>>> GOOD EVENING.

THANKS FOR TUNING INTO WKSG.

THIS IS THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY DEBATE IF EVER THE NEW LEREDRAWN 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

I'M NEWS DIRECTOR TOM MAGNARELLI, AND I'M JOINED BY WKSG POLITICS REPORTER VAUGHN GOLDEN.

WE COME TO YOU LIFE FROM OUR VESTAL STEWARDS WITH THE TWO DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES SEEKING THEIR PARTY'S NOMINATION TO RUN IN THE GENERAL ELECTION.

THEY ARE JAMIE CHENEY, AN ENTREPRENEUR FROM THE DUCHESS COUNTY WHERE HER FAMILY RUNS A COMMERCIAL BEEF FARM, AND JOSH RILEY, A LAWYER WHO HAS WORKED IN CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND IN PRIVATE PRACTICE.

NEW YORK'S CONGRESSIONAL AND STATE SENATE PRIMARY IS ON TUESDAY AUGUST 23.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS SATURDAY.

THIS DEBATE WILL BE A CIVIL DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES.

WE WILL THOROUGHLY DISCUSS THE POP TOPICS AND WHEN I FEALTIES APPROPRIATE WE'LL MOVE OP TO THE NEXT QUESTION.

THE CANDIDATES WILL GIVE A CLOSING STATEMENT.

QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AHEAD OF TIME BY THE PUBLIC.

NEITHER CANDIDATE HAS BEEN SHOWN THE TOPICS.

AND WE'RE ALSO ATTACKING QUESTIONS THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, AND YOU CAN COMMENT USING OUR FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM.

BEFORE WE BEGIN I WOULD LIKE THE CANDIDATES TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO THE AUDIENCE, TALK ABOUT WHY YOU'RE RUBBING AND THE CONNECTION TO THE NORTHEASTERNTH DISTRICT WHICH STRETCHES FROM IT CAN A TO THE HUDSON VALLEY.

MR. RILEY, YOU WON TO COIN TOSS SO WE'LL START WITH YOU.

>> THANK YOU, TOM AND VAUGHN FOR DOING THIS, THANK YOU FOR SPENDING TIME WITH US, I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO REPRESENT THE REGION THAT RAISED ME.

WE'RE FACING SOME BIG CHALLENGE IN THIS REGION, ALSO IN THE COUNTRY.

ALSO SOME BIG OPPORTUNITIES AND I HAVE VERY DEEP LOCAL ROOTS IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ALSO NATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO MEET THOSE CHALLENGES.

MY FAMILY HAS BEEN HERE FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS AND AS I WAS GROWING UP WE LOST A LOT OF THOSE JOBS AND FAMILIES WERE STRUGGLING TO GET BY WHILE CORPORATE PROFITS WERE SOARING AND WALL STREET WAS DOING VERY WELL AND THAT TAUGHT ME EARLY ON THAT THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED.

SO I GOT MY START IN PUBLIC SERVICE WORKING AS A STAFF ARREST TENANT, I'VE DONE CIVIL RIGHTS WORK FOR KIDS ARE FROM LOW INCOME FAMILIES.

I'VE WORKED IN THE SENATE TO BRING DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE OPIOID PANDEMIC.

WE'RE FACING A LOT OF BIG CHALLENGE AND I'M READY TO HIT THE GROUND RUNNING TO MEET THOSE.

>> MS. CHENEY.

>> THANK YOU FOR PUTTING TOGETHER A GREAT EVENT AND THANK YOU TO ALL THE LISTENERS WHO ARE JOINING US ON THIS SUMMER EVENING WHEN YOU MAY HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO: I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS TO REPRESENT THE REGION WHERE MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE CHOSEN TO COME AND RAISE OUR FAMILY AND GROW A BUSINESS FOR NEARLY A DECADE NOW.

AND I'M RUNNING BECAUSE THIS IS A MOMENT WHEN THERE'S 435 VOTES ON THE LINE THAT ARE GOING TO DETERMINE SO MANY THINGS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY.

OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE.

THE FUTURE OF OUR PLANET.

THIS IS A VERY, VERY PURPLE DISTRICT.

AND WE'RE GOING TO NEED A CANDIDATE WITH A SPECIFIC SET OF EXPERIENCE TO BE ABLE TO ACTIVELY ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT IS WE KNOW ARE MOST CRITICAL FOR VOTERS IN THIS MOMENT.

WHAT WE'RE HEARING CONSISTENTLY ON THE DOORS IS TOP OF MIND FOR VOTERS ARE CHOICE, THE RIGHT TO CHOOSE.

MEANINGFUL GUN REFORM AND THE COST OF LIVING.

I HAVE A TRACK RECORD ON ALL OF THESE.

I'M A UNIQUELY POSITIONED CANDIDATE THAT CAN HOLD THIS VERY, VERY PURPLE DISTRICT FOR DEMOCRATS AND ENSURE THAT IT IS THE TYPE OF PRO-CHOICE, PRO-COMMUNITY AND PRO-FAMILY VOTE THAT I BELIEVE BEST REPRESENTS ALL OF US AND EACH OF OUR COMMUNITIES.

I'VE SPENT MY CAREER BUILDING A BUSINESS THAT ADVOCATES FOR WORKING FAMILIES, PUTTING IN PLACE THE BENEFITS THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE WORKFORCE AND IN THIS MOMENT WHEN ONE OF THOSE TOP THREE ISSUES IS TRULY ABOUT WHAT THE COST OF LIVING LOOKS LIKE FOR THE WORKING FAMILIES OF THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

IT IS MY TRACK REPORT THAT IS SUITED TO DO THAT AND TO PULL INVENTORIERS ACROSS THE ISLE TO REPRESENT THE VALUES THAT WE ALL SHARE AND DELIVER FOR THE FAMILIES OF THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

>> THANK YOU.

LET'S GET INTO THE QUESTIONS, I WOULD LIKE TO START WITH INFLATION.

SO INFLATION IS HURTING LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME NEW YORKERS, WE'VE SEEN THE PRICE OF GAS, FOOD AND RENT SOAR THIS YEAR AND ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY ISN'T GOING AWAY.

THE SENATE RECENTLY PASSED THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT THAT AIMS TO CREATED NOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, MAKE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS MORE AFFORDABLE AND LOWER THE DEFICIT.

DEMOCRATS SAY THIS WILL HELP FLIGHT INFLATION, REPUBLICANS SAY IT WILL MAYBE INFLATION WORSE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS BILL AND WOULD YOU VOTE FOR IT?

DOES IT GO TOO FAR, DOES IT NOT GO FAR ENOUGH AND WHAT CAN CONGRESS DO TO REDUCE INFLATION?

>> ABSOLUTELY I WOULD VOLT IN FAVOR OF THIS BILL AND I WAS EXCITED THAT WE WERE SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING DONE AND I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE SIGNED INTO LAW.

THERE ARE PACKAGES IN WHICH I DON'T THINK IT WENT FAR ENOUGH.

WHEN WE LOOK AT COST OF LIVING WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE, WHAT'S CREATING THE PRESSURE ON FAMILIES IN THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND IT'S ON HEALTH CARE THAT I DON'T THINK ITS WENT FAR ENOUGH.

I'M THRILLED THE BILL DOES GIVE MEDICARE THE ABILITY TO BARGAIN OVER THE PRICE OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

I DON'T LIKE THAT IT'S LIMITED AND I DON'T LIKE THAT IT'S ALL INFLUENCE.

SO LET'S TALK ABOUT UPSIDE.

THE NEXT STEP THAT I WANT TO SEE IS I WANT TO TAKE THIS AND LOOK AT ANOTHER SET OF LEVERS ON THAT 36060 COST OF LIVING.

WE NEED TO STEMMED MEDICARE COVERAGE TO COVER HEARING DENTAL AND VISION.

WE KNOW THAT FOR SENIORS PARTICULARLY THOSE THREE ITEMS COMPRISE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF COST OF LIVING.

WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO CONTINUE OUR 360 APPROACH ON COST OF LIVING BECAUSE INFLATION IS A GLOBAL TREND, IT'S NOT ONE WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE THE TURN AROUND NEXT YEAR.

OTHER LEVERS THAT I SEE THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE ARE DIRECT TO COMMUNITY FUNDING AS I TRAVEL THIS DISTRICT AND WE DRIVE ABOUT A THOUSAND MILES PER WEEK, SO WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION, DIRECT DIRECT COMMUNITY FUNDING AND THE IMPACT IT HAD ON THE COMMUNITY IN THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IS THE SINGLE PIECE OF LEGISLATION WE HEAR FROM MOST.

WHEN DIRECT COMMUNITY FUNDING CAME DOWN IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN MY COMMUNITY REFURBISHED A CLOSED CHILD CARE CENTER.

THAT WAS A TRUE STATEMENT.

THERE WAS A COMMUNITY IN THE CENTER OF THE DISTRICT THAT DESCRIBES COMMUNITY IF YOU BELIEVING TO REFURBISH A PART OF THEIR WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN PARENTS WHO HAD BEEN BUYING BOTTLED WATER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE WATER SUPPLY WAS SAFE NO LONGERRED THAT HAD THAT COST PRESSURE.

COMMUNITIES KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO DELIVER THE QUICKEST SAVINGS FOR THEIR FAMILIES.

IN CONGRESS I'M GOING TO ADVOCATE THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY FUNDING BE AN ONGOING ANNUAL PIECE OF THE BUDGET BECAUSE WE NEED TO EMPOWER OUR COMMUNITIES TO DELIVER TRUE SHORT-TERM COST SAVINGS.

>> DIRECTED COMMUNITY FUNDING, WHAT STING NEEDS TO BE PUT ON THAT WITH MONEY DIRECTLY COMING TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT?

BECAUSE AFTER THE PANDEMIC WE CLAIMED A NUMBER OF MUNICIPALITIES SPENT ON THINGS THAT GARNERED CONTROVERSY.

>> ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE LUXURY BOXES.

I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT SHOULD BE APPROPRIATE.

WE DEFINITELY NEED MORE RESTRICTIONS.

>> WHAT KIND OF -- >> WHAT I WOULD SPECIFICALLY LOOK FOR ARE THINGS THAT HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON PEOPLE'S LIVES AND AREN'T ASSOCIATED WITH OUTSIDE CORPORATE OWNERSHIP, AS IN THE DUCHESS BASEBALL STADIUM, DIRECT IMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND SERVICES IN INFRASTRUCTURE ARE THE BUCKETS WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT RATHER THAN RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

>> OTHER THAN.

THANK YOU MR. RILEY.

>> LOOK, THESE CONVERSATIONS THAT FAMILIES ARE HAVING AROUND THEIR KITCHEN TABLE, THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS MY FAMILY HAD AROUND THE KITCHEN TABLE.

I REMEMBER WE USED TO PUT OUR SCHOOL CLOTHES ON LAYWAY AT THE CAN RECOLLECT MART AND WE WOULD SIT THERE AND BALANCE THE BUDGET TO MAKE SURE THE PAYMENTS WERE MADE EVERY WEEK IN TIME SO WE WOULD HAVE OUR SCHOOL CLOTHES FOR THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.

THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS FOLKS ARE HAVING, NOT ALL OF THE EXTREMISM WE'RE FINDING OUT OF WASHINGTON.

SO THERE'S A LOT THAT HAS BEEN DONE RECENTLY TO HELP ON THAT BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE WE NEED TO DO.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT WAS A FROM VISION THAT WOULD HAVE REQUIRED HAD HEDGE FUND MANAGERS AND INVESTMENT BANKERS ON WALL STREET TO FINALLY PAY THEIR FAIR SHARE.

RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE HEDGE FUND MANAGERS AND WALL STREET TYCOONS WHO ARE PAYING A LOWER TAX RATE THAN PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS LIKE MY SISTER IS, JANITORS LIKE MY GREAT GRANDPA AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS FINALLY INVEST IN GIVING WORKING FAMILIES A TAX BREAK.

I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR RESTORING THE CHILD TAX CREDIT AND I WOULD ADVOCATE FOR CLOSING CARRIED LOOPHOLE.

THINGS A CONVENTION OF OF GENERATION OF FAILED POLICY WHERE WE HAVE SHIPPED REALLY GOOD JOBS OVER SEAS.

WE HAVE CEDED OUR SUPPLY CHAIN TO SHINE ON EVERYTHING FROM SEMI-CAN YOU RECOLLECT THE KIM JONG-UN DOCTORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE AND WE ENDED UNDERSTOOD NOT MAKING THE THINGS WE NEED HERE NOT JUST IN THE UNITED STATES BUT IN UP STATE NEW YORK WHICH IS SOMETHING WE'VE ALWAYS DONE, SO I STRONGLY ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT WILL BRING ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND THOSE SUPPLY CHAINS BACK HOME AS A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY TO REDUCE INFLATION OVER THE LONG-TERM.

>> DO YOU BELIEVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO PROVIDE MORE OF THIS DIRECTED COMMUNITY FUNDING?

>> I THINK IT'S ONE POTENTIAL AVENUE, I THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF WAYS WE CAN FIGHT INFLATION THAT ARE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE INVESTING DIRECTLY IN WORKING FAMILIES INSTEAD OF THINGS LIKE THE BASEBALL STADIUM IN DUCHESS COUNTY.

THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT INCLUDES A 370 BILLION-DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE.

THINKS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.

I HAVE A TWO-YEAR-OLD SON AND I THINK EVERY DAY ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE HIM IN A FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY AND WHETHER WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE HIM AN INHABITABLE PLANET AND THOSE INVESTMENTS COMING TO UPSTATE NEW YORK, PLACE LIKE UBIQUITY SOLAR WE SHOULD BE ON THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION AND INDUSTRY WHEN IT COMES TO SAVING THE PLANET FROM CLIMATE CHANGE.

THOSE ARE GOOD JOBS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT'S SOMETHING I'M STRONGLY IN IN FAVOR OF.

>>> LET'S TALK ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE.

A 19-YEAR-OLD WHITE GUNMAN FROM THE TOWN OF CONKLIN IS ACCUSED OF KILLING TEN BLACK PEOPLE AND INJURING THREE OTHERS AFTER AT A BUFFALO SUPERMARKET EARLIER THIS YEAR.

HE LEGALLY BOUGHT A SEMIAUTOMATIC RIFLE AND LAST MONTH THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED LEGISLATION BANNING ASSAULT TITLE RIFLES THAT HAVE BEEN USED IN MASS MASS SHOOTINGS.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THE BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS AND IF SO DOES IT INFRINGE ON THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS?

MR. RILEY.

>> I WAS COUNCIL ON THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AFTER THE MASSACRE AT SANDY HOOK.

IT WAS ONE OFHARDEST THINGS I'VE EVER DONE, HAVING GRIEVING FAMILIES COME TO WASHINGTON AND BEG US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT GUN SAFETY AND ALSO HONOR THEIR KIDS AND WE PUT A PACKAGE OF PROPOSALS TOGETHER TO DO EVERYTHING FROM CRACK DOWN ON GUN TRAFFICKING, WHICH IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY, IMPROVING OUR BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM, WHICH IS COMPLETELY FLAWEDDED AT THIS POINT AND WE HAD 90 PERCENT SUPPORT FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE FOR THAT PACKAGE OF REFORMS.

WE HAD 80s PERCENT SUPPORT FROM GUN OWNERS, SOMETHING LIKE 70 PERCENT SUPPORT FROM FOLKS IN THE NRA AND DIDN'T HAVE THE VOTES TO GET IT DONE.

AND THE LESSON FOR ME IS IN ONE FUNCTIONING DEMOCRACY DO YOU HAVE 90 PERCENT SUPPORT THAT CAN'T GET THROUGH DEMOCRACY?

