the type of farms at the republican support, 75% is produced by four companies and 85% of our beef by three companies. all of the tax incentives that go out to iowa for corn, that is the type of agribusiness that the republican party supports. what that means is that small farmers, small businesses, the kind of places that give our district character are squished out of the market and when i'm in congress i will fight like heck to protect those small farms and those small businesses corporate consolidation that republicans have been all about in the last 20 years. >> a solar farm in the township. energy for families in the seventh district? >> i support all of the above energy. we need to make sure, we are 42%

nuclear in the state. 49% natural gas. we need to do what we can from a solar perspective, land-based wind perspective and making sure that we have alternative spirit we are in ingenuity state. our focus making sure it is affordable. a green new deal. and out of step program. increased costs and new jersey households. over 600 and 30,000 dollars over 10 years. she has an extreme green new deal for regulation and spending that would cripple new jersey families. it would cripple new jersey manufacturers and make the state unaffordable. make our country less competitive on the world stage. that is the approach. i think it's better to have. >> sue altman. >> congressman, i don't even know if you can name what is in

the green new deal. without a solar ribbon-cutting. there was a time your father, proenvironment republicans. this district has all of this land preserved because republicans in part were the ones that let on that. making sure the highlands act was passed in or clean water in open space. so, to throw around the green new deal like it is some kind of radical thing, which i don't even think you know what is in it but at the same time the ra had huge investment in green energy, you and i both know that our economy is moving towards a green economy. we have to be at there is no way that we can compete overseas therefore not doing this. we have to do it in a way that is responsible. we must move quickly and responsibly. we can be proenvironment and you don't have to use scare tactics against the green new deal.

being proenvironment includes energy, but it also includes things like open space and clean water and clean air. >> tom can i will give you 30 seconds to respond before moving on. >> we need to ensure we have all the above. not one that is dictated by extreme spending and extreme regulations for what is necessary to compete against others. i support green energy. i support making sure we have a responsible pathway. i support competition. my opponent has a position that is out of step with the needs of new jersey, out of step with the needs of this country. she protested green energy independence in this country had she got support from the company that was closely tied with the chinese government. we need to be innovative in this country. >> we will go back to david wildenstein with his questions. >> i would like to ask a series of foreign policy questions. ms. altman, i will start with

you. in the presidential debate all candidates dodge this question so i'm hoping neither one of you well. some experts believe iran can build a nuclear bomb within the next year. if there is evidence that this is taking place would you support or oppose a preemptive strike on iran by israel. >> i'm deeply concerned that that is indeed good intelligence an important ally in the middle east. it has every right to protect itself. they said over and over again they want to wipe israel off the face of the earth and wipe the united states off the face of the earth. israel is the really important intelligence partner. they are a democracy in the middle east. it is important that there is a jewish homeland because lord knows there is a lot of anti-semitism in this country and there always has been. there are country clubs that did not emit people until later in this country. this is a very important

question. i think there could be a case made for preemptive strike on iran if that was indeed the case , but i would be very careful and i would be very surgical and i would want to make sure that we are eliminating to re-create this nuclear threat. i think overall what we are going for in the middle east is lasting peace because of lasting peace is a stable peace for israel in the region. >> iran has supported hamas. they have supported hezbollah. hamas attacks and get them killed and kidnapping israeli citizens. there are still u.s. citizens that are captured. we need to do whatever we can to make sure that israel has the tools, intelligence to win this fight. i would support israel making that decision and going in on its own. this current administration what

it has allowed to happen on the world stage where iran is tied up with putin and with china. not only in ukraine, but in and around israel. we need to make sure that we have a strong approach and allow israel to stand up against iran. if it is necessary to strike its nuclear power. allowing them to do that. we need to make sure that israel has a right to win this fight as well as standing up against anti-semitism anywhere in this world. >> congressman, i will stick with you on this next question. we will repeat this next question that i asked senate candidates last week the do you support the united states applying ukraine with long range missiles so that they can hit targets deeper into russia? how would you balance your support of ukraine with the threat of russia using nuclear

weapons? >> one thing that the president has asked for, president zelinski, when i met with him and even have those conversations is he wants those lawn -- long-range attacks. he needs the weapons to be able to use them in ways that he sees fit. unfortunately, the biden administration has stood in the way from using those weapons. i've been sanctioned by putin a year and a half ago. because my strong support for ukraine which allowed them to use the other missiles. we should make sure that they have that support. my opponent would never account them in this regard. they have been week. what biden has not allowed zelinski to be able to do. we need to make sure that he has the tools. great britain is asked biden to go in a different direction

because he is long in this regard. my opponent would never be able to stand up against kamala harris or joe biden. >> i've got to jump in here. donald trump is actively rooting for vladimir putin to win this war. we just found out last week that he sent covid testing machines to putin. he has praised putin. he has praised the dictator of hungary. donald trump is rooting for authoritarians in russia and all over the world. so, please, please, it is because of democratic support that we were able to get that aid bill passed through congress mike johnson could not do it because the extremists in your party block that bill. putin is a dog. he is a bully. he said teach history and i know what happens if you do not stand up to a bully. ukraine goes in the pole and goes in the nato goes and then we are in world war iii. the whole world is watching. if the united states will elect kamala harris or donald trump.

