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Stands in stark contrast to Congressman Lawler’s strong record of working with Republicans and Democrats to find common ground and get things done.

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Pearl River, NY – 8/15/2024… Today, the Lawler for Congress campaign released the following statement after Mondaire Jones participated in a sham signing ceremony of a NYSUT document that his own radical record totally contradicts.

Mondaire Jones’ extreme record in the 117th Congress includes:

• Working to give cop-killers, rapists, and murderers the right to vote from behind bars in a push co-led by Rep. Cori Bush, a member of the “Squad”.
• Voting with the “Squad” 97% of the time, including 98% of the time with Jamaal Bowman and 96% of the time with Cori Bush, both of whom lost primaries for being too radical.
• Ranking 381st for bipartisanship and 209th out of 220 members of his own conference for writing bipartisan bills. Meanwhile, Congressman Lawler ranked the 4th-most bipartisan member of the 118th Congress and has introduced dozens of pieces of bipartisan legislation.
• Receiving one of the lowest Common Ground scores from the Common Ground Committee in the 117th Congress, in stark contrast with Congressman Lawler’s perfect score from the Common Ground Committee.
• Attacking police officers as “racists,” calling ICE a “racist institution,” working to allow criminals to receive amnesty, and accusing Border Patrol of inflicting “unimaginable cruelty” for doing their jobs and upholding immigration laws at the Southern Border.

“The sad rebrand attempt continues for extremist Mondaire Jones, this time with an effort to hide his radical record in Congress,” said Lawler for Congress spokesman Chris Russell. “During the 117th Congress, Mondaire Jones worked to give cop-killers the right to vote from prison, voted with the Squad 97% of the time, racked up the 3rd-most radical record, called cops racists, and routinely attacked Republicans, calling them ‘white supremacists.’ So much for common ground.”

“Congressman Lawler, meanwhile, has amassed an impressive record of building consensus, working with Republicans and Democrats to find common ground, receiving top marks from the Common Ground Committee as a ‘Common Ground Champion’, and being ranked the 4th-most bipartisan member of the 118th Congress,” continued Russell. “No number of sham pledges that Mondaire Jones signs can change this fundamental truth – he’s an out-of-touch, left wing extremist who wants to defund the police, can’t decide whether he wants to represent the Hudson Valley or New York City, and will say or do anything to try and return to office.”

“Hudson Valley voters will send him a clear message this November – pack your bags and skip town,” concluded Russell.

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