IT'S ONE THAT'S BROKEN WITH A RIGGED SYSTEM.

THE NRA CAME IN AND POURED TOPS OF MONEY INTO LOBBY IS AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND BLOCKED THOSE MEASURES.

WHEN I GO TO CONGRESS I'M GOING TO BE WORKING FOR WORKING FAMILIES AND NOT SPECIAL INTERESTS.

WITH RESPECT TO THE PACKAGE THAT JUST CAME THROUGH I THINK ANYTIME YOU GET DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TOGETHER WE NEED MORE OF THAT IN WASHINGTON AND I DON'T KNOW THAT IT WENT FAR ENOUGH BUT I WELCOME THE PROGRESS IT MADE.

>> DO YOU SUPPORT A BAN ON?

>> I WOULD SUPPORT HR 1808 ASKS -- YOUR WE QUESTION WAS IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE HONORING THE SECOND ASSESSMENT AND RESPECTING THE RIGHTS OF LAW I BIDING SUN OWNERS.

I THINKS THE REGULATION THAT IS CONSTITUTIONAL.

I SUPPORT 1808.

YOU'RE ASKING ME A BROAD QUESTION, IF YOU HAVE FIVE BILLS IN FRONT OF ME AND THEY'RE NOT IN SUPPORT OF THE CONSTITUTION.

I THINK THE BILL IS CONSTITUTIONAL AND IT MAKES A LOT OF PROGRESS, THE CONGRESSMAN DELGADO AS SUPPORTED IT.

>>> MS. CHENEY.

>> YEAH, I MINOR MEAN, THIS IS A PAINFUL TOPIC TO EVEN DISCUSS: I THINK -- I MENTION -- I HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, MY BOYS ARE 12, TEN AND EIGHT AND I LAUNCHED THE CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN AND IT HAPPENED -- TWO CASE AFTER TEXAS, AND WE GOT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO SCHOOL AND IT WAS A QUIET CAR RIDE AND A VOICE POPPED UP IN THE BACKSEAT AND IT'S THE TONE WHEN YOU KNOW A CHILD HAS BEEN THINKING HARD ABOUT THE QUESTION THEY'RE ABOUT TO ASK YOU.

AND HE SAID MOM MIRROR MANY IF THE SHOOTER COME TO MY SCHOOL SHOULD I TRY TO HIDE IN THE BATHROOM OR GO OUT THE WINDOW LIKE THE LITTLE GIRL IN TEXAS DID?

HE WASN'T THINKING ABOUT WHAT GAME HE WAS GOING TO PLAY AT RECESS.

THAT'S WHAT MY SON WAS SPENDING THE RIDE TO SCHOOL THINKING ABOUT.

WE'RE TRAUMATIZING A GENERATION OF CHILDREN IN REALTIME.

I ABSOLUTELY SUPPORT A BAN ON ASSAULT WEAPONS.

I ALSO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE BACKGROUND CHECKS AND A WELL FUNDED SYSTEM.

A SYSTEM THAT WILL WORK T A EVERY POINT OF PURCHASE BECAUSE WE NEED TO FIND THE TECHNOLOGY FOR THIS TO FUNCTION.

I SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE WELL FUNDED MANDATED SYSTEM OF RED FLAG LAWS.

I'M ALSO LIKE MANY VOTERS IN THIS DISTRICT A GUN OWNER, AND I HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS IN MY COMMUNITY ON A REGULAR BASIS.

YOU MENTIONED THAT MY HUSBAND AND I RUN A CATTLE FARM.

A SHOTGUN IS A TOOL ON A FARM AND I WAS -- I TEND TO TALK TO EVERYONE AND I STOPPED BY AT A COMMUNITY, THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE TEN BECAUSE WE STARTED HAVING GREAT CONVERSATIONS, AND WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE FACT IF BUFFALO SHOOTER WAS BORN THIS THE DISTRICT.

AND THE WOMAN I WAS TALKING TO -- I SAID IN THAT CONTEXT I DO BELIEVE IN ASSAULT WEST PALM BEACHES BAN, AND SHE SAID IT'S GOING TO BE A SLIPPERY SLOPE AND THEY'RE GOING TO COME FOR OUR SHOTGUNS AND I SAID THIS IS WHY YOU SNEED THE GUN OWNERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.

AND SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID YOU'RE A GUN OWNER?

AND I SAID ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE USE REGULARLY AND THE CONVERSATION COMPLETELY SHIFTED.

INSTEAD OF BEING ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE TABLE WE WERE TWO PEOPLE WHO SAID THERE'S A PLACE TO RESPECT THAT WEAPONS -- SHOTGUNS CAN BE USEs AS A TOOL.

PARTICULARLY IN OUR FARMING COMMUNITY AND IN PLACES IN THE DISTRICT, IT'S PART OF OUR CULTURE AS WELL.

AND THOSE GUN OWNERS I CAN SPEAK TO MY OWN GUN OWNERSHIP ARE THE SAFEST GUN OWNERS WE KNOW AND WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO RESPECT AND PROTECT THAT TYPE OF GUN OWNERSHIP.

WHILE MAKING SURE THAT THERE IS NO ASSAULT WEAPON IN CIVILIAN HANDS IN THIS COUNTRY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BEFORE WE ENTIRELY DAMAGE AN INTERGENERATIONS OF CHILDREN.

>> THANK YOU.

LET'S TAKE A QUICK QUESTION FROM SOCIAL MEDIA.

>> SURE, SO CARLA ASKS CAN YOU GIVE RELATIONSHIPS WHY A FEDERAL SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SUCH AS MEDICARE FOR ALL WOULD NOT BE A BENEFIT IF THAT IS YOUR VIEW?

>> YEAH, I MEAN, SO ONE OF THE BIG CONCERNS AROUND -- ANYTIME WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REFORMS TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT FRONT AND CENTER ARE THE HEALTH CARE PLANS THAT OUR UNIONS HAVE NEGOTIATED OVER TIME.

A LOT OF UNIONS HAVE USED THEIR POLITICAL CAPITAL AND BARGAINING POWER TO GET COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT THAT PROVIDE REALLY GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

MY MOTHER WAS PART OF A UNION, SHE HAD REALLY GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE BECAUSE OF THAT SO WHATEVER REFORMS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ONE OF THE THINGS WEE NEED WE NEED TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CAUSING DISRUPTION TO THOSE PLANS AND ALSO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT CAUSING DISRUPTION TO PLANS TO FOLKS WHO NEED CONTINUITY CARE AND LIKE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE.

RIGHT NOW THE HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY SYSTEM IS SNOT WORKING, PEOPLE ARE PAYING WAY TOO MUCH AND THEY'RE GETTING THE CAUGHT IN RED TAPE AND BUREAUCRACY.

ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US DO IS RAISE THE MEDICAL LOSS RATIO, IT'S A PROVISION THAT REQUIRES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF YOUR PREMIUM TO GO TO CARE AND NOT TO NONSENSE LIKE LOBBYING AND EXECUTIVE PAY.

>> ASK JAMIE TO YOU DO YOU SUPPORT MEDICARE FOR ALL.

>> FIRST OF ALL CARLA THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WEIGHING IN WITH THE QUESTION.

I DO NOT SUPPORT MEDICARE FOR ALL IN THE PROPOSED FORM.

THE PROPOSED FORM WOULD DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE FEDERAL BUDGET WHICH I DO NOT THINK IS FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.

I DO BELIEVE WE NEED TO LOOK AT OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THAT HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT AND IT'S A THING WE NEED TO ENSURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO.

I AM CONCERNED THAT ALMOST ALL PROPOSALS AROUND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE HAVE THOUGHT ONLY ABOUT COST AND COST IS CRITICAL BUT YOU SPEND ANY TIME HERE WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IS THAT THE WORD ACCESS AS APPLIED TO HAD BEEN IS SO MUCH BROADER THAN COST.

IT IS LITERALLY THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GET TO SERVICES IN TERMS OF PROXIMITY AND A TIMELY MANNER.

