Good evening. This debate is a partnership media, that Public League of women voters of broome and tioga counties are , and the Andrew GoodmanFoundation Vote anywhere initiative. Our candidates are congressman Anthony Brindisi, republican nominee former congresswoman tenney, and libertarian candidate keith price. Absentee ballots are already in the mail. Voting access has been expanded to address concerns amid the pandemic. Here are the ground rules. Each candidate has one minute for opening and closing statements. Drawing determined first position and that will go to mr. Price. We are still taking questions from voters and candidates will take turns answering questions. Each candidate has two minutes per answer. As moderator, i reserve the privilege to ask followup lessons if i feel the answer is unclear. No candidate has been the questions. If the candidate exceeds the time limit, i will alert them by ringing this well. If you have a question to submit, we are monitoring twitter. Just use the ny22. You can also make remarks and ask questions on the wskg facebook page. To promotinged civil discourse so i remind the candidates to be cordial. Minute. E, you have one mr. Price thank you. I would like to thank the moderator as well as the hosts and sponsors of this event. Many of you know my opponents, but you may not know me. As i said, my name is keith price and i am a libertarian candidate. A little bit about me, i was born and raised here, i am in new york graduate. Did i get involved in politics . Why the Libertarian Party . Quite simply put, i believe in small government. Transparency, responsibility and accountability area not just by local governments but at all levels. So what i am running on is the concept that we can do Better Together if we hold to these principles smaller government, transparency, responsibility and accountability. Momoderator thank you, mr. Price. Ms. Tenney thank you to the moderator, my host, my opponents and viewers. It is an honor to serve this community in congress. I am committed to this community so much so that i live across the street from the house i grew up in. I raise my son as a single parent. I cared for my parents, wonderful people who suffered from grave illnesses, and i ran a business all at the same time. My son today is a graduate of the u. S. Naval academy and serving as a cap chain in the u. S. Marine corps. This campaign is about two very different candidates especially the two that serve in congress. Work withcongress to President Trump to bring Historic Resources to our community and grow our economy. Might open it went and sided with the farleft and voted with nancy pelosi 90 of the time. While he was dragging our country through a failed impeachment proceeding, a dangerous virus was coming to our shores. We have a stark choice between someone who will preserve our greatness or surrender to socialism. Rep. Brindisi i also want to thank our metawriter. Thank you to my hosts and components thank you to our host and components. We have a virus currently ravaging the country. My heart goes out to everyone impacted. Now is not the time for partisan politics in washington. Many people to bring us together and heal the divisions in our country. Over my two years as a member of congress, i have listened to all the people in the district, got no results for anybody in the uptrict, and i would stand for anyone who would harm upstate new york. I am very proud to have worked in a bipartisan manner with both sides and the administration to have six of my bills signed into law by President Trump. By expending Mental Health care and Suicide Prevention services, to bringing jobs back from overseas like places like china, and repealing Health Insurance taxes. That is what i will do as a member of congress, bring people together. Unfortunately, my predecessor record. Fferent she worked more for special Interest Groups and corporations that is issue voted to undermine health care. Moderator thank you all. Have twoder, we minutes for this question and answer question. No rebuttals. And i reserve the privilege to ask a question which you all have the opportunity to answer. Mr. Price, we mentioned coronavirus. Covid19 relief is an obvious place to start. Partisanship has played a big role in debates over whether and how to include a new covid19 relief bill. Do you support and other relief package, and how do you move closer to a solution with other congressional representatives who have a different point of view on yours . Mr. Price first and foremost, we do need to get a similar spec is done and avoid the partisan politics on it. Solutione a better than just cutting americans a check for 1200. What if we just, for nine months or a year, economically dependent, went on a tax holiday and allowed our federal government, our state governments, and our county government to repeal or temporarily pause all payroll and income taxes . That would put money directly in the checks of americans instead of it ever leaving. I get a couple of years ago the big thing was President Trumps comps. And i agree they work to some extent. But instead, lets talk about the whole slice, lets give people back there money. Or never take it or never touch it. That would give them intermediate financial impact, dollars in their paychecks today. Continue to iron out the message of how the stimulus checks will work going forward, we can repeal or temporarily holiday the income