Mike Lawler

We should not only never be trading dollars for hostages--and, yes, we want those hostages to come home, but we traded hostages for hostages and gave them $6 billion.

This Administration should be absolutely ashamed of itself.

This money belongs to the Iranian people, the Iranian government. So the Islamic Republic of Iran will decide what to do with this money.

Let me be very clear. Our President, Joe Biden, announced that he would give the worst State sponsor of terrorism $6 billion on the anniversary of the worst terrorist attack in the history of our Nation.

The Federal Government needs to get out of the way.

Policies that were pushed out by Democrats created the problem, and we need to have these new policies that will further impede Americans' ability to get mortgages.

They have essentially denied the dream of homeownership to the very people that they are allegedly trying to help.

It has been over a decade since the 2013 Brussels Agreement, and progress between Serbia and Kosovo on normalizing relations is clearly stalled.

Who are you to determine what has become widespread public debate? Did you run for elected office?

Are you kidding? Come on, let's be real here. This has been entirely political.

Who elected you to determine a broad societal impact?

This change has made it significantly easier for politically-motivated proposals to be included in annual proxy statements.

No one is on the hook, and then, Americans are wondering why their retirement savings are being weaponized to advance a woke liberal agenda.

I am introducing a bill next week that requires the SEC to make a final rulemaking prohibiting the practice of robo-voting.

Stay the hell out of politics. Leave it to Congress. Leave it to State legislatures.

People want corporations to leave politics at home and focus on the underlying purpose at hand of running their businesses.

I think it is really important that we dig in to how our Federal agencies are weaponizing Americans' retirement accounts to achieve political objectives that can't be achieved through the ballot box.

By coming up $414 million short in paying back Treasury, the SEC is failing to be a good steward of U.S. tax dollars.

I will be introducing the SEC Regulatory Accountability Act.

It is common knowledge that the majority of NATO members still fail to meet the alliance's 2 percent of GDP threshold for defense spending.

Last week some of my colleagues and I sent a letter to President Biden urging that the Administration prioritize discussion on Ukraine's ascension to NATO at the Vilnius summit.

It is shameful, and I would strongly encourage you as the Inspector General to meet with the monitor immediately.

The New York City Housing Authority, known as NYCHA, has a long history of mismanagement and corruption, which has created unsafe and unacceptable living conditions for thousands of New York City residents.

I urge this committee to favorably pass this resolution out of committee and stand with our brave partners in Ukraine.

How many more brave Ukrainians must die before this Administration determines that they have earned ATACMS?