(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said House and Senate Republicans can cut a deal on the state and local tax deduction within the next two days, resolving one of the key issues that has stymied President Donald Trump’s economic legislation.
“Both sides are working through and I think that we’ll have a solution to that in the next 24-48 hours,” Bessent told reporters on… Read more »
Washington, D.C — 6/27/25… This week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), French Hill (AR-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Countering Wrongful Detention Act of 2025, which would create a designation for countries or nonstate actors that engage in the unlawful or wrongful detention of U.S. citizens and permanent residents, empowering the… Read more »
Washington, D.C — 6/26/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) in introducing the Connecting Students with Mental Health Services Act, bipartisan legislation with the goal of aiding schools in connecting students with the mental health services needed to succeed and thrive. Students and young people continue to face unprecedented mental… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 6/23/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa subcommittee, reacts to the news of Iranian strikes on U.S. bases in the region.
“I pray for the safety of our brave men and women serving our country overseas, and the thousands of civilians on these military bases,” said Chairman Lawler. “All Americans… Read more »
Pearl River, NY - 6/16/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), reacts to the draft release of the Senate version of the Big Beautiful Bill that passed the House on May 22, raising the SALT cap to $40,000 with an income limit. The Senate’s version, released today, would return the SALT Cap to $10,000.
“I have been clear since Day one: sufficiently lifting the SALT Cap to deliver tax… Read more »
Pearl River, NY - 6/16/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler, the Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement condemning the targeting of innocent civilians in Israel by the extremist Iranian regime. More than 20 Israeli civilians have lost their lives in recent days due to the Iranian regime’s… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 6/12/25… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Riley (NY-19) introduced the Leveraging Efficiency Awareness for Pumping Systems (LEAPS) Act, a commonsense, bipartisan bill to help farmers, ranchers, and aquaculture producers save money on energy costs, conserve water, and reduce carbon emissions by modernizing irrigation and water management systems.
The… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 6/12/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) reintroduced the Streamline Emergency Care Act to provide more resources to emergency departments to lower wait times and ensure quality care at these facilities. This bill establishes a grant program to expand, modernize, and streamline emergency room (ER) operations. Grant funds… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 6/12/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) slammed Governor Kathy Hochul during a House Committee on Oversight hearing on sanctuary policies, highlighting her previous political messaging and her work to block illegal immigrants from being issued driver's licenses in New York State, which she no longer supports, instead favoring giving illegal immigrants driver’s… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 6/12/25… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Middle East and North Africa subcommittee, reacts to the news of preemptive Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s Nuclear Facilities.
“Just two weeks ago, I was in the Middle East leading a bipartisan congressional delegation, and I understand the gravity of a nuclear Iran. I fully back… Read more »
