Listen "Episode 18: Assemblyman Matt Slater on Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” His Spat with AOC, Cell Phones in Schools, Utility Bills, Much More"
Episode Synopsis
Republican Assemblyman Matt Slater of District 94 — a rising voice in New York’s GOP politics — joins Local Matters Westchester this week. We open the conversation by asking him about the looming fallout from President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” particularly its massive impact on the state’s Medicaid funding and patient care.We ask where he stands on the new school cell phone ban, how he squares his criticism of social media with his recent viral spat with AOC, and what might be next for his political future — spoiler alert: he says he doesn’t plan ahead.The former Yorktown town supervisor also shares his views on utility rate hikes, the MTA, affordable housing, whether bipartisanship is tougher in the Trump era, and how a moment with his son helped shape his view on school meal funding.
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