I'M SURE WE'LL TOUCH ON REPRODUCTIVE HAD BEEN AND MUCH OF THIS DISTRICT IS A DESERT IN TERMS OF OTHER HEALTH CARE SERVICES SO IT NEEDS TO CONSIDER BOTH WITH A WE'RE PROVIDE, HOW WE'RE PAYING FOR IT AND LITERALLY WHETHER PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THE CARE THEY NEED IN THE MORE RURAL AREAS OF OUR COUNTRY.

>> THANK YOU.

IF YOU'RE JUST JOINING US THIS IS THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY DEBATE FOR THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

I'M TOM MAGNARELLI WITH WKSG POLITICS REPORTER VAUGHN GOLDEN.

WE'RE COMING TO YOUR YOU FROM OUR STUDIOS IN VESTAL.

I'M JOINED IN THE STUDIO BY THE CANDIDATES JAMIE CHENEY AND JOSH RILEY.

BEFORE WE TURN TO THE QUESTIONS I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OR VIEWERS AND LISTENERS WE ARE TAKING QUESTIONS DURING THE PROGRAM.

YOU CAN TWEET THEM USING THE #NY 19 OR USING THAT COMMENT ON OUR FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HEALTH.

NEW YORK IS CONFRONTING TWO ONGOING DISEASES, COVID-19 AND MONKEYPOX.

THE STATE IS PREPARING FOR A POTENTIAL NEW WAVE OF COIN CASES AND THERE'S BEEN 2,000 CASES OF MONKEYPOX IN NEW YORK, BUT THE VACCINE HAS LIMITED AVAILABILITY UPSTATE, IT'S ONLY OFFERED THIS CERTAIN AREAS AND FOR CERTAIN AT RIBS POPULATIONS SO TWO QUESTIONS AND WE'RE GOING TO START WITH MS. CHENEY.

FIRST DO YOU THINK THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DROPPED THE BALL WITH CONTRIBUTING THE MONKEYPOX VACCINE, AND SECOND QUESTION SHOULD COVID-19 VACCINATIONS BE MANDATORY FOR CHILDREN TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL?

>> SO I DON'T THINK THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DROPPED THE BALL NORTH AMERICAN IN TERMS OF THE MONKEYPOX VACCINE, I THINK WE KNOW AND OUR NATION AS A WHOLE AS LEARNED A LOT ABOUT PUBLIC HEALTH AND WE'VE LEARNED THAT AT RISK PEOPLE CAN MAKE DECISIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND WE CAN CHANGE OUR BEHAVIOR AS APPROPRIATE.

WE'VE LEARN ANOTHER SET OF TOOLS AND I THINK WE'RE REACTING QUICKLY AND APPROPRIATELY.

I WAS THRILLED THAT WE WOULD USE THE DOSE FOR FIVE TO SIX INDIVIDUALS AND THE COMBINING OF THE PUBLIC'S COMMITMENT TO KEEP THE AT RISK SAFE MAKE ME FAIRLY COMFORTABLE AROUND MONKEYPOX: I DO NOT BELIEVE THE COVID-19 VACCINE SHOULD BE MANDATED FOR RETURN TO SCHOOL.

>> MR. RILEY.

>> THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT QUESTION BECAUSE MY VIEW ON THIS IS THESE ARE QUESTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS.

WE HAVE GOTTEN TO A POINT IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE SCIENCE HAS BECOME POLITICIZED AND OUR MIGHT BE HEALTH SYSTEM HAS UNDER INVESTED IN.

WE'RE GIVING TRILLIONS OF TAX CUTS TO CORPORATIONS THAT ARE SHIPPING JOB OVERSEAS WHILE CUTTING AGENTSES TO THE GONE, SO WE SHOULD BE INVESTING IN THOSE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES AND DEFERRING TO THE SCIENTISTS TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT SCIENCE.

SO WHEN I'M ELECTED I'M GOING TO ASK THEM TO WALK ME THROUGH THE DATA AND HOW WE SHOULD BE DISTRIBUTING VACCINES.

I'M VACCINATED, MY SON IS VACCINATED.

MY WIFE IS VACCINATED.

THAT'S A CONVERSATION TO WITH THE SCIENTISTS.

I'VE ALSO BEEN ENDORSED BY THE TEACHERS UNION AND THE NURSES UNION AND I WOULD WANT TO CONSULT WITH THEM TO MAKE DECISIONS AROUND THIS.

>> SO YOU'RE NOT SURE IF YOU WOULD REQUIRE THAT.

>> I'M SURE I WOULD IS TALK TO A SCIENTIST AND ASK THEM FOR IF DATA TO FORM A DECISION.

THESE ARE NOT DECISIONS FOR POLITICIANS, THEY'RE DECISIONS FOR SCIENTISTS.

WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE PANDEMIC IS A MUCH DIFFERENT PLACE FROM WHERE WE WERE SOME TIME AGO,, SO IF I SIT DOWN WITH A SCIENTIST AND THEIR VIEW IS THAT WE SHOULD DO ONE THING OR ANOTHER LET'S LET THE SCIENTIST LEAD ON THESE ISSUES.

>> WHAT DUNE ABOUT THE MONKEYPOX VACCINE?

>> IT'S EARLY DAYS AND WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN WITH IT.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVID VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLL OUT OF THE VACCINE.

IT'S A REMARKABLE FEMALE OF SCIENCE THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET VACCINES TO FIGHT THE COVID PANDEMIC AS QUICKLY AS WE COULD AND AGAIN THAT IS OUR SCIENTISTS WHO ARE DOING THE HARD WORK, SO I THINK IT'S A FLUID SITUATION, WE HAVE A LOT TO LEARN BUT ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE BEEN2aPg" ENCOURAGED BY THE APPLICATION OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE COVID VACCINE ROLLOUT.

>> DID THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DROP THE BALL?

>> THERE'S ALWAYS A LOT OF THINGS THAT COULD BE DONE BETTER AND YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT THERE'S A LOT THAT COULD BE DONE BETTER BUT I THINK PEOPLE ARE USING THE LESSONS AND DOING THE BEST WE CAN.

>> OKAY.

THANK YOU.

LET'S MOVE ON TO AGRICULTURE.

NEW YORK'S FARM LABORS WAGE BOARD APPROVED A PLAN TO END THE 60 HOUR PER WEEK OVERTIME THRESHOLD FOR FARM WORKERS AND REPLACE IT WITH A 40 OUR WORKWEEK.

FARM OWNERS WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVERTIME TO FARM WORKERS WHO PUT IN MORE THAN 40 HOURS A WEEK.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, THE FORMER REPRESENTATIVE OF THE 19TH DISTRICT EARLIER THIS YEAR OPPOSED THE CHANGE.

AS DOES REPUBLICAN MARK WHO ONE OF YOU WILL FACE IN NOVEMBER.

HE SAYS IT COULD BE THE DEATH OF FARMING IN UPSTATE NEW YORK, MR. RILEY, MR.

QUESTION IS FOR YOU.

ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST CHAINING THE OVERTIME THRESHOLD?

>> OUR FARMERS ARE HANGING ON BY A THREAD.

EVERY FARM THAT I VISIT THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT THEY'RE FACING.

WHAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING IS A STATE ISSUE, I'M RUNNING FOR CONGRESS, WHICH IS A FEDERAL JOB.

ONE OF THE THINGS I'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF FARMERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT IS THAT WE ARE BEING UNDERCUT BY THE FARMING INDUSTRY IN OTHER STATES WHERE THEY ARE ABLE TO PAY LOWER MINIMUM WAGES.

OUR FARM, ARE PAYING A HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE THAN FARMERS IN A LOT OF OTHER PLACES SO ONE OF THE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US US DO IS RAISE THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE AND PUT OUR FARMERS ON A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD SO THEY'RE NOT BEING UNDERCUTMENT WITH RESPECT TO LABOR IN OUR FARMING COMMUNITY, OUR IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IS COMPLETELY BROKEN, YOU HAVE FARM WORKERS VISAS RIGHT NOW THAT ARE AVAILABLE ONLY SEASONALLY AND THAT'S FINE WHEN YOU'RE PICKING BLUEBERRIES OR CORN, IT DOESN'T WORK IN THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

YOU HAVE TO MILK THE COWS YEAR AROUND, SO WE NEED VISAS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ALL YEAR AROUND, THAT'S A FEDERAL ISSUE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO.

