On the night of my victory in last month’s 3rd Congressional District special election, I promised my constituents that when I was sworn back into Congress, I would personally deliver their …
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By Thomas Suozzi
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3/22/24
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“This bar is what you spend on things that no one ever, ever needs.”
That line is from an episode of the TV comedy show “The Office,” but it can easily be applied to some of the real-life decisions Gov. Kathy Hochul and the New York City politicians who control Albany are considering as part of this year’s state budget negotiations.
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By Steve Rhoads
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2/23/24
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The year just finished wasn’t a good one for politicians, or politics in general. We have two wars, an inept majority in the House of Representatives, an up-and-down economy and the prospect of having two candidates for president who are both highly unpopular. But rather than begin the new year on a down note, I would like to focus on two elected officials who have gained my greatest respect.
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By Jerry Kremer
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1/5/24
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George Santos has become the first congressman to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives without first being convicted of a felony since the Civil War.
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By Laura Lane
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12/1/23
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Every few months there is a respected opinion poll that asks how much credibility Congress has. Poll after poll finds that the public’s faith in Congress is at an all-time low, and sinking lower by the week.
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9/21/23
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George Santos faces growing scrutiny over where he has worked, where he went to school, and where his seemingly sudden wealth has come from. But now the U.S. Representative-elect is being questioned about something much different: Is he a descendant of Holocaust survivors?
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By Michael Hinman
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12/22/22
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It's election night across the country has hundreds of thousands of voters take to the polls to choose who will represent them on the local, state and national level beginning next year.
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By Michael Malaszczyk
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11/8/22
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Her Republican colleagues in the lower chamber might not agree, but Assemblywoman Judy Griffin remains devoted to her social reform agenda.
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By Ben Fiebert
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11/3/22
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Laura Gillen is a step closer to claiming the open U.S. House seat left vacant by Kathleen Rice.
The former Hempstead town supervisor was projected to win the Democratic primary for the 4th …
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By Kyle Chin
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8/23/22
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Tom Suozzi’s path to the governor’s mansion won’t be an easy one — especially since he’ll have to win a June 28 Democratic primary that includes a popular incumbent, Kathy Hochul.
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By Michael Hinman
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6/23/22
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