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Rep Ruben Gallego says Congress must work in a 'bipartisan fashion to protect America’s Jewish communities' Members of Congress called for increased funding to help nonprofit American Jewish communities and places of worship increase security on Wednesday amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hamas, as well as a rise in antisemitism around the world and U.S. In a bipartisan… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Republican Rep. Mike Lawler of New York and Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan have introduced a measure that provides farmers with funding to reduce carbon emissions and nutrient pollution – a bill that already has a Senate companion, and could be considered in the upcoming farm bill. The House measure, dubbed the “CROP for Farming Act” and… Read more »

Legislators in Washington introduced a number of resolutions and issued statements in support of aid to Israel and support for both the Israeli and American Jewish communities in response to Hamas’ large-scale terror attack in Israel that began on Saturday. More than 93% of the House — 409 members — signed onto a resolution, led by Reps. Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Greg Meeks… Read more »

Rep. Mike Lawler sent a strongly worded letter to the State Department Sunday night inquiring about plans to safely bring his constituents home from Israel.  There are currently thousands of New Yorkers in Israel attempting to get flights back to the United States, according to a member of Congress who spoke with News 12. The letter sent to the State Department says in part,… Read more »

New York Republicans want their next speaker to have a taste for SALT. The state and local tax deduction is once again popping up, this time in the House GOP’s leadership race. Members from the New York delegation are pressing candidates to address what has long been a top priority of theirs. Both Reps. Anthony D’Esposito and Mike Lawler have raised it with the major speaker candidates,… Read more »

As all Westchester families know, taxes are a tremendous financial burden. My taxes at Edge-on-Hudson (Sleepy Hollow, Town of Mount Pleasant) are incredible. At a recent town hall meeting, I was able to speak with my congressman, Mike Lawler. I was thrilled to hear that he co-sponsored legislation to increase the SALT deduction. With a 40 percent increase from last year in my school tax… Read more »

To The Editor, I am writing this letter to acknowledge the efforts of our Congressman, Mike Lawler, on behalf of us, his constituents. I would like to thank him for hosting the most recent in-person Town Hall meeting at the George Fischer Middle School in Carmel. The Congressman’s staff was most helpful and cordial while helping people to their seats and providing information about the… Read more »

Freshman Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) led a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him not to go through with a plea deal for the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attack and his co-conspirators that would see them avoid the death penalty. It was revealed last week that the Biden administration sent a letter to the families of 9/11 victims to say they were… Read more »

A bipartisan group of House Representatives are demanding the Biden administration abandon a potential plea deal for the accused 9/11 terrorists, which would spare the death penalty for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other defendants. “If true, this would be a grave miscarriage of justice, especially for the families of the 2,977 innocent civilians and first… Read more »

It was wonderful to be able to recognize all of them at once, their scoutmaster said. Scout Troop 18 in Briarcliff Manor celebrated an extraordinary milestone in July, holding one giant Court of Honor for six members who earned Eagle rank, Boy Scout's highest achievement.  "I tailored it to be able to recognize all six of them," Dr. Michael Pavelchek, the troop's scoutmaster,… Read more »