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Reps. Lawler And Strickland Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Support Military Firefighters Exposed To PFAS

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Washington, D.C. - 1/24/2025… Today, during Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) announced the introduction of a bipartisan bill to establish a compensation fund for military firefighters exposed to PFAS.  Military firefighters are disproportionately exposed to PFAS. Exposure to PFAS results in several lifelong related health…

Reps. Lawler, McClellan Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation To Coordinate Federal Soil Carbon Sequestration Efforts

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Washington, D.C. - 1/23/25 – Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Jennifer L. McClellan (VA-04) introduced H.R. 641, the Coordination for Soil Carbon Research and Monitoring Act, to empower the federal government to support interagency work around soil carbon sequestration research and monitoring. Soil carbon sequestration refers to land management…

Congressman Lawler Leads Letter Of Over 45 Members Of Congress To President Trump Requesting Immediate Nomination Of Presidential Envoy For Abraham Accords

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Washington, D.C. - 1/16/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler, Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after leading a letter with over 45 other members of Congress to President Trump requesting he immediately nominate a Presidential Envoy for the Abraham Accords. Since the…

Congressman Lawler Reacts to Ceasefire Deal Between Israel and Hamas

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Washington, D.C. - 1/15/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler, Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement reacting to the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.   "For over 450 days since Hamas committed the atrocities of October 7th, they have been hiding both American and Israeli…

CoinDesk: Good Riddance to Gary Gensler

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On Jan. 20, 2025, the United States will start a new chapter in more ways than one. While the nation will be focused on President Trump's inauguration as our 47th President, the U.S. financial sector will be celebrating the resignation of Joe Biden's Securities and Exchange Commission Chair, Gary Gensler. As a member of the House Financial Services Committee, I am well aware of…

NY Post: NY, NJ Republicans pushing for SALT deduction cap as high as $100K

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Republican lawmakers from high-tax New York and New Jersey are pushing to hike the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap for their residents to as much as $100,000 as part of President-elect Donald Trump’s highly anticipated tax package later this year. The GOP lawmakers, who flew down to Palm Beach, Fla, last weekend for some face time with the incoming president, are…

NY Post: NY GOP Rep. Mike Lawler preemptively slams Hochul’s ‘State of the State’ speech promises: ‘She can’t and won’t deliver’

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Hudson Valley Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) preemptively slammed Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “State of the State” speech Tuesday — deeming her promises as worthless as her leadership. “She is a feckless and failed governor who needs to be replaced in 2026,” he said in the Albany state Capitol building hours before the governor’s big, policy-setting speech. Lawler, a Republican who is eyeing a…

NY Post: Hochul’s taxes are hammering New Yorkers — yet she’s AGAINST Trump’s SALT relief

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This past weekend, I had the opportunity to meet with President-elect Donald Trump and fellow members of Congress from states like California, New York and New Jersey to discuss the importance of lifting or repealing the SALT cap, the unfair limit on state and local taxes that can be deducted from our federal income-tax bills. We had a productive discussion, during which the…

New York Times: In Congress, a Push for Proxy Voting for New Parents Draws Bipartisan Support

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Representative Brittany Pettersen, a second-term Colorado Democrat, was not planning to have a second child at the age of 43. “As if our life wasn’t complicated enough!” she said with a laugh as she arranged herself on a couch in her office on Capitol Hill earlier this week, staring down at her pregnant belly just weeks from her due date. She blamed the “mistake” on the confusion of…

Congressman Lawler Selected as Vice Chair of Communications for House Financial Services Committee

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Washington, D.C. - 1/9/2025… Today, the House Financial Services Committee announced the selection of Congressman Mike Lawler as Vice Chair of Communications for the prestigious House Financial Services Committee. This role reflects Congressman Lawler’s growing influence in Washington and his strong media presence in Washington and New York. “I am deeply honored to have been selected as…