for someone like representative matt sholes, ultimately the allegations grew to a point where he felt he could come out and support the inquiry. house republican campaign was attacking him anyway for being in favor of it, even before he came out, so it really is kind of a calculation in the face of a lot of pressure, i think both in person and on social media. host: what about new york republicans? how are they responding to impeachment? guest: for the most part, we see republicans across the country who try their best not to weigh in on this issue but emphasize that they do support the president. a couple whoen have said they would like to see all the facts come out, but for the most part, they are really avoiding weighing in on this issue. host: how about, speaking more broadly about upstate new york and other issues, what else is important to upstate new york these days? there is a lot a conversation about climate change, so what kind of legislation, for example, representative antonio delgado was a particular of the green new deal. aboutt on multiple panes the kind of legislation

for someone like representative matt sholes, ultimately the allegations grew to a point where he felt he could come out and support the inquiry. house republican campaign was attacking him anyway for being in favor of it, even before he came out, so it really is kind of a calculation in the face of a lot of pressure, i think both in person and on social media. host: what about new york republicans? how are they responding to impeachment? guest: for the most part, we see republicans across the country who try their best not to weigh in on this issue but emphasize that they do support the president. a couple whoen have said they would like to see all the facts come out, but for the most part, they are really avoiding weighing in on this issue. host: how about, speaking more broadly about upstate new york and other issues, what else is important to upstate new york these days? there is a lot a conversation about climate change, so what kind of legislation, for example, representative antonio delgado was a particular of the green new deal. aboutt on multiple panes the kind of legislation