Mike Lawler: “Crime is still a major problem in New York.”

“They have created a calamity across the board and that's before you even get to public safety and the quality of life. They can sit here and cherry pick whatever stats they want. The fact is, Crime is still a major problem in New York. You have the migrant crisis costing the state billions of dollars. You need to start to right the fiscal ship. You need to cut taxes, cut spending, focus on actually increasing domestic production of energy here in New York.” (22:27–22:31)

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