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VOLUME 29, NO. 16 THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2024 25 CENTS

Congressman Tom Suozzi: “Prime Minister of
Congressman Tom Suozzi
Op-Ed in Wall Street Journal Japan Proves Queens to Be One of the World’s

Calls on House colleagues to put partisan Most Diverse Spots”
interests aside to defend Ukraine and defeat
Putin and Marjorie Taylor Greene

The Wall Street Journal published an op-Ed penned by
Congressman Tom Suozzi (D - Long Island, Queens). In
the opinion piece entitled, “Democrats, Support Speaker
Johnson,” Suozzi calls on his colleagues to put partisan
interests aside to defend Ukraine and defeat Putin and
Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Democrats, Support Speaker Johnson
We need to put partisan interests aside to defend Ukraine
and defeat Putin.
I just returned from a weeklong congressional member
delegation to Ukraine, Poland and Moldova. Ukraine faces
a new Russian offensive with insufficient ammunition. My
first social-media post reporting on our trip was greeted
with a flood of hostility and propaganda, I suspect mostly
generated by Russian bots, including a doctored photo of
me wearing a Nazi armband.
On my return to Washington, I was greeted by Rep.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s newest threats to remove Speaker
Mike Johnson if he brings to the floor a bill to aid Ukraine.
Democrats and Republicans must join together to save
Ukraine and stop the disinformation campaigns promul-

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BOE Chancellor David C. Banks Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed a Joint Session of Congress.

Visited Leonardo DaVinci IS 61 Congressman Tom Suozzi (D - Long Island, Queens) attended and invited Queens
resident and former Japanese language instructor at the Long Island Japanese Culture
Center in Roslyn Heights, Geoffrey Shibahara, as his guest. PM Kishida shocked the
entire chamber when he told us he spent his early childhood. See story on page 7.

Liu, Kim Introduce Legislation

Defining Squatter in NYS Housing Law

BOE Chancellor David c. Banks, I.S. 61Q Principal Joseph
Lisa with assistant principals and parents
Community Education the concerns from our com-
Council 24 (CEC24) hosted a munity, and he did. He heard
town hall meeting with Chan- from I S 61Q students about
cellor David C. Banks in Leon- their safety, zoning changes
ardo DaVinci Intermediate and school food. They also
School 61 Queens (I.S. 61Q). discuss issues about the English
The purpose of Chancellor Language Learner program State Senator John Liu and Assembly Member Ron Kim introduced legislation, The bill
Banks visit was for him to hear (ELL program) and much more. establishes that squatters are not entitled to tenant protections. See story on page 2.

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