It's the Brian Lairr Show on WNYC. Good morning, everyone. We'll begin today by checking

in on how our local House of Representatives members have voted in the Jim Jordan speaker

nomination. Some of you know we are beginning to follow on this show the local swing districts

already ahead of next year's congressional elections because control of Congress was

basically determined in the New York suburbs when around five districts swung from Democrat

to Republican last year. They will all be hard fought again next year with control

once again at stake. And this is one of the reasons it matters so much speaker. The majority

party elects the speaker. The speaker decides what legislation can get to the floor for

a vote. That means even bills that might have majority support overall. And some of

you know they've been going through debates on exactly this kind of thing. Some of the

bills that might have majority support overall won't even be voted on. If the speaker doesn't

think it's good for their party. So in brief, Long Island Republicans, Andrew Garberino,

Dick Lolota and Anthony D. Esposito all may news this week by voting against Jim Jordan

so did Republican Mike Lawler of Westchester in Rockland. Here's D. Esposito speaking for

the Long Island 3 on W.O.R. It was about making sure that Jim Jordan and that's why I joined

with Andrew Garberino and Nick Lolota. Jim Jordan needs to understand the needs and what

makes things pick here in New York and on Long Island and what the things that are important

to us that have gone ignored. So we'll talk about what some of those things are.

Congressman Anthony D. Esposito there on W.O.R. Radio this week. Republicans in our areas

swing districts voting for Jim Jordan were Tom Kane, Jr. in New Jersey. Everyone's favorite

George Santos from the North Shore of Nassau County and Northeast Queens. And Mark

Molinaro from a little more upstate, roughly the Catskills west to the Pocypsi area. Here's

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