WASHINGTON — Democrat Tom Suozzi was sworn in as a congressman once more Wednesday, representing Lengthy Island and Queens’ third congressional district.
Suozzi introduced his personal native cheering part to Congress. About 100 folks from Lengthy Island have been shouting his title as he referred to as for a brand new period of concord and dealing throughout the aisle.
It was the second time Suozzi took the Oath of Workplace to change into congressman, however most likely the primary time he bluntly confronted members of Congress to forged apart the dysfunction and, as he mentioned, “Get up.”
Watch Suozzi being sworn in
Suozzi was warmly embraced by Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries, who’s little doubt hoping that Suozzi shouldn’t be the final New York Democrat to flip a seat from purple to blue.
Suozzi’s victory within the current particular election cuts into Home Republicans’ already slim majority.
Democrats now have 16 seats in New York, with Republicans holding 10. Nonetheless, with the newly drawn congressional maps, Democratic officers imagine the maps will yield 18 secure seats for his or her celebration, six for the Republicans and two toss-ups.
Suozzi’s message was pointed.
“Whereas I could be the one one being sworn in at present, what if all of us see this as a recent begin? What if all of us took this opportunity to interrupt a few of our unhealthy habits? What if at present we remembered why we ran for workplace within the first place? Let’s get again into the options enterprise,” he mentioned.
As Suozzi posed for formal footage with Home Speaker Mike Johnson, there was no point out of the bitter particular election with Mazi Pillip and positively no point out of the person he changed, former Congressman George Santos.
However he did speak concerning the considerations of his constituents and all People.
“Persons are nervous about the price of residing. They’re nervous concerning the chaos on the border. They’re nervous about Israel, Gaza and Ukraine. They give the impression of being to Congress, and what do they see? The extremists get all the eye. We’re letting ourselves be bullied by our base. We do not get something finished,” Suozzi mentioned.
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With the migrant disaster not solely in New York however across the nation, Suozzi referred to as for either side to place apart politics and resolve the issue.
“I do know compromise is tough on this city, Mr. Speaker, however convey a bipartisan compromise to the ground and I assure it is going to cross,” he mentioned.
Suozzi should run once more in November, however he is gonna have a far simpler time. That is as a result of a redistricting invoice handed in Albany means Suozzi’s district will skew extra Democratic, although not dramatically. He’s set to lose Republican-leaning Massapequa, Huntington Station, Chilly Spring Harbor and Lloyd Harbor.
Suozzi represented New York’s third congressional district for 3 phrases earlier than surrendering his seat to run for governor in 2022.