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Congressman Mike Lawler joined Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC), Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) in introducing the bipartisan H.R.4683, Closing Loopholes for the Overseas Use and Development of Artificial Intelligence (CLOUD AI) Act. The CLOUD AI Act will ensure that China cannot remotely access the American semiconductors and chips that they cannot… Read more »

Congressmen Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) and Pat Ryan (D, NY-18) sent a letter to President Biden Friday afternoon, calling on him to immediately act on New York's request for a major disaster declaration in the wake of horrific storms that caused serious damage to homes, businesses, and infrastructure across the Hudson Valley. The storm also tragically took the life of… Read more »

Calls on Governor Hochul to declare State of Emergency in the Lower Hudson Valley Region and Request a Major Disaster Declaration from President Biden. Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after an incredibly damaging storm impacted the Hudson Valley last night. The historic rainfall over the course of the last 24 hours has left roads and bridges severely… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after sending a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul and President Joe Biden requesting that Hochul request a major disaster declaration and that President Biden approve it expeditiously. “After spending the day touring the district, observing damage, and speaking with local elected officials and impacted homeowners alike, it’s… Read more »

Today, Representative Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) released the following statement after joining Senator Schumer (D-NY), and Sheriffs Falco (D-Rockland County) and McConville (R-Putnam County) for a press conference calling on the Department of Justice to release needed funds to local law enforcement. Congressman Lawler also sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding… Read more »

Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Member and Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after the attempted holiday weekend news dump by the Biden administration that showed they failed to foresee or react to the collapse of Afghanistan. “In an epic holiday weekend news dump, the State Department released the long-awaited report regarding the Biden… Read more »

It is the first Congressional District Office in Putnam County in over a decade. Today, Monday, June 26th, Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after opening a Congressional District Office in Carmel, the first official Congressional District Office in Putnam in over a decade. “It's great to be here in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County," said… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler released the following statement after news broke that the Biden administration had approved the MTA and Governor Hochul's disastrous congestion pricing plan. “It comes as a shock, but not a surprise, that the Biden administration decided to let the MTA move forward with one of the largest cash grabs from suburban commuters in history,” said Congressman… Read more »

"Constituent services really is the most important part of the work that we do as elected officials," Lawler said.  Rep. Mike Lawler has opened a Congressional District Office in Putnam County, in space at Carmel Town Hall.  "It's great to be here in the Town of Carmel in Putnam County," he said in an announcement after a ribbon-cutting. "When we were looking at opening… Read more »

Having served in Washington for almost a half-year now, I’ve learned that it’s good practice to tune out the noise and the nay-sayers, and stay focused on the job I was elected to do. For months, dark money political groups and far-left activists have been stoking irrational fears about a default that never happened, and threatening that cuts to everything from veterans services to… Read more »