Rep. Michael Grimm speaks at a press briefing after his first-time debate with his Democratic challenger Domenic M. Recchia Jr., on Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014, at the Fort Hamilton Senior Citizen Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Recchia called Grimm a liar and raised the issue of Grimm's federal indictment on 20 counts for allegedly evading taxes by hiding more than $1 million in sales and wages while running a small Manhattan restaurant. Grimm dismissed the criticism as political mudslinging.