U.S. Congressional District 12
The 12th Congressional District includes Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, Willamsburg,
Bushwick, Sunset Park, Ridgewood, and parts of the Lower East Side.
Representative:
Nydia Velazquez
(Dem/WF)
Challengers:
Paul Rodriguez (Rep/Con)
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Commentary by Nydia M. Velázquez: Help Small Business, Not the Wealthy
Campaign Trail:
10/22/04
Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, who has sponsored and co-sponsored a variety of legislation on such topics as small business, financial services, education, environmental justice, health care, affordable housing, and crime prevention faces Republican Paul Rodriguez. Born in Puerto Rico, Velazquez is the first Hispanic woman to serve as chairperson or ranking member of a full committee. Rodriguez, 35, a stock-options trader at UBS, is running on a platform seeking more federal money for the city to help spur development and create jobs. (Downtown Express)
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Click Map for Detail of District
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Presidential debates
President Bush and Senator John Kerry had a series of 90-minute debates:
Thursday, Sep. 30: University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. Theme: Foreign policy and homeland security. Moderator: Jim Lehrer, PBS
Transcript of debate
Friday, Oct. 8: Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., no subject restrictions. Moderator: Charles Gibson, ABC
Transcript of debate
Wednesday, Oct. 13: Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz. Theme: domestic and economic policy. Moderator: Bob Scheiffer, CBS
Transcript of debate
Video of debate.
Vice Presidential debates
Tuesday, Oct. 5: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio. Theme: No limits on topics. Moderator: Gwen Ifill, senior correspondent for "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer"
Transcript of debate
Live TV coverage: C-SPAN and C-SPAN2, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel
Official debate site: www.debates.org
Critique of Commission on Presidential Debates: www.debate.org
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News about the presidential campaign, the convention, and the relationship between D.C. and NYC
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