Interview Highlights – Speaks about the terrorist threat to our transportation systems. About Congressman John Katko Congressman John Katko is the Republican Congressman from New York’s 24th district, near Syracuse. He won his first election to Congress by 20 percentage points – the largest margin of defeat suffered by an incumbent in the cycle. Katko is a former federal prosecutor. In […]

Interview Highlights – “He’s (Donald Trump) been interested in office for a long time. Way back in 1988 he let my boss, George H.W. Bush, know that he would be interested in being vice president. I’m glad he didn’t select Donald Trump and I’m glad he selected me.” – “This (running for President) is not something that he’s (Trump) recently […]

Interview Highlights – “We’re going to see more of these (attacks like in San Bernardino), unfortunately..With the world we live in, these events should have been a surprise…By all appearances, this was an attack that was inspired over the Internet and was not one that was directed by ISIS central, if you will.” – “They’re (ISIS) urging this through the […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about the fall of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. About Steven Malanga Steven Malanga is City Journal’s senior editor and a Manhattan Institute senior fellow. He writes about the intersection of urban economies, business communities, and public policy. Malanga is the author of The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today (2005); The Immigration Solution: A Better […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about her 15 years as President of LaGuardia Community College, which educates 60,000 students per year. – The college focuses on making sure “students in New York City get to move from poverty into the middle class.” – Highlights the goal of “America’s College Promise,” a national campaign for community colleges to strengthen their programs and […]

Interview Highlights – “There is no reason to believe that we’re not vulnerable…There are so many soft targets in the city that we cannot be everywhere.” – “What changed the dynamics in Paris is that instead of heading for some of the iconic targets like the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre, they picked a local restaurant, they picked a theater.” […]

Interview Highlights On the relationship between the U.S. and Canada with the election of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister: – “The big question will be, will the relationship get better between the White House and the prime minister’s office, or will it … maybe deteriorate a little bit?” – Trudeau is “only 43 years old, didn’t have much in the […]

Interview Highlights – On the threat of terrorism in NYC: “Leave the worrying and the planning to us…We’ll be in the background, and people should feel safe because we’re there.” – “If you look at Paris, what you see is people who were probably trained, hardened fighters who fought in Syria, who then were smuggled into Europe, who got together […]

Interview Highlights – “Every time ivory is bought an elephant is being killed…the last thing you should do is give a gift of ivory.” – “Every day 96 elephants are killed, one every 15 minutes, and 35,000 per year.” – “We have a responsibility to save elephants.” About John F. Calvelli John Calvelli is the Executive Vice President for the Public […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about his presentation to the Pope of a report asking that the killings of innocent Christians, Muslims, and Jews by Muslims be declared “international genocide”. – Speaks about the mission of the Pave the Way Foundation to achieve peace by closing the gap in tolerance, education and the practical relations between religions, through cultural, technological and […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about a recent study he helped lead that found people who drink moderate amounts of coffee (3-5 cups a day) are less likely to die from a variety of diseases including diabetes and heart disease. About Professor Frank Hu Professor Frank Hu, or Hu Bingchang, is a nutrition and diabetes researcher. He is a Professor of Nutrition […]

Interview Highlights – “I think we are seeing a general retreat of liberalism in the United States and in Europe, and a fairly dramatic shift to the right, if you will, politically and ideologically…These events (recent terrorist attacks) are producing a tremendous rise in nationalism, I think in tribalism in Europe, of nation’s desiring to be themselves, securing their borders, and […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about priorities for her district and Airbnb in New York CIty.  About City Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal City Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal is a Democrat, New York City Council Member representing Manhattan’s Upper West Side, District 6. Elected to the City Council in 2013 by the highest vote total of any candidate running for City Council in New York […]

Interview Highlights – On the United States accepting Syrian refugees: ““I, as the governor of Ohio, have written to the president and to the Congress saying ‘No, this is time to take the pause.’ We don’t know who these people are, and we know that many of them in Syria, who represent these radicals, are intent on infiltrating us. And […]

