This is the Mark Simone Show.

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Well, Rob Bastorino, of course, great broadcaster.

Also, a lot of time in government, Westchester County Executive.

He was one of the candidates for governor this past year, and it's good to have him with us.

Rob Astorino, how you doing?

I'm great, Mark. Thanks for having me on. Hey, we're talking about this before. They want to raise

the throughway tolls. They want to raise the bridge tolls. They want to, where the hell is all this

money go? And why do they need to raise it? And don't forget congestion pricing. Yeah.

I want to put into Manhattan below 60th Street.

And it's amazing, right?

You know, congestion pricing took a little backseat during the campaign.

Hoke will kind of, you know, she wavered a tiny little bit to give people some hope.

And then, of course, she's like, you know, full steam ahead.

And nowhere in the conversation were increases in the tolls along the throughway at all during the campaign.

They kept that quiet, just like Tish James is keeping, you know, alleged sexual abuse within her office quiet until after the election.

But that's what they do.

And they get away with it because the media never pokes around, never follows up,

and always gives them the benefit of the doubt.

This happens all the time.

You know, I was just in Texas last week, Mark, and I have to tell you,

just like in most other states, if you're driving around,

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