Chuck Schumer vs. Joe Pinion Debate
Sen. @chuckschumer and @JosephPinion make their opening statements in tonight's debate for U.S. Senate. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/DzqzlhgDoz
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Sen. @chuckschumer said one of the causes for inflation is COVID-19.
Meanwhile @JosephPinion said, "COVID did not cause inflation, the response to COVID caused the inflation." #nydebates pic.twitter.com/g9DlcroZR9
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When asked why he didn’t pass a bill that would directly address inflation immediately, Sen. @chuckschumer said, “we have.” He went on to explain the Inflation Reduction Act, which was passed in August. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/uNd5GrJToL
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“I’m not here to be anyone’s token vote. The reality is, we need to talk about what is right and what is wrong. Not what is left and what is right,” @JosephPinion said. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/5i1ReJFnDq
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Sen. @chuckschumer comments on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband’s attack in San Francisco.
“We have to make sure we treat each other with respect and condemn the violence whenever it occurs,” Schumer said. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/HvY8k2tDqL
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Sen. @chuckschumer and @JosephPinion were asked about the 2024 presidential election. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/FHGWD1KSdn
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.@JosephPinion said, “We are no longer in a pandemic phase, we are in an endemic phase.”
He believes that there shouldn’t be masks mandates. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/7qjACXs2u8
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For Sen. @chuckschumer, he said he would refer to the medical experts when it comes to reinstating the mask mandates.
“They know best of anybody,” he said. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/9FbshQsRjP
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Next up: The cross examination round between Sen. @chuckschumer and @JosephPinion. #nydebates pic.twitter.com/NICuoTNNCJ
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When asked if women in New York should have the legal right to have an abortion, @JosephPinion did not give a direct answer.
“I’m running for United State Senate, Susan. The reality is, at the end of the day, that is the law of the land in the state of New York,” he said. pic.twitter.com/sfy5dvdV0V
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