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Rep. Lawler, NY GOP Delegation Demand CCD And CMS Ruling on Cuomo’s Deadly Nursing Home Directive

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Washington, D.C. - 3/7/2025… Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), alongside Representatives Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and Nick Langworthy (NY-23), sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) demanding a written determination…

NY Post: House GOPers ask RFK-run agency if Andrew Cuomo’s COVID nursing home order broke safety rules

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House Republicans from New York are asking federal health agencies overseen by Robert Kennedy Jr. to rule on whether ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo violated federal policy by sending elderly patients to nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The congress members want Kennedy’s department to weigh in on whether Cuomo’s controversial March 25, 2020 order telling such facilities…

Congressman Lawler Reintroduces Legislation Expanding IVF Access For New York Families

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Washington, D.C. – 3/5/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler reintroduced the IVF Access and Affordability Act to expand options for families to ease the financial burden of IVF services. This legislation establishes a tax credit of up to $20,000 for individuals and $40,000 for couples filing jointly to help offset the high costs of assisted reproductive technology. “Too many families in…

New York Post: Forget ‘baloney’ budget claims — I’m voting to break feds’ debt addiction

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Why can’t the federal government live within its means, like New York’s families, seniors and small businesses must do? It’s a question I ask myself every time a handful of special-interest groups blow a gasket over the mere discussion of reducing federal spending or reining in our debt.  The “sky is falling” scare campaign that alleges any responsible reduction to…

Congressman Lawler Urges President to Preserve Resettlement Programs For Afghan Allies

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Washington, D.C. – 3/4/2025… Today, Congressmen Mike Lawler (NY-17), Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Richard Hudson (NC-09) sent a letter to President Trump urging him to keep in place the State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) and its Enduring Welcome program. These programs help our Afghan allies who worked alongside U.S. military and diplomatic…

Congressman Lawler Urges Social Security Administration to Keep White Plains Hearing Office Open

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Washington, D.C. – 3/4/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and George Latimer (NY-16) sent a letter calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reverse its December 2024 decision to close the White Plains Office of Hearings Operations. This is the only Social Security Hearing Office in the Hudson Valley, and closing it would force some constituents to drive hours for…

Reps. Lawler, Tenney, Gottheimer, and Moskowitz Reintroduce Bill to Sanction Palestinian Officials and Entities That Fund Terrorism

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Washington, D.C. - 2/27/2025… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05),  reintroduced the PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act. This legislation would sanction PLO and PA officials involved in pay-to-slay transactions that reward terrorists for committing heinous crimes in Israel. Despite continued…

Congressman Lawler Introduces Bill to Provide Early Detection Cancer Tests for Firefighters

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Washington, D.C. - 2/26/2025… This week, Reps. Mike Lawler, Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Laura Gillen (NY-04), and Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act, known as the FIRE Cancer Act, to ensure that firefighters across the country — regardless of whether they are volunteer or full-time — have access to multi-cancer early…

Congressman Lawler Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support 9/11 First Responders, Victims, and Their Families

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Washington, D.C. - 2/25/2025… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Dan Goldman (NY-10), along with Senators John Cornyn (TX) and Richard Blumenthal (CT), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act, which provides funding for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, or…

Congressman Lawler Observes the Third Anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Washington, D.C. - 2/24/2025… Today, Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement regarding the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Today marks the third anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. To be clear, Vladimir Putin is a vile dictator and thug and has committed countless war crimes on his march towards rebuilding the old Soviet Union.…