Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced his introduction of the Early Access to Screening Act. This common sense bill will lower the age for women to receive free annual breast cancer screenings through Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance. While women aged 40 and over currently qualify for no-cost coverage for annual screening mammography, this bill… Read more »
Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) announced their introduction of the Stand with Israel Act, which will require the withholding of U.S. funding to UN agencies that expel, downgrade, suspend, or otherwise restrict the participation of the State of Israel. The bill is modeled after the current prohibition of funding to any UN entities that… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after George Santos accepted a plea deal.
"As I have said from the very beginning, George Santos needed to be held accountable for his lies, deceptions, and criminal activity. In pleading guilty today, George Santos finally admitted what we all knew to be true -- he was a serial fraudster and violated the public… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after a video surfaced showing a speaker at the Islamic Center of Rockland using violent, dangerous, and antisemitic rhetoric to describe the ongoing war in Gaza.
"I am deeply disturbed by the violent, antisemitic remarks espoused by a speaker at the Islamic Center of Rockland. I have visited the Center and have never… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) led a letter to Rockefeller Institute of Government President Robert Megna urging greater Hudson Valley representation in statewide hearings on Foundation Aid as well as revisions to the formula calculation. The letter is signed by State Senators Rob Rolison and Bill Weber as well as Assemblymen Matt Slater, Anil Beephan, Brian Maher, and… Read more »
Bill would prevent plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and 9/11 co-conspirators, and guarantees that the death penalty remains on table.
Today, Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17), Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04), and Elise Stefanik (NY-21) announced the introduction of the Justice for 9/11 Act, which would prevent plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and his fellow 9/11… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced that his office has resolved more than 4,000 constituent cases brought to his office by residents of New York's 17th District and their families. These cases have ranged from helping veterans receive long-sought benefits they were due, expediting passports for hundreds of families in NY-17, including the opening of a new passport facility… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined State Senator Rob Rolison, Assemblyman Matt Slater, and Assemblyman Anil "AJ" Beephan in sending a letter to New York State Education Department (NYSED) Commissioner Betty Rosa urging the removal of Carmel Central School District Trustee Jim Wise. Trustee Wise has defended the slogan "from the river to the sea," which is widely seen… Read more »
Between FY 2024 and FY 2025, Congressman Mike Lawler has returned over $21 million for clean water in 12 separate municipalities, with 14 projects in total receiving funding.
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after securing an additional $7,983,200 in Community Project Funding for clean water projects across NY-17, building on the $13,487,000 secured in… Read more »
Valhalla, NY - 8/2/2024… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler held a press conference with local residents at the Westchester Medical Center to unveil crucial legislation expanding access to IVF for New York families. The IVF Access and Affordability Act will create a tax credit – $20,000 for individuals and $40,000 for couples filing jointly – for assisted reproductive… Read more »
