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CONGRESSMAN LAWLER SIGNS ONTO LETTER OPPOSING THE HOUSING OF MIGRANTS AT STATE-OWNED FACILITIES

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Earlier this week, Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined his colleagues Representatives Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and Nick Langworthy (NY-23) on a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushing back on the…

CONGRESSMAN LAWLER ANNOUNCES OVER 150 COSPONSORS FOR SHIP ACT

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Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) was pleased to announce that there are now over 150 cosponsors for H.R. 3774, the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act, which he and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced earlier this summer to crack down on illicit purchases of Iranian oil and hold Iran's enablers accountable. "I'm proud to see such broad, bipartisan…

REP. LAWLER LEADS BIPARTISAN DELEGATION LETTER TO BIDEN ADMINISTRATION URGING ABANDONMENT OF 9/11 PLEA DEAL

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Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler led a bipartisan letter to the Biden Administration signed by 34 of his House colleagues urging the Biden Administration to abandon a potential plea deal for 9/11 perpetrators which would result in no death penalty for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other key co-conspirators.  "This mass murder of thousands of Americans and the continued…

Washington Examiner: GOP freshman leads lawmakers urging Biden to reject plea deal for 9/11 architect

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Freshman Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) led a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him not to go through with a plea deal for the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attack and his co-conspirators that would see them avoid the death penalty. It was revealed last week that the Biden administration sent a letter to the families of 9/11 victims to say they were…

NY Post: No plea deal for 9/11 terrorists: NY Rep. Michael Lawler and 32 House colleagues urge Biden

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A bipartisan group of House Representatives are demanding the Biden administration abandon a potential plea deal for the accused 9/11 terrorists, which would spare the death penalty for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other defendants. “If true, this would be a grave miscarriage of justice, especially for the families of the 2,977 innocent civilians and first…

LAWLER PARTICIPATES IN BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TRIP TO IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

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Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), a member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the Moldova Caucus, and the only freshman member appointed to serve on the Helsinki Commission, announced his participation on a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Ireland and the United Kingdom led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). The lawmakers will meet with…

Patch: Briarcliff Troop Honors Six Eagle Scouts At Ceremony In Ossining

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It was wonderful to be able to recognize all of them at once, their scoutmaster said. Scout Troop 18 in Briarcliff Manor celebrated an extraordinary milestone in July, holding one giant Court of Honor for six members who earned Eagle rank, Boy Scout's highest achievement.  "I tailored it to be able to recognize all six of them," Dr. Michael Pavelchek, the troop's scoutmaster,…

LAWLER JOINS GOTTHEIMER IN INTRODUCING BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION PROVIDING TAX CREDITS FOR FAMILIES TO LOWER THE COST OF LITTLE LEAGUE, YOUTH REC SPORTS, EQUIPMENT

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Last week Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) in introducing new bipartisan federal legislation that will provide tax credits for families to lower the cost of youth recreational sports and equipment.  The bipartisan Promoting Lifelong Activity for Youth Act, or PLAY Act, is being led by Representatives Gottheimer and Lawler. The…

The Examiner: Rep. Lawler and Asm. Slater: Legislative Efforts to Fight the Scourge of Fentanyl in Our Communities

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Having both served in state and local government, we know first-hand the impacts of the fentanyl epidemic in the Hudson Valley. Substance use disorder and fentanyl are ripping families and communities apart across the country, and it is incumbent on all of us to work together, in a coordinated effort at the federal, state and local level, to put a stop to this deadly scourge. At the…

WSJ: How a GOP Lawmaker Is Trying to Hold On to Moderates With Control of Congress at Stake

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Democrats are targeting tossup districts like freshman Rep. Mike Lawler’s in New York City’s northern suburbs At an August town hall-style meeting, constituents pounced on Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), a self-described conservative in a suburban New York district where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1. Lawler is one of six freshman Republicans in New York whose 2022…