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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 »

A bipartisan coalition with newly elected Congressmen from the Hudson Valley has renewed its push to lift the $10,000 cap on deducting state and local taxes from federal tax returns.  Originally formed in 2021, the group of federal lawmakers dubbed the SALT Caucus has added new faces from both sides of the aisle in its efforts to lift the cap. They include Democrat Pat Ryan and… Read more »

New York Republican settles into Washington after November upset Being a Republican in deep-blue New York, Mike Lawler is used to being a perennial underdog.  Yet the 36-year-old first-term congressman has churned out a series of wins in largely Democratic districts and ascended quickly through the ranks of local, state and now national politics. In November, he toppled… Read more »

President Joe Biden said the state of the union is strong in his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, and he called on lawmakers in the now divided Congress to work together. It was Biden’s first speech to Congress since Republicans took control of the chamber in November’s midterms. For reaction, WAMC’s Ian Pickus spoke with New York Congressman Mike Lawler, a Republican from… 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 »

"We have serious challenges," Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) emphasized to Townhall. "The White House needs to recognize that one party rule is no longer in effect here in Washington, and they need to work with us to address the challenges facing the American people from inflation and the cost of living, to our porous southern border and the massive inflow of illegal immigration and… 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 »

U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) and U.S. Representative Josh Gottheimer (D, NJ-5), explain why they are against the congestion pricing plan, which would charge drivers heading into Manhattan below 60th Street. Listen… 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 »

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed affordable housing plan requiring municipalities to build more affordable housing would have a devastating impact on suburban communities throughout the Empire State, especially on Long Island, House Republicans told Fox News Digital. "Not only does this proposal seek to supersede local authority to regulate zoning, but its impact would have… Read more »