Two topics leading the Congressional District 6 debates are abortion and the border. Both CD6 candidates have been attacking each other for their handling of these issues.
One of Ciscomani’s repeat criticisms of Engel is that she’s weak on border security, which he continued to accuse her of during a Clean Elections debate earlier this month.
“And for someone that was in the state legislature — actually, you've been an elected official longer than I have,” he said. “Five years in the legislature, and not much to show for it, Kirsten. When you look at you voting against the border strike force, that was a clear example of where you stand on the border.”
Engle did vote against funding the Border Strike Force as part of a larger budget vote, as did all Democrats at that time because numerous funding items did not align with Democratic priorities.
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