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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 »

Democrats are targeting tossup districts like freshman Rep. Mike Lawler’s in New York City’s northern suburbs At an August town hall-style meeting, constituents pounced on Rep. Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.), a self-described conservative in a suburban New York district where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1. Lawler is one of six freshman Republicans in New York whose 2022… Read more »

Freshman congressman discusses the issues—and being bipartisan in a fractured Washington Congressman Mike Lawler sat down with Halston Media last week for a far-ranging interview about national issues and policies affecting our towns. Encompassing Rockland, Northern Westchester, all of Putnam, and parts of Dutchess counties, Lawler’s NY-17 congressional district isn’t just purple: the… Read more »

Some House Republicans defending vulnerable seats in the 2024 elections are working on an expansion of the child tax credit and view it as a priority in discussions about broader tax legislation this fall. The GOP interest in playing a more active role to boost the benefit for families with children this year is bubbling up from at-risk freshmen and centrist groups in the party, who… Read more »

I am writing to you to express how impressed I am with Congressman Mike Lawler’s bipartisan work in Congress. At a time when political polarization often drives legislation and policy, I’m happy to see Congressman Lawler values his constituents and cooperation over party politics. In June, Congressman Lawler introduced the SHIP Act with Congressman Jared Moskowitz of Florida, aimed at… Read more »