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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill to establish a permanent Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords whose mission would be to expand the accords to other countries and deepen the ties between Israel and its new Arab partners. The bipartisan legislation, written by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Ritchie Torres (D-NY), passed overwhelmingly by a vote of 413-13, with seven… Read more »

Thirty-five House members sent a bipartisan letter to British, French and German leaders on Thursday urging them to immediately initiate the snapback mechanism of the United Nations’ sanctions on Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. The three countries — the European partners to the JCPOA — are the only parties capable of initiating the mechanism in the 2015… Read more »

New York congressman Mike Lawler (R., N.Y.) responded to CUNY Law School hosting an antisemitic graduation speaker by introducing legislation to pull federal funding from colleges that “authorize antisemitic events on campus,” according to Fox. Said universities would be prohibited from participating in student-loan and grant programs. Lawler said CUNY would “face stiff penalties… Read more »

In his first six months on Capitol Hill, freshman Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) has established himself as a lawmaker to watch on Israel and antisemitism policy. In just the past week, Lawler has spearheaded pieces of legislation that aim to clamp down on antisemitism on college campuses — a response to a recent incident at the City University of New York — and expand oil… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) on Thursday introduced legislation to cut off federal loans and grants for colleges that host antisemitic events after a City University of New York (CUNY) law graduate’s 13-minute commencement speech denouncing Zionism and supporting convicted Hamas-affiliated terrorism financiers. Lawler told The Algemeiner in an interview that he first started… Read more »

Amid concerns about Iran’s increasing sales of oil abroad, Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) introduced legislation yesterday to impose new sanctions targeting those who assist the Iranian regime in ducking U.S. sanctions, Jewish Insider has learned. Iranian oil sales have surged in recent months; earlier this year sales hit record… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) has submitted requests for $56 million in annual Appropriations Committee funding for 15 infrastructure projects across the 17thCongressional District that focus primarily on protecting water quality and improving other infrastructure. A bipartisan group of about a dozen municipal leaders joined Lawler at Mount Pleasant Town Hall in Valhalla last… Read more »

Rep. Mike Lawler was just named the fifth-most vulnerable member in Congress in the country by Roll Call. And the top guy, Rep. George Santos was just arrested on federal charges. But if Santos falsely inserted himself into situations – Goldman Sachs, Spider-Man on Broadway, Congress – Lawler legitimately seems to be in the middle of just about every political story this… Read more »

Rep Mike Lawler (R-17th District) joined town officials from around the Hudson Valley for an update on 15 infrastructure projects for which he's trying to get government money. Lawler, who represents parts of Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties, went through each of the projects during a news conference at Mount Pleasant Town Hall. He's says he is… Read more »

At the beginning of April, New York State Congressman, Mike Lawler, and a delegation of representatives from the House Foreign Affairs Committee spent 10 days traveling across the Indo-Pacific meeting with key allies in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Lawler and his delegation also took the opportunity to visit U.S. military bases in Hawaii and Guam. The delegation’s first stop was in… Read more »