the whole world knows that donald trump is unstable, he is erratic and he has authoritarian impulses. we need to stand up to this person this reason and so many others. please congressman get your own party in mind before you lecture me about our spirit. >> congressman, let me go back to you. this week marks one year since the attack on israel. do you believe that the united states should unconditionally support israel? if not, what conditions do you support? >> absolutely, yes i do. israel is doing everything it can. trying to root out terrorists in hamas, in the gaza strip. these are individuals that have raped and killed throughout that region. they have said with great frequency that they want to do it again. they are being supported by iran

and hezbollah. they need to have the time and resources necessary to win this fight and make sure it prosecutes that case. this is a position where we need to be strong in our alliance. it is a democracy. it is a country we need to support. fighting the same rights that we do as a country. allowing israel to fight against hamas and the strip and then hezbollah and because that is extraordinarily what needs to be done. on over seven it was a horrific

horrible on innocent civilians. they knew what they were doing. they went up attacks and then ran underneath the tunnels where they have been hiding and holding hostages. we still need to return home. it is an ugly awful horrible war in my heart goes out to the women and children of gaza. israel has to be able to defend itself. i will fight with everything i have to make sure the democracy succeeds because it's the right thing to do. also because they are an ally in the middle east. all they that we supply all around the world. we should not hold israel to any different standard. we should be held to the same standard. >> moving on now to joey fox. >> 30 seconds. >> as recently as 2021, my opponent conditioning in ways that i think are different.

we have to focus and make sure that israel has the weapons, the intelligence necessary. the world stage need to know we are standing with israel in this regard. it was happening in hamas, hezbollah, iran, the straits of hormuz. we need to show strength, we need to show an aggressive ally. >> you can make your point without lying about my background and stance. i have never held a public stance on israel. i've been to israel, i biked across israel. i have teach english -- materials from the holocaust museum so i can teach my high school history students out to watch for anti-semitism and hateful propaganda. you know which party has the most hateful it is a right wing of your party. where were you when neo-nazis

were being posted. there were jewish leaders around our district and around our state. we sent a letter to have you speak out and i know you got that letter and you've done nothing so spare me. >> we could probably spend an entire debate on any one of these questions. your next with your rounds of questions, joey fox. >> i want to shift over to the topic of organized labor. the international longshoremen's association from earlier this month ended relatively quickly and painlessly. it was clear that there could have been serious repercussions for american consumers. i will start with you on this, do you think that there needs to be any sort of reconsideration of how much power union told in situations like this? >> unions are crucial for democracy. they are the balancing that we need to make sure that the people have power. workplace organizing is crucial for a healthy democracy. organizing in general is. there is a wonderful op-ed today

in the ledger that i hope everyone will read. it outlines precisely why my opponent is terrible on labor. he has fought against osha, safety requirements, he has fought against the minimum wage. he has cut the retirement benefits to law enforcement and to teachers when he was in the state senate. he has fought against the proactive which by the way is a bipartisan bill that chris smith signed onto. congressman king has never had to work hard. he has never had a physical job. i don't know if he has ever had mud on his shoes. when i am in congress, i will fight like i've always fought for working people, for the dignity of retirement, for the strength of our labor sector because in states where there is no labor sector, you see terrible things that would happen to north carolina where ceo forces his workers to going to the storm.

i will always remember where you came from and be a fighter for the working class. >> congressman, feel free to jump in. do you feel there is any sort of a volunteer that needs to be corrected? do you think that unions have too much ability to make these major things like the strikes that impact supply chains happen >> i was pretty delighted that the strike ended the way that it did. i think that that is a power of collective-bargaining. you can exercise your muscle and then you can negotiate terms that make sense. if anything, i think the powers the wrong way around. billionaires control too much capital in our society. people like elon musk are funding my opponent campaigned to the tune of two and a half million dollars so far accounting and they don't even know how to pronounce his name right. from my standpoint the working person needs a champion in congress and that person will be me. it is only the beginning. we need to fight hard for working people. >> we need to ensure that, you know, i support collective

