NEW YORK — Today, as the government shutdown enters its 4th week, working New Yorkers are facing the threat of massive premium hikes that could leave 7,000 New Yorkers and their families in the Hudson Valley unable to afford their health insurance.

NEW YORK — As the ongoing government shutdown continues into its third week, tensions are growing from around the country to the halls of Congress.

NYACK, NEW YORK — Today, Empire State Voices, Protect Our Care, and 1199SEIU gathered together for a rally and press conference outside Montefiore Nyack Hospital, spotlighting the devastating impact of Republican health care cuts on New York families.

STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK — Today, Empire State Voices, Metro NY Health Care for All, Citizen Action of New York, 1199 SEIU, and Patriotic Millionaires gathered outside Staten Island Borough Hall for a lively rally and press conference spotlighting the devastatingly high cost of living New Yorkers are suffering under.

TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK — Today, Empire State Voices held a press conference outside Tarrytown Community Opportunity Center, demanding that Congressman Mike Lawler stop playing political games, reopen the government, and get to work lowering costs for his New York constituents.

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — This Tuesday, 1199SEIU healthcare workers, Indivisible Brooklyn, Empire State Voices, and Healthcare Education Project advocates rallied outside Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ Brooklyn district office, urging the Congressmember to avert a government shutdown by making permanent healthcare tax credits that support the health of millions of Americans.

NEW YORK — Within only hours of a government shutdown, Rep. Mike Lawler is continuing his media tour, blaming everyone but himself and Republicans in Congress.

NEW YORK — The Republican-led Congress has failed to pass a government funding resolution because Representatives like New York’s Mike Lawler were unwilling to support any plan that reversed cuts to Medicaid or stopped premium costs from skyrocketing.

NEW YORK — Thanks to the Republican Tax Law, which New York Congressman Mike Lawler helped to pass this July, local hospitals and clinics across the Hudson Valley are now bracing for the impact of more than $100 million in projected federal funding cuts.

PUTNAM COUNTY, NEW YORK — On Friday, Empire State Voices and Citizen Action of New York held a rally and press conference outside Rep. Mike Lawler’s Carmel district office, before getting in their cars and parading through towns across the district.

NEW YORK — Yesterday, on Fox Business, Rep. Mike Lawler blatantly stated that he wants to “phase out” key healthcare tax credits, raising costs for 7,000 of his constituents, many of whom would be left uninsured.

MASSENA, NEW YORK — Yesterday, Empire State Voices and Citizen Action of New York held a rally and press conference outside Massena Hospital to draw attention to the threat posed by recent Republican cuts to Medicaid and state healthcare programs to rural hospitals and clinics across New York, including Massena.

MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK — Today, Empire State Voices held a press conference outside St. Mary’s Food Pantry in Mohegan Lake to announce a donation of canned and nonperishable goods, following Congressman Mike Lawler’s vote to cut tens of billions of dollars in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), threatening the food security of 3.5 million New Yorkers.

NEW YORK — Congressman Mike Lawler just voted to pass a continuing resolution that threatens the health and safety of thousands of his constituents, doing nothing to roll back the vast cuts to Medicaid and state health programs that Republicans passed into law earlier this year.

NEW YORK — As the Republican-controlled Congress stares down a government funding deadline that is just two weeks away, the question of whether or not to renew key healthcare tax credits has become one of the dominant debates in Washington.

NEW YORK — Congressman Mike Lawler just joined his Republican colleagues in the House to pass yet another measure that blocks any attempt to reverse the Republican tariffs, this time through March of next year.

NEW YORK — As New Yorkers across the state begin the new school year, many families are finding themselves shocked by staggering prices on back-to-school essentials—from notebooks and laptops to backpacks, clothes, and even lunch meats!

NEW YORK — Thanks to severely reduced funding for state health programs, New York has just announced that it will be forced to scrap its expanded coverage program, the Essential Plan, causing 450,000 New Yorkers to lose access to low-cost health coverage.

NEW YORK — Today is Congressman Mike Lawler’s 39th birthday! In honor of the occasion, we thought it would be fitting to take a trip down memory lane and look back at the past year.

STAPLETON, NEW YORK — Yesterday, local Staten Island families gathered at Central Family Life Center in Stapleton for a community policy forum on the affordability crisis facing New York working families and back-to-school supply giveaway.