THE FARM BILL IS UP FOR REAUTHORIZATION NEXT YEAR, HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO COVER THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE, SO AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THOSE ARE SOME OF THE PRIORITYIES I HAVE.

>> SO YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THIS DISTRICT, YES OR NO SHOULD IS IT LABOR COMMISSIONER UP OR DOWN THE OVERTIME THRESHOLD?

>> I HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR OUR FARM, AND THEIR PAYROLLS AND THE GETTING THE -- IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT.

I HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS.

>> I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE CONCERNS BUT SHOULD IT BE APPROVED YES OR NO?

>> I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT IT AND I'M GOING TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR FARMERS, CONTINUE TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR LABOR ADVOCATES.

RIGHT NOW BASED ON WHAT I KNOW BASED ON THOSE CONVERSATIONS I HAVE VERY SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN FOR OUR FARMING COMMUNITY BECAUSE OUR FARMERS ARE I THINK HANGING ON BY A THREAT.

>>> THANK YOU.

MS. CHENEY.

>> IT IS THIS IS A COMMUNITY I KNOW VERY WELL, I AM OUR FARMING COMMUNITY SO I'M GOING TO TELL YOU I AM STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF THIS OVERTIME THRESHOLD BEING REMOVED.

I'VE TALKED TO REPRESENTATIVE DELGADO ABOUT AND WE DISAGREE BUT I WAS PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND I'VE BEEN LOBBYING THE GOVERNOR ON IT.

YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY FAMILIAR WITH THE LEGISLATION, YOU'RE PROBABLY ALSO FAMILIAR THAT WE'VE FUNDED THE STATE HAS IF YOU WANTED FARMERS WITH THE TAX CREDIT SO IF A FARMER FOR EXAMPLE IS GOING TO BE PAYING SOMEONE NET $100 MORE PER YEAR BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL OVERTIME THERE'S TAX CREDIT FUNDING TO MAKE THEM WHOLE AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM WITH THE PROGRAM RIGHT THERE.

SO FARMERS HAVE NO ACCESS TO FINANCIAL CAPITAL.

ANY PROGRAM THAT IS FINANCIALSED THROUGH TAX CREDIT, MUCH OF THIS DISTRICT, MANY OF OUR RURAL AREAS IN NEW YORK STATE ARE FINANCED -- THERE'S NO BANK BRANCH YOU CAN GO INTO TO GET A LOAN.

SO HERE'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

WE NEED TO WORK HARD WITH NEW YORK STATE TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO FUND THIS SPECIFIC PROGRAM THROUGH GRANT FUNDING.

IT CAN BE FACILITATED THROUGH OUR CORNELL COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM WHICH IS IN EVERY AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY.

WE CAN HELP FARMERS -- THE FUNDING IS ALREADY THERE.

WE NEED TO CONSIDER HOW IT'S BEING DEPLOYED.

THE SECOND THING WE NEED TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE A NEW YORK STATE AND NORTHEAST SMALL FARMING VOICE ON THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE WHEN THE FARM BILL IS RENEGOTIATED NEXT YEAR: I'VE ALREADY STARTED CONVERSATIONS WITH CONGRESSIONAL LEADERSHIP ABOUT PLAYING A ROLE IN THIS.

THE NEEDS OF OUR SMALL FARMERS IN THE NORTHEAST WHICH ARE TO CRIMINAL IF WE WAN TO HAVE A SECURE REGIONAL FOOD SUPPLY ARE FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE LARGE SCALE FARM THAT THAT DOMINATE MUCH OF AGRICULTURE.

ONE THING THE FARM BILL CAN DO IS CONSIDER OUR RURAL FINANCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

AGAIN, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE EXISTING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION AND IT CAN BE FUNDED THROUGH THE FARM BILL.

SO WE NEED TO PUT THOSE PROGRAMS TOGETHER, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WORKERS ARE PAID FOR THE WORK THEY'RE DOING.

I'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH THE AFL CIO.

I'M PROUD TO BE A VOICE AT THE TABLE AND I'VE BEEN PART OF LOBBYING THE GOVERNOR ON THIS AS A FARMER IN THE REGION SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CONVERSATION WHICH I BELIEVE WERE A FULL SUMMER AGO, I BELIEVE THE OVERTIME THRESHOLD SHOULD BE REMOVED AND IT NEEDS TO BE FUNDED THROUGH A GRANT.

>> YOUR PROSPECTIVE PREDECESSOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR DELGADO WAS ON THE AG COMMITTEE AND YOU THINK THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE IN PREVIOUSLY FARM BILLS.

WHY DUNE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN DONE?

>> SO YOU MEAN THE FARM BILL HAS NOT BEEN REALLOCATED FOR FIVE YEARS AND I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW THAT DELGADO WAS NOT ON THE AG COMMITTEE DURING THAT TIME.

I NEED TO SEE WHAT SMALL FARM REGIONAL VOICE WAS ON THE COMMITTEE FIVE YEARS BUT I NEED TO BE A VOICE.

>>> YOU MENTIONED LARGE AGRICULTURE HAS ITS WAY IN THIS.

>> YEP.

>> HOW DOES YOUR VOICE STAND OUT -- HOW DO YOU BEAT BACK THE LOBBYING, THE KIND OF POWER THAT THEY HAVE OVER YOUR PROSPECTIVE COLLEAGUES ON THE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE?

>> BY BEING A VOICE THAT HAS THE LIVED EXPERIENCE WITH WHAT IT TAKES TO DELIVER [INDISCERNIBLE] CAN I JUMP IN ON THAT QUESTION BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY IMPORTANT AND THIS IS THE ROOT OF PROBLEMS WITH EVERYTHING WE'RE DEALING WITH WHETHER IT'S AGRICULTURE AND THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF THE FARM BILL AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE TAX CODE AND WHO IT FAVORS AND WHO IT DOESN'T, YOU LOOK AT THE FIGHT TOE LOWER THE COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THE BATTLE THAT'S BEEN WAGE THERE HAD.

EVERY PROBLEM WE HAVE IN OUR TOLL POLITICS, YOU CAN TRACE IT BACK TO ONE THING, IT'S THE CORRUPTING INFLUENCE OF MONEY.

THE REASON THE FARM BILL LOOK THE WAY IT'S LOOKED IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE BIG AG CORPORATIONS FUNNELING MONEY INTO THE SYSTEM TO BUY POLITICIAN AND THEY SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS LOBBYING THEM FOR THEIR INTEREST INSTEAD OF SMALL FARMS IN UP STATE NEW YORK.

IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE WITH ALL OF THIS.

IT'S WHY WE MUST OVERTURN CITIZENS UNITED AND GET THE CORRUPTING INFLUENCE OF MONEY OUT OF OUR POLL TIB.

>>> LET'S MOVE ON TO THE SUPREME COURT.

THIS YEAR THE U.S. SUPREME COURT REVERSUSSED ROE V. WADE ENDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO ABORTION, BOTH OF YOU SUPPORT CODIFYING ROE V. WADE INTO LAW.

THE SUPREME COURT ALSO STRUCK DOWN NEW YORK'S RESTRICTIONS ON CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON AND IT'S ALLOWING MORE ACCOMMODATION FOR RELIGION UNTIL PUBLIC PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

SOME HOUSE DEMOCRATS SAY THE CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES ARE ULTRA RIGHT WING AND THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ADD FOUR SEATS TO TIP IT IN THEIR FAVOR.

ARE YOU IN FAVOR OF TERM LIMITS FOR JUSTICES?

>> THIS IS CERTAINLY AN ALL HANDS ON DECK MOMENT.

THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE NEED ACTION FROM EVERY BRANCH.

WE HAVE SEEN SOME EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ON THIS FRONT.

ON THE COURT MY INSTINCT IS NOT TO IMMEDIATELY ADD SEATS.

I AM STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF TERM LIMITS AND I THINK THAT WILL START TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.

TERM LIMITS AND ABLE LIMITS.

I THINK ADDING SEATS IS GOING TO AMPLIFY THE PENDULUM EFFECT THAT WE HAVE.

WE COULD ADD SEATS NOW BUT THIS WILL FURTHER DESTABILIZE OUR COUNTRY.

I THINK THAT TERM LIMITS ARE AN EXCELLENT SOLUTION.

>> I APPROACH THIS AS SOMEBODY WHO'S PRACTICED IN THE SUPREME COURT, DURING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION, THE MUSLIM BAN KATY MORGAN OUT AND THE SUPREME COURT CHALLENGED THAT AND SOME OF TO OTHER IMMIGRATION PROGRAM.

MY VIEW ON THIS IS WE SHOULD NOT ADD SEATS TO THE COURT.

I THINK THAT'S BAD FOR THE CONSTITUTION, I THINK IT'S BAD FOR OUR DEMOCRACY AND I THINK IT'S BAD FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THE INSTITUTION.

I KNOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION HAS ISSUED FORMED A ISSUE CAN DONE A REPORT ANALYZING VARIOUS PROPOSALS BECAUSE ONE THING'S CLEAR, THE SUPREME COURT IS CURRENTLY CONSTRUCTED AND THE DECISIONS WE HAVE SEEN IN THIS LAST TERM INCLUDING OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE, INCLUDING GULLETTING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATION, THOSE DECISIONS ARE WILDLY OUT OF STEP WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS, DEMOCRATS, REPUBLICANS AND INDEPENDENTS, SO I DO THINK THERE'S PRECEDENT FOR TERM LIMITS IN THE NOT SURE STATE COURT SYSTEM.

TERM LIMITS THAT ARE LONG-TERM AND ALLOWING VACANCIES TO BE STAGGERED ALLOWS FOR THE SELECTION OF JUDGES AT PERIODIC TIMESES TO BETTER REFLECT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

>>> THANK YOU.

I WANT TO FOLLOW UP HERE, SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED BY THE NUMBER OF DEMOCRAT THIS IS CONGRESS IS NUKING THE FILIBUSTER AND THIS RELATE TO THE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES WHICH IS OF COURSE THE FILIBUSTER ON THE SUPREME COURT NOMINATION.

JOSH, INCH START WITH YOU, IS THERE A SCENARIO WHERE YOU WOULD SUPPORT GETTING RID OF THE SENATE FILIBUSTER.

>> I'M RUNNING FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WHERE THERE'S NO FILIBUSTERER -- SO I WAS COUNCIL ON THE SENATE AND AT THE TIME THE PRESIDENT WAS HAVING A VERY DIFFICULT TIME GETTING NOMINATIONS THROUGH AND IT WAS STALLING THE GOVERNMENT -- >> YOU MEAN HARRY REID.

>> EXACTLY AND I REMEMBER THE SERIOUSNESS WITH WHICH BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS APPROACHED THE CONVERSATION BECAUSE THE FILIBUSTER IS SOMETHING THAT PROTECTS THE INSTITUTION, SO I WAS THERE WHEN CHANGED WERE MADE.

I WOULD CONSIDER NARROW CHANGES IN PARTICULAR SITUATIONS AROUND NOMINATIONS IF THAT WAS NECESSARY, BUT I I HAVE VERY REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THINGS LIKE CHANGING OUR FUNDAMENTAL INSTITUTIONINGS IN A WAY THAT THEY BECOME POLITICIZEs AND IT BECOMES TIT FOR TAT >>> THE CURRENT SITUATION WE'RE IN THE WITH THE SUPREME COURT, A UNDER THE NUMBER OF OF CONSERVATIVE JUSTICES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO THE SUPREME COURT AND GOT ON THE SUPREME COURT WITH THIS LOWER FILIBUSTER.

DO YOU THINK THAT IS A DIRECT RESULT OR A CONTRIBUTION TO THE MAKEUP OF THE SUPREME COURT?

JAMIE I'LL START WITH YOU.

>> I DON'T KNOW, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO FORMALIZE WHEN IT IS APPROPRIATE TO MOVE A NOMINATION THROUGH.

THAT HAS BEEN A MIXED STANDARD OVER OUR PASTED ADMINISTRATION.

THIS IDEA WHEN AN ADMINISTRATION BECOME A LAME DUCK AND I THINK THE LEGISLATIVE PROTECTIONS AROUND THAT PROCESS ARE MORE OF AN ISSUE THAN THE FILIBUSTER IF WE LOOK AT TRUMP PUSHING NOMINATIONS THROUGH IN THE LAST DAYS OF HIS PRESIDENCY AND THE GARLAND NOMINATION BEING HELD BACK PREVIOUS TO THAT.

>> JOSH, DUNE LOWERING THE FILIBUSTER IS CONTRIBUTION TO THE SUPREME COURT WE HAVE NOW?

>> IT'S AN INTERESTING THOUGHT AND MY INSTINCT IS THAT IT'S NOT.

WHEN CLARENCE THOMAS WAS CONFIRMED MY RECOLLECTION IS THERE SHALL NO-NO FILIBUSTERS SO I SEE THOSE AS SEPARATE.

I THINK BROADER THING THAT WE SHOULDN'T LOSE FOCUS ON IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO A PLACE IN WASHINGTON WHERE WE ARE FINDING COMMON GROUND AND CONSENSUS.

WE SHOULDN'T HAVE OUR LAWS DOMINATED BY FOLKS ON THE EXTREME.

WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO A CONSENSUS DRIVEN APPROACH.

THAT'S WHAT UPSTATE NEW YORKERS ARE AND WHATEVER WE CAN DO TOE TO GET US BACK TO THAT IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD LOOK AT.

>> DO YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS ON THE WAY THE HOUSE OPERATES THAT WOULD EMBRACE THAT, EMBRACE WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.

JAMIE AND I ARE RUNNING IN ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE SEATS IN THE THE COUNTRY.

THIS IS A DISTRICT THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP BY A COUPLE POINTS, AND WHOEVER WINS THIS NOMINATION JAMIE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A REAL FIGHT ON OUR HANDs GOING INTO NOVEMBER AND THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.

RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE SO MANY STATES THAT HAVE PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING WHERE THE RED SEATS ARE GETTING REDDER, THE BLUE SEATS ARE GETTING BLUER AND THE NO MATTER PARTY IS BEING TOTALLY LEFT OUT AND YOU KNOW WHAT THAT INCENTIVIZES?

IT STEVES PEOPLE TO BE AS CRAZY AS THEY CAN BE AND TO APPEAL TO THE EXTREME AND THAT IS SO BAD FOR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, AND IT'S SO BAD FOR FOLK WHO ARE SITTING AT HOME TRYING THE FIGURE OUT WHY DO I HAVE TO DECIDE BETWEEN THE PRESCRIPTION PRESCRIPTION DI CAN'T AFFORD AND MY GROW GROCERIES.

>> MY QUESTION SUICIDE IS DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONINGS ON HOW THE HOUSE CAN OPERATE?

>> OF COURSE, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING THE WAY THE HOUSE IS ELECTED.

THE WAY WE'RE SECONDING PEOPLE THERE IS THE PROBLEM.

WE NEED TO GET RID OF PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING AND REWARD BIPARTISANSHIP.

REWARD COMPROMISE.

COMPROMISE IS NOT BAD WORD.

WE NEED MORE OF IT SO WITH WE NEED TO ELECT OUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN A WAY THAT HAS COMPETITIVE DISTRICTS WHERE EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED INSTEAD OF THE SCREAMING AND YELLING AND EXTREMISM WE SEE WITH GERRYMANDERING.

>> AND JAMIE, YOU, HOW CAN THE HOUSE OPERATE DIFFERENTLY.

