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Andrea Nuciforo, 1st Congressional Distr...

Monday July 30, 2012

12:53

[Comment From Robert RizzutoRobert Rizzuto: ]

And we're back folks. Sorry for the mishap. I'll merge both events into one following the last few questions.

Monday July 30, 2012 12:53 Robert Rizzuto

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[Comment From MicheleMichele: ]

Your opponent states that his position on the House Ways and Means Committee is a reason to return him to Congress--that he's "next in line" to become its chair should the Democrats win control of the Congress in 2012. How do you respond to this?

Monday July 30, 2012 12:55 Michele

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[Comment From Andrea Nuciforo Jr.Andrea Nuciforo Jr.: ]

Seniority matters. Results matter more. Think about what has happened over the last few years. Congressman Neal has been in Washington while our economy shed nearly 8 million jobs, family indebtedness tripled, and millions of Americans lost their homes and their health care. And the country has spent $1 trillion on foolish foreign wars. All of these things happened while very senior members of Congress stood idly by. Worse, some members, including Congressman Neal, actively facilitated these events by advancing Wall Street, bank and insurance company interests ahead of consumer interests. So does seniority matter? Sure. But results matter more. And this year, voters are looking for candidates that can deliver those results.

Monday July 30, 2012 1:04 Andrea Nuciforo Jr.

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[Comment From Robert RizzutoRobert Rizzuto: ]

And that's is all the time we have today folks. But a big thank you to Mr. Nuciforo and the MassLive.com readers for engaging one another.

Monday July 30, 2012 1:05 Robert Rizzuto

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[Comment From Andrea Nuciforo Jr.Andrea Nuciforo Jr.: ]

I'd like to thank Rob Rizzuto and his team at masslive.com for hosting me today. Thanks also to masslive.com readers for the questions. Feel free to visit us at nuciforo.com, or "like" us on facebook to access our campaign.

Monday July 30, 2012 1:07 Andrea Nuciforo Jr.

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[Comment From Robert Rizzuto Robert Rizzuto : ]

And Mr. Nuciforo has been kind enough to offer to answer some additional questions that we didn't get to today. I'll post some in the comment section below and he will log on later and answer them. If you have something you want to know, log in and address the candidate. Thanks again everybody! ~Rob Rizzuto

Monday July 30, 2012 1:08 Robert Rizzuto

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