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Mike Lawler is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 17th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party, he has been in office since January 2023. Lawler has focused on issues such as health care affordability and fiscal responsibility, often emphasizing the need for accountability in government spending. He has been vocal about the challenges facing constituents and has made statements regarding the need for reforms in various sectors, including health care and taxation.
Madam Speaker, I thank my good friend from Louisiana for the kind words and gracious introduction. Madam Speaker, I rise today to talk with respect to School Choice Week here in the United States and to address the dire need for education…
Mr. Speaker, today, I rise to oppose New York State's disastrous congestion pricing tax, which is nothing more than a tax grab hurting middle-class and working-class families in my district, especially those first responders who are forced…
Mr. Speaker, the bottom line is America needs to be energy independent. We should not be relying on foreign governments. We should not be relying on China, least of all. Mr. Speaker, 60 percent of New Yorkers, for instance, rely on natural…
Madam Speaker, earlier this week the Biden administration announced plans to ban gas stoves. The Governor of New York embraced the same plan. The problem is that 60 percent of New Yorkers rely on natural gas, and 70 percent of our…
Mr. Speaker, only in Washington can one defend doubling the size of the IRS and spending $80 billion to hire 87,000 new IRS agents. According to my friends across the aisle, that is a good thing because the billionaires and the…
the Biden administration, and Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer, had exploded the national debt. And we need to rein in reckless spending.
Reining in out-of-control spending, increasing border security, increasing domestic production of energy, those are the issues we all ran on and won on.
The American people wanted the House Republicans, to be a check and balance, on the Biden administration.
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