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Meet the Candidates: New York's 14th Congressional
Joseph Crowley, U.S. Representative (D NY14), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, and chair of the Queens Queens County Democratic Party, asks voters in his district covering The Bronx and Queens from Pelham Bay to Elmhurst for their support in Tuesday's primary. Then Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former Bernie Sanders campaign organizer, makes her case to the Democratic primary voters in the district.
.@repjoecrowley: ICE is acting "inappropriately, they're acting like cowboys." 'Abolish ICE' makes for a great campaign slogan, but in reality it doesn't change anything. "What we need to do is change the people in charge."
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 25, 2018.@Ocasio2018: We need to protect the ACA, make sure it remains in place as long as there is a Republican majority. And at the first opportunity, we need to replace it with improved and expanded Medicare for all
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 25, 2018.@repjoecrowley said that he would vociferously endorse his primary opponent should she win nomination. But if he won, @Ocasio2018 leaves it open, says it's a question of whether she would work with his campaign or work separately to ensure a Republican is not elected
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) June 25, 2018