Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler's (NY-17) HUD Accountability Act was unanimously reported out of the House Financial Services Committee by a vote of 50 to 0. The legislation will require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to testify on an annual basis before the House Financial Services Committee and the Senate Banking Committee.
“With families in New York and across… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-5) led a bipartisan letter with 14 other members to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to address concerns over delayed processing times impacting applicants to the Global Entry Program. This letter comes after a noticeable increase in Global Entry-related casework… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement after Hungary ratified Sweden’s accession to NATO, marking Sweden’s official entry into the treaty following approval from all other NATO members.
“A strong NATO is essential to the United States’ national security interests and the peaceful future of Europe on the… Read more »
Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1), Jared Golden (ME-2), Don Bacon (NE-2), Ed Case (HI-1), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3), Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-5), and Jim Costa (CA-21) introduced the bipartisan Defending Borders, Defending Democracies Act. This legislation provides, for one-year, necessary authorities to secure the U.S. southern border and defense-only appropriations… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Mike Lawler (R-NY) joined Reps. Annie Kuster (D-NH), Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), and Bonamici (D-OR) in introducing the Early Childhood Workforce Advancement Act. This legislation will address the child care workforce shortage by investing in career and technical education (CTE) programs and incentivizing more students to enter the early childhood… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after almost every single House Democrat - led by the House Minority Leader from New York - voted against lifting the SALT cap and providing real tax relief for millions of New Yorkers.
“When I came to Congress, the very first bill I introduced was the SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act to provide immediate tax… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after H.R.3016, the IGO Anti-Boycott Act, which Congressman Lawler introduced in April of 2023, passed the House by voice vote.
Back in 2016, the UN Human Rights Council authorized the creation of a database of companies doing business beyond Israel’s 1949 armistice lines, including in East Jerusalem and the Golan… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after introducing the Armenian Protection Act with Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01) and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12) and Congressman Frank Pallone (NJ-06). The Armenian Protection Act is a companion bill to S.3000, which recently passed the Senate by voice vote. The legislation… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after over 60 NYCHA employees were arrested for their participation in an alleged pay-to-play scheme.
“For years, I have railed against NYCHA for corruption, mismanagement of funds, and more, and today, all of those concerns have come to a head,” said Congressman Lawler. “With the arrests of over 60 NYCHA employees… Read more »
Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congressman Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19) Congressman Brandon Williams (NY-22), Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01), and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) voted in favor of House Republicans’ Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The sweeping aid package allocates… Read more »