bargaining. i have long supported these positions. i support unions. in fact they support me. the carpenters support me. the ironworkers support me. police and firefighters support me. they know that i have their backs. i will make sure that they have the opportunity to grow and focus and make sure they have a seat at the table because that is what i have done not only in the state legislature, but now in congress. my opponent has an extreme position. finding the common ground on policies so we can actually find the issues, you know, find a common ground. the port strike was all because people who have known each other for a number of years came together to find that solution. i support the solution. i think it should be implemented as it was done and negotiated. we need to make sure that while we continue to do that we need to have more manufacturing and

more opportunity in this country >> so, congressman, i actually want to ask about that union support. some unions consider you a reliable ally. in an objective sense a democratic-controlled congress is more likely to pass pro union legislation that a republican-controlled led congress. why should they vote for you rather than someone regardless of your personal views. rather than someone who will give democrats control of congress? >> well, we need people who have worked with the in my tenure in congress and before that in the legislature knowing i reach across the aisle to find a common ground, find a solution to make sure we respect the minimum wage and make sure that the people and also on the apprenticeship programs that we can find that common ground and make sure that people are graduating from high school college career ready. moving to an apprenticeship program if they want. they need to make sure they can

go to a two-year or four-year college and make sure that the programs are there. we need to do it at a time and pace that is more affordable. my opponent affords spending increases in tax increases that would actually make it so unaffordable to actually locate new jobs and innovative jobs here in this country. we will be doing things that are necessary. build the future of this country , the future of new jersey. new jersey cannot afford these extreme positions and overspending. >> sue altman. >> m jda, fat, 1199, the machinist, i pte electrical workers, healthcare workers come i think there even more, nurses, we have gotten a plethora of labor support. i am proud to be there champion in congress. project 2025 which is like a playbook for what the next administration republican agenda will look like, specifically

wants to outlaw collective bargaining and out while the formation of labor unions and leave that up to the states which, for me, is a euphemism for taking away rights. i know that this is a district that believes in the dignity of the working person and as a representative of this district, i will fight to make sure that all people who work hard every day will get a dignified retirement, will get important benefits like health care and you, congressman, have voted against those things at every turn. you voted to cut the pensions. you voted to cut the retirement benefits, the cost of living for teachers and law enforcement. you are fair weather friend of labor and there are many republicans who are much stronger labor than you are. >> would you like the 30 seconds to respond? >> the interest of the people that are literally building our economy and protecting our communities are bipartisan. they are not republican and democrat cultures.

people, when you look at the carpenters and the other members , the police officers know that to a person you support me. looking at the firefighters, they'll support me because they know i have their back. that we will find those solutions as i did just this past year when joe biden signed my bill into law to push the grant across the finish line to make sure the firefighters were protected. that is what we need to do whether republican or democrat. >> congressman, sign on to the proactive. >> joy, we will go back to you. >> the new jersey minimum wage hit $15.30 earlier this year. the federal minimum wage is just at $7.35. you support raising them federal minimum wage and how high do you think it should be? >> absolutely. we have to tied to cost-of-living. my opponent voted it down. animal wage is one of the best

ways to make sure that our workers at least have the bare minimum to sustain themselves. it is barely enough. if you are making $15 an hour, you may have to work two or three jobs to live in the seventh district. we have to be very, very mindful about the fact that minimum wage only gets us so far. we need to make sure that we are supporting healthcare in things like dental and vision. we need to make sure that we are supporting things like paid family sick time. the minimum wage is only the tip of the iceberg but it is absolutely vital we should absolutely 100% pass a federal minimum wage law. if my opponent was so pro worker he would be rushing out the door to sign onto that bill. i'm confused how we can claim to be pro worker and against the minimum wage. >> i think that this is an issue best handled at the state level. we also need to make sure we get the regulations and the taxes lower than they are right now. right now, new jersey is unaffordable. because of the policies my opponent supported.

we have to make sure we have the jobs that are necessary make sure that people can continue to seek and gain employment. the most important thing we can do is ensure that we lower the cost. my opponent supports every spending increase over the course of the last two and a half years that caused the most dramatic increase in inflation in the last couple of decades. she supports the regulatory policies that make it unaffordable for people to open small businesses. she supports policies of an overregulation that make it simply too expensive to operate too many small businesses here in the state. we need to make sure that we get those regulations. less than they currently are are on the state. >> so i would just like to ask -- i know we'd like to move on to other topics. just a number from each of you. what do you think is a reasonable federal minimum wage to have? >> i would like to see it in line with new jersey. by the way, there is no chance

at elon musk what's happened million dollars into the campaign of somebody that is pro worker. that just will not happen. >> congressman, what is your number? >> the best state-by-state basis >> you think the current federal minimum wage is a good place to leave it? >> as i said, i think this is an issue where the local economies know the issues important to them and having the policies that reflect that. also understand that we need to create new jobs for families as well and lower the cost. right now all of this federal spending is making this state far more unaffordable and we need to make sure that we are competing against people we need to be. >> we will move on. your next round of questions. >> americans largely wind up with the policy options that are put forth by political parties. so, what are the ideas that you

