Mike Lawler | Congressman, New York District 17 | 02-17-26

Sid & Friends In The Morning

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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Congressman Mike Lawler calls in to discuss his mission to secure Sid State of the Union tickets while joking that he obtained a ticket for local media figure and Sid's arch-nemesis Errol Lewis. Lawler discusses President Trump’s upcoming State of the Union and says many Democrats, including AOC, are boycotting, then criticizes AOC’s recent comments in Munich and her attacks on Marco Rubio’s speech. The conversation shifts to Democrats’ emphasis on climate policy, with Lawler arguing Democrats have conflated climate and energy policy, citing New York’s high utility costs and decisions such as shutting down nuclear power, banning natural gas, and blocking pipelines. He frames energy policy as central to national security, referencing international oil dynamics involving Iran, China, Venezuela, and Russia. The discussion also criticizes New York’s budget process and legislative oversight, alleging Gov. Kathy Hochul “found” $1.5 billion without scrutiny and claiming Democrats in Albany conduct little oversight and suppress Republican questioning in hearings, including on antisemitism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.9	Flight inclusive packages are at all protected.
0:45.3	Congressman Emmer, the majority of whip out of the great state of Minnesota.
0:49.4	Think about the Democrat Party's disconnect to the American people.
0:53.3	Donald Trump ran on securing the southern
0:55.8	border, making our streets safe again, right? Getting the criminals out of here, the rapists,
1:01.0	the murderers, the drug dealers. You realize, in pedophiles, do you realize in Minneapolis,
1:07.2	4,000, 4,000 they pulled out of Minneapolis.
1:14.2	Minneapolis is a spec on the map compared to New York.
1:20.7	By the way, they also pulled out 3,000 migrant children that the Biden administration had lost,
1:22.5	and nobody seems to want to report that.
1:24.5	The disconnect is this.
1:33.0	These guys are flying to Munich, more worried about security overseas than they are about taking care of the American people.
1:35.0	And, Sid, they broke their promise.
1:42.9	That leader, that so-called excuse for a leader in the House on the Dem side, the New Yorker that you referred to, this guy's people broke their promise.
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