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Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani
Dem LI Congressman Suozzi Refuses To Endorse NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul endorsed Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor, Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi said he will not follow suit. Suozzi, a Democrat who represents parts of Nassau and Queens, posted his statement on X Monday, Sept. 15. “I will not be endorsing Mamdani,” Suozzi wrote. “While I share his concern about the issue of affordability, I fundamentally disagree with his proposed solutions. Like the voters I represent, I believe socialism has consistently failed to deliver real, sustainable progress.” Suozzi added that he had not discussed Hochul’s decision …

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Rep. Suozzi Defends Vote To Censure Fellow Democrat Over Trump Speech Protest NY Rep. Suozzi Defends Vote To Censure Fellow Democrat Over Trump Speech Protest
NY Rep. Suozzi Defends Vote To Censure Fellow Democrat Over Trump Speech Protest New York Congressman Tom Suozzi is defending his support for censuring a fellow House Democrat who protested President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress. Suozzi–who represents Long Island’s 3rd District–was among ten House Democrats who voted with every Republican member to censure Texas Rep. Al Green on Thursday, March 6, for disrupting Trump’s address to Congress two days earlier. In a post on X following the vote, Suozzi chided Green for distracting from issues like protecting Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare. “Instead of addressing rising costs, fixing immigration, and Ukraine, …

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by Michael Mashburn
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NY Native Marks Second Consecutive Birthday In Hamas Captivity NY Native Marks Second Consecutive Birthday In Hamas Captivity
NY Native Marks Second Consecutive Birthday In Hamas Captivity For the second year in a row, Omer Neutra is spending his birthday in terrorist captivity. The New York native, from Long Island’s Plainview, was one of 251 hostages taken during the Hamas-led attacks on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Another 1,200 men, women, and children were killed in the attacks. Neutra, who turned 23 on Monday, Oct. 14, moved to Israel when he was 18 to join the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a gap year, his parents Orna and Ronen said in a video shared by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Earlier Report: 'We Want Him Back': Pair From Same NY H…

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by Michael Mashburn