Ritchie Torres

And, and it, you know, it has the effect of shifting power from elected officials to the unelected staff, the permanent, the so-called deep state of the city council.

And, and it, you know, it has the effect of shifting power from elected officials to the unelected staff, the permanent, the so-called deep state of the city council.

And it's even more so at the federal level. The issues that I tackle as a member of Congress are so immensely complicated that you cannot learn them overnight. You can only learn them over time by osmosis. And so there is something to be said for institutional memory. I feel it creates a much more democratic government.

And it's even more so at the federal level. The issues that I tackle as a member of Congress are so immensely complicated that you cannot learn them overnight. You can only learn them over time by osmosis. And so there is something to be said for institutional memory. I feel it creates a much more democratic government.

And it's even more so at the federal level. The issues that I tackle as a member of Congress are so immensely complicated that you cannot learn them overnight. You can only learn them over time by osmosis. And so there is something to be said for institutional memory. I feel it creates a much more democratic government.

I feel the appearance of D.C. is much more partisan than the reality, particularly, so I want to take issue with something you said with Biden. I actually felt, you know, for all the partisanship, particularly in the wake of January 6th, that he had a bipartisan and productively bipartisan presidency. You know, veteran healthcare, gun safety, the CHIPS Act, infrastructure, all of which were passed

I feel the appearance of D.C. is much more partisan than the reality, particularly, so I want to take issue with something you said with Biden. I actually felt, you know, for all the partisanship, particularly in the wake of January 6th, that he had a bipartisan and productively bipartisan presidency. You know, veteran healthcare, gun safety, the CHIPS Act, infrastructure, all of which were passed

I feel the appearance of D.C. is much more partisan than the reality, particularly, so I want to take issue with something you said with Biden. I actually felt, you know, for all the partisanship, particularly in the wake of January 6th, that he had a bipartisan and productively bipartisan presidency. You know, veteran healthcare, gun safety, the CHIPS Act, infrastructure, all of which were passed

on a bipartisan basis. And those are significant pieces of legislation.

on a bipartisan basis. And those are significant pieces of legislation.

on a bipartisan basis. And those are significant pieces of legislation.

The Inflation Reduction Act was party line, but CHIPS Act was bipartisan. Gun safety was bipartisan. Veteran health care was bipartisan. Infrastructure was bipartisan. And those are four significant pieces of legislation. And Trump 1.0, was somewhat bipartisan, right? You had the trade bill, you had criminal justice reform, which was actually directly negotiated with Leader Jeffries.

The Inflation Reduction Act was party line, but CHIPS Act was bipartisan. Gun safety was bipartisan. Veteran health care was bipartisan. Infrastructure was bipartisan. And those are four significant pieces of legislation. And Trump 1.0, was somewhat bipartisan, right? You had the trade bill, you had criminal justice reform, which was actually directly negotiated with Leader Jeffries.

The Inflation Reduction Act was party line, but CHIPS Act was bipartisan. Gun safety was bipartisan. Veteran health care was bipartisan. Infrastructure was bipartisan. And those are four significant pieces of legislation. And Trump 1.0, was somewhat bipartisan, right? You had the trade bill, you had criminal justice reform, which was actually directly negotiated with Leader Jeffries.

Trump 2.0 is quite different. I mean, he's just much more vindictive and aggressive and emboldened than ever before. And he is poisoning the well and has made it increasingly impossible for Democrats to have anything resembling a working relationship with him. So I felt like there were prospects for bipartisanship with Trump 1.0, but he's a radically different person.

Trump 2.0 is quite different. I mean, he's just much more vindictive and aggressive and emboldened than ever before. And he is poisoning the well and has made it increasingly impossible for Democrats to have anything resembling a working relationship with him. So I felt like there were prospects for bipartisanship with Trump 1.0, but he's a radically different person.

Trump 2.0 is quite different. I mean, he's just much more vindictive and aggressive and emboldened than ever before. And he is poisoning the well and has made it increasingly impossible for Democrats to have anything resembling a working relationship with him. So I felt like there were prospects for bipartisanship with Trump 1.0, but he's a radically different person.

I've had no communication with Trump. I mean, I have relationships with congressional Republicans.

I've had no communication with Trump. I mean, I have relationships with congressional Republicans.

I've had no communication with Trump. I mean, I have relationships with congressional Republicans.