SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The three Democrats running for Congress in the Syracuse area’s June 28 primary staked out similar positions on key issues Monday night in their firsttelevised debate of the campaign.
Colleen Deacon, Eric Kingson and Steve Williams said they support a bill in Congress banning gun sales to suspected terrorists, an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, increased spending on roads and bridges, a ban on fracking for natural gas, and replacing the elevated portion of Interstate 81 in Syracuse with a boulevard.
The Democrats vying for a chance to challenge U.S. Rep. John Katko, R-Camillus, in the November election rarely sparred with each other in the one-hour debate, recorded Monday afternoon and broadcast at 7 p.m. on Time Warner Cable News in Syracuse.
But the three candidates seeking the Democratic ballot line in the 24th Congressional District underscored their differences when it came to a question about the influence of money in politics. For the full article click here
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