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The Word on Main Street – September 22, 2025

September 22, 2025
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Episode 1: Main Street Chair Rep. Mike Flood Interviews Vice Chair Rep. Laurel Lee on the Main Street Spotlight

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Laurel Lee

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Schumer Shutdown

 

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Main Street Chair Flood & Vice Chair Lee in the Washington Reporter: "President Trump knows that when he needs something, the Main Street Caucus is on the line and willing to take the vote"

 

“The new leadership of the House’s Main Street Caucus has a simple message to President Donald Trump and to the voters who sent them to Washington, D.C.: we are eager to work with the White House. Reps. Mike Flood (R., Neb.) and Laurel Lee (R., Fla.) — the Chair and newly-elected Vice Chair of the Main Street Caucus — spoke with the Washington Reporter about their new video spotlight series, their relationships with the White House, what they want to focus on during this Congress, and more.” Read the full interview by clicking here.

 

Rep. Mike Haridopolos in Florida Today: Soft-on-crime policies are costing lives — Florida refuses to look away

 

“When judges put criminals back on the streets, innocent Americans pay with their lives. Recent tragedies across the country prove what many of us in Florida have long understood: soft-on-crime policies only serve to put innocent, law-abiding citizens at risk.” Read the full op-ed by clicking here.

 

Rep. Mike Lawler in the Daily News: Alliances abroad keep us safe at home

 

“From Naples, we traveled to the Vatican, where we were granted a private audience with His Holiness Pope Leo XIV. For me, as the great-grandson of Irish and Italian immigrants and a practicing Catholic, it was an experience both humbling and incredibly moving. We spoke about the challenges facing religious minorities across North Africa, the Middle East, and China, about America’s unique role in protecting freedom of conscience, and about the moral duty of great nations to safeguard the vulnerable.” Read the full op-ed by clicking here.

 

Rep. Mike Simpson in the Washington Reporter: President Trump and congressional Republicans are delivering for working families across America

 

“Families across Idaho and our nation are keeping more of their hard-earned money thanks to the largest tax cut for working and middle-class families in American history. Just over two months ago, House Republicans sent President Donald Trump’s full, common sense, policy agenda to his desk, and now it’s the law of the land.” Read the full op-ed by clicking here.

 

Rep. Tony Wied in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Spirited policy debates should end with handshakes, not hatred

 

“Sept. 10 was an extraordinarily sad day for America. The assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah should be a turning point for all of us. We are a nation built on freedom of speech and the belief that we can engage in passionate debates and disagreements, but at the end of the day, we are all Americans.” Read the full op-ed by clicking here.

  

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