Washington, D.C. – 10/21/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the Reactor Expenditure Accountability and Compliance Transparency (REACT) Act, legislation that ensures stronger oversight and public accountability for how nuclear power plants use their decommissioning trust funds.
The bill directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to require power reactor licensees… Read more »
Upper Nyack, N.Y. – 10/20/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) hosted a press conference at the Upper Nyack V.F.W. Post 9215 to highlight the work his office continues to do for Hudson Valley residents during the ongoing government shutdown, ensuring that families, seniors, and small businesses can still get help from federal agencies when they need it most. Congressman Lawler… Read more »
For most of this year, caseworkers in Rep. Suhas Subramanyam’s office have struggled to get through to federal agencies, as mass layoffs rippled through the Trump administration.
His staff was starting to make inroads again with certain agencies, like the Internal Revenue Service, the Virginia Democrat said.
Then, the shutdown came.
“They have gone back to not being responsive.… Read more »
Five years after the coronavirus pandemic, the state Department of Health is pleading ignorance about one of its most hotly debated policy choices of the crisis – a directive that sent thousands of infected patients into nursing homes.
Responding to queries from two elected officials, the department refused to say whether it now considers that March 2020 policy to have been consistent… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 10/15/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler blasted NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani for refusing, in a live interview, to say whether Hamas should lay down its weapons. This comes after Mamdani was recently fundraising for UNRWA, despite extensive reporting that UNRWA is linked to Hamas, including a UN report that confirmed agency employees took part in the Oct. 7… Read more »
Ali Gul Haidari was a platoon sergeant in one of the Afghan Army’s most elite commando units partnering with U.S. Army Special Forces troops for missions to retake district centers from the Taliban in north and eastern Afghanistan.
Haidari and his Afghan teammates blended in with their U.S. counterparts “down to the ballcaps and Oakleys,” a still-serving Special Forces officer… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. – 10/13/25… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, praised the release of all living hostages held by Hamas, while urging the immediate repatriation of all deceased hostages.
“This is a day of celebration for families across Israel, the United States, and around the world,” said… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 10/11/25… Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) led members of New York’s Republican congressional delegation in sending a letter to Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, condemning their continued refusal to support a clean Continuing Resolution (CR) and demanding they vote to reopen the federal government immediately.
The letter was signed by Reps. Nick… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – 10/10/25… During National Dyspraxia/Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) Awareness Week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced a bipartisan resolution bringing awareness to dyspraxia, also known as Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The legislation designates October 9 through October 16, 2025, as ‘‘National… Read more »
Chuck Schumer finally said the quiet part out loud.
In an interview Wednesday about his shutdown strategy, he bragged, “Every day gets better for us.”
Better for him? Maybe. For the American people? Absolutely not.
House Republicans passed a straightforward bill to maintain the status quo and keep the government open.
Senate Democrats blocked it and dug in. Why? Because… Read more »
