Hinson and Corkery Meet in Second Congressional District Debate

The two major party candidates in Iowa’s second congressional district met in a debate Monday night on Iowa PBS – and disagreed on a host of issues. Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says illegal immigrants with criminal convictions should be deported immediately.

Democratic challenger Sarah Corkery says there should be more border patrol agents and presidents should have more authority to close the border, but immigrants are necessary for the economy.

Corkery says her top priority would be passing a law to ensure women have a right to an abortion, with no reference to the number of weeks in a pregnancy beyond which abortions would be banned.

Hinson did not rule out supporting a federal law to limit abortions after some point in a pregnancy, but Hinson says it would have to provide exceptions for rape, incest and the health of the mother.

The two also disagreed on the Trump-era tax cuts set to expire at the end of 2025. Hinson says they should be extended.

Corkery says the tax plan Trump signed in 2017 should end, so the wealthy pay higher taxes. And she called for getting rid of the cap on Social Security taxes, since the payroll tax is not charged today on annual income above 169-thousand dollars.

This was the only debate between the two candidates before the November election.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa