Steven Bellone County Executive  Suffolk County Executive since 2012.  Army veteran.  Previously served as Babylon Town Supervisor from 2001-2011.  Named “Government Official of the Year”  by the Association for a Better Long Island.    Represents more than 1.5 million residents. He has focused efforts on saving taxpayer dollars through government reform. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in […]

Dr. Charles El Mir, Whiting School of Engineering’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, John Hopkins University.  Funded by NASA’s Solar System Exploration Research Virtual Institute, developing physics-based computational models that simulate mechanical events across a wide range of timescales. Investigating the breakdown of asteroidal rocks over the course of several thousands of years. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning […]

Rabbi Arthur Schneier over 50 years Senior Rabbi of New York City’s Park East Synagogue.  Honored Presidential Citizens Medal from President Bill Clinton in 2001 – Holocaust survivor- is an Austrian-American rabbi and international religious freedom and human rights, activist.  Papal Knighthood by Cardinal Timothy Dolan citing “the good works that he’s done” to promote religious freedom and international peace. Tune […]

Jake Novak is the host of the Nachum Segal Network’s, “Novak Now,” a weekly, half-hour look at news that has an impact on Jewish world and Israel. JakeNovakNews.com      Former supervising producer of “The Kudlow Report” with Larry Kudlow (current chief economic advisor in White House.). Prior to joining CNBC, he co-created and oversaw the “Varney and Company” Tune in […]

Governor Tom Ridge Following 9/11 President George W. Bush created the Office of Homeland Security named Tom Ridge Secretary (2003–2005).   Governor Pennsylvania (1995–2001)  before a member of Congress (1983–1995) representing northwestern Pennsylvania.  Enlisted Vietnam combat veteran elected to the U.S. House.  Governor Ridge is also the founder and CEO of Ridge Global – LLC – a Washington – D.C. based security […]

State Representative Chris Sprowls Republican Florida House of Representatives, representing District 65 includes Clearwater, Dunedin, and Tarpon Springs in northern Pinellas County, since 2014.  One of 99 delegates who support Donald Trump.  Appointed Florida Constitution Revision Commission, a 37-member commission that reviews and proposes changes to the Florida Constitution. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York […]

Congressman Mike Gallagher Wisconsin’s 8th district (R). Marine Corps officer, serving seven years (2006–2013) on active duty, twice deployed.   A former staffer on the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.  Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker’s presidential campaign.  Won 2016 election 63 percent to 36 percent.  Committee on Armed Services, and Homeland Security. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 […]

Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick represents suburban Philadelphia, Bucks County, 8th CD.  Served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney focused on drug crimes.  For 14 years prior FBI Supervisory Special Agent – including being embedded with U.S. Special Forces as part Operation Iraqi Freedom.  National Director for the FBI’s Campaign Finance and Election Crimes Enforcement Program House Committee on Foreign Affairs and […]

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta first, the only, Hispanic person to serve in Trump’s cabinet.  Republican, he was appointed by President George W. Bush to the National Labor Relations Board later served as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights and federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Florida. He is the former dean of Florida International University College of Law. Tune […]

Michael Long retiring chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State.  Long represented the Borough of Brooklyn – at-large in the New York City Council from 1981 to 1983.  Marine Corps.  Began working in politics as a volunteer for Barry Goldwater’s 1964 presidential campaign.  Conservative Party’s chairman and primary spokesman since the 1980s – advocating for smaller government – lower […]

Secretary Ben Carson, Secretary Housing and Urban Development appointed 2017.  Author, former neurosurgeon.  Presidential candidate 2016 Republican primaries.  Past Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland from 1984 until his retirement in 2013.  He became the youngest chief of pediatric neurosurgery in the country at age 33. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in […]

Matthew Daus longest serving Commissioner /Chairman of the NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission (“TLC”) – and prior to that – TLC General Counsel, Giuliani.  20 years in NYC government: Commissioner – NYC Civil Service Commission; General Counsel – NYC Community Development Agency; Special Counsel – NYC Trade Waste Commission; and  Prosecutor – NYC Human Rights Commission. Mr. Daus is now […]

Ed Cox chairman of the New York Republican State Committee since 2009. He is the son-in-law of Richard M. Nixon. Chairman Cox has been a very popular and effective State chairman. A close friend of President HW Bush, he has just returned from the last rites in Washington DC. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New […]

Speaker Newt Gingrich former Speaker of the House of Representatives.  “Contract with America.”  1994 mid-term elections – Newt Gingrich became the first Republican Speaker of the House in 40 years. As Speaker – the House enacted welfare reform – passed a capital gains tax cut in 1997 – and in 1998 passed the first balanced budget since 1969. Tune in to The […]

Richard C. Hoagland former museum space science Curator; a former NASA Consultant; Apollo Missions to the Moon – science advisor to Walter Cronkite and CBS News.  Conducts independent analyses possible intelligently -designed artifacts on NASA and other data sets.  “The Other Side of Midnight” Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or […]

Steve Kates– “Dr.Sky” has been engaged in the science of Astronomy for well over thirty years.  Sky Source Productions, specializing in video and audio programs on many special interest topics in the realm of Astronomy /Aerospace.  Organized the major “Halley’s Comet Watch” in 1986, from High Point State Park in NJ, for well over 5,000 people atop this small spot […]

Governor Tom Wolf Pennsylvania 2015. Democrat.  Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue from April 2007 until November 2008. Businessman  CEO and chairman Wolf Organization, a distributor of kitchen and bath cabinetry and supplier of building materials, family-owned business.  Two years in India with the Peace Corps. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 […]

Dr. Peter Michalos physician, former Chief of Surgery and medical staff President community hospital.  Researcher, historian.  Dr. Michalos is a leader in the Greek Orthodox Church of South Hamptons.   Widely published in medical circles not only for his expertise – but also for his well-researched public statements regarding a wide-ranging of social issues Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning […]

Dr. Betsy McCaughey, Ph.D. was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1995 to 1998.   Founded Committee to Reduce Infection Deaths (RID) reacting to a rise in anti-biotic resistant infections. http://hospitalinfection.org/about/meet-the-chairman.  Has been Manhattan Institute and Hudson Institute think tanks. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find a station in your […]

Kathy Hochul Lieutenant Governor of New York since 2015. U.S. Representative for New York’s 26th congressional district from 2011 to  2013. County Clerk of Erie County, 2007 until 2011. Previously deputy county clerk, a member of the Hamburg Town Board, a practicing attorney, and a legislative aide. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on […]

Dr. William J. Parker III Foundation President, CEO, National Defense University (NDU) Foundation.  Formerly CEO EastWest Institute. Retired senior naval officer. NDU Foundation invests in the education and leadership development of national defense, security and peacekeeping professionals. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find a station in your […]

Governor Charlie Crist, Florida 2007 to 2011 Republican while state’s attorney general and then governor.   Switched to the Democratic Party now Congress District 13 near Clearwater Beach. As Governor of Florida, Charlie Crist saved thousands of jobs and led the state out of the great recession by cutting taxes. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New […]

Mayor Rick Kriseman 53rd mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida 2014.  Democrat. Re-elected in November 2017. While Mayor, St. Pete ranked Florida’s best-managed, fiscally strongest city.  Prior to mayor, six years Florida House of Representatives. 2000-2006, St. Petersburg City Council, council chairman in 2005. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, […]

Roger Jason Stone Jr. is an American political consultant, lobbyist and strategist noted for his use of opposition research, usually for candidates of the Republican Party. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find a station in your city by clicking here. Can’t get to a radio? No broadcast in […]

Congressman Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., 12th congressional district. Vice-chair Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.  Co-chair of the Military Veterans Caucus and chairman of the Republican Policy Committee Veterans’ Affairs Task Force.  The Congressman’s father, Congressman Mike Bilirakis was an ardent supporter of Veterans. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find […]

Congressman Peter King R-Long Island first elected 1992 leading authority on terrorism and cybersecurity.  Homeland Security Committee and Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence.  Last re-elected 62.1% of the vote – – the highest margin of any candidate on Long Island. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, […]

Commissioner James O’Neill is the Police Commissioner of New York City. 2014 Chief of Patrol and that same year Chief of Department.  Join NYPD Transit 1983, promoted thru ranks. Receiving high praise as Commissioner.  A national leader in neighborhood policing. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find a […]

Brian Kolb New York Assembly Minority Leader since 2009 – 131st District  Upstate New York Ontario County and portions of Seneca County. Republican – Reducing taxes – improving the quality of education – economic development – among Leader Kolb’s legislative priorities. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find […]

Commissioner Bill Bratton former NYPD Commissioner.  Executive Chairman, Teneo Risk; Senior Managing Director, Teneo. In terms of terrorism, Bratton is the “Top Cop” in the world.  Police Commissioner in New York City twice, Boston and Los Angeles. Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find a station in your city […]

Ambassador Cameron Munter CEO, President of the EastWest Institute.  U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Serbia, Iraq, Poland.  Security Council White House 2010-2012.  Guided U.S.-Pakistani relations during strained period, including the operation against Osama bin Laden Tune in to The Cats Roundtable with John Catsimatidis every Sunday morning at 9 am in New York on 970 AM: The Answer!, or find a station in your city by clicking here. Can’t […]