As China and North Korea grow bolder in their efforts to destabilize the Indo-Pacific, the United States, with President Donald Trump back at the helm as commander in chief, is positioned to lead a broader, bolder coalition of democracies that meets the moment we find ourselves in.
Three-quarters of a century ago, our soldiers fought shoulder to shoulder on the Korean Peninsula to repel… Read more »
Regarding "Lawler and Trump reward the gun lobby. NY will pay the price," lohud.com, Aug. 15:
Beth Davidson’s recent column reads like it was ripped straight from the far-left gun control lobby’s playbook, and is filled with the usual scare tactics, deliberate distortions and flat-out lies we see too often in politics. Respectfully, Davidson either doesn’t know what she is… Read more »
The principle of one person, one vote — a defining feature of American democracy — means that every citizen has equal representation and an equal voice in our government.
As our nation has grown, redistricting protects equal representation: Congressional and other legislative districts must be revised following each decennial US Census to account for population changes.
Unfortunately,… Read more »
Last month, I led my first congressional delegation trip as chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa. We traveled to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Jordan — linchpins of regional security.
The trip was intended to reinforce the United States’ enduring commitment to the region and to explore opportunities for fostering greater… Read more »
Whether it’s a constituent contacting my office, shaking my hand along a parade route, coming up to me at Sunday mass or sitting next to me at the barbershop, the one issue I hear more than any other is how damn hard it is for people to make ends meet in the Hudson Valley.
The affordability crisis is real, and it’s severe.
Well, here’s some good news: The House just took a… Read more »
In Washington, the answer to every problem is often to spend more of your hard-earned dollars. But when it comes to one of the most significant issues facing our health care system, we have a commonsense solution that does not cost taxpayers a dime.
Right now, we are heading toward a massive shortfall of physicians over the next decade. According to a March 2024 report from the… Read more »
Your editorial “The Corleone Option for SALT Republicans” (May 15) suggests my efforts to achieve a higher deduction for state and local taxes would amount to a giveaway to the wealthy. In reality, the current $10,000 cap unfairly penalizes middle-class families—cops, firefighters, teachers, nurses, blue-collar tradespeople—in high-tax states like New York.
The cap was an arbitrary… Read more »
U.S. Representatives Nicole Malliotakis and Mike Lawler shared their thoughts on Greece-U.S. relations and stability and security in the Eastern Mediterranean. Their op-ed article follows:
We recently joined a group of colleagues in visiting Greece to tour our American Naval Base at Souda Bay and meet with U.S. and Greek military and other government officials. It gave us a firsthand… Read more »
Regarding "Republicans in Congress — like NY's Mike Lawler — think Medicaid doesn’t matter," lohud.com, April 10:
There are several important things readers of this opinion page need to know regarding the dishonest op-ed that ran here recently lying about my position on Medicaid, among other things.
First, consider the source of these attacks and their motives for… Read more »
This year, as we mark the 101st anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Republic of Ireland, we celebrate a partnership rooted in shared history, values, and opportunity. Yet, our commitment to peace and prosperity on the island of Ireland extends beyond Dublin—it reaches places like Armagh, Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, and Newry.
That’s why earlier this… Read more »