tax and the payroll tax to help americans now. Moving forward, talking about partisanship and the lad that is the covid19 relief checks, it is a shame that our nation has been depleted politically divided over such an important issue. Covid19 affects everyone in this room and everyone watching at home. It is terrible that our politicians are playing games. If they want to show the American People that they are serious, that they represent them and that they care about what they have tos day they will get it done what they have to say, they will get it done and get it done now. Get it done now and help us remove the federal tax and remove the income tax. Thank you. As a Small Business owner in this community that has been negatively impacted i this terrible pandemic, i know how it feels to be suffering in this crisis. Many businesses have been hurting. Some have been forced to close while partisan politics continue in washington. My opponent actually voted to prevent a bipartisan bill from coming to the floor that would have helped our constituents, our school districts, our Small Business community, our individuals and local governments. While he was doing that, he was siding with nancy pelosi you will hear him say this throughout the debate, i dont care if it is a good idea, if it is a republican or democratic idea, i will vote audit i hope you can explain what Nancy Pelosis ideas are, because he voted for the first h. E. R. O. E. S. Act which voted to release dangerous felons from prisons, Illegal Immigrants would be allowed to leave i. C. E. Detention centers, 1200 dollar stimulus checks to Illegal Immigrants, he voted numerous times to abolish voter i. D. , and to decrease funding to farmers. The original tiers act had 50 billion for farmers. By the time anthony reducing the original c. A. R. E. S. Act had 50 billion for farmers. By the time anthony and nancy pelosi got done with it, it had less. Nothing is worse than what is happening today in congress. Nancy pelosi is refusing to allow a bill to come to the floor for our communities, our businesses, and our schools suffer right now. The senate. S for he will blame Mitch Mcconnell but it is actually Chuck Schumer today who said we will not put a stimulus package forth until we have Amy Coney Barretts nomination off the table. A constitutional obligation today to vote on a Supreme Court candidate. So i will support the stimulus package. We must have it right now for our local communities. Moderator mr. Brindisi. Rep. Brindisi what my opponent said is not true. I voted against the h. E. R. O. E. S. Bill because it was not bipartisan. We needed bipartisan solution to get us through that pandemic and this economic crisis. We need another stimulus package. That is why i joined as a member of the problem solvers committee, a group of 25 democrats, 25 republicans in the house, tom reed is a republican here, and we put together a bipartisan framework for another covid19 relief package that includes several one, state and local assistance and direct assistance districts. Ol all those entities are looking at major budget cuts right now which will translate to more job loss in our communities for alex safety, First Responders and teachers public safety, First Responders, and teachers. It also means another round of a paycheck addiction program, more flexibility for Small Businesses who take out loans lower than 100,000. Direct assistance to individuals and families. As well as assistance for those industries that simply are not coming back as quickly as others. I would also like to see additional childcare. People are struggling to balance work life and educate their children. They need help with childcare. We need food assistance. Our foo food banks have been seeing lines out the door. I have talked to the foot banks here in the southern tier. They are seeing so many people for the first time utilizing their services. We have to get more food assistance. I did not vote against funding for farmers. I voted for additional funding for our farmers. I was instrumental in getting direct assistance to our farmers. When the Economic Injury disaster loans were not available, i went to bat and made sure they were available through the sba to our farmers in the region. That is my record and that is the truth. What my opponent says is simply not true. Moderator lets move on to the Supreme Court. After the death of rude bader ginsburg, there has been a lot of conversation about expanding the court. Is there a situation where you would agree with changing the size of the court . i do not support Court Packing, it is a politically motivated scheme going on with the democrats right now. We are talking about the constitutional obligation of the president to fill a vacancy. This has happened many nine times in our history and every time, the president of the united states, including president obama, nominated a candidate. We have an amazingly supportive live right candidate, Amy Coney Barrett, already given bipartisan support by the Senate Committee on judiciary. Today was unprecedented. The democrats boycotted Amy Coney Barrett nomination on the judiciary committee. Even the great notorious Ruth Bader Ginsburg actually said, the president serves for four years, not three years. I am opposed to Court Packing. The democrats have a mission to turn the Supreme Court into a super legislature. It would be an auxiliary legislature field with judges so