MESSAGE - Republican candidate in the upcoming Congressional 1st District special election Rob Cornilles speaks with a resident at St. Helens' Avamere senior living facility on Oct. 28 about his views on health care and the need to improve what he considers the lacking federal Medicare and Medicaid programs.

'There are a lot of cases out there where people have cheated the system,' Cornilles said to a crowd of seniors and visiting high school students.