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LTE: The Examiner News: Michael McGuinn: Dismissing Concerns About Crime is the Height of Hypocrisy

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Congressman Lawler at Bipartisan Press Conference Fighting for Law Enforcement Funding

I am writing in response to a letter to the editor that claims “we have nothing to fear but fear itself,” dismissing residents of the 17th Congressional District who have real, valid concerns about crime. For most of the year, crime in New York City has been tracking near or above last year’s levels. The writer of last week’s letter is claiming that because one less person a day has…

Jerusalem Post: US House Speaker names House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group members

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Israel Events

Kevin McCarthy and Amir Ohana had signed a pledge to establish a Parliamentary Friendship Group during McCarthy's trip to Israel earlier this year. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released the names of the members of the newly created House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group on Friday. Earlier this year during his visit to Israel, McCarthy had committed to the…

REP. LAWLER JOINS REPS. MENG, FITZPATRICK, PHILLIPS, KAMLAGER-DOVE, AND SALAZAR IN INTRODUCING BIPARTISAN YOUTH, PEACE, AND SECURITY ACT

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This week, U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) joined Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and María Salazar (R-FL) in reintroducing the Youth, Peace, and Security Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation emphasizes the importance of youth leadership and involvement in worldwide peacebuilding and conflict prevention…

REP. LAWLER ISSUES STATEMENT ON THE VOICE VOTE REPORTING OF H.RES 609 OPPOSING CONGESTION PRICING

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Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) was pleased to announce his cosponsorship of H.Res.609 expressing opposition to congestion pricing, a resolution which was introduced by his New York colleague Representative Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY-4), and to see this legislation referred unanimously from the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. "As I have said before, congestion…

Spectrum News: Rep. Mike Lawler proposes plan to retain more doctors

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The number of foreign graduates of American medical schools allowed to remain in the U.S. would expand under a measure proposed this week by Republican Rep. Mike Lawler.  The proposal addresses the Conrad 30 program, which allows states to issue 30 waivers for foreign graduates of medical schools on J-1 visas. Lawler's proposal would expand those waivers to 100.  Doctors…

REP. LAWLER INTRODUCES BIPARTISAN DOCTORS IN OUR BORDERS ACT

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This week, Congressman Lawler (NY-17) introduced the bipartisan Doctors in our Borders Act, bipartisan legislation that will expand the Conrad 30 program, which will tackle physician shortages in medical facilities across the country. Specifically, this bill will allow states to issue 100 waivers, instead of the current 30, to foreign graduates of US medical…

Mid Hudson News: Lawler introduces ‘Fentanyl Kills Act’

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Congressman Lawler Speaks at Press Conference Following Public Safety Roundtable

Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17), Tuesday, introduced the Fentanyl Kills Act, legislation that would charge individuals who have trafficked fentanyl with attempted murder. He said the legislation is an important step in tackling the fentanyl crisis impacting Hudson Valley communities and will dissuade drug dealers from spreading the lethal drug across the country. The freshman…

CONGRESSMAN LAWLER CALLS ON GOVERNOR HOCHUL TO FULLY FUND REPAIRS AT ALL 13 PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN EAST RAMAPO FOLLOWING FAILED BUILDING CONDITIONS SURVEY

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Hochul Ramapo Letter

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after sending a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul urging the state to fully fund repairs to fix the failing building conditions at East Ramapo Central School District's public schools.  All 13 of the East Ramapo Central School district's public school buildings received a failing grade…

CONGRESSMAN LAWLER INTRODUCES FENTANYL KILLS ACT TO COMBAT FENTANYL TRAFFICKING

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Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Fentanyl Kills Act, legislation that would charge individuals who have trafficked fentanyl with attempted murder. The legislation is an important step in tackling the fentanyl crisis impacting Hudson Valley communities and will dissuade drug traffickers from spreading this poison across the country. "The fentanyl…

Roll Call: EXCLUSIVE: Mike Lawler's New Bill Would Impose Attempted Murder Charges On Fentanyl Traffickers

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Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York will introduce a bill to make fentanyl trafficking an offense of attempted murder under federal law, according to a copy of the bill obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Concern about the proliferation of fentanyl, a highly lethal synthetic opioid that is widely used across the United States, has prompted bipartisan calls in…