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Today, the House Financial Services Committee announced the selection of Congressman Mike Lawler to serve on two critical subcommittees, Capital Markets and Housing and Insurance. “I am thrilled to have been selected to serve on the Capital Markets and Housing and Insurance Subcommittees,” Rep. Lawler stated. “I look forward to working with Chairman McHenry and Subcommittee members on… Read more »

Freshman Congressman Mike Lawler (R-Pearl River) proposed providing Hudson Valley families with property tax relief by announcing Monday legislation that would raise the state and local tax (SALT) deduction to $20,000 for married couples. The SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act, Lawler’s first piece of legislation since being sworn in to the House of Representatives earlier… Read more »

Congressman Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after a press conference with County Executive Ed Day, Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann, Ramapo Supervisor Michael Specht, Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny, and Stony Point Supervisor Jim Monaghan to announce the introduction of Congressman Lawler’s bill - the “SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act.” “Hudson Valley… Read more »

Rep. Mike Lawler is taking aim at the State and Local Tax cap for married people in his first piece of legislation as a congressman. "This has been a bipartisan failure, and we need a bipartisan solution to fix it,” he says. "I think this is a fair measure that we could take and frankly, all of my colleagues should support, and I encourage them to do so."   Lawler… Read more »

[Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. POOL/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES] Washington, D.C., 1/20/2023… Congressman and newly-appointed House Foreign Affairs Committee member Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after news broke that North Korea appears to be providing the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization… Read more »

Families and seniors in New York’s Hudson Valley are facing an affordability crisis brought on by sky-high state taxes courtesy of Albany politicians, record inflation due to reckless federal spending and sagging retirement and savings accounts due to a struggling market. Making all of this even worse is the $10,000 cap on your ability to deduct state and local taxes on your federal… Read more »

 Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after a press conference with Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) that announced the reintroduction of the Anti-Congestion Tax Act, a measure aimed at stopping the MTA’s ridiculous congestion pricing cash grab. “For too long, Hudson Valley commuters have gotten the short end of the stick,” said Congressman… Read more »

Bipartisan, cross-state legislation was announced Thursday to stop congestion pricing, which could cost drivers up to $23 to cross through Midtown and below. The plan was devised by lawmakers in New Jersey and New York. "We are not an ATM for the MTA," Rep. Mike Lawler said. The message agreed upon by Lawler, a Republican from New York, and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a… Read more »

Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY) was proud to join his fellow New York Republican Representatives on Friday in supporting the Stop Enabling Repeat Violence and Endangering (SERVE) Our Communities Act. This legislation, sponsored by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-NY), authorizes $10 million in anti-recidivism grant funding from the Department of Justice for states that have laws directing… Read more »

The House Foreign Affairs Committee announced the selection of Congressman Mike Lawler to serve as a member during the 118th Congress, making him one of the only freshmen selected to serve on this critical committee. “I am thrilled to have been selected to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee,” Rep. Lawler stated. “I look forward to working with Chairman McCaul and… Read more »