NEED WOULD BE ONE OF MY TOP PRIORITIES BECAUSE IN ORDER TO KNOW WHAT TO DO FOR YOU, I NEED TO KNOW WHAT YOUR ISSUES ARE.
AND I WILL WORK AND FIGHT FOR THE GEORGIA FARMERS.
THEY ARE SO CRITICAL.
THE PEANUT FARMERS AND OTHER FARMERS IN GEORGIA -- >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, MISS GRIGGS.
THAT ALL THE TIME THAT WE HAVE FOR QUESTIONS.
MISS GRIGGS, YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS TO MAKE A CLOSING STATEMENT.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, I AM JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS, RETIRED LIEUTENANT COLONEL, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER RUNNING FOR U.S.
CONGRESS, OKAY?
I WANT THE PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT I DO ENT HAVE A LAW AGREE, I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY LAST TOUR IN IRAQ I WORKED WITH THE U.S.
EMBASSY STAFF TO HELP DRAFT LEGALLY BINDING AGREEMENT BETWEEN AMERICA AND IRAQ.
I WILL CONTINUE TO STAND UP FOR PEOPLE.
I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE 1st CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF GEORGIA AND I WILL FIGHT TO MAKE SURE THERE IS A SYSTEM THAT IS JUST AND FAIR FOR ALL PEOPLE IRREGARDLESS OF RACE, ETHNIC BACKGROUND, RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION, GENDER OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY I WOULD FIGHT FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL GEORGEANS, SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES AND FIGHT FOR EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
I AM A WARRIOR.
I SERVED MY COUNTRY IN THE MILITARY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE MY COUNTRY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO FIGHT.
I CAN'T BE BOUGHT AND I CAN'T BE BRIBED.
IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY.
IT IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE.
I TREASURE PEOPLE OVER PROFIT.
THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH FOR THAT CONCLUDING STATEMENT.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THIS DEBATE.
WE WANT TO REMIND VOTERS THAT ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, AUGUST 11.
EARLY VOTING BEGINS ON JULY 20th.
WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO VISIT THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE TO FIND INFORMATION ON VOTING LOCATIONS AS WELL AS HOW TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.
THANK YOU TO JOYCE MARIE GRIGGS AND THE PANELISTS FOR PARSE FATING THE DAIN.
THANKS TO THE ATLANTA PRESS CLUB AND GEORGIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING FOR ARRANGING TODAY'S DEBATE.
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THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE ATLANTA PRESS CLUB LOUDERMILK-YOUNG DEBATE SERIES.

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