Washington, D.C. – 9/12/25… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed the House on September 10th:
“The House’s annual defense bill delivers for our servicemembers and their families. It gives them a well-earned 3.8 percent pay raise, invests in housing… Read more »
Nyack, N.Y. – 9/12/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Alison Crowther, Rockland County Executive Ed Day, Supervisors George Hoehmann and Teresa Kenny, state and local elected officials from both parties, the Rockland County Volunteer Firefighters’ Association, and the Nyack Fire Department at a press conference at the historic Nyack Fire Department, Empire Hook and Ladder… Read more »
The Trump administration plans to shutter nine IRS taxpayer assistance centers just months ahead of the start of filing season, angering at least one Republican lawmaker whose district is targeted.
The closures, revealed in notices sent to lawmakers in Congress, come amid months of turmoil at the IRS, faced with leadership exits and looming steep budget cuts.
All the… Read more »
A House GOP lawmaker from New York is accusing Democratic leaders in his state of having a hypocritical response to redistricting efforts in Texas and other red states.
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., one of three House Republicans nationwide who won a district that President Donald Trump lost in 2024, has been vocal about his opposition to the growing redistricting war across the… Read more »
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced legislation on Friday to repeal a decades-old provision in U.S. law relating to the construction of new diplomatic facilities in Israel and the West Bank.
The provision, enacted in 1986 as part of a package designed to improve security for U.S. diplomats and combat terrorism, banned funding from that bill from being used for “site acquisition,… Read more »
Rep. Mike Lawler is renewing his push for a giant housing bill that melds a slew of proposals aiming to expand the supply of available homes, lower costs and make public housing safer.
The Rockland County Republican first introduced his "Revitalizing America's Housing Act" in October and brought it back in revised form this week. Removed from the 120-page update are a few parts that… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Eight years after Republicans in Congress voted to cap the level of state and local tax deductions that primarily benefit residents in high-tax states like New York, they’re now on track to partially reverse that change.
Filers who itemize their deductions would be able to deduct up to $40,000 in state and local taxes on their federal returns — four times as much was… Read more »
(Bloomberg) -- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said House and Senate Republicans can cut a deal on the state and local tax deduction within the next two days, resolving one of the key issues that has stymied President Donald Trump’s economic legislation.
“Both sides are working through and I think that we’ll have a solution to that in the next 24-48 hours,” Bessent told reporters on… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Josh Riley (D, NY-19) and Mike Lawler (R, NY-17), joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act (VET PFAS Act) this week.
The legislation would guarantee access to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare for veterans exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at military installations.… Read more »
Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY), returning from a trip to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, characterized leaders in the region as being open to the Trump administration’s efforts to reach a new nuclear deal with Iran, but also suggested that they are skeptical that Iran will actually agree to a deal that dismantles its nuclear program.
“I think folks are realistic about the prospects of Iran… Read more »
