Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025… This week, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) has joined a bipartisan effort that would lower the cost of eggs and, additionally, has cosponsored the Lowering Egg Prices Act. In a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reverse an outdated regulation contributing to higher egg prices and unnecessary food waste, the group of lawmakers… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/21/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Congressman Herb Conaway (NJ-03) introduced the Service-Connected Suicide Compensation Act, a bipartisan bill that ensures the families of veterans who die by suicide due to service-connected mental health conditions receive dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) from the Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/20/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) sent a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. expressing serious concern over reports that the Administration is considering eliminating or restructuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Division of HIV Prevention.
Since 1981, HIV has claimed over 700,000… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/20/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement demanding answers from the Social Security Administration (SSA) after its Acting Commissioner, Leland Dudek, rejected a bipartisan effort by Lawler and Congressman George Latimer (NY-16) to keep the White Plains Social Security Hearing Office open.
The lease on the current office at 75… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/18/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) announced recent staff changes in the following statement.
After a successful stint as Chief of Staff, Andrea Grace left for the Office of Legislative Affairs in the White House.
Nate Soule, a longtime aide, has been promoted from Deputy Chief of Staff and Communications Director to Chief of… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/17/2025… This month, the office of Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined local officials, housing advocates, and community leaders for the ribbon-cutting of 62 Main Street, a newly redeveloped affordable housing community for seniors in Tarrytown.
The project transforms the historic YMCA building into 109 units of energy-efficient, affordable housing,… Read more »
Pearl River, N.Y. - 3/13/2025… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) issued a scathing rebuke of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, for rejecting the House-passed continuing resolution and pushing the nation toward a government shutdown. Lawler, who has consistently voted for every government funding bill regardless of the president, called out Democrats for their hypocrisy and reckless… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/12/2025… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) along with Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Child Care Availability and Affordability Act and the Child Care Workforce Act – bipartisan, bicameral legislation that together form a bold proposal to make child care more affordable and accessible by strengthening… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/11/2025… Last week, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, introduced the bipartisan Choice in Affordable Housing Act to improve the federal government’s largest rental assistance program.
The bill would make it easier to access Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) –… Read more »
Washington, D.C. - 3/10/2025… Today, Reps. Mike Lawler (NY-17), Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13), and Jared Moskowitz (FL-23) introduced the Affordable Loans for Students Act, which will lower the interest rate on federal student loans to 2%. Specifically, the Affordable Loans for Students Act:
Lowers the interest rate on federal student loans to 2%
Retroactively applies the… Read more »
