Washington, D.C.– 10/3/25… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Laura Gillen (NY-04), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and National Cancer Institute Deputy Director Douglas Lowy calling on their agencies to reconsider proposed federal funding cuts to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
"We… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 10/3/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) celebrated a major victory for New York after the Trump Administration announced that critical counterterrorism funding for New York City and the Hudson Valley will be fully restored.
Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security proposed deep cuts to the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program and other… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 10/2/25… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill demanding a written determination on whether New York State’s March 25, 2020, nursing home directive was consistent with federal COVID-19 guidance.
The directive, issued by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo, forced… Read more »
Washington, D.C.– 10/2/25… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the bipartisan If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025 to increase public awareness on the dangers of invasive, spotted lanternflies.
“The spotted lanternfly has quickly become one of the most destructive invasive species… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 10/1/25… Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to take immediate and decisive action to ensure survivors of child sexual abuse in New York finally receive the justice they were promised under the Child Victims Act (CVA) in a letter condemning the state’s failure to enforce the CVA and protect survivors who were abused in both public… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 10/1/25… The office of Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement regarding recent reports of federal funding reductions negatively impacting New York:
“Congressman Lawler strongly opposes these harmful cuts, which undermine, amongst other things, our counterterrorism efforts and critical infrastructure projects in New York," said Nate Soule,… Read more »
New York Rep. Michael Lawler is accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul of dragging her feet by failing to force insurance companies to pay claims to thousands of alleged sexual assault victims who’ve filed lawsuits under the Child Victims Act.
“The Child Victims Act (CVA), passed almost seven years ago was supposed to open the doors of justice to those silenced for decades. Instead,… Read more »
Washington, D.C.– 9/30/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to the House Chief Administrative Office requesting that his congressional salary be withheld in the event of a government shutdown. In his letter, the lawmaker wrote:
“In the event of a government shutdown, I am requesting that my salary be withheld until the shutdown is over.
If our partners in the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 9/29/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler and (NY-17) Chellie Pingree (ME-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing support for the recognition of September 29, 2025, as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
Each year, nearly 40 percent of all food produced globally, valued at more than $1 trillion, is lost or wasted. Meanwhile, more than… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both parties are sounding the alarm about the National Cancer Institute’s decision to halt funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
That’s a network of academic centers and children’s hospitals, including New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, that has worked for more than a quarter century to advance new… Read more »
