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Vol. 3, No. 42
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Suozzi, DeBono debate for first time in Port
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Candidates clash over debt, taxes; Kaplan, D’Urso, Divins also speak BY LU K E TOR R A N C E U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) and his challenger, Republican Dan DeBono, clashed over immigration, tax cuts and the environment Tuesday at their first debate. DeBono had criticized Suozzi for not debating him earlier in the race for the 3rd Congressional District, and both candidates wasted no time attacking each other in the event at Amsterdam at Harborside in Port Washington. “We can all make promises,” Suozzi said in response to a question about fixing the budget. “I’m a Democrat, he’s a Republican, and the Republicans have blown a hole in the deficit with this enormous tax cut.” DeBono, meanwhile, slammed Suozzi for taking money “from corporate interests” and said the country would be harmed by allowing amnesty for illegal immigrants.
“There’s too much immigration,” he said. “We need to put working-class and middle-class Americans first.” Suozzi said that he would support a path to citizenship for “Dreamers,” illegal immigrants who moved to the county before age 16, have no criminal record and a high school degree. He said that “90 percent of Americans support these young kids” and said he would be willing to make a deal increasing border security if “Dreamers” became citizens. Suozzi touted his background in politics as the former mayor of Glen Cove and Nassau County executive. DeBono played up his outsider status, saying this was his first major run for office and mentioned his service to the country as a former Navy SEAL. The duo did agree in some areas. Both said that too much money was going to people at the top and both were against the tax Continued on Page 66
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John J. Daly fourth-graders recently learned about story-telling and peer editing through collaborative creative writing projects.
Schein wouldn’t change a thing about chamber work BY LU K E TORRANCE
high school yearbook. “We had autograph books for your friends to write ‘good Warren Schein’s three- luck,’ ‘have a nice summer,’ decade journey with the Port things like that,” Schein reWashington Chamber of Com- called. “On the very first page, merce"began with a note in his my father had signed it, and he
said … ‘Whatever community you end up in, be an asset to that community.’" It made you realize, the only way to make a change is to get involved.” That drive to get involved Continued on Page 67
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