Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., kicked off the new year with a guest column in The New York Times urging fellow Democratic lawmakers to drop the resistance movement and work with President-elect Donald Trump in his second term.
in I cut him offThe congressman acknowledged that the 2024 election results reveal that voters want the Democratic Party to make concessions on key issues, such as the economy and immigration, rather than obstruct Trump's agenda as they did during his first term.
“As a Democratic member of Congress, I know that my party will be tempted to stick with Mr. Trump at every turn: uniting against his bills, obstructing his nominees, and stalling the machinery of the House and Senate. This would bring work to a halt.” Declared to be a mistake.
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Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y. He urged his party to turn a new page and reach a settlement with President-elect Donald Trump instead of resisting his agenda. (Craig Ruttleball/Getty Images)
Susie, who He was elected To New York's 3rd Congressional District earlier this year after former Republican Rep. George Santos vacated it, he admitted he was concerned about Trump's willingness to compromise with Democratic lawmakers, citing some of the former president's post-election behavior.
He said: “I am not a fool: some of Mr. Trump’s actions provide little reassurance that he is ready to embrace bipartisanship and the compromise necessary for a functioning democracy,” referring to the next president’s “radical cabinet choices” and his demands to form a government. And the recent government spending bill, and his “arrogance” in gathering businessmen and advisors Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy around Capitol Hill.
Trump needs to “embrace his inner dealmaker and negotiate with the other party that controls nearly half the seats on Capitol Hill and the governorships of key states across the country,” Suozzi advised, adding that if Trump does that, “Democrats should meet him.” “Midway rather than a no party.”
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The MP went on to condemn his party's “major leftward shift” and stated that both sides want to work together. “But as a common-sense Democrat who won in a district that Mr. Trump also won, I am certain that our divided voters would prefer partisan solutions rather than political gridlock.”
He acknowledged the idea that Trump Winning was a 'mandate' From the American people, but he made it clear that it is not about “one-party rule.”
“But in my view, the results of the 2024 campaign were a mandate for border security, immigration reform, low inflation, economic stability, and common ground on culture war battles,” he added.
He continued by giving examples of what democratic compromise could look like, starting with climate change. “Democrats cannot abandon our zeal to combat climate change,” he said. “At the same time, let’s balance our commitment to protecting the environment with practical measures that protect affordable utility bills and manageable costs at pumping stations.”
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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump arrive for New Year's Eve at his Mar-a-Lago club on December 31, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images)
“Let us move beyond the continuing attacks on widely held religious values, while ensuring that the rights, safety and dignity of all are preserved,” Susi said, acknowledging that liberals should embrace “efforts to make government more efficient and effective,” as long as they still advocate “strengthening Social Security, Medicare, and Affordable Care Act.
Suozzi said his New Year's resolution is to transcend partisanship and controversy while embracing “common sense.”
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