Huntington Councilman Dr. Dave Bennardo Joins LI Patriot Radio and discusses his background, campaign platform, community events, and goals for the future of Huntington!

Huntington Councilman Dr. Dave Bennardo Joins LI Patriot Radio

Leslie is joined by Lily Roberts, Managing Director for Inclusive Growth at the Center for American Progress.

The two first react to Senator Joni Ernst, after an audience member yells, “People will die,” during her discussion on Medicaid cuts at a town hall this morning, replying, “Well, we all are going to die.”

Leslie and Lily then discuss the disastrous approach to food stamps (SNAP) in the House Republican passed 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

The House-passed version:

A. Would cut off some or all food assistance for 11 million people (4 million of those are kids) due to subjecting new groups of people (parents of young kids, older people, people who live in parts of the country where jobs are scarce) to additional paperwork requirements.

B. Eliminates the national guarantee that whether you live in New York or Mississippi, you won’t go hungry. This has been the bottom line of food support and anti-poverty in the US for 60 years. Now, states will be required to foot part of the bill for SNAP, which many of them can’t afford.

C. Guts SNAP as one of our best anti-recession tools – it keeps recessions from becoming depressions. SNAP immediately gets small dollars to the people who need money most, and it’s spent nearly instantly in local communities. Funding changes and cuts will doubly punish states during recessions. That’s important now, as we deal with economic uncertainty and a food safety net (food pantries, free school lunch, farmer grant programs) that have already been gutted by DOGE so can’t step in to help. 

The website for the Center for American Progress is www.AmericanProgress.org and their handle on BlueSky is @americanprogress.bsky.social. Lily's BlueSky handle is @lilyroberts.bsky.social.

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GOP's Disastrous Approach to Food Stamps (SNAP) in House Budget Bill

Leslie is joined by Liz Shuler, President of the 63 unions and over 15 million members of the AFL-CIO, and the first woman leader of America’s labor movement.

The pair discusses the Supreme Court ruling upholding Trump's firings of the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board members, the draconian House budget bill, and the field hearings the Union conducted through the 'Department of People Who Work for a Living,' which they released a report on last week.

The website for the AFL-CIO is www.AFLCIO.org and their BlueSky handle is @aflcio.org. Liz's handle is @lizshuler.bsky.social.

AFL-CIO President on SCOTUS NRLB Ruling, House Budget Bill and DOGE

Joe Cardinale returns to Long Island Patriot Radio to discuss the state of NY, crime tends, new legislation being debated in Albany and the next potential Gubernatorial Candidate Elise Stefanik

Joe Cardinale Returns to LI Patriot Radio

Assemblyman Mike Durso joins Karin and Jack to discuss the failed NYS Budget, insane policies coming out of albany like the second look act and the medical aid in dying act. 

Assemblyman Mike Durso Joins LI Patriot Radio

Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo calls in live from the outside the NYS Assembly Chamber to give us an update on the Budget, the floor debates going on and what radical bills are circulating the assembly before the end of session 

Assemblyman Jarett Gandolfo Joins LI Patriot Radio

NYS Assembly Candidate Rich Carozza Joins Long Island Patriot Radio to announce his run for Assembly District 1. We speak about his platform, background and his plan to change the trajectory of NYS 

NYS Assembly Candidate Rich Carozza Joins Long Island Patriot Radio

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET. 

Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Founder of 'the Cook Political Report,' to talk about ten years of Trump in politics.  This includes how he completely changed the Republican party's identity, and what might happen to the GOP once Trump is no longer President.

Then, Kim Scott, Publisher of 'Dem List,' previews the NYC Mayoral primary election.
She also details the upcoming Governors' races in Virginia and New Jersey, which tend to be a bellwether for the following year's midterm elections in Congress.

Kim Scott's 'Demlist' is a free national daily political column, calendar and resource site for Democrats and allies - a unique, central source that connects people to the who, what and where of Democratic events, issues and activism. You can find out more about them at DemList.com and follow them on BlueSky at the handle @demlist.bsky.social.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' 
He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles. You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His handle on BlueSky is @bradbannon.bsky.social.

Leslie Marshall Show - 6/16/25- 10 Years of Trump in Politics; NYC, VA and NJ Election Previews

Suffolk County PBA President Lou Civillo Returns to LI Patriot Radio to discuss ICE Raids, police mental health and the state of crime in Suffolk County

Suffolk County PBA President Lou Civillo Returns to LI Patriot Radio

GOP Endorsed Candidates Supervisor Ed Smyth, Supervisor Ed Wehrheim & Sal Formica Join LI Patriot Radio to discuss the upcomign primary election and early voting

GOP Endorsed Candidates Supervisor Ed Smyth, Supervisor Ed Wehrheim & Sal Formica Join LI Patriot Radio

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