Washington, D.C. – 8/25/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging him to exempt rock salt imported from Chile from Section 301 tariffs, as higher costs put additional financial pressure on Hudson Valley municipalities and threaten their ability to safely maintain roads and sidewalks during winter storm months.
The… Read more »
Valhalla, N.Y. – 8/21/26… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) welcomed Secretary of Labor Keith Sonderling to New York’s 17th Congressional District for meetings with local building trades and law enforcement labor organizations, allowing union members to raise their priorities directly with the Administration.
Rep. Lawler and Secretary Sonderling first joined the… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 8/13/26… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Scott Peters (CA-50) introduced the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act to establish a federal task force examining how the lack of affordable housing affects other government programs, the economy, and Americans’ quality of life.
The bipartisan task force would evaluate and… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 8/6/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Public Service Homeownership Assistance Act, legislation to help eligible public employees afford the cost of purchasing a home by providing down payment and closing cost assistance.
This legislation would authorize, beginning January 1, 2027, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 8/6/26… Today, two bipartisan bills introduced by Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) to honor the legacies of Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson and Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato advanced through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, clearing the way for consideration by the full Senate.
H.R. 1008 would designate the United… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 8/6/26… Today, two bipartisan bills introduced by Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) to honor the legacies of Dutchess County Sheriff Adrian “Butch” Anderson and Rockland County Clerk Paul Piperato advanced through the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, clearing the way for consideration by the full Senate.
H.R. 1008 would designate the United… Read more »
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. – 8/6/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) welcomed Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights for a tour highlighting the groundbreaking work taking place in quantum computing, semiconductor research, and next-generation technologies that are shaping America's economic and national security future.
New… Read more »
Yorktown Heights, N.Y. – 8/6/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) welcomed Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick to IBM’s Thomas J. Watson Research Center in Yorktown Heights for a tour highlighting the groundbreaking work taking place in quantum computing, semiconductor research, and next-generation technologies that are shaping America's economic and national security… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 8/4/26… Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced two pieces of legislation aimed at providing tax relief for hardworking families and supporting educators who use their own funds and resources to help students succeed in the classroom.
The Supporting Students and Families Act creates a new refundable tax credit of up to $200 for families to… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 8/4/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) has earned a Bridge Score of 99.2 out of 100, and an “A” grade in the latest Bridge Grades report evaluating the 119th Congress, placing him among the highest-rated members of the U.S. House of Representatives and earning the top score of any member of New York’s congressional delegation.
Bridge Grades, a nonpartisan… Read more »
