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Mike Lawler: “He [Sean Patrick Maloney] shut his office down months before…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

Ep. 45. The Life of a New York Republican Congressman. Rep. Mike Lawler

Published September 5, 2024 | Video Starts at 09:55

He passed one bill to rename a post office, which, while a great honor for the individual that it was renamed after, does nothing to help the community. You know, and. And the reality is that He [Sean Patrick Maloney] shut his office down months before his term expired. He ran away from the district and went and ran in New York City for Congress after redistricting. (09:55–21:12)

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Asserts that Sean Patrick Maloney closed his office prematurely before his term ended.

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