Washington, D.C. – 10/1/25… The office of Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement regarding recent reports of federal funding reductions negatively impacting New York:
“Congressman Lawler strongly opposes these harmful cuts, which undermine, amongst other things, our counterterrorism efforts and critical infrastructure projects in New York," said Nate Soule,… Read more »
New York Rep. Michael Lawler is accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul of dragging her feet by failing to force insurance companies to pay claims to thousands of alleged sexual assault victims who’ve filed lawsuits under the Child Victims Act.
“The Child Victims Act (CVA), passed almost seven years ago was supposed to open the doors of justice to those silenced for decades. Instead,… Read more »
Washington, D.C.– 9/30/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to the House Chief Administrative Office requesting that his congressional salary be withheld in the event of a government shutdown. In his letter, the lawmaker wrote:
“In the event of a government shutdown, I am requesting that my salary be withheld until the shutdown is over.
If our partners in the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 9/29/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler and (NY-17) Chellie Pingree (ME-01) introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing support for the recognition of September 29, 2025, as International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste.
Each year, nearly 40 percent of all food produced globally, valued at more than $1 trillion, is lost or wasted. Meanwhile, more than… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both parties are sounding the alarm about the National Cancer Institute’s decision to halt funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.
That’s a network of academic centers and children’s hospitals, including New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, that has worked for more than a quarter century to advance new… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 9/29/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, welcomed the announcement of President Trump’s peace plan to end the war in Gaza. Rep. Lawler hailed the proposal as a pivotal moment for lasting stability in the region and issued a stark warning to Hamas.
The plan, comprised of more… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 9/24/25… Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to immediately intervene and provide relief to small businesses in Stony Point that are facing devastating economic consequences due to overlapping state-approved construction projects along Route 9W, as reported on by News12.
In a letter dated September 18th, Congressman… Read more »
For years, Democrats have thundered from every podium, press conference and Sunday show that any government shutdown is reckless, destructive and indefensible.
Whenever Congress hits a budget impasse over federal funding, Democrats have decried it as a “hostage situation.”
They have said shutdowns hurt families, seniors, farmers, veterans and small businesses.
They have… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 9/23/25… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Deborah Ross (NC-02), Co-Chairs of the Moldova Caucus, released the following statement ahead of Moldova’s parliamentary elections on September 28th.
The lawmakers wrote:
“We express our deep concern over continued efforts by Russia to undermine Moldova’s democracy and rig Moldova’s upcoming parliamentary… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 9/22/25… Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Reps. Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-02) and Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) in announcing the introduction of a House Resolution to officially recognize the Suicide Awareness and Remembrance (SAR) flag and designate the flag as the nation’s symbol to raise awareness of military and veteran suicide and honor the lives and service of… Read more »
