If you’re deep in debt — or concerned that lingering inflation, the U.S. trade war or a potential recession could land you there — you might not be looking to Washington, D.C., for help. Turn on the news, and it’s hard to see anyone agreeing on anything, let alone substantive consumer debt solutions.
And yet, there might be more common ground than you think.
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Pearl River, NY - 5/12/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, and Congressman French Hill (AR-2), Chairman of the House Hostage Task Force, praised the return of Edan Alexander, an American-Israeli hostage held by Hamas since the October 7th terrorist attack.
On Friday, Reps.… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 5/12/25… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement regarding the current House budget reconciliation bill’s failure to adequately lift the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction.
“As I have said repeatedly, I will not support any bill that does not adequately lift the cap on SALT,” said Congressman Lawler. “This bill, as written, fails… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 5/11/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, reacts to the news of the expected release of Edan Alexander. This comes after leading a bipartisan letter to President Trump on Friday, urging him to do everything within his power to bring all the hostages home.
“On… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 5/10/25… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), joined by Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), French Hill (AR-02), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), and Tom Suozzi (NY-03) led 45 of their House colleagues in a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging his administration to continue prioritizing the immediate release of the five American citizens who remain in captivity in Gaza… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 5/8/2025… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) today joined Reps. Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), and Nick LaLota (NY-01) issued the following joint statement in response to the House Ways and Means Committee’s proposed $30,000 cap on State and Local Tax (SALT) deductions:
"We’ve negotiated in good faith on SALT from the start, fighting for the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 5/7/2025… Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), Andrew R. Garbarino (NY-02), Nick LaLota (NY-01), and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) released the following joint statement regarding the status of the World Trade Center Health Program:
“After extensive conversations with the Administration, HHS has said that it is reinstating all 15 WTCHP workers and that Dr.… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Nicole Malliotakis and Mike Lawler shared their thoughts on Greece-U.S. relations and stability and security in the Eastern Mediterranean. Their op-ed article follows:
We recently joined a group of colleagues in visiting Greece to tour our American Naval Base at Souda Bay and meet with U.S. and Greek military and other government officials. It gave us a firsthand… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 5/2/25… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06), and U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced the Fairness for Victims of SNAP Skimming Act, legislation to make sure that people don’t go hungry if criminals and frauds steal their essential benefits. The bill would allow state SNAP agencies to reimburse SNAP recipients for benefits stolen… Read more »
