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Cait Conley: “Lawlor is not that leader that our nation needs. He is the…”

Featuring: Cait Conley, Democratic | Candidate, U.S. House New York, 17th Congressional District

Cait Conley on her NY District 17 Congressional Campaign and the Fight to Defeat Mike Lawler

Published October 12, 2025 | Video Starts at 43:17

This is where we need battle tested public servants. And this is going back to why I'm taking on Lawlor is not that leader that our nation needs. He is the antithesis of it. He puts himself before all else and that is wrong and that is not what is going to lead this country out of this mess right now. (43:17–43:22)

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“The cost of groceries under Mike Lawler's watch have gone up 20% in three years.”
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“The recent college graduate unemployment rate this summer exceeded that of the national average.”
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