Nick LaLota: “This is the No. 1 federal issue for my constituents. If I do a bad deal, I would expect my constituents to throw me out.”

That is a complete, absolute misstatement of fact.

The president has said he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid.

Like your Nassau County constituents, Mr. Chairman, my Suffolk County constituents to your immediate east are frustrated by the border and migrant crises, and they fear for their safety.

We from New York, we get it. You know, there's folks from across the Nation who are on this panel today.