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New York’s House Republicans are begging President-elect Donald Trump to kill the controversial Manhattan congestion when he takes office in January after a post-election push to resurrect the plan.  Gov. Kathy Hochul in June “paused” the plan to squeeze drivers for $15 to drive into lower Manhattan but is considering resurrecting it after the Nov. 5 election, with a… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after news broke of Governor Hochul's intention to unpause congestion pricing. "Governor Hochul’s congestion pricing scheme is nothing more than a massive new tax on working families, daily commuters, college students, and local residents who just want to travel within the city they call home. Frankly, this plan… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following statement in response to a damning new report by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce detailing the extant of campus antisemitism on college campuses and how administrators have enabled the abusers. "Yesterday's report from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce shows that campus antisemitism… Read more »

... Mike Lawler has spent his time in Congress working hard to pass bipartisan legislation, always seeking to find areas of commonality independent of political party.  His efforts resulted in one of the highest bipartisan index values in the country, ranking 4 out of 436... Mike Lawler also strives to do what’s right, rejecting the polarization and extremism so often found in… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressmen Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) led a bipartisan letter signed by over 100 of their House of Representatives colleagues slamming the push by the Palestinian Authority to downgrade Israel's status at the United Nations (UN) and offering serious consequences if this were to happen. The letter is endorsed by the American Israel Public Affairs… Read more »

FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 bipartisan House lawmakers are warning that the United Nations’ funding could be on the line if the international entity retaliates against Israel over its war with Hamas. "We write to express our deep concern about prospective efforts of the Palestinian Authority to downgrade Israel’s status at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) and strip the… Read more »

A Republican congressman is introducing legislation to punish countries that take Americans hostage, amid fears about the rising use of the practice as a bargaining chip with the US. “The number of incidents in which American citizens have been taken hostage while traveling abroad is deeply disturbing, and foreign governments that repeatedly engage in this behavior must be held… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler announced legislation he introduced to hold nations accountable for taking American citizens hostage or otherwise wrongfully detaining them. The bill, the State Sponsor of Wrongful or Unlawful Detention Act, will establish a designation of state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention. Countries with this designation would be subject to certain… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler rolled out a multi-faceted housing plan alongside elected officials and realtors from across the Hudson Valley, addressing housing challenges impacting Hudson Valley residents and families across the United States – the Revitalizing America's Housing Act. The plan calls for a series of bipartisan reforms and policies that would… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler issued the following statement after confirmation that the head of Hamas and architect of the October 7th terrorist attack against Israel was killed by Israeli forces. "Good riddance to the vile head of Hamas and the architect of its barbaric October 7th terrorist attack against Israel- the worst mass murder of Jews in a single day since the Holocaust.… Read more »