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A key Republican congressman is reintroducing legislation to increase the write-off on state-and-local dues for federal taxpayers, doubling down on a proposal to partially restore relief for individuals and families in high-tax states.  Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), a swing vote on Republicans’ marquee tax package this year, re-filed his bill that would increase the current… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) said late last week that he will support House Speaker Mike Johnson to retain his role and called out Republican hardliners who have called for Johnson’s ouster as leader. Speaking late last week on WABC Radio’s Cats & Cosby show, Lawler urged all of his GOP colleagues to put aside petty party differences and confirm Johnson as speaker when the… Read more »

As 2024 comes to a close, Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R., La.) allies looked back on a series of his high and low-profile wins that capped an unusual 118th Congress — accomplishments that will be at the forefront of Johnson’s case that he should be reelected as Speaker of the House when Congress reconvenes in January. The biggest ace in Johnson’s hole is that President Donald Trump… Read more »

Prospects looked promising earlier this year for the Antisemitism Awareness Act, the bipartisan legislation that passed the House by a 320-91 vote in May, following shocking scenes of anti-Israel protests on college campuses. The bill was buoyed by advocacy from major American Jewish organizations amid a nationwide wave of antisemitism. The legislation codifies a Trump-era executive… Read more »

A Republican congressman has introduced a student loan reform bill that, if enacted, could benefit millions of borrowers through lower interest rates. Rather than provide immediate relief via student loan forgiveness of a borrower’s principal balance, the Affordable Loans For Students Act would significantly reduce federal student loan interest rates going forward. The… Read more »

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 political advertisements and countless social media posts have bubbled up since Gov. Kathy Hochul announced congestion pricing's revival last week. The politically charged opposition to the rollout of New York City’s congestion pricing program, a $9 toll that will be levied on drivers entering certain areas of Manhattan during peak hours, has been re-energized after this month’s… 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 »