By Gabriela Resto-Montero
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
UPPER EAST SIDE — East side congressional candidate Reshma Saujani's campaign said Thursday that rival Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney agreed to debate her when the two met at a Queens community event Wednesday night.
But Maloney's camp responded that while the women exchanged pleasantries, the two did not make any agreement to debate.
Saujani has pushed for a debate with Maloney for almost two months, a time period marked by a running clock on her website's homepage.
"A series of debates will help voters reclaim the broken and dysfunctional system of politics in New York, which has prevented them from having a real choice in the 14th district for nearly two decades," Saujani said in a statement Thursday, taking a dig at Maloney's 18 years in office.
Maloney's campaign said that she was working on current congressional issues and didn't have time to think about a debate.
"Right now, the Congresswoman is focused on getting the Wall Street reform bill signed into law and ensuring the passage of the 9/11 Healthcare & Compensation Act," said Alix Anfang, a spokeswoman for Maloney.