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Mike Lawler: “My first bill to pass the House was legislation I worked on…”

Featuring: Mike Lawler, Republican | U.S. House, New York, District 17

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Published | Video Starts at 00:36

The first bill I introduced was to eliminate the unfair marriage tax penalty when it comes to salt, which I will never stop fighting for. And My first bill to pass the House was legislation I worked on with Richie Torres...to establish a State Department special envoy for the Abraham Accords. That bill was incorporated into the NDAA which was signed into law before the holidays, a major step towards forging a lasting peace in the Middle East. (00:36–00:49)

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Asserts passage of a bill to establish a State Department envoy for the Abraham Accords.

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