Congressional candidates weigh in on proposed missile defense site at Fort Drum

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DANIEL FLATLEY

WATERTOWN — Candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District seat on Tuesday weighed in on the proposed missile defense site at Fort Drum.

Democrat Aaron G. Woolf and Republican Elise M. Stefanik both issued statements supporting the proposal while Green Party candidate Matthew J. Funiciello took a different tack, condemning the idea and advocating for a Works Progress Administration-style jobs program in its place.

“If the Defense Department decides that a missile defense site is necessary for the security of our nation, then Fort Drum would be an ideal location. This would strengthen Fort Drum’s mission and help protect North Country jobs in the long term,” Mr. Woolf said in an emailed statement.

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