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Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) today issued his condolences on the passing of a Hudson Valley trailblazer, Pearl Quarles. "I had the privilege of getting to know Pearl Quarles during my time with former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino," said Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17). "Pearl was an exceptional woman and a trailblazer - the first African American Westchester… Read more »

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Congressman Michael Lawler (R-NY) sent a letter to the State Department expressing their concern with the existing backlog for processing passports, as well as allegations that bad actors are taking advantage of Americans seeking their passports for urgent and emergency travel. The lawmakers also urged the State Department… Read more »

Earlier this week, Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined his colleagues Representatives Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), and Nick Langworthy (NY-23) on a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushing back on the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) was pleased to announce that there are now over 150 cosponsors for H.R. 3774, the Stop Harboring Iranian Petroleum (SHIP) Act, which he and Congressman Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced earlier this summer to crack down on illicit purchases of Iranian oil and hold Iran's enablers accountable. "I'm proud to see such broad, bipartisan… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler led a bipartisan letter to the Biden Administration signed by 34 of his House colleagues urging the Biden Administration to abandon a potential plea deal for 9/11 perpetrators which would result in no death penalty for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other key co-conspirators.  "This mass murder of thousands of Americans and the continued… Read more »

Freshman Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) led a bipartisan letter to President Joe Biden urging him not to go through with a plea deal for the architect of the 9/11 terrorist attack and his co-conspirators that would see them avoid the death penalty. It was revealed last week that the Biden administration sent a letter to the families of 9/11 victims to say they were… Read more »

A bipartisan group of House Representatives are demanding the Biden administration abandon a potential plea deal for the accused 9/11 terrorists, which would spare the death penalty for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other defendants. “If true, this would be a grave miscarriage of justice, especially for the families of the 2,977 innocent civilians and first… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), a member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Co-Chair of the Moldova Caucus, and the only freshman member appointed to serve on the Helsinki Commission, announced his participation on a bipartisan, bicameral congressional delegation to Ireland and the United Kingdom led by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT). The lawmakers will meet with… Read more »

It was wonderful to be able to recognize all of them at once, their scoutmaster said. Scout Troop 18 in Briarcliff Manor celebrated an extraordinary milestone in July, holding one giant Court of Honor for six members who earned Eagle rank, Boy Scout's highest achievement.  "I tailored it to be able to recognize all six of them," Dr. Michael Pavelchek, the troop's scoutmaster,… Read more »

Last week Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined Representative Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) in introducing new bipartisan federal legislation that will provide tax credits for families to lower the cost of youth recreational sports and equipment.  The bipartisan Promoting Lifelong Activity for Youth Act, or PLAY Act, is being led by Representatives Gottheimer and Lawler. The… Read more »