Queens—May 8...
Congressional candidate for NY 14 Michelle Caruso-Cabrera today called on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to agree to a televised “One-on-One” debate in English and Spanish before the Democratic Congressional primary on Tuesday, June 23.
“This race needs debates. The voters of the Bronx and Queens want debates. This district is the epicenter of the coronavirus crisis, with Elmhurst Hospital in Queens and Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx,” Ms. Caruso-Cabrera said. “Our people here need healthcare and they need jobs. But while the crisis was at its peak my opponent was sitting in her luxury DC apartment with a Whole Foods in the lobby for 10 days, when Congress was in session for ½ a day. She only came home when a New York Post reporter called her. Ocasio-Cortez ran against former Congressman Joe Crowley in 2018, saying he was never here. Now, we have a crisis in our district, she decides to not be present when people are dying and losing their jobs. Ocasio-Cortez simply doesn’t care. She’s voted against the district, against health care, against jobs and against small businesses. She would rather have people not working, a failing economy and an unsafe city.”
She concluded, “Our voters deserve a debate between the two of us to hear the stark differences. I’m committed to debates for the working people of the Bronx and Queens.”
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Michelle Caruso-Cabrera is a Democratic party candidate in the June 23rd primary election to represent New York’s 14th congressional district in the Bronx and Queens. Caruso-Cabrera is a national award-winning news reporter and television anchor.
This two- borough district--thought by many to be among the nation’s most demographically diverse--includes in Queens the communities of Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Woodside. This district today represented by Democratic Socialist Alexandria Ocasio Cortez includes in its Bronx portion City Island, Country Club, Van Nest, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, Schuylerville, and Throggs Neck.
