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Washington, D.C. – 1/13/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced key provisions included in the Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations process to protect the integrity of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) and ensure Hudson Valley taxpayer dollars are spent transparently and as Congress intended under the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA). The GAOA permanently authorized… Read more »

Chuck Schumer finally said the quiet part out loud. In an interview Wednesday about his shutdown strategy, he bragged, “Every day gets better for us.” Better for him? Maybe. For the American people? Absolutely not. House Republicans passed a straightforward bill to maintain the status quo and keep the government open. Senate Democrats blocked it and dug in. Why? Because… Read more »

To the Editor, Congressman Mike Lawler deserves credit for consistently opposing government shutdowns. He has stood firm in stating that shutdowns harm veterans, seniors, families, and small businesses in our community. While others play political games, Congressman Lawler has worked to keep the government open in a bipartisan manner, even standing up against his own party to serve the… Read more »

Gov. Kathy Hochul had said the cuts, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, made “all of America more vulnerable to terrorist attacks.” The Trump administration will restore $187 million in cuts it had made to law enforcement funding, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, following a… Read more »

Washington, D.C. – 10/2/25… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to HHS Secretary Kennedy, CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Acting CDC Director Jim O’Neill demanding a written determination on whether New York State’s March 25, 2020, nursing home directive was consistent with federal COVID-19 guidance. The directive, issued by then-Governor Andrew Cuomo, forced… Read more »

New York Rep. Michael Lawler is accusing Gov. Kathy Hochul of dragging her feet by failing to force insurance companies to pay claims to thousands of alleged sexual assault victims who’ve filed lawsuits under the Child Victims Act. “The Child Victims Act (CVA), passed almost seven years ago was supposed to open the doors of justice to those silenced for decades. Instead,… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress from both parties are sounding the alarm about the National Cancer Institute’s decision to halt funding for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. That’s a network of academic centers and children’s hospitals, including New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, that has worked for more than a quarter century to advance new… Read more »

A bipartisan duo of congressmen representing both sides of the Hudson joined forces Wednesday to slam mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani for opposing a Holocaust remembrance group’s definition of “antisemitism.” Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order in June that uses the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition as part of a push against… 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 »