Tom Suozzi

Zohran Mamdani and other Democratic Socialists should create their own party because I don’t want that in my party.

Capitalism has raised more people out of poverty than any other system in the history of the world.

It will be bad for the Democratic Party nationwide.

People don't feel that currently, and we have to do a better job of communicating that.

Affordability and the economy is the number one issue in the country.

I disagree with Mr. Mamdani. I have to make that very clear that, you know, I’m a Democratic capitalist. I’m not a Democratic socialist.

I describe it as the big, ugly bill, not the 'big, beautiful bill.'

When the economy is doing as well as it has been over the past several years, why would we be providing a tax decrease — tax breaks for some of the wealthiest Americans in our country, while blowing a massive hole in the deficit?

Why would we be taking health insurance and food benefits away from some of the most needy Americans while we're providing what I believe is an unnecessary tax break for some of the wealthiest Americans.

Because those things that I just mentioned are so devastating.

But you have to recognize that he tapped into something. He tapped into the same thing that Donald Trump tapped into, which is that people are concerned that the economy is not working for them.

It's going to do a lot of things that are going to hurt a lot of people in our country.