Representative Tom Suozzi
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There's only two countries in the world that allow drug advertising on TV, the US and New Zealand. We're the only places in the world that allow it. Everywhere else, it's prohibited.
There's only two countries in the world that allow drug advertising on TV, the US and New Zealand. We're the only places in the world that allow it. Everywhere else, it's prohibited.
I want to be careful, though, that, you know, I don't want to just feed into this whole thing. Everybody sucks and everybody's corrupt and the whole thing blows. Most of the people in Congress are trying to do the right thing. And I think that, you know, the problem that exists is a human nature problem.
I want to be careful, though, that, you know, I don't want to just feed into this whole thing. Everybody sucks and everybody's corrupt and the whole thing blows. Most of the people in Congress are trying to do the right thing. And I think that, you know, the problem that exists is a human nature problem.
When John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States of America, before he was president, he wrote a book called Profiles in Courage after 175 years of American history. There was only eight people in that book. So it's not that easy to stand up to your own party or to the structure and say, I'm sick of this shit and I want to change it.
When John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States of America, before he was president, he wrote a book called Profiles in Courage after 175 years of American history. There was only eight people in that book. So it's not that easy to stand up to your own party or to the structure and say, I'm sick of this shit and I want to change it.
And so what you need is the people to hold you accountable. The problem is the primary system where so few people actually participate in the primaries, the only people holding you accountable are often people on the fringes, the far right or the far left. They're the ones with all the energy and activity holding people accountable.
And so what you need is the people to hold you accountable. The problem is the primary system where so few people actually participate in the primaries, the only people holding you accountable are often people on the fringes, the far right or the far left. They're the ones with all the energy and activity holding people accountable.
So if you want to get politicians to do the people's will, you need more people to participate in these primary elections. Brian's idea of open primaries is a great example of a way to do that. Mandatory voting like they have in Australia would be a way to do that.
So if you want to get politicians to do the people's will, you need more people to participate in these primary elections. Brian's idea of open primaries is a great example of a way to do that. Mandatory voting like they have in Australia would be a way to do that.
If everybody voted, I guarantee our politics would completely moderate because the people would most normal people want the things you think about every day and you talk about every day. They just don't. They're so busy with their jobs. We don't get it. They're busy with their jobs. They're busy with their families. They don't take the time to get involved.
If everybody voted, I guarantee our politics would completely moderate because the people would most normal people want the things you think about every day and you talk about every day. They just don't. They're so busy with their jobs. We don't get it. They're busy with their jobs. They're busy with their families. They don't take the time to get involved.
Most, you know, the far left is like 8% of America. The far right is about 8% of America. Then you have traditional conservatives, traditional progressives. 50 some odd percent of the people are the politically disengaged and the politically disenchanted. Ah, the whole thing sucks. It's rigged. It's no good.
Most, you know, the far left is like 8% of America. The far right is about 8% of America. Then you have traditional conservatives, traditional progressives. 50 some odd percent of the people are the politically disengaged and the politically disenchanted. Ah, the whole thing sucks. It's rigged. It's no good.
Yeah, so now people can't sign up for the programs that they have available to them. And so- That's what I'm saying. So the problem solvers, Brian and I talked about the problem solvers are going to work on helping to reinstate those people.
Yeah, so now people can't sign up for the programs that they have available to them. And so- That's what I'm saying. So the problem solvers, Brian and I talked about the problem solvers are going to work on helping to reinstate those people.
So the program you were talking about is called NIOSH, right? National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. And they fired the guy who was the doctor that oversaw the whole thing named Howard a while ago.
So the program you were talking about is called NIOSH, right? National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. And they fired the guy who was the doctor that oversaw the whole thing named Howard a while ago.
And a guy named Andrew Garbarino on Long Island and some others. And we all support him.
And a guy named Andrew Garbarino on Long Island and some others. And we all support him.