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Rep. Mike Lawler on the debt ceiling speech Biden gave in his district

Rep. Mike Lawler on the debt ceiling speech Biden gave in his district

May 13, 2023

NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Rep. Mike Lawler about debt ceiling negotiations. This week, President Biden pressed his case in a speech in the moderate Republican’s New York district.

Biden, Lawler Show That a Vulnerable Guy Can Be a Reasonable Guy

Biden, Lawler Show That a Vulnerable Guy Can Be a Reasonable Guy

May 10, 2023

They’re in different parties, and each wants the other to lose in 2024. But President Joe Biden and freshman GOP Rep. Mike Lawler had a friendly competition Wednesday for a rarely sought title in modern Washington politics: Reasonable Guy.

Rep. Mike Lawler is in the middle of everything

Rep. Mike Lawler is in the middle of everything

May 10, 2023

Rep. Mike Lawler was just named the fifth-most vulnerable member in Congress in the country by Roll Call.

Biden district Republicans see ‘minimal’ to no engagement from White House

Biden district Republicans see ‘minimal’ to no engagement from White House

May 2, 2023

When the slim House Republican majority came into power this year, White House officials said they saw opportunities to work with Biden district Republicans – GOP lawmakers whose districts President Joe Biden carried in 2020.

Congressman Lawler Visits Taiwan, Stresses Importance of Defending Against Chinese Agression

Congressman Lawler Visits Taiwan, Stresses Importance of Defending Against Chinese Agression

April 28, 2023

Westchester Congressman Mike Lawler recently wrote about his trip to Taiwan.

Members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus on the plan for raising the debt ceiling

Members of the House Problem Solvers Caucus on the plan for raising the debt ceiling

April 22, 2023

NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Democratic Congressman Josh Gottheimer and Republican Congressman Mike Lawler about a plan from the House Problem Solvers Caucus to address raising the debt ceiling.

Congressman Lawler calls China bad actor after Moscow meeting

Congressman Lawler calls China bad actor after Moscow meeting

March 20, 2023

Following a meeting in Moscow on Monday described by China as a peacemaking effort between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Congressman Mike Lawler (R, NY-17) issued a statement about his concerns surrounding the visit.

Lawler’s roundtable on Hochul housing plan, in 6 quotes

Lawler’s roundtable on Hochul housing plan, in 6 quotes

March 8, 2023

After more than an hour behind closed doors on Tuesday, Republican Congressman Mike Lawler and a bipartisan group of elected officials from the Lower Hudson Valley spilled out onto the front lawn of North Castle Town Hall and did two things together.

Plan to increase housing in suburbs meets pushback by Hudson Valley leaders

Plan to increase housing in suburbs meets pushback by Hudson Valley leaders

March 7, 2023

A plan to increase housing in the suburbs is being met with pushback from some Hudson Valley leaders.

Biden’s Ukraine Visit Important to Stop Putin – Mike Lawler

Biden’s Ukraine Visit Important to Stop Putin – Mike Lawler

February 28, 2023

According to US Representative Michael Lawler (R-N.Y.), President Joe Biden’s secret trip to Ukraine on February 20 sent a clear message to Russia and China.