Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick for their first debate in the pivotal race for Pa.'s Senate seat.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick met Thursday for their first debate in the pivotal race for a swing-state seat, with each candidate repeatedly accusing the other of lying and turning questions about energy, the sale of U.S. Steel and tariffs into personal attacks.
McCormick blamed Casey for the iconic, Pittsburgh-based steelmaker canceling a $1.5 billion project for a state-of-the-art improvement to its Mon Valley Works operations after failing to get environmental permits from Allegheny County.“He was in Connecticut when that was going on, let’s be clear about that,” Casey shot back, referring to McCormick's time living in the Northeastern state for 12 years as a hedge fund executive.
“Why don’t you show some strength and support the border bill,” Casey told McCormick, referring to Republican opposition that sank it after Trump said the attached immigration measures weren’t tough enough. McCormick also said he supports Trump's pledge to carry out a mass deportation of immigrants in the country without permission — prioritizing people with criminal records — and insisted he would protect Social Security and Medicare while backing the extension of tax cuts passed under Trump.
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