Press Releases

Last week, Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) joined Representatives Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-02) and Jake Auchincloss (D-MA-04) to introduce a bipartisan resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives designating November 2024 as Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The initiative aims to draw attention to the importance of prevention, early detection, and research… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after news broke that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire and shortly after President Biden’s remarks on the matter in the Rose Garden. “I am glad to see that Israel and Hezbollah have reached an agreement for a ceasefire in Lebanon,” said Congressman Lawler. “In severely reducing Hezbollah’s ability to wage war… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) was joined by Reps. Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Nick LaLota (NY-01) at a press conference on Capitol Hill slamming Governor Hochul for moving forward with her congestion pricing cash grab. The full press conference can be found at this link. "Kathy Hochul's Congestion Pricing is nothing more than a scam on… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Affordable Loans for Students Act, which will lower the interest rate on federal student loans to 1%.  Specifically, the Affordable Loans for Students Act: Lowers the interest rate on federal student loans to 1%; Retroactively applies the interest rate adjustment to outstanding loans; Authorizes the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler issued a statement after outgoing Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer put Congressman Lawler's Antisemitism Awareness Act forward as an amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). "After dragging his heels for six months after the bill passed the House overwhelmingly, I am glad that Senator Chuck Schumer has succumbed to pressure… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after sending a letter, with his Republican House colleagues Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Anthony D'Esposito (NY-04), and Nick LaLota (NY-01), to President Trump asking for his support in stopping Governor Kathy Hochul's congestion pricing cash grab. This comes on the heels… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after news broke of Governor Hochul's intention to unpause congestion pricing. "Governor Hochul’s congestion pricing scheme is nothing more than a massive new tax on working families, daily commuters, college students, and local residents who just want to travel within the city they call home. Frankly, this plan… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following statement in response to a damning new report by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce detailing the extant of campus antisemitism on college campuses and how administrators have enabled the abusers. "Yesterday's report from the House Committee on Education and the Workforce shows that campus antisemitism… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressmen Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) led a bipartisan letter signed by over 100 of their House of Representatives colleagues slamming the push by the Palestinian Authority to downgrade Israel's status at the United Nations (UN) and offering serious consequences if this were to happen. The letter is endorsed by the American Israel Public Affairs… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler announced legislation he introduced to hold nations accountable for taking American citizens hostage or otherwise wrongfully detaining them. The bill, the State Sponsor of Wrongful or Unlawful Detention Act, will establish a designation of state sponsor of wrongful or unlawful detention. Countries with this designation would be subject to certain… Read more »