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This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5) introduced legislation imposing restrictions on correspondent and payable through accounts in the United States with respect to Chinese financial institutions that conduct transactions involving the purchase of petroleum or petroleum products from Iran.  "In addition to being our greatest… Read more »

Congressman Michael Lawler (R, NY-17) has introduced a resolution condemning the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) for their “shocking display of support” for the recent Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. “It is absolutely disgusting that the NYC-DSA held a rally celebrating the murderous rampage of Hamas terrorists through Israel,” he said. “There is no moral… Read more »

Rep Ruben Gallego says Congress must work in a 'bipartisan fashion to protect America’s Jewish communities' Members of Congress called for increased funding to help nonprofit American Jewish communities and places of worship increase security on Wednesday amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hamas, as well as a rise in antisemitism around the world and U.S. In a bipartisan… Read more »

This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced H.Res 775, a resolution condemning the New York City Democratic Socialists of America (NYC-DSA) for their shocking display of support for the recent Hamas terrorist attack against Israel. "It is absolutely disgusting that the NYC-DSA held a rally celebrating the murderous rampage of Hamas terrorists through Israel," Congressman Lawler… Read more »

This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI-07) introduced bipartisan legislation to reduce carbon emissions and nutrient pollution. The bill, the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices (CROP) for Farming Act, would prioritize payments from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to farm efforts that reduce nitrous… Read more »

This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced H.Res.776, a resolution calling on the Biden Administration to rescind its release of $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds and lawfully enforce the Taylor Force Act.  "On all fronts, the Administration must stop subsidizing terrorism. From the start, I have been deeply critical of… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York and Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan have introduced a measure that provides farmers with funding to reduce carbon emissions and nutrient pollution – a bill that already has a Senate companion, and could be considered in the upcoming farm bill. The House measure, dubbed the “CROP for Farming Act” and… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) roundly criticized the State Department's evacuation plan for Americans in Israel, which makes Americans pay the bill for evacuation from Israel, only provides transportation to a third party country, and leaves Americans to book their own lodging and return travel to the United States.  "The State Department's half-hearted evacuation of… Read more »

Legislators in Washington introduced a number of resolutions and issued statements in support of aid to Israel and support for both the Israeli and American Jewish communities in response to Hamas’ large-scale terror attack in Israel that began on Saturday. More than 93% of the House — 409 members — signed onto a resolution, led by Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Greg Meeks… Read more »

Today Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) joined Chairman David Kustoff (R-TN-08), Ranking Member Dean Phillips (D-MN-03), and other members of the bipartisan House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group in issuing the following statement in response to the horrific terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel:  “We strongly condemn the brutal, barbaric terrorist attack… Read more »