CBS New York: Representative Andrew Garbarino Among Freshman Republicans Pledging To Work Together With Democrats, President Biden

Following President Joe Biden’s call for unity, more than a dozen freshman Republican congressmen pledge to work together on behalf of the American people, but is it really possible to change the partisanship in Washington?

They swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States, but the big question is whether the new freshman class in Congress can stop the so-called “swearing” — the name-calling and the partisan attacks.

“Fighting and just throwing little jib-jabs there on social media, it doesn’t work. It just breaks down communication,” Rep. Andrew Garbarino said.

“We all need to all take a step back and take a deep breath,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis said.

Garbarino and Malliotakis are two of 16 freshman Republican congressmen who sent a letter to Biden, pledging to work with him.

The letter says in part, “The partisan divide between Democrats and Republicans does not serve a single American.”