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Featuring: Tom Suozzi, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 3

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Published March 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 13:44

He was pulled out of the chamber because of that. Later censured with the votes of nine Democrats, including yourself and 214 Republicans. Why did you take that vote against a fellow Democrat? Because if it was a Republican doing the same thing to a Democratic president, I would have voted for that as well. And the bottom line is it was a strategic mistake on our behalf as well. (13:44–13:50)

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