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On the recordSeptember 29, 2023
It is always great to listen to DCCC talking points. At a very time when Leader Jeffries said that he would not politicize this potential shutdown in a meeting of the Problem Solvers Caucus, that very day the DCCC and House Majority Forward announced million-dollar ad campaigns--mail, TV--attacking individuals like me on the issue of a shutdown, despite me saying very clearly that I oppose a shutdown. So we know that on the other side they actually want a shutdown. They relish it because they think it will benefit them politically. Here is what you never hear from them: They don't want to deal with the border, they don't want to shut down the border. They don't want to deal with spending cuts. They want to increase spending. They don't want to deal with our long-term debt. They want to blow it through the roof. We have real challenges in this country, and, yes, we need to work in a bipartisan manner. When Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, is saying the migrant crisis is destroying New York City, that it is going to cost them more than $12 billion; when Kathy Hochul, the Governor of New York says there is no more room at the inn, despite sanctuary city policies, right to shelter, the use of taxpayer money to give free housing, healthcare, education, clothing, and food to illegal immigrants, and a refusal to cooperate with ICE and law enforcement, spare me your righteous indignation. None of you are willing to actually tackle the challenges.…
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Mike Lawler
Republican · New York

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