Latest News

A key Republican congressman is reintroducing legislation to increase the write-off on state-and-local dues for federal taxpayers, doubling down on a proposal to partially restore relief for individuals and families in high-tax states.  Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), a swing vote on Republicans’ marquee tax package this year, re-filed his bill that would increase the current… Read more »

With congestion pricing now underway, the tone-deaf misfits at the MTA are taking a victory lap on just about every news network they can, touting how visionary their regressive tax is while claiming it will lead to better and safer mass transit. Forgive me for being pessimistic, but if you buy what the MTA is selling, I have a bridge or two to sell you! These are the same folks… Read more »

Pearl River, NY - 1/5/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after the disastrous congestion pricing cash grab began at midnight. “Kathy Hochul and her pal John Lieber at the MTA have decided that rather than fixing the unbelievable waste, fraud, and abuse at the MTA, they’re going to tax the hell out of working New Yorkers instead,” said Congressman Mike… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) said late last week that he will support House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain his role and called out Republican hardliners who have called for Johnson’s ouster as leader. Speaking late last week on WABC Radio’s Cats & Cosby show, Lawler urged all of his GOP colleagues to put aside petty party differences and confirm Johnson as speaker when the… Read more »

As 2024 comes to a close, Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R., La.) allies looked back on a series of his high and low-profile wins that capped an unusual 118th Congress — accomplishments that will be at the forefront of Johnson’s case that he should be reelected as Speaker of the House when Congress reconvenes in January. The biggest ace in Johnson’s hole is that President Donald Trump… Read more »

On Monday, the bipartisan Partners in Diplomacy Act, introduced in August by Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and co-led by Madeleine Dean (D-PA-04), was signed into law as part of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). This legislation will enable the State Department to enter into co-location agreements with U.S. allies in overseas… Read more »

Today, Representative Mike Lawler praised the inclusion of language in the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) establishing a directive to the Department of Defense to only purchase cleaning products that have been certified by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Safer Choice program. The EPA’s Safer Choice program certifies that products are free… Read more »

Prospects looked promising earlier this year for the Antisemitism Awareness Act, the bipartisan legislation that passed the House by a 320-91 vote in May, following shocking scenes of anti-Israel protests on college campuses. The bill was buoyed by advocacy from major American Jewish organizations amid a nationwide wave of antisemitism. The legislation codifies a Trump-era executive… Read more »

Congressman Lawler issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the American Relief Act, which funds the government through March and provides $110 billion in much-needed disaster relief for Americans. "I have said for the entirety of the 118th Congress that shutting down the government was out of the question and would inflict… Read more »

Earlier this week, the text of the negotiated year-end Continuing Resolution (CR) was released including a solution to the longstanding funding shortfall impacting the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) negotiated by Congressman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Senator Mike Braun… Read more »