Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings went on the attack in her first debate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, castigating him as a serial liar, while Rubio criticized her for supporting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda
U.S. Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., participates in a televised debate with U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at Duncan Theater on the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022. MIAMI — — Democratic U.S. Rep. Val Demings went on the attack Tuesday in her first debate against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, castigating him as a serial liar, while Rubio criticized her for supporting President Joe Biden’s economic agenda.
When asked to explain his position on abortion, Rubio skirted a question on whether he would support a federal abortion ban with no exceptions and instead called Demings' position extreme because she would not say what limits on abortion she would support. “What we know is that the senator supports no exceptions," Demings responded."He can make his mouth say anything today. He is good at that, by the way. What day is it and what is Marco Rubio saying?”legalizing abortion, Rubio has expressed his personal opposition to abortion in all cases while saying he'd back abortion-restricting statutes that include exceptions. Demings supports abortion access at least until fetal viability and said physicians should be the ones to determine.
Demings has criticized Rubio for his attendance record in the Senate, while the senator has called Demings a “rubber stamp” for the Biden agenda, as the president contends with inflation pressures and rising gas prices.
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