Mussab Ali and Rep. Rob Menendez are facing off in the June 2 Democratic primary to represent NJ-08 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Both candidates took time answer our questions on how they would work in Congress to resolve issues related to housing, transit, street safety, and parks for the residents of this congressional district.

Their unedited responses are reproduced below and displayed side-by-side for our readers to compare.