The DCCC released a new TV ad in the race for New York’s 17th District, “Answer to You,” highlighting the stark contrast between between Cait Conley’s record of putting country over party to deliver for Hudson Valley families, and career political operative Mike Lawler’s record of selling out to billionaires, big party bosses, and corporate interests at the expense of his own constituents.
While Mike Lawler has spent his career profiting off our democracy, Army combat veteran Cait Conley was putting her life on the line to defend it. Unlike Lawler, who votes with Trump 100% of the time in Washington — rubber-stamping devastating health care cuts, cost-spiking tariffs, and a reckless war in Iran has hiked prices at the gas pump — Cait will do what’s right for the Hudson Valley and has a plan to make life more affordable for the working families Mike Lawler has left behind.
The ad – the second to run in NY-17 from the DCCC and Cait for New York – is airing in the New York media market beginning today and is part of the committee’s coordinated spending in key battleground districts.
Transcript:
“Over the last 20 years while I was out defending our democracy, Mike Lawler found every way possible to profit from it.
He’s been taking big money from big pharma and health insurance companies, while allowing them to raise our rates.
Voted six times for the Iran war costing us billions of dollars and American lives.
I’ll fight to end the Iran war and roll back the tariffs that are driving up our costs — from groceries, to gas.
And unlike Mike Lawler, I don’t answer to Trump or any political party.
I’m Cait Conley, and I answer to you. That’s why I approve this message.”
