Congressional candidates Chris Collins and Kathleen C. Hochul squared off in a televised debate Tuesday at the WNED-TV studios in Buffalo. The event was sponsored by WNED, WGRZ-TV in Buffalo, WXXI-AM and FM in Rochester, WHEC-TV in Rochester, the League of Women Voters of Buffalo Niagara and The Buffalo News.
WBFO/WNED News Director Jim Ranney moderated the affair, with questions posed by Robert J. McCarthy of The News, Claudine Ewing of WGRZ and Julie Philipp of WXXI.
In this highlight video, the candidates address job creation and the role of government and give their closing statements:
Also check out debate analysis by The News' Bob McCarthy, a story by T.J. Pignataro recapping the debate and interviews with Erie County's Republican and Democratic party chairmen.
