Congressman Suozzi talks with CNN.

Join Joining us us now now is is caught caught Democratic Democratic congressman congressman Thomas Thomas that's that's why why he he joins joins us us he he sits sits on on the the armed armed services services and and foreign foreign Affairs Affairs Committee Committee it's it's nice nice to to have have you you here here congressman congressman uh uh and and it's it's been been really really nice nice to to see see the the unity unity in in Washington Washington we we were were just just there there yesterday yesterday and and we we could could feel feel it it being being right right outside outside of of the the capital capital you you play play last last night night what what was was it it like like it it was was very very humbling humbling experience experience I I was was so so happy happy to to be be a a part part of of it it uh uh we're we're all all praying praying for for steve's steve's gonna gonna rough rough road road ahead ahead of of him him but but we're we're hoping hoping he's he's gonna gonna be be fine fine it's it's gonna gonna be be a a tough tough tough tough road road though though I I and and of of course course the the news news we're we're just just getting getting in in you you know know positive positive more more positive positive for for the the Congress Congress and and went went through through surgery surgery still still in in critical critical condition condition but but they they do do expect expect that that condition condition to to improve improve now now congressman congressman so so thank thank you you for for playing playing last last night night thank thank you you for for your your kind kind words words wanna wanna get get to to the the news news uh uh that that really really just just broke broke this this morning morning the the President President night night States States confirming confirming he he is is under under investigation investigation for for firing firing the the director director James James call call me me he he rode rode on on being being investigated investigated for for fire fire the the director director by by the the man man who who told told me me to to fire fire the the director director witch witch hunt hunt and and if if I I can can serve serve just just your your your your reaction reaction to to that that statement statement was was just just came came in in for for the the President President you you know know the the President President I I think think is is doing doing himself himself a a disservice disservice by by constantly constantly tweeting tweeting about about this this stuff stuff with with the the investigation investigation is is going going on on he he brings brings more more attention attention to to it it than than anybody anybody else else does does but but most most do do his his job job but but the the people people do do their their investigation investigation let's let's find find out out the the answer answer is is uh uh the the President President relation relation focus focus as as well well as as the the Congress Congress let's let's all all try try to to work work together together to to try try to to accomplish accomplish things things people people are are sick sick of of politicians politicians sick sick of of politics politics I I wanted wanted to to get get something something done done so so let's let's said said take take this this this this really really special special time time in in history history related related to to what what happen happen is is the the police police and and the the baseball baseball game game last last night night of of people people coming coming together together and and let's let's work work together together to to actually actually accomplish accomplish something something uh uh do do you you think think the the pool pool do do you you think think the the President President is is talking talking about about with with this this tweet tweet muller muller or or rose rose and and stein stein and and do do you you think think either either man's man's job job is is in in jeopardy jeopardy as as a a result result of of this this you you know know I'm I'm not not gonna gonna even even get get into into the the speculation speculation we we gotta gotta move move away away from from all all the the speculating speculating and and missing missing the the us us versus versus the the President President the the Democrats Democrats vs vs the the Republicans Republicans let let this this play play out out the the way way it's it's gotta gotta go go and and let's let's do do our our jobs jobs along along those those lines lines Sarah Sarah is is there there seems seems to to be be some some kind kind of of debate debate within within the the Democratic Democratic caucus caucus about about how how to to treat treat this this there there are are some some Democrats Democrats who who think think that that any any talk talk of of the the award award and and peach peach mint mint is is out out of of balance balance congressman congressman adam adam schiff schiff the the ranking ranking member member the the intelligence intelligence Committee Committee said said no no one one ought ought to to in in my my view view rush rush to to embrace embrace the the most most extraordinary extraordinary remedy remedy that that involves involves the the removal removal of of the the President President from from office office are are you you in in that that camp camp in in any any talk talk of of impeachment impeachment is is premature premature I I think think that that it's it's a a distraction distraction from from the the important important work work that that we we have have ahead ahead of of us us I I mean mean I I the the day day after after that that the the day day of of the the day day of of the the shooting shooting we we know know we we left left practice practice we we have have come come back back and and do do our our work work we we question question Secretary Secretary tellers tellers and and about about the the the the Secretary Secretary of of state's state's budget budget I I had had a a briefing briefing with with general general dunford dunford from from the the joint joint chiefs chiefs of of staff staff this this is is serious serious life life and and death death business business that that we we need need to to work work on on and and these these are are distractions distractions we we need need to to be be focusing focusing on on the the work work that that we we need need to to do do that that the the investigations investigations go go on on you you know know I'm I'm I I have have questions questions about about Russia Russia and and the the President President about about this this about about that that investigations investigations let let the the process process of of that that has has been been set set up up let let that that be be the the focus focus of of what what gonna gonna happen happen with with the the President President let's let's get get back back to to the the people's people's business business on on the the other other hand hand this this is is life life and and health health care care oh oh so so on on that that on on that that point point congressman congressman are are you you know know is is all all of of this this the the president's president's tweets tweets you you know know comments comments about about impeachment impeachment from from your your fellow fellow Democrats Democrats is is that that getting getting in in the the way way you you save save to to distraction distraction but but is is it it is is it it actually actually holding holding you you up up Congress Congress up up from from getting getting things things accomplished accomplished it it seems seems like like it it to to us us on on the the outside outside is is it it from from the the inside inside I I think think so so I I think think that that did did you you know know everybody's everybody's talking talking about about how how they they like like to to see see the the Congress Congress be be more more civil civil and and more more civil civil tone tone and and people people treat treat each each other other better better and and I'm I'm a a freshman freshman I I get get along along great great with with of of with with my my colleagues colleagues in in the the Republican Republican and and Democratic Democratic side side I I see see everybody everybody treating treating each each other other 70 70 I I think think what what happens happens is is when when we we go go on on television television when when we we see see social social media media this this is is where where we we get get pulled pulled away away from from being being civil civil people people wanna wanna do do the the people's people's business business and and I I think think that that can can happen happen and and I I think think the the President President is is distracting distracting us us with with his his tweets tweets um um always always bringing bringing these these topics topics up up um um and and I I think think that that some some of of this this reckless reckless talking talking about about the the right right and and the the left left sometimes sometimes the the distract distract us us people people want want us us to to get get something something done done cars what was your batting line last night I missed it what what did I do batting yeah listen I was that was that I had a great hard hit line drive but the short stop card so that okay like a man who was over something Congress and the long island great to have you with us thanks so much we really appreciate your words this morning soon alright so much that we have more great