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A group of mostly Republican lawmakers is pushing a proposal in the House that could dramatically reduce the cost of federal student loans by capping interest rates at 2 percent. This would save borrowers thousands of dollars over the life of their loans. But despite backing from both Republicans and one Democrat, the effort is facing resistance from an unexpected source: Democrats who… Read more »

On the morning of March 19, three police officers knocked on a door in Yorktown Heights and delivered the worst news any parent can receive. Sheridan Gorman, an 18-year-old Yorktown High School graduate and a freshman at Loyola University Chicago, was shot and killed while walking with friends. The man charged with her murder was an illegal immigrant who was detained at the border and… Read more »

Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) are introducing a new bill Thursday, first shared with Axios, aimed at securing AI agents amid a growing number of safety incidentsinvolving rogue agents.  Why it matters: Washington has been slow to respond to the safety and security concerns raised by OpenAI's Hugging Face hack and other testing incidents… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – 9/1/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced that the House of Representatives passed the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act. The legislation extends the current regulatory framework governing the American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries in the Northeast through 2035, providing additional time for scientists,… Read more »

NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore today released the City’s World Trade Center 25-Year Health Impact Report, detailing the latest findings on the long-term health effects of September 11, 2001, and the World Trade Center rescue and recovery effort on FDNY members Produced by the FDNY World… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – 8/31/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter urging Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz to reconsider a proposed change to Medicare reimbursement for the 340B Drug Pricing Program, warning that the policy could put additional financial pressure on safety net hospitals and threaten access to care for vulnerable… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – 8/27/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the EXIM Bank Continuity in Competitiveness Act, legislation that would permanently reform requirements for the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to ensure the continuity of operations and strengthen the bank's ability to support American businesses and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – 8/25/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging him to exempt rock salt imported from Chile from Section 301 tariffs, as higher costs put additional financial pressure on Hudson Valley municipalities and threaten their ability to safely maintain roads and sidewalks during winter storm months.  The… Read more »

Valhalla, N.Y. – 8/21/26… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17)  welcomed Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to New York’s 17th Congressional District for meetings with local building trades and law enforcement labor organizations, allowing union members to raise their priorities directly with the Administration. Rep. Lawler and Secretary Sonderling first joined the… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – 8/13/26… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) introduced the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act to establish a federal task force examining how the lack of affordable housing affects other government programs, the economy, and Americans’ quality of life. The bipartisan task force would evaluate and… Read more »