Tom Suozzi: “We need the members of Congress and the Senate in the…”

“They see the stuff on television. We saw the lines in the airports getting a little bit better right now. We see all these different things. We need the members of Congress and the Senate in the Democrats and the Republicans to get together to actually do our jobs, to actually solve the problems that affect real people's lives. Well, Congressman Fitzpatrick, let me ask you, because you announced this effort to find a bipartisan solution before we saw that breakdown in negotiations on Friday.” (04:49–05:00)

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