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A transfer of wealth from young to old, an education system that ill-equips young people for today’s economy and technology platforms engineered to polarize us have produced a generation of Americans who no longer believe in America. According to Gallup, 75% of baby boomers feel very or extremely proud to be an American, compared with just 41% of Gen Z. We are raising the most isolated, anxious and disconnected generation in our history.
Two survivors of human trafficking have teamed up with Rep. Tom Suozzi to pass legislation aimed at helping and protecting other victims.
The Preventing Child Trafficking Act and Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act would fund anti-trafficking programs, including training teachers and school districts to recognize signs of human trafficking.
The bills each have bipartisan support.
A U.S. House and Senate quartet led by Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi and Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz say they’ve agreed on language for a bill to create buffer zones around houses of worship during religious services.
Rep. Tom Suozzi is urging the Trump administration to renew temporary protected status for the more than 170,000 Salvadorans with that designation across the country, about 17,000 of whom live in New York State.
But the Glen Cove Democrat has received no assurances in an exchange of letters with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that the status will not be allowed to expire on Sept. 9.
I love America. Unfortunately, as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday, too many Americans associate those three words only with Republicans. Democrats need to change that.
Many in my party are unhappy with the nation’s current trajectory. Under President Trump, we’ve fallen short on income inequality. We’ve seen masked agents go head-to-head with U.S. citizens. Our elections and voting rights have been attacked, while misinformation proliferates online amid bigotry, extremism and political violence.
Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi on Thursday requested a federal investigation into whether Vice President JD Vance misused taxpayer dollars for political purposes for an official administrative event he held in Bethpage on Wednesday.
Suozzi notes the event featuring Vance was billed as an official government function to highlight attempts to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.
Democrats seized on a surge in oil prices on Sunday, arguing that it was an immediate consequence of the war in Iran that would inflame an affordability crisis, as Republicans sought to downplay the data.
For decades, New Yorkers have faced high taxes, rising prices and infrastructure in need of repair. At the same time, we’ve been subsidizing other states with our federal tax dollars. New York is a big “donor” state, while most red states are “taker” states.
I’m always trying to bring money back to my district, and in the past couple of weeks I’ve had some new success doing just that. I announced more than $17 million in funding for community projects in my district.
We do not need ramped-up immigration enforcement or a sweeping deportation program on Long Island. We need help with the cost of living.