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Hudson Valley Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) has introduced legislation that will lower the interest rate on federal student loans from 3.5 percent to one percent. The Affordable Loans for Students Act will retroactively apply the interest rate adjustment to outstanding loans while authorizing the Department of Education to modify the interest rate and refinance student loans… Read more »

New York’s House Republicans are begging President-elect Donald Trump to kill the controversial Manhattan congestion when he takes office in January after a post-election push to resurrect the plan.  Gov. Kathy Hochul in June “paused” the plan to squeeze drivers for $15 to drive into lower Manhattan but is considering resurrecting it after the Nov. 5 election, with a… Read more »

... Mike Lawler has spent his time in Congress working hard to pass bipartisan legislation, always seeking to find areas of commonality independent of political party.  His efforts resulted in one of the highest bipartisan index values in the country, ranking 4 out of 436... Mike Lawler also strives to do what’s right, rejecting the polarization and extremism so often found in… Read more »

FIRST ON FOX: More than 100 bipartisan House lawmakers are warning that the United Nations’ funding could be on the line if the international entity retaliates against Israel over its war with Hamas. "We write to express our deep concern about prospective efforts of the Palestinian Authority to downgrade Israel’s status at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) and strip the… Read more »

A Republican congressman is introducing legislation to punish countries that take Americans hostage, amid fears about the rising use of the practice as a bargaining chip with the US. “The number of incidents in which American citizens have been taken hostage while traveling abroad is deeply disturbing, and foreign governments that repeatedly engage in this behavior must be held… Read more »

I was both shocked and dismayed by Dr. Dara Kass’ Sept. 19 article on lohud excoriating Rep. Mike Lawler.   Like Dr. Kass, I am one of Lawler’s constituents, and my experience with him has been completely opposite of the congressman she described in her article. To portray Lawler as an apparatchik of former President Donald Trump is a complete misrepresentation. In fact, the… Read more »

With all the chaos in the world of politics, we, unfortunately, often do not expect much of our leaders these days. A reliable exception is Congressman Mike Lawler, who has managed to serve our district admirably without falling victim to the partisan fighting that is plaguing Congress. Lawler is the fourth most bipartisan member of the House of Representatives and a champion of the… Read more »

GOP Rep Mike Lawler, Dem Rep Jared Moskowitz are leading the bill FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is moving to insulate Israel fromany possible political turbulence at the United Nations. A bill led by Reps. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., and Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., would block funding from U.N. agencies that try to restrict Israel’s participation in global… Read more »

The White House said it had no role in the plea deals, which were revoked just two days after they were announced A group of New York House Republicans is moving to ensure that the alleged plotters of the 9/11 terror attacks cannot score a deal to avoid the death penalty. "The Justice for 9/11 Act will ensure that no future plea deal will be offered to these terrorists by… Read more »

This week, Congressman Mike Lawler held a press conference with local residents at the Westchester Medical Center to unveil crucial legislation expanding access to IVF for New York families. The IVF Access and Affordability Act would create a tax credit – $20,000 for individuals and $40,000 for couples filing jointly – for assisted reproductive technology expenses, providing much-needed… Read more »