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Rep. Mike Lawler Responds To Governor Hochul’s MTA Funding Request

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Washington, D.C. - 3/25/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s letter urging increased federal funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).  “The MTA’s management is an absolute train wreck; they lose billions of dollars every year and are the worst-run authority in America. They carry more…

Lawler and Colleagues Urge FEMA to Lift Pause on Nonprofit Security Grant Funding

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Washington, D.C. - 3/24/2025… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Reps. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Jared Moskowitz (FL-23), and Max Miller (OH-07) to lead a group of 78 other colleagues in a letter urging the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to reverse its decision to pause the drawdown of federal grant funding that…

Kathy Hochul, Fresh Off Her Disastrous Handling of the Corrections Officers Strike, Bungles It Again With Home Care Chaos

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Pearl River, N.Y. – 3/24/25... Today, Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration once again admits they stumbled into a self-made disaster, this time with the botched rollout of New York’s home healthcare overhaul. After weeks of insisting that everything was “going according to plan,” the Hochul team has now caved on its own deadline, delaying the transition following a whistleblower’s…

Lawler Hosts Record-Breaking Tele-Town Hall, Reaffirms Town Hall Committment

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Pearl River - 3/22/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) acknowledged the success of his tele-town hall this week, which attracted over 4,000 participants from New York’s 17th Congressional District, with hundreds of questions submitted by constituents. The event, lasting over an hour, allowed Lawler to directly address Hudson Valley residents’ concerns on critical issues like…

Congressman Lawler Backs Efforts To Lower Egg Prices And Ease Burden On Families

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Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) has joined a bipartisan effort that would lower the cost of eggs and, additionally, has cosponsored the Lowering Egg Prices Act. In a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse an outdated regulation contributing to higher egg prices and unnecessary food waste, the group of lawmakers…

Lawler, Conaway Introduce Bill To Support Families Of Veterans Lost To Suicide

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Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Herb Conaway (NJ-03) introduced the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act, a bipartisan bill that ensures the families of veterans who die by suicide due to service-connected mental health conditions receive dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs…

Lawler Calls On CDC to Protect Critical HIV Prevention Programs

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Washington, D.C. - 3/20/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. expressing serious concern over reports that the Administration is considering eliminating or restructuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of HIV Prevention.  Since 1981, HIV has claimed over 700,000…

Lawler Demands Answers on Reports White Plains Social Security Office Closure

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Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/20/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement demanding answers from the Social Security Administration (SSA) after its Acting Commissioner, Leland Dudek, rejected a bipartisan effort by Lawler and Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) to keep the White Plains Social Security Hearing Office open. The lease on the current office at 75…

Congressman Mike Lawler Announces Staff Changes

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Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/18/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced recent staff changes in the following statement.  After a successful stint as Chief of Staff, Andrea Grace left for the Office of Legislative Affairs in the White House.  Nate Soule, a longtime aide, has been promoted from Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director to Chief of…

Office Of Rep. Lawler Attends Ribbon Cutting For 62 Main Street Senior Affordable Housing In Tarrytown

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Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/17/2025… This month, the office of Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined local officials, housing advocates, and community leaders for the ribbon-cutting of 62 Main Street, a newly redeveloped affordable housing community for seniors in Tarrytown.  The project transforms the historic YMCA building into 109 units of energy-efficient, affordable housing,…