and higher wages. the race for the newly drawn 17th district. the only race with two sitting congressmen. democrat conor lamb. unfortunately we are gridlocked on a lot of the most serious issues. and republican keith rothfus. this is the best economy we have had in 20 years. since henry mancini was topping the charts in 1969. announcer: tonight, they tackle the issues that are important to you, the voter. live from wtae-tv channel 4. this is the 17th congressional district debate. moderator: hello, everyone. i m mike clark from pittsburgh s action news 4. on behalf of the league of women voters and wtae channel 4 , welcome to our debate between the candidates for pennsylvania s 17th congressional district seat. thank you to the national audience watching right now on c-span live. and those listening on wesa-fm. this newly created district includes much of western and northern allegheny county, all of beaver county and parts of cranberry township. let s now meet our ca
rate since 1969. tonight, they tackle the issues that are important to you, the voter. the from channel 4, this is 17th congressional debate. hello, everyone. i am from pittsburgh s action news 4. on behalf of the league of women voters and wtae, welcome to the debate. thank you to the national audience watching right now on c-span live, and those listening on wesa fm. this newly created district includes much of western and northern allegheny counties, all of beaver county, and parts of cranberry township in butler county. let s meet our candidates. a three term representative in the 12 congressional district. representativen in the 18th congressional district, the democrat, conor lamb welcome you both tonight. and welcome to our panelists representing the league of women voters. a pittsburgh action news 4 investigator. freelance journalist. and politics and government editor to we thank you all for being part of tonight s debate. candidates, you drew numbers to determine
and tonight they tackle the issues that are reported to you, the voter. ae channel four. this is the 17th congressional district debate. thank you to the national audience watching right now on c-span live, and those listening on w esa fm. this newly created district includes and parts of cranberry chat cranberry township. let s meet our candidates. three-time representative in pennsylvania s 12th congressional district republican keith rothfus. and freshman representative in the current 18th congressional district democrat conor lamb. we welcome you both tonight. also welcome to our panelists representing the league of women voters, terrie griffin. pittsburgh s action news 4 investigative reporter paul van osdol. freelance journalist elaine effort and politics and government editor for wesa-fm chris potter. we thank you all for being part of tonight s debate. candidates, you drew numbers to determine who will answer the first question tonight. that will be mr. rothfus. m
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