>> I CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY WORKING DOCKET TOGETHER AND WHAT I THINK IS MOST HAVING IS WHEN I HAD WHICH WASES AROUND THE FARM BILL AND LOOKED FOR SIMILAR DISTRICTS WITH OTHER SMALL FARM PATTERNS, YOU DON'T FIND THEM THROUGHOUT NEW YORK, THE REALITY IS YOU FIND THEM WEST OF US AND I THINK I'M MOST EXCITED FOR AND I THINK THERE'S THE MOST POTENTIAL FOR THAT BIPARTISAN PROBLEM SOLVING WITHIN COMMITTEE, WHERE WE'RE SAYING WHAT ARE BEST PRACTICES FROM ONE STATE AND HOW ARE WE PUTTING IN PLACE WAYS TO SHARE THIS.

>> THIS IS THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY DEBATE FOR THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

I'M TOM MAGNARELLI, NEXT TO ME IS WKSG POLITICS REPORTER VAUGHN GOLDEN, WE'RE COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM OUR STUDIOS IN VESTAL OTHER WKSG-NEWS, WSKG-TV AND AT WSKG.ORG.

I'M JOINED BY THE CANDIDATES ON THE BALLOT, JOSH RILEY AND JAMIE CHENEY.

IF YOU WANT THE HEAR MORE FROM THE CANDIDATES CHECK OUT OUR COVERAGE OF THIS RACE AT WKSGVOTES.ORG.

NOW BACK TO THE QUESTIONS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT.

IN JUNE THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION DENIED THE RENEWAL FOR THE POWER PLANT AND ITS PARTNERSHIP TOE CURRENCY MINING OPERATION.

GOVERNOR HAS YET TO SIGN A TWO YEAR MORATORIUM ON PROOF OF WORK TRIP CRYPTO MINING WHICH PASSED THE LEGISLATURE.

DO YOU SUPPORT A MORATORIUM ON CRYPTO MINING?

WE'LL START WITH MS. CHENEY.

>> I THINK WE HAVE TO BE HIGHERLY AWARE OF THE EFFECT THAT CRYPTO MINING HAS TO OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES THAT COMPRISE MOST OF THIS DISTRICT.

AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO PUSH ME ON THIS.

I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER, I DON'T FEEL THAT WE KNOW ENOUGH.

WHAT I DO I THINK SUICIDE I'M SURE YOU WELL KNOW RIGHT NOW CRYPTO-CURRENCY IS REGULATED BY FCC AND I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE MOVED INTO THE AGRICULTURAL COMMITTEE AND SPECIFICALLY THE COMMODITIES FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION, WHERE WE CAN CONSIDER THE FACT THAT THIS IS A FILL IMPACT ON RESOURCES AND COMMUNITIES AND FROM THERE I THINK WE NEED TO EXAMINE IT.

CIRCLE BACK WITH ME IN A YEAR AND I FEEL LIKE I'LL HAVE A SOLID ANSWER.

>>ON WE HAVE A YEAR OR SIX MONTHS AND THAT'S THE POINT, WE DON'T KNOW THE EFFECT THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAVE ON OUR ENVIRONMENT.

LOOK OUR PEOPLE AND OUR ENVIRONMENT ARE OUR MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES HERE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

WE NEED TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT.

I THINK ABOUT THIS AS THE FATHER TO A TWO-YEAR-OLD AND THE PLANET HE'S GOING TO GROW UP ON AND SEW RIGHT NOW THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THE SCIENTISTS HAVE AROUND THE EFFECT THIS THIS CRYPTO MINING WOULD HAVE ON OUR ENVIRONMENT HERE IN OUR BACKYARD SO WE MUST DO EVERYTHING WE POSSIBLY CAN TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND NEW JOBS AND BE ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF INDUSTRY BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT.

I'M PROUD TO HAVE THE ENDORSE.

MENT AND I HOPE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE ECONOMIC AND JOBS OPPORTUNITY THAT IT IS FOR UP STATE NEW YORK BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST ISSUE THIS IS FRONT OF US.

>> DO YOU SUPPORT THE MORATORIUM?

>> I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A MORATORIUM UNTIL WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE EFFECTS ARE AND MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT DEGRADING OUR ENVIRONMENT.

I ALSO BELIEVE IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE NOT HURTING INNOVATION SO TO THE TEMPT, FEDERAL REGULATIONS ARE NOT ON PAR WITH STATE REGULATIONS THAT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT.

THE CRYPTO INDUSTRY IS INCREDIBLY EXCITING SO THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS HURT THAT INDUSTRY BUT WE HAVE TO BADGES BALANCE THAT AGAINST THE NEED OF PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT.

>> WE'RE RUBBING LOW ON TIME.

WE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY.

IT WILL SOON BE SIX MONTHS SINCE RUSSIAN'S INVASION OF UKRAINE, AND DESPITE THE U.S. BECOMEING MORE INVOLVED WITH THE CONFLICT WOULD YOU BE IN FAVOR OF SENDING MORE WEAPONS TO UKRAINE?

>> DEMOCRACY IS T UNDER ASSAULT HERE AND ABROAD WHETHER THAT'S WHAT WE JUST SAW IN ISRAEL WE NEED TO BE THERE FOR OUR DEMOCRACIES.

WHAT HAPPENED WITH UKRAINE WITH A RELIGION RENT VLADIMIR PUTIN INVADED FINISH NO OTHER REASON AT ALL OTHER THAN SHEER POWER, RAISING OIL PRICES AROUND THE WORLD SO I SUPPORT AMERICAN EFFORTS TO PROTECT DEMOCRACY.

WITH RESPECT TO THE LATEST AID PACKAGES ONE OF THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF GOOD OVERSIGHT ON THAT AID.

WHEN I WORKED IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE ONE OF THE THINGS WE DID THROUGH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FOR EXAMPLE WAS WITH RESPECT TO FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MAKE SURE THERE WAS TRANSPARENCY AND OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY SO THOSE FUNDERs WERE BEING USEs IN A MANNER THEY WERE INTENDED FOR.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD AMERICAN TAXPAYER DOLLARS BE USED TO LINE THE POCKET OF CORRUPT OLIGARCHS IN OTHER COUNTRIES BUT WE CAN DO THIS.

WE CAN STRIKE A BALANCE.

>>> SPH-PL MS. CHENEY.

>> SO WATCHING WHAT HAPPENED IN UKRAINE THIS PAST SPRING WAS TERRIFYING BUT I SAW ONE SILVER LINING AND WHEN I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IF YOU WILL, WE WERE REALLY TAUGHT THAT WE AS AMERICANS WERE RESPONSIBLE AS DEMOCRATIC LEADERS OF THE WORLD.

AND TO STEP IN AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY WHEN THAT NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND DESPITE THE LACK OF FOCUS ON THE NEED FOR THAT LEADERSHIP THAT WE SAW UNDER OUR MOST RECENT FORMER PRESIDENT, THE FACT THAT OUR COUNTRY CAME TOGETHER IN A KAY THAT IT DID AND EVERYONE FROM MY CHILDREN TO I'M SURE THERE WAS AN EFFORT IN YOUR WORKPLACE HERE INSIDE RADIO STATION FOR RELIEF AND SO IT'S AID IN EVERY FORM AND I THINK THAT WE AS AMERICANS STEPPED UP.

THAT SAID I DRAW A HARD LINE IN TERMS OF BOOTS ON THE GROUND.

I'M THE DAUGHTER OF A VETERAN, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH VETERAN ORGANIZATIONS HERE IN THE DISTRICT AND I'LL VERY AWARE OF THE PAIN FOR FAMILIES THAT DEPLOYMENT AND SACRIFICES COST.

I THINK AID MAKES SENSE, I THINK BOOTS ON THE GROUND IS ONLY SUITABLE WHEN AS RUSSIA RESTRICTS NATURAL GAS FLOW AND IS FOCUSING ON ENERGY, JAMIE WE'LL START WITH YOU.

