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Freshman congressman discusses the issues—and being bipartisan in a fractured Washington Congressman Mike Lawler sat down with Halston Media last week for a far-ranging interview about national issues and policies affecting our towns. Encompassing Rockland, Northern Westchester, all of Putnam, and parts of Dutchess counties, Lawler’s NY-17 congressional district isn’t just purple: the… Read more »

Some House Republicans defending vulnerable seats in the 2024 elections are working on an expansion of the child tax credit and view it as a priority in discussions about broader tax legislation this fall. The GOP interest in playing a more active role to boost the benefit for families with children this year is bubbling up from at-risk freshmen and centrist groups in the party, who… Read more »

I am writing to you to express how impressed I am with Congressman Mike Lawler’s bipartisan work in Congress. At a time when political polarization often drives legislation and policy, I’m happy to see Congressman Lawler values his constituents and cooperation over party politics. In June, Congressman Lawler introduced the SHIP Act with Congressman Jared Moskowitz of Florida, aimed at… Read more »

Yesterday, on the fifth anniversary of the 2018 near-canister drop at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS), Representatives Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Mike Levin (CA-49) reintroduced the bipartisan Increasing Nuclear Safety Protocols for Extended Canister Transfers (INSPECT) Act, H.R. 5115.  The bill would require the Nuclear Regulatory Commission… Read more »

Under federal law, only military reservists who were called to active duty for purposes other than training, or who died as a result of training are eligible to receive headstones or grave markers, but under legislation proposed by Congressman Michael Lawler, that would change. He has introduced the GRAVE Act – the Giving Reservices a Valiant Eternity Act – which would make all… Read more »

Yesterday Congressman Lawler introduced the Giving Reservists a Valiant Eternity (GRAVE) Act. Under current law, only reservists who were entitled to VA retirement pay, who were called to active duty for purposes other than training, or who died as a result of training are eligible to receive headstones or grave markers. The GRAVE Act… Read more »

Last night, Fitch sent ripples through the U.S. and global economy when it downgraded long-term U.S. debt from AAA to AA+. This is the first time in U.S. history that Fitch has downgraded the United States' credit rating and only the second time that any ratings agency has downgraded U.S. credit.  S&P was the first ratings agency to downrate the U.S. long-term debt and… Read more »

I am writing in response to a letter to the editor that claims “we have nothing to fear but fear itself,” dismissing residents of the 17th Congressional District who have real, valid concerns about crime. For most of the year, crime in New York City has been tracking near or above last year’s levels. The writer of last week’s letter is claiming that because one less person a day has… Read more »

Kevin McCarthy and Amir Ohana had signed a pledge to establish a Parliamentary Friendship Group during McCarthy's trip to Israel earlier this year. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released the names of the members of the newly created House-Knesset Parliamentary Friendship Group on Friday. Earlier this year during his visit to Israel, McCarthy had committed to the… Read more »

This week, U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) joined Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Dean Phillips (D-MN), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), and María Salazar (R-FL) in reintroducing the Youth, Peace, and Security Act. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation emphasizes the importance of youth leadership and involvement in worldwide peacebuilding and conflict prevention… Read more »