Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Congressmen Marc Molinaro (NY-19), Anthony D’Esposito, and Brandon Williams (NY-22) in introducing the Illegal Offender Registry Act. The bill creates a database within the Department of Homeland Security to include all illegal immigrants who are convicted of a felony. This database will include names, crimes committed,… Read more »
Today, Congressman Lawler condemned Russia's latest missile attack on Kyiv, which killed at least 36 civilians and struck a children's hospital.
"Russia's attack this morning on a children's hospital is the latest in a long line of atrocities committed by Putin throughout his murderous rampage in Ukraine," said Congressman Lawler. "As NATO's Washington… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced that his office has resolved more than 3,500 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… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) joined Congressmen Tim Burchett (R-TN-02), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23), and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05) in introducing H.Res. 1323, which rejects the United Nations’ decision to place the Israel Defense Force (IDF) on a list of child’s rights abusers.
“Once again the UN is revealing itself for the cesspool of antisemitism it… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler joined Dutchess County Executive Sue Sereno, State Senator Rob Rolison, Assemblyman AJ Beephan, East Fishkill Town Supervisor Nick D'Alessandro, and Pawling Town Supervisor James Schmitt to announce a $5 million investment in clean water infrastructure for Dutchess County that was included in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget.
"When I was… Read more »
Today, Representative Lawler issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Treasury announced sanctions on nearly 50 entities and individuals constituting multiple branches of a sprawling "shadow banking" network bankrolling Iran's regime of terror.
"The U.S. Treasury Department's announcement this morning of secondary sanctions on Iran's network of nefarious… Read more »
Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler and almost a dozen elected officials announced a more than $10 million investment in infrastructure for Putnam County that was included in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget, with projects in every town in the county receiving an investment.
"A few months ago, we concluded the appropriations work on Fiscal Year 2024’s federal… Read more »
Yesterday, Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY-17), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL-23) led a bipartisan letter, signed by more than three dozen of their colleagues from both parties, urging the Biden Administration to implement new sanctions on Iranian petroleum.
Last year, Representatives Lawler and Moskowitz introduced the SHIP Act requiring the… Read more »
On Friday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Nick Langworthy (NY-23) and more than a dozen colleagues to introduce the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act (H.R. 8734) to address escalating security concerns at the U.S.-Canada border, ensuring enhanced oversight and accountability from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Congressman Lawler stated, “In the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released a statement following the bipartisan passage of the National Defense Authorization Act.
The FY2025 NDAA includes a significant pay raise for our troops and billions in funding for new military construction such as housing, childcare centers, and schools. The bill also supports our allies Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, and confronts our most… Read more »
