Press Releases

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after news broke that New York City saw its highest level of felony crime since 2006, with over 170,000 felonies having been recorded in 2022. “I have been saying for years that cashless bail is an unmitigated disaster and time and again the numbers have proven me right,” said Rep. Lawler. “Just today, we learned that… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after holding a press conference with state legislators, local elected officials, and concerned small business owners and residents to lay out their opposition to Governor Hochul’s radical takeover of local control and tax hike on small businesses. “I stand here today with my colleagues in state and local government, as… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement upon news of a deadly terror attack that left 2 victims dead, including a young child: My heart goes out to the victims of today’s deadly terror attack in Israel’s Capital. This is part of a repeated pattern of attacks by extremists who believe the State of Israel doesn’t… Read more »

House Foreign Affairs Committee member Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after the Pentagon reported downing yet another high-altitude craft over Alaska. “I am deeply disturbed by reports of yet another high-altitude object over American airspace, this time in Alaska,” said Rep. Lawler. “These repeated incursions into our airspace by foreign adversaries are… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after President Biden’s State of the Union address. “President Biden spent much of tonight’s speech talking about the need to restore bipartisanship and working together to ‘finish the job’, while simultaneously bashing Republicans in the House Majority,” said Rep. Lawler. “Extending an olive branch only to have it followed… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after Speaker McCarthy’s address regarding the debt ceiling. “Speaker McCarthy made it emphatically clear - cuts to Medicare and Social Security are off the table,” said Rep. Lawler. “It is now incumbent on President Biden to engage in good-faith negotiations to get our reckless spending under control while responsibly… Read more »

House Foreign Affairs Committee member Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement following the reported downing of a Chinese spy balloon off of the coast of the Carolinas. “As a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I am calling for the Biden Administration to provide immediate answers regarding the Chinese ‘Spy Balloon’ fiasco,” said Rep. Mike Lawler.… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17)  was joined by 8 of his Republican colleagues from New York in sending a letter to Governor Hochul and New York State Education Department Commissioner Betty Rosa demanding an investigation into how an anti-Semitic question appeared on a statewide Regents Exam. “I was appalled to see this blatantly anti-Semitic question on the New York State Regents… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after news broke that Governor Kathy Hochul is planning to raise taxes on small businesses in the MTA Region in order to fund New York State's bloated and wasteful budget. “I am appalled, but not surprised, that Governor Hochul is once again treating New Yorkers in the MTA Region like ATMs,” said Rep. Lawler. “Rather than working… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after the bipartisan introduction of the Middle-Class Tax Relief Act, which would increase the SALT cap deduction for single filers to $100,000 and for married couples to $200,000. “There’s a reason New York leads the nation in out-migration and it has nothing to do with the weather. The cost-of-living is crushing families of all… Read more »