that none of us would ever be able to receive justice going there unless you are a supporter of liberal policies. The Supreme Court should be interpreting laws, not making laws. A someone who cornered and revered justice ginsburg. She rode some of the most historic decisions. Her landmark decision in 2005 actually helped our community and the upper end of this district. She wrote a number of decisions that were protaxpayer, projustice and i am really grateful for her great work, her wonderful story. So i think we need to fill the seat in the event we have a controversial election. We need a. To be able to rule on these important issues coming before us in this election. Mr. Bbc our system of checks and balances has worked and i have not it is a solitary proposal to add justices to the Supreme Court. This is a distraction from what is at stake in this election and the way to divert attention from the very important hearing coming up before the Supreme Court on november 10 to decide whether or not the aca is constitutional. The last four years, the Affordable Care act has been under constant attack. It was first under attack legislatively, when my opponent was a representative in congress. She voted to repeal the Affordable Care act which the office saidl budget would force 23 million americans to lose their Health Insurance. From0 people who benefited Medicaid Expansion in this district, and allow Insurance Companies to charge more for preexisting conditions like asthma heart disease, covid19 now. It is also something that is now happening in the courts. Could not repeal it legislatively thanks to john mccain, they are now in the the department of justice has joined into the lawsuit to declare it unconstitutional. I ask my opponent what she thinks of the lawsuit and she dodged the question last time in our debate. Peoples health care is hanging in the balance. We want to make sure health care is affordable and accessible to everyone in this country. No child should go without a doctor. No one should have to worry about how they will afford their Health Insurance. We could be doing more to lower Health Insurance costs by allowing medicare to negotiate drug prices, capping outofpocket prices for seniors, not taking people out of their Health Insurance and a loving Insurance Companies to discriminate for preexisting conditions. That is appalling. That is one of the big reasons why my appointment lost her seat in congress, and we should not send her back to do the same thing. Mr. Price we have to remember that it is a constitution that empowers the president to a point Supreme Court justices. The Supreme Court currently has a particular number of justices. Of the constitution doesnt necessarily say exactly how many the president can or cannot appoint. While i believe that Court Packing is a way of creating a legislative branch with the judiciary system, it is not my place to call, it would be the responsibility of the president , home ever that may be. I would encourage the president to not court pack. That would sully our great constitution. But i also believe it is the current sitting president s responsibility and duty to make an appointment. That appointment should go the proper, fair and due processes and set a timetable by the appropriate body. It is important that we point out, both major parties have played this game. They did it to president obama, now they are doing it to President Trump. Why does this happen . It happens because of continued and relentless partisan bickering. When we elect thirdparty candidates like myself, or we look at individuals who may not be part of the establishment, we that with government d and r,eyond red or blue issue. We need to think beyond that and do what is right for the united states. If that is putting this court,ual on the supreme then that is the authority of the individuals involved and i say go for it. Now, who knows what happens at the election . Maybe we will see a change. But for now and let we have a system. Lets adhere to it. Moderator thank you. , a debate 22 sponsored by the wskg public media and the league of women voters of broome and tioga counties. Thanks for joining us. Welcome to those tuning in on all the channels and on cspan. If you are looking for more information on the election, we urge you to visit vote411. Org, vote. Org. Incumbentates are representative anthony bring d. C. , former representatives claudia tenney, and keitharian candidate price. We mentioned health care during the last question and the Supreme Court case. The issue of the Affordable Care act with the Supreme Court . Even if it strikes down just part of the Affordable Care act, how do you ensure that those currently covered do not lose that coverage . Lets start with congressman. Rindisi rep. Brindisi this year we passed a bill to make sure we protected people with preexisting conditions. If you look at all the protections enshrined under the Affordable Care act, the protection to prevent Insurance Companies from discriminating against people with preexisting conditions, almost one of two individuals in this Congressional District alone suffers from preexisting conditions. It offers a benefit so that Insurance Companies cannot discriminate between maternity care, emergency room treatment, they have to provide that now. It allows students and young people to stay on their parent insurance plans until the age of 26. So many things that are important.