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Rep. Lawler, NY GOP Delegation Demand CCD And CMS Ruling on Cuomo’s Deadly Nursing Home Directive

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Washington, D.C. - 3/7/2025… Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), alongside Representatives Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and Nick Langworthy (NY-23), sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) demanding a written determination…

Congressman Lawler Reintroduces Legislation Expanding IVF Access For New York Families

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Washington, D.C. – 3/5/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler reintroduced the IVF Access and Affordability Act to expand options for families to ease the financial burden of IVF services. This legislation establishes a tax credit of up to $20,000 for individuals and $40,000 for couples filing jointly to help offset the high costs of assisted reproductive technology. “Too many families in…

Congressman Lawler Urges President to Preserve Resettlement Programs For Afghan Allies

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Washington, D.C. – 3/4/2025… Today, Congressmen Mike Lawler (NY-17), Michael McCaul (TX-10), and Richard Hudson (NC-09) sent a letter to President Trump urging him to keep in place the State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) and its Enduring Welcome program. These programs help our Afghan allies who worked alongside U.S. military and diplomatic…

Congressman Lawler Urges Social Security Administration to Keep White Plains Hearing Office Open

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Washington, D.C. – 3/4/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and George Latimer (NY-16) sent a letter calling on the Social Security Administration (SSA) to reverse its December 2024 decision to close the White Plains Office of Hearings Operations. This is the only Social Security Hearing Office in the Hudson Valley, and closing it would force some constituents to drive hours for…

Reps. Lawler, Tenney, Gottheimer, and Moskowitz Reintroduce Bill to Sanction Palestinian Officials and Entities That Fund Terrorism

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Washington, D.C. - 2/27/2025… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05),  reintroduced the PLO and PA Terror Payments Accountability Act. This legislation would sanction PLO and PA officials involved in pay-to-slay transactions that reward terrorists for committing heinous crimes in Israel. Despite continued…

Congressman Lawler Introduces Bill to Provide Early Detection Cancer Tests for Firefighters

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Washington, D.C. - 2/26/2025… This week, Reps. Mike Lawler, Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Laura Gillen (NY-04), and Don Bacon (NE-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Firefighter Investments to Recognize Exposure to Cancer Act, known as the FIRE Cancer Act, to ensure that firefighters across the country — regardless of whether they are volunteer or full-time — have access to multi-cancer early…

Congressman Lawler Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Support 9/11 First Responders, Victims, and Their Families

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Washington, D.C. - 2/25/2025… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), and Dan Goldman (NY-10), along with Senators John Cornyn (TX) and Richard Blumenthal (CT), reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act, which provides funding for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, or…

Congressman Lawler Observes the Third Anniversary of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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Washington, D.C. - 2/24/2025… Today, Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement regarding the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Today marks the third anniversary of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. To be clear, Vladimir Putin is a vile dictator and thug and has committed countless war crimes on his march towards rebuilding the old Soviet Union.…

Reps. Lawler and Cherfilus-McCormick Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Sanctions on Iran

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Washington, D.C. - 2/21/2025… This week, Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), Ranking Member of the same Subcommittee, introduced the Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act. This bipartisan bill aims to strengthen secondary sanctions on foreign entities enabling Iran’s illicit…

Lawler Office Releases Letter of Support From Latino Community Leaders

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Washington, D.C. - 2/20/2025… Today, the office of Congressman Mike Lawler released a letter of support from Latino community leaders and the statement below. “From Vice Chair Alvarado’s predecessor to former members of the Peekskill City Council and leaders of prestigious community organizations, it’s clear the ridiculous attacks on Congressman Lawler are overblown and hyper partisan,”…