Democratic Candidates Talk Issues Concerning Florida Voters

Democratic Debate: Candidates Touch on Issues Concerning Florida Voters

By Spectrum News Staff Florida

PUBLISHED 4:00 AM ET Oct. 16, 2019 PUBLISHED 4:00 AM EDT Oct. 16, 2019

ORLANDO, Fla. — On Tuesday night, 12 candidates took to the stage in Ohio for the fourth Democratic presidential debate.

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The debate started off on the topic of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. But throughout the night, candidates did weigh-in on some of the key issues concerning Florida voters, including health care, gun control, the opioid crisis and women's reproductive rights.

Here's a look at what the candidates said and the how the issues are being addressed in the state.

HEALTH CARE

The #DemDebate disagreement over healthcare is a recurring issue in Florida too — one group, Florida Decides Healthcare is currently gathering signatures to try to force a vote on Medicaid expansion in Florida in 2020: https://t.co/djyoKv08Tg
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) October 16, 2019

GUN CONTROL

Floridians are too familiar with the gun violence the #DemDebate candidates are talking about due to Pulse and Parkland. FL Senate President @BillGalvano recently launched an effort to research gun violence and how to prevent it: https://t.co/sAzyCd5Jlu pic.twitter.com/XVVnZie2M1
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) October 16, 2019

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

#DemDebate topic has moved on to reproductive rights. In Florida, Republicans are working on a bill to require women under 18 to receive parental consent before getting an abortion in most cases. A similar bill failed before, but this one might succeed: https://t.co/67fNePvny6 pic.twitter.com/haaBOJK69K
— Spectrum News 13 (@MyNews13) October 16, 2019

Democratic Debate: Candidates Touch on Issues Concerning Florida Voters

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