Today, Congressman Lawler introduced legislation to rescind federal funding for colleges that promote anti-semitism on their campuses. This comes on the heels of a virulently anti-Semitic CUNY Law School graduation speech, the latest in a long string of anti-semitic incidents on CUNY campuses.
Original cosponsors of the legislation include Reps. Anthony D'Esposito, Joe Wilson, Brian… Read more »
Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Thursday introduced legislation to cut off federal loans and grants for colleges that host antisemitic events after a City University of New York (CUNY) law graduate’s 13-minute commencement speech denouncing Zionism and supporting convicted Hamas-affiliated terrorism financiers.
Lawler told The Algemeiner in an interview that he first started… Read more »
Amid concerns about Iran’s increasing sales of oil abroad, Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) introduced legislation yesterday to impose new sanctions targeting those who assist the Iranian regime in ducking U.S. sanctions, Jewish Insider has learned.
Iranian oil sales have surged in recent months; earlier this year sales hit record… Read more »
Today, following the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) through the House, Congressman Lawler released the following statement.
“Throughout the debt ceiling debate, I've had three parameters. The President must negotiate with the Speaker, we must cut spending, and we cannot default. The Fiscal Responsibility Act met all three, which is why I was proud to support… Read more »
Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Nick LaLota (NY-01), and Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) offered the SALT Fairness and Deficit Reduction Act to the House Rules Committee as an amendment to the bipartisan Fiscal Responsibility Act.
“The arbitrary cap on SALT coupled with record inflation has made the affordability crisis even worse for Hudson Valley families, and I have… Read more »
Congressman Lawler released the following statement after news broke of a debt ceiling deal between Speaker McCarthy and President Biden. The deal will limit federal topline spending to 1% annual growth over the next 6 years, fully fund veterans programs while protecting Social Security and Medicare, and rein in executive overreach.
“As I said repeatedly throughout this process,… Read more »
On Wednesday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced legislation that would prevent the spread of ranked choice voting, something that dilutes the vote and voice of voters in elections across the country.
"For centuries, citizens of the United States have been able to cast their votes with one vote and one voice," said Congressman Lawler. "But in recent years, there… Read more »
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after hearing the news of Army SPC Zachary Zamot's passing.
Specialist (SPC) Zachary Zamot, an active-duty Army soldier from Rockland County stationed with the 160th Aviation Special Forces Group in Fort Campbell, KY, passed away late last week. He served in the Special Operations and Night Stalkers, 160th Special… Read more »
On Wednesday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement about his vote against overriding President Biden’s veto of H.J. Res 39.
"I said when I voted no on H.J. Res 39 last month that I believed the legislation would unilaterally punish American companies for seeking materials elsewhere that were not yet readily available in the American market. Unfortunately, my… Read more »
Today, Rep. Lawler (R-NY) joined a bipartisan group of representatives led by Reps. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R-PR), Rep. Hillary Scholten (D-MI), Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), and Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC). in introducing an updated version of the Dignity Act to fix our… Read more »
