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Lawler, Local Officials, and Small Business Owners Demand State Action on CHPE Construction Impacts in Stony Point

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Stony Point, N.Y. – 10/6/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Supervisor Jim Monaghan, County Executive Ed Day, first responders, and small business owners in Stony Point to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and state agencies to address the severe disruptions caused by the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) project. The press conference drew participation from local leaders,…

Rockland County Times, Letters to the Editor: Congressman Mike Lawler deserves credit for consistently opposing government shutdowns

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To the Editor, Congressman Mike Lawler deserves credit for consistently opposing government shutdowns. He has stood firm in stating that shutdowns harm veterans, seniors, families, and small businesses in our community. While others play political games, Congressman Lawler has worked to keep the government open in a bipartisan manner, even standing up against his own party to serve the…

Lawler, Gillen, Gillibrand, Urge Administration To Reconsider Cuts To Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium; Raise Alarm On Impact To Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Washington, D.C.– 10/3/25… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Laura Gillen (NY-04), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy and National Cancer Institute Deputy Director Douglas Lowy calling on their agencies to reconsider proposed federal funding cuts to the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium.  "We…

Congressman Mike Lawler Celebrates Victory in Fully Restoring Critical Counterterrorism Funding for NY

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Pearl River, N.Y. – 10/3/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) celebrated a major victory for New York after the Trump Administration announced that critical counterterrorism funding for New York City and the Hudson Valley will be fully restored. Earlier this week, the Department of Homeland Security proposed deep cuts to the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) program and other…

New York Times: Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

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Gov. Kathy Hochul had said the cuts, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, made “all of America more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.” The Trump administration will restore $187 million in cuts it had made to law enforcement funding, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a…

Lawler Implores HHS, CMS, and CDC for Ruling on Cuomo’s Deadly Nursing Home Directive

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Washington, D.C. – 10/2/25… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill demanding a written determination on whether New York State’s March 25, 2020, nursing home directive was consistent with federal COVID-19 guidance. The directive, issued by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo, forced…

Lawler, Thompson, Vindman, McDonald Rivet Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Combat Invasive Spotted Lanternflies

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Washington, D.C.– 10/2/25… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) introduced the bipartisan If You See It, Squish It Act of 2025 to increase public awareness on the dangers of invasive, spotted lanternflies.  “The spotted lanternfly has quickly become one of the most destructive invasive species…

Lawler Demands Hochul Take Immediate Action to Deliver Justice For Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

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Washington, D.C. – 10/1/25… Last week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) called on Governor Kathy Hochul to take immediate and decisive action to ensure survivors of child sexual abuse in New York finally receive the justice they were promised under the Child Victims Act (CVA) in a letter condemning the state’s failure to enforce the CVA and protect survivors who were abused in both public…

Lawler Strongly Opposes Trump Admin's Move to Cut Transit and Counter-Terror Funding to NY

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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,…

New York Post: Rep. Mike Lawler accuses Hochul of failing to force insurance companies to pay claims from sex abuse victims

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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,…