>> I THINK THAT WE WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS TO NATO.

I ANY THAT SHOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO WORK AS A COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AND SHOWING A PATH TO THAT EXPANDS OUR COMMUNITY THAT'S WILLING TO COME TO EACH OTHER'S AID AND I THINK PARTICULARLY THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES THAT WE'RE CONSIDERING ADMITTING AND CREATING A MORE DEFIED COMMUNITY THAT HAS A DEFIED SET OF ACTIONS.

>> AND JOSH HOW DO WE KEEP EUROPE ENGAGED?

>> WE GET OFF OUR DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL IS IT FUELS.

IF AN ENTIRE CONTINENT WASN'T BEHOLDEN TO THE OIL AND GAS COMING OUT OF RUSSIA SO IN THE LONG-TERM THAT'S THE SOLUTION THIS THIS PROBLEM.

THIS IS A NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUE, WHAT WE'RE SEEING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AND FOSSIL FUEL USAGE AND I THINK THIS CONFLICT AS DEMONSTRATED THAT?

>> WHAT ABOUT THE SHORT-TERM?

>> IN THE IMMEDIATE TERM, WHEN THE RED LINE CRISIS HAPPENED ONE OF THE THINGS I LEARNED THERE IS THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS WHERE THE COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER AND HAVE VERY CLEAR LINES AND EXPECTATIONS AROUND THIS.

SO THE ANSWER THE THIS WOULD BE THROUGH THOSE CONVERSATIONS MAKING SURE EXPECTATIONS ARE SET TO PEOPLE CAN BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE INSTEAD OF MOVING THE LINES AND EXPECTATIONS AROUND.

>> THANK YOU.

WE HAVE LESS THAN TWO MINUTES SO VERY BRIEF ANSWERS PLEASE.

PRESIDENT BIDEN'S APPROVAL RATING IS STILL LOW, HERE'S 79 YEARS OLD, SHOULD HE RUN FOR A SECOND TERM?

>> THAT IS A CONVERSATION FOR JOE BIDEN TO HAVE WITH HIS FAMILY IN 2024.

WHAT I'M FOCUSED ON IS THE CONVERSATIONS FAMILIES ARE HAVING THIS UPSTATE WORK.

>> I WOULD ECHO THAT AND IT SAY NO VOTER HAS ASKED ME THAT QUESTION, VOTERS ARE ASKING ME ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ABOUT A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE IT'S CHOOSE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT S >>> DURING THE COURSE HIS CAMPAIGN BIDEN PLEDGED TO CANCEL AT LEAST 10,000-DOLLARS OF STUDENT DEBT PER PERSON.

DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

>> I THINK THAT $10,000 IS A STARTING POINT NUMBER BUT I ALSO THINK THERE'S A LOT MORE WE CAN DO WITH STUDENT DEBT CANCELLATION.

WE NEED TO TAKE A PAGE FROM OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE LABOR SHORTAGES IN CERTAIN REGIONS OF OUR COUNTRY, WE SHOULD ASHRINE SHRINE STUDENT GET FORGIVENESS WHERE WE HAVE A LADIES AND GENTLEMEN SHORTAGE AND WE WOULD LOVE TO ATTRACT STUDENTS AND WE CAN USE STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS TO DO THAT.

>>> WE SHOULD BE GIVING DEBT RELIEF AND HELP TO PHONES WHO NEED IT, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS, THE NURSES AND FIREFIGHTERS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD WE BE USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS FROM WORKING FAMILIES TO PAY OFF STUDENT DEBT FOR VENOM INVESTMENT BANKERS AND HEDGE FUND MANAGERS.

SO YES FOR WORKING FAMILIES BUT NOT WALL STREET.

BUT HIGHER EDUCATION, WE HAVE TO GET BACK TO A PLAY IN THIS COUNTRY WHERE THERE'S DIGNITY AND HONOR AND REWARD IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND THAT'S WHERE MY FOCUS IS.

>> WE HAVE ROUGHEN OUT OF TIME FOR QUESTIONS CAN WE'LL MOVE ON TO CLOSING STATEMENTS.

OUR COIN TOSS DETERMINED THAT MS. CHENEY WILL GO FIRST.

>> THANK YOU, TOM.

VAUGHN, JOSH AND ALL THE VIEWERS AND LISTENERS WHO HAVE JOINED US THIS EVENING.

THIS IS A HARD MOMENT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE RIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN WAY AWAY EVERYONE WE LOOK AT THE NEED FOR QUICK GUM REFORM AND THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

BUT IT'S ALSO AN EXCITING MOMENT TO LOOK AT LEADING CHANGE AND IT'S THE VERY MARKER PURPLE DISS THAT DEMAND A CANDIDATE TO PULL VOTES FROM ACROSS THE AISLE TO WIN.

I'VE EXCITED TO BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF THIS CHAIN AND IT'S MY TRACK RECORD WORKING WITH WORKING FAMILIES AND OUR CAMPAIGN'S BECOME TO DEMONSTRATE ALREADY A CLEAR PATH IN THE GENERAL ELECTION THAT HAS EARNED US THE ENDORSESMENT OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN THIS RACE AND THE ONLY CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENT IN THIS RAISE, ENDORSEMENTS FROM FUTURE COLLEAGUES THAT WE WILL WORK ALONG SIDE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING SOME TIME TONIGHT.

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL JOIN OUR CAMPAIGN, WE ARE KNOCKING, WE ARE DIALING AND WE'RE OUT DOING ALL THE THINGS AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU WITH US AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE OF YOU >>> THANK YOU MS. CHENEY.

MR. RILEY.

>> THANKS FOR DOING THIS.

I GREW UP IN AN EJ HOUSE AND I GREW UP RIDING THE CAROUSEL AND HAVING FIELD TRIPS AT THE CIDER MILL.

MY CAREER AS TAKEN ME AROUND THE COUNTRY AND THE MORE I SEE OF THE WORLD THE MORE I AM CONVINCED OF ONE THING WHICH IS THERE IS NOWHERE THAT I WOULD HAVE RATHER GROWN UP.

YOU LEARN TO WORK HARD, YOU LEARN TO BE HUMBLE, YOU LEARN TO FIGHT FOR THE UNDERDOG, THINGS THAT WE'RE MISSING IN OUR POLITICS TODAY.

I LEARNED SOMETHING ELSE TOO,, THE PAPER WOULD HAVE HEADLINES ABOUT OUR JOB LOSSES AS OUR PLANTS ARE CLOSING DOWN, RIGHT NEXT TO HEADLINES ABOUT WALL STREET AND THE PROFITS SO I LEARNED THE SYSTEM IS RIGGED.

I ARGUED IN FEDERAL COURT FOR RATIFICATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT.

I FOUGHT CORMS THAT TRIED TO RAISE PRIES ON CONSUMERS THAT CAN'T AFFORD IT AND I BROUGHT DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICANS TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE OPIOID PANDEMIC.

I'VE BEEN ENDORSED BY EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE TO HAVE BEEN EBB 'DORSED IN IN RAISE AND I'M THE ONLY CANDIDATE ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AISLE WHO HAS NEVER TAKEN A PENNY OF CORPORATE PAC MONEY.

YOU CAN JOIN US FOR JOSH RILEY FOR.COM >>> THIS IS A REALLY INFORMATIVE DISCUSS AND WITH THAT WE ARE OPHITISM.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MS. CHENEY AND MR. RILEY FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS QUESTION DEBATE.

IF YOU WANT TO HEAR MORE CHECK OUT THE RACE FOR THE 19TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT AT WKSG VOTE.ORG.

A RECORDING OF THIS DEBATE WILL BE ON BOTH WKSG.ORG AND ON WKSG'S YouTUBE CHANNEL.

EARLY VOTING BEGINS THIS WEEKEND AND THE PRIMARY ELECTION IS TUESDAY AUGUST 23.

FOR EVERYBODY HERE AT WKSG, I'M TOM MAGNARELLI.

HAVE A GREAT EVENING.