New York Gov. Kathy Hochul squared off with Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin on Tuesday in their first and only pre-election debate, offering a series of tense and testy exchanges over crime, abortion rights, the 2020 presidential election and campaign finance ethics.
In a state Biden won by nearly 2 million votes, with more than 60% of ballots cast, Zeldin's vote in Congress against certifying the election has become a reliable cudgel for Democrats.When Zeldin talked about trying to remove Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who was elected to the job, Hochul connected it to the congressman's actions after the 2020 presidential election.
Zeldin has argued the issue is moot: New York state has passed strict abortion rights protections and, even if he wanted to, he could not change them. "What we have in New York state is simply a codification of Roe v. Wade," Hochul said, when asked if she would put any restrictions on abortion. She then added, "You know why nothing changed the day after the Dobbs decision? It's because I'm the governor of New York and he's not."
The state this year approved $600 million in funds to build the team, which is owned by a billionaire, a new stadium in Buffalo. The county is also chipping in an estimated $250 million. Zeldin became exasperated at the suggestion the Bills were seriously considering leaving the city -- "They're not," he snapped -- and said the eleventh hour deal to secure the money was "irresponsible on process and substance."
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