Three undecided voters bring their questions and concerns to the dinner table with 2020 candidate Senator Cory Booker. The second episode of 'Around the Table' premieres today on ABC News.
Digging into a plate of glazed carrots and roasted asparagus at his favorite restaurant in his hometown of Newark, New Jersey, Sen. Cory Booker made his case for why his roots in this city make him the right choice to head to the White House.
For some gathered around the table such as Jones, who relies on a federal housing voucher and is studying nursing at the same college that her daughter attends, that fighting chance starts with affordable education and housing opportunities. Booker also outlined his “rise credit” plan, which will expand the Earned Income Tax Credit. His plan aims to change the definition of work to include tax credits for home health aids as well as low-income students and family caregivers. Booker says his plan will raise the income of 150 million Americans and will cut poverty by a third.
The senator defended his efforts, saying, “I've worked with the governor here, I worked with the mayor here, I'm out in my own neighborhood handing out bottled water and carrying cases of water.” He stressed the issue is “not a foreign issue to me.” The legislation Roghanchi referenced was an unsuccessful 2017 amendment to lower prescription drug prices by allowing importation from Canada. Booker was one of 13 Democrats to vote against the measure.
Van Amburgh, who lives in upstate New York, stressed the difficulties of living in a community where everyone leaves.
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