Interview Highlights – “I think this is the most dangerous time in terms of sustained violence, I have never felt more uncomfortable than I do today. Some percentage of the world today is always either unbalanced or radicalized. When you have a small group of people who are willing to lose their lives and kill anyone they can, we’re all vulnerable.”  – “I […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about the work of the United Farm Wokers of America’s work with CATS in the 1980’s to “eliminate the use of certain cancer causing chemicals that were used on grapes in the United States.” These toxic chemicals had a negative impact on farm workers, and especially their children. “Children are more affected than adults because of […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about his own experience as someone who suffers from health issues due to being at Ground Zero during 9/11 and the need for Congress to pass the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act. – States that he had to contact his Member of Congress to get assistance for 9/11 health benefits.  About Rudy Washington Rudy […]

Interview Highlights – On being named NYS chair of Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign: “Marco Rubio is a new generational leader with fresh ideas…he has the passion and energy to bring the Republican Party and nation forward…we can’t keep electing leaders of the past.” – Rubio is the first top tier GOP presidential candidate to support the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and […]

Interview Highlights – “It’s because of the president of the United States’ failed policies, ‘leading from behind,’ which has led to this chaos and renewed influence and growth of ISIS.” – On the Syrian refugee crisis: “What should the Untied States do? We should be very careful. And here is why, because I am sure that Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, has […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about the mission of the Green Beret Foundation to provide immediate and long term support to the wounded, their families, and to the families of our fallen.  – For more information on the Green Beret Foundation, go to: www.greenberetfoundation.org   About Major General (Ret.) David A. Morris Major General (Ret.) David A. Morris Is the Chairman of the […]

Interview Highlights – “We have to have more surveillance in the Muslim community. The reality is that’s where the terrorism is coming from. Doesn’t mean that all Muslims are evil, doesn’t mean all Muslims support terrorism, the overwhelming majority do not. But the reality is that’s where the threat is coming from.” – “And right now in France, I don’t think the French […]

Interview Highlights – States that according to his sources, investigators have “expanded the investigation to a new area, which is: The bureau is investigating whether Hillary and Huma Abedin and Cheryl Mills, her (Hillary Clinton’s) closest aides, whether they violated the law by giving false statements to the FBI, and that’s a felony, subject to five years in prison.” – “If Hillary […]

Interview Highlights – States that the proposed 1% salary increase for cops is “disrespectful.” – Cops are not being as aggressive on the streets because of fear of lawsuits and prosecution. About Patrick Lynch Patrick Lynch, is the President of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (PBA.) a union for more than 20,000 beat cops in the city’s five boroughs. Joined the force […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about his broad based support from law enforcement and the community in his recent election to Staten Island District Attorney. – Notes his top priorities as DA, including battling the illegal prescription drug epidemic where Staten Island is the “epicenter”; increased shootings, especially on the North Shore; and bringing law enforcement and the community together.  About Michael […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about the new smartphones that every NYPD officer will have by next year.  They will include apps allowing cops “to take fingerprints on the street to enable the police officer to understand who they’re dealing with quicker.” The phones are being paid for by funds collected by his office. About Cyrus Vance, Jr. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., was […]

Interview Highlights – “Most police officers…are feeling like we are being put on the defensive.” – “Cell phones being aimed at police officers is not being done to show good police work but being done because they’re hoping to get something dramatic and trying to catch someone doing something wrong.” – “99.9% of officers are doing the job just as […]

Interview Highlights – “A judge should be required to consider if someone’s dangerous before making a decision on diversion, Albany has to pass a new law … It’s time for Albany to act…Forty-seven states and the federal government follow a simple rule: A judge is allowed to consider how dangerous an individual might be, and what their record has been in […]

Interview Highlights – On two Veterans Administration senior officials who pleaded the 5th Amendment at a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing last week about their alleged misconduct: “They know we are going to go after them criminally if they don’t do their job, because it’s a criminal violation of the law not to take care of a veteran who served the […]

Interview Highlights – “If you end up adding to that $18.5 trillion the unfunded civilian and military pensions and retiree healthcare, the additional underfunding for Social Security, the additional underfunding for Medicare, various commitments and contingencies that the federal government has, the real number is about $65 trillion rather than $18 trillion, and it’s growing automatically absent reforms.” – “If […]

Interview Highlights – Speaks about Veterans Day presentation at Times Square on Tuesday, November 10th at 10:00 a.m. It will feature guest speakers and the playing of Just a Common Soldier video on the big screen at Times Square, which has had 10 million views. – “In NYC, many veterans have become part of New York’s Finest, and New York’s […]