Washington, D.C. - 4/1/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) reintroduced legislation that would prevent the spread of ranked choice voting, a misguided policy that dilutes the voice of voters in elections across the country. The One Vote One Choice Act ensures that federal elections maintain a clear and straightforward process that protects… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/31/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler demanded answers from the Jacob Burns Film Center after news emerged that they have refused to screen October 8th - an important documentary that explores antisemitism on campuses, social media, and the streets since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack against Israel.
The decision is called even further into question given that the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/27/2025… This week, Middle East Subcommittee Chairman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Reps. Brad Sherman (CA-32), Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Emeritus Michael McCaul (TX-10), Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), and Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-At large) reintroduced legislation to finally sanction the Popular Resistance… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/27/2025… Today, a bipartisan coalition of representatives, led by Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Frank Pallone (NJ-06), Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), and Gabe Amo (RI-01), sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio pressing for the continued enforcement of Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act. Section 907 pauses U.S. military assistance to Azerbaijan until Baku stops its… Read more »
Congressman Lawler rated the most effective freshman lawmaker in the 118th Congress, 8th overall, surpassing dozens of committee chairs.
Washington, D.C. - 3/26/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) was named to the the Top-10 of the Most Effective Lawmakers in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress (2023-2025), according to the Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL).… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/25/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s letter urging increased federal funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).
“The MTA’s management is an absolute train wreck; they lose billions of dollars every year and are the worst-run authority in America. They carry more… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/24/2025… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), and Max Miller (OH-07) to lead a group of 78 other colleagues in a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reverse its decision to pause the drawdown of federal grant funding that… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 3/24/25... Today, Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration once again admits they stumbled into a self-made disaster, this time with the botched rollout of New York’s home healthcare overhaul. After weeks of insisting that everything was “going according to plan,” the Hochul team has now caved on its own deadline, delaying the transition following a whistleblower’s… Read more »
Pearl River - 3/22/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) acknowledged the success of his tele-town hall this week, which attracted over 4,000 participants from New York’s 17th Congressional District, with hundreds of questions submitted by constituents. The event, lasting over an hour, allowed Lawler to directly address Hudson Valley residents’ concerns on critical issues like… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) has joined a bipartisan effort that would lower the cost of eggs and, additionally, has cosponsored the Lowering Egg Prices Act. In a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse an outdated regulation contributing to higher egg prices and unnecessary food waste, the group of lawmakers… Read more »
