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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 lifting the debt ceiling.”

“President Biden’s advisers have wasted valuable negotiating time complaining to the media about ‘the need for a clean debt ceiling bill’, despite members of their own party recognizing the gravity of this moment,” concluded Rep. Lawler. “Together, we can forge bipartisan solutions on the debt ceiling, on federal spending, and on the issues that truly matter to the American people.” 

New York’s 17th District, which includes all or parts of Rockland, Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess counties, is a suburban district located just north of New York City.