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Tom Suozzi

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309 total appearances

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Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And we have got to, we can't say we're against deporting criminals, okay? We have to deport criminals. And I can guarantee you that they're going to make mistakes as they go. I've been in government a long time. I was the mayor of my hometown for eight years. I was the county executive of a big county for eight years. I was in Congress for six years.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

I left to run for governor, got my ass kicked in a Democratic primary. George Santos won my seat, so then they got rid of him. Everybody said, please come back. So I've been in government a long time. So government doesn't always do things right. They make mistakes, and they're going to make a lot of mistakes when it comes to these deportations.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

I left to run for governor, got my ass kicked in a Democratic primary. George Santos won my seat, so then they got rid of him. Everybody said, please come back. So I've been in government a long time. So government doesn't always do things right. They make mistakes, and they're going to make a lot of mistakes when it comes to these deportations.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

I left to run for governor, got my ass kicked in a Democratic primary. George Santos won my seat, so then they got rid of him. Everybody said, please come back. So I've been in government a long time. So government doesn't always do things right. They make mistakes, and they're going to make a lot of mistakes when it comes to these deportations.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

You know, say we're going after criminals, and we agree, let's go after criminals. Well, what happens when you target a criminal, you go to break down the door to go get them, And he moved and that was an innocent family living there. And these kids are terrorized. What's going to happen when you start taking mommy and daddy away from their kids or, you know, so let's work together.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

You know, say we're going after criminals, and we agree, let's go after criminals. Well, what happens when you target a criminal, you go to break down the door to go get them, And he moved and that was an innocent family living there. And these kids are terrorized. What's going to happen when you start taking mommy and daddy away from their kids or, you know, so let's work together.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

You know, say we're going after criminals, and we agree, let's go after criminals. Well, what happens when you target a criminal, you go to break down the door to go get them, And he moved and that was an innocent family living there. And these kids are terrorized. What's going to happen when you start taking mommy and daddy away from their kids or, you know, so let's work together.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

to try and address the issues and then save our fire for the more egregious things that we can agree on as people that want to save our country that we need to highlight because it's just way beyond the pale.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

to try and address the issues and then save our fire for the more egregious things that we can agree on as people that want to save our country that we need to highlight because it's just way beyond the pale.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

to try and address the issues and then save our fire for the more egregious things that we can agree on as people that want to save our country that we need to highlight because it's just way beyond the pale.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

You know, I thought because it was the first thing out of the box and it was mainly targeted towards criminals that we had no choice but to support it. And we had supported it. I think 30 or 40 of us had supported Democrats and supported it last year as well.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

You know, I thought because it was the first thing out of the box and it was mainly targeted towards criminals that we had no choice but to support it. And we had supported it. I think 30 or 40 of us had supported Democrats and supported it last year as well.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

You know, I thought because it was the first thing out of the box and it was mainly targeted towards criminals that we had no choice but to support it. And we had supported it. I think 30 or 40 of us had supported Democrats and supported it last year as well.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And, you know, if I was in law school and I was debating this bill when I was in law school, I would have been like, I have a problem with this and I have a problem with that. And I don't like this thing. And, you know, I would tell you what everything is wrong with it. But I think that, you know, we have to accept the fact that Americans want us to do something about this.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And, you know, if I was in law school and I was debating this bill when I was in law school, I would have been like, I have a problem with this and I have a problem with that. And I don't like this thing. And, you know, I would tell you what everything is wrong with it. But I think that, you know, we have to accept the fact that Americans want us to do something about this.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And, you know, if I was in law school and I was debating this bill when I was in law school, I would have been like, I have a problem with this and I have a problem with that. And I don't like this thing. And, you know, I would tell you what everything is wrong with it. But I think that, you know, we have to accept the fact that Americans want us to do something about this.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And we have to move forward. And if there are imperfections as we see that will arise, we need to try and correct that as we go along. I mean, you know, one thing I always like to point out is, like, when you pass a bill, that's not the end of the story. I mean, there's things that happen. The government doesn't stop functioning.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And we have to move forward. And if there are imperfections as we see that will arise, we need to try and correct that as we go along. I mean, you know, one thing I always like to point out is, like, when you pass a bill, that's not the end of the story. I mean, there's things that happen. The government doesn't stop functioning.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And we have to move forward. And if there are imperfections as we see that will arise, we need to try and correct that as we go along. I mean, you know, one thing I always like to point out is, like, when you pass a bill, that's not the end of the story. I mean, there's things that happen. The government doesn't stop functioning.

Raging Moderates with Scott Galloway and Jessica Tarlov
Congressman Tom Suozzi on Bipartisanship in the Trump Era

And so a lot of this is going to be how they implement it and what they do and what, you know, what can they do under existing law, you know, that this is just a repeat of. So I think it was very important for us to say that we are on board with the idea of securing our border, of making our country safer. And, you know, we are behind on this issue.