“Time and again, the Republican Party desperately tried to expunge their own history of protecting a criminally-indicted liar at the expense of Northeast Queens and Long Island constituents. Now, Long Island Republicans have chosen Mazi Melesa Pilip, serial fraudster George Santos’ close friend and MAGA extremist, to clean up their mess. Pilip and Republicans will be held accountable for their shameless record of propping up corruption and working against the best interest of constituents in New York’s Third Congressional District.” – DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene
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To: Interested Parties
From: Ellie Dougherty
Date: December 14, 2023
Subject: The Case Against Mazi Melesa Pilip
Families across Northeast Queens and Long Island deserve a representative who will repair our broken system and fight for them. Tom Suozzi has committed his 30-year public service career to delivering for his community. He has a proven record of results and is in a strong position to bring much-needed leadership back to these communities to lower costs, improve public safety, and restore trust.
In 2016, Tom was first elected to Congress and continued his record of getting things done and delivering for his constituents. During this time, he helped negotiate the historic Infrastructure and Jobs Act, which invested billions of dollars to improve New York’s infrastructure, increasing funding by almost 500% for the Long Island Sound, and securing millions for the Bethpage Water District. Tom also led a bipartisan effort for New York State to get its fair share of federal funds during COVID and passed legislation to lower the cost of insulin and other prescription drugs.
Meanwhile, the Republican Party has tarnished their reputation in New York Third’s Congressional District by repeatedly protecting serial fraudster George Santos. Now, after a chaotic and disorganized nominee search, they’re doubling down on dysfunction by choosing Santos’ close friend and political ally, Mazi Melesa Pilip – who recently leaned into MAGA extremism by campaigning with Mike Johnson.
DON’T BELIEVE US? SEE FOR YOURSELF.
New York Times: Finding a Santos Successor Is Proving No Simple Task for Republicans [12/8/23] |