see being championed by either party that you think ought to be part of the solution on immigration in the border? would it be more effective to move troops currently stationed overseas to the us-mexico border or to shatter the border of illegal crossings reaches certain average threshold or should we raise the requirements for immigrants to receive political asylum? or are there different policy options and prefer to be part of the solution? >> as you know i've never stayed within the bounds of what political parties are offering. when i was in trenton i worked hard to do things like no one ever thought were possible. i will bill with your premise for the sake of conversation. on the issue of immigration we need to increase the amount of border security. we need to invest in security at the border. i do think the border has been a little bit of a mess. but we had a bill that passed through the senate that took big steps forward that would have made it, they would have been a step towards comprehensive immigration reform which is

something the politicians from the time i was in middle school have been talking about and yet what happened was that bill possibly passing the house, mike johnson put the kibosh on it and he did that because donald trump told him to. which is so frightening about a next mike johnson speakership is that nothing got done in washington. we had the most ineffective congress in history and dare i say the least effective congressman. when i am in congress i will, believe it or not, work across the border, work across the aisle to fix the border. >> i voted for the most comprehensive border security bill that ever passed in the house of representatives. passing on a bipartisan basis. we need to ensure that we put back. we need to have dock. something we also need to be looking at in fact, even kamala harris joe biden have backed away from that position with their current new

proposal. we need to build a wall. we need to have more border patrol agents. we need to make sure we have adjudication that is right but at the end were a nation of immigrants and also a nation of laws. >> i'll give you 30 seconds, sue altman. >> i'm surprised use built the wall. that's pretty incredible. that's pretty trampy. yeah, i mean trump wanted to on immigration. he wants to fan the flames of xenophobia, nationalism which is a cheap knockoff of patriotism. in our last town hall in sussex county we had a fascinating conversation between a woman whn was clearly nervous about the influx of immigrants and someone who wanted to make sure her son who was an adult, disabled boy with, would be able to have the support of a home health aide who was an immigrant. the two of them were able to find common ground. i know there is common ground on this issue in his country, and

without donald trump and his cronies fanning the flames of hatred we can solve this problem. i look forward to being part of that solution. >> mr. kaine, u.s. border t patl data show 56,000 monthly migrant encounters at the u.s.-mexico border in august. as compared to 75,000 encounters as trump's final month of office. we agreed to accurate snapshots at two points in time? and if so, what did he tell us about political debates we're wi seeing on immigration on the border? >> well, first and foremost, as you know, in the last three and half years there were over 10 million illegal unvented migrants who were let into this country because of a porous southern border. think about the consequences on these communities. fentanyl which crossed the border, unsecured so the board that infected our communities. child trafficking including drug

trafficking. although the consequences off an unsecured southern and northern border. my opponent never stood against. she supports a week southern border and northern border. we need to know who's coming into this country. we need to know what their intent are, who we are to sure we have enough strength. my opponent also would not look to strengthen the border patrol or give the resources necessary to make sure that we are safe as a community. >> that's enacted. i agree when you have a handle on who's coming into this country. i agreeee we need to keep our community safe. this is all thend misrepresentation. donald trump's rallies have gone off the rails. you endorsed donald trump. he is now taught by deporting immigrants forcibly using the army in the military and executive orders. that is a really dark and scary thing. and i'm just so afraid that if

you're in congress you're not going to stand up to this dark, terrible, twisted, toxic vision of america that donald trump has because you simply have not stood up to your own party since you've been in washington. i want to leave it to the states thing is such a copout. it's way for to avoid accountability, and not having town halls isar another way for you to avoid accountability. knocking to the press another way for you to avoid accountability.e americans, new jerseyans, people in this district are sick and tired of trying to pin jell-o to the wall with you. time for you to step up. >> would you like 30 seconds to respond? >> let us remember when you loot at the border encounters, joe biden has changes enforcement policy over the last couple of months because the consequences of an unenforced southern border were so extreme. when you look at begin the drugs on the street and the consequences with stolen cars and. home invasions as well, those are all consequences of an unsecured southern border that

is made this country less safe. and, in fact, my opponent wants to go even further to the extreme to allow more people in this country for unfettered and illegal migrants. >> that's just not true, congressman. that's not to. >> donald trump is promising mass deportations on day one of his presidency. these would inevitably because he is much as a trillion dollars over ten years, and a large reduction in the gdp of more than 4% due to the loss of workers and industries that can't find enough labor. in addition to the humanitarian costs. so will you support mass deportations in congress,ot mr. king? and how should we cover these costs and what will not get done so mass deportations can be prioritized?d? .. over 10 years and a large reduction in the gdp of more than