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Washington, D.C. - 3/25/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued the following statement in response to Governor Kathy Hochul’s letter urging increased federal funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). 

“The MTA’s management is an absolute train wreck; they lose billions of dollars every year and are the worst-run authority in America. They carry more debt than 80% of the states in the country," said Congressman Lawler (NY-17). "A full forensic audit is urgently needed and the entire management team — starting with Janno Lieber — should be fired."

"Until this occurs, the federal government shouldn’t bail out the MTA from Kathy Hochul’s incompetence," Congressman Lawler (NY-17) concluded.

Congressman Lawler is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and represents New York's 17th Congressional District, which is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties.

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