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Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and 55 other House members are set to reintroduce the Antisemitism Awareness Act on Wednesday, a priority piece of legislation for the Jewish community that ultimately failed to pass the Senate last year after securing bipartisan support in the House. Lawler told Jewish Insider that, in the wake of continuing… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - 2/4/2025… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) introduced the Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act. The bipartisan bill would combat youth opioid abuse by enabling school partnerships with current or former Drug-Free Communities to educate students about the dangers of synthetic opioids. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Sen. Jeanne… Read more »

Washington, DC - 2/4/25... Today, following reporting that Veterans could no longer receive acute inpatient care – including medical detoxification and substance abuse care – at the Castle Point VA, Congressmen Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Pat Ryan (NY-18) and Hudson Valley veterans are demanding that the inpatient unit be immediately re-opened. Castle Point is one of only a… Read more »

Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Linda Sánchez (CA-38) have introduced the Keeping Drugs Out of Schools Act, a bipartisan bill aimed at combating youth opioid abuse. The proposed legislation seeks to facilitate partnerships between schools and Drug-Free Communities to educate students on the dangers of synthetic opioids. Companion legislation has been introduced in the Senate by… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - 3/2/2025… Yesterday, the Trump administration expedited the delivery of approximately $4 billion in military assistance to Israel. This is a continuation of the reversal of the partial arms embargo by the Biden administration, and is on top of the approval of $12 billion in FMS sales to Israel.  “I applaud Secretary Rubio and the entire Trump Administration… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - 1/31/2025… This week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Pat Ryan (NY-18) announced the reintroduction of legislation aimed at decreasing the cost of living crisis.  The bipartisan Lower Grocery Prices Act aims to remedy the issue of grocery affordability and hold those engaging in price-gouging accountable. The bill would require the U.S. Government Accountability… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - 1/31/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) reintroduced the bipartisan IGO Anti-Boycott Act which stops international governmental organizations from discriminating against Israel. The IGO Anti-Boycott Act amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to include international governmental organizations (IGOs) in existing… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - 1/30/2025… This month, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Jake Auchincloss (MA-04) announced the re-introduction of the Supporting Transit Commutes Act (STCA) to encourage employers to subsidize transit for their employees. Public transit ridership is down significantly post-Covid, and traffic is getting worse. The STCA boosts transit ridership by incentivizing companies to… Read more »

Pearl River, NY - 1/30/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after news broke that President Donald Trump is seriously considering halting the congestion pricing cash grab. “I’m glad to see that President Trump is seriously considering ending Kathy Hochul’s Congestion Pricing Cash Grab,” said Congressman Mike Lawler. “When I met with him both at Mar a Lago… Read more »

President Donald Trump has maintained his opposition to congestion pricing in New York and has spoken to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) twice in the past week about it. Hochul wants to keep the program, which has resulted in 1 million fewer vehicles entering the congested spots in Manhattan since its start on Jan. 5, and she is trying to convince Trump to keep… Read more »