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Bloomberg
7 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
GOP Reaches Tentative SALT Deal at $40K Cap
"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Representative Mike Lawler (R) NY shares his thoughts on tentatively reaching a deal on SALT with his Republican colleagues in the Senate. Elizabeth Wydra, President of the Constitutional Accountability Center, & Rep. Sam Liccardo discuss the US Supreme Court's rulings and the impact of these rulings. PWC National Tax Office Co-Leader Rohit Kumar talks about what to expect from the US Senate as the self-imposted Tax Bill deadline is July 4th. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
8 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
A Big Win: Rep. Lawler on Tentative SALT Deal Reached
Representative Mike Lawler (R) NY shares his thoughts on tentatively reaching a deal on SALT with his Republican colleagues in the Senate. Rep. Lawler talks about how this deal could benefit additional states outside of New York, New Jersey, and California & the potential hurdle the House is facing as the self-imposed tax bill deadline looms. Representative Lawler speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power."
Bloomberg
10 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
A Big Win: Rep. Lawler on Tentative SALT Deal Reached
Representative Mike Lawler (R) NY shares his thoughts on tentatively reaching a deal on SALT with his Republican colleagues in the Senate. Rep. Lawler talks about how this deal could benefit additional states outside of New York, New Jersey, and California & the potential hurdle the House is facing as the self-imposed tax bill deadline looms. Representative Lawler speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)
New York Post
a day ago
- Politics
- New York Post
Rep. Mike Lawler building support from upstate GOP chairs as he mulls 2026 NY governor run
ALBANY – Republican Rep. Mike Lawler has been courting party leaders across the state as he attempts to shore up support ahead of deciding whether to throw his hat in next year's gubenatorial race, The Post has learned. The Hudson Valley rep took a jaunt upstate last weekend, making stops in six counties and meeting with over a dozen county GOP committee chairs, as well as elected officials and other party faithful. Several of the local Republican leaders who met with Lawler said they would be happy to back him should he choose to go up against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in the 2026 election. Advertisement 'We can't have four more years of Kathy Hochul. We know that Mike is a proven winner in a purple district,' Cattaraugus County GOP Chair Mark Heberling said of Lawler, who reps the battleground 17th Congressional District. 3 GOP Rep. Mike Lawler made a six-county tour upstate over the weekend. Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images 'It was a very positive meeting. It was exciting to have a quality candidate like that that's interested in running for governor. We're very excited for Mike,' Heberling told The Post. Advertisement Another county chair who met with Lawler, but did not want to be named, said the two-term congressman was 'already battle tested.' 'We have to pick the person that is going to win in November,' the chair said. 'He (Lawler) wins a district that has 80,000 more Democrats in it.' The road trip included stops in Niagara, Cattaraugus, Steuben, Onondaga, Cayuga and Oswego counties according to an itinerary provided by Lawler's camp. 'Congressman Lawler was honored to be hosted by county chairs, party leaders, and elected officials from across Upstate New York this past weekend and appreciated the encouragement many expressed as he seriously explores a run for Governor,' Lawler campaign spokesperson Chris Russell said in a statement. Advertisement 'The congressman will continue touring the state, meeting with party leaders, and putting the building blocks in place for a potential run against the worst governor in America – Kathy Hochul,' Russell said. 3 Lawler met with over a dozen county committee chairs as he builds support for a potential gubernatorial run. Mike Lawler Campaign Lawler's road trip came as North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik also mulls challenging Hochul, with The Hill reporting Thursday that the congresswoman was apparently preparing to launch her campaign, though its unclear when. A survey showed last month that Stefanik was neck-and-neck with Hochul in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup. Advertisement 'It's all up to what Elise decides and she's got all the time in the world to decide,' one national GOP operative told The Post. Stefanik's name recognition and fundraising prowess would make her a formidable candidate to energize the Republican base in New York. 3 North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is also interested in a run for governor. AFP via Getty Images President Trump suggested he was leaning toward giving Stefanik his blessing last month when he posted to TruthSocial an endorsement of Lawler's re-election campaign for Congress. GOP leaders who spoke to The Post were clearly cognizant of the behind-the-scenes machinations happening as Lawler and Stefanik jostle to position themselves for a possible run at the Executive Mansion. 'I think a lot of Republican leaders are looking to the president for some direction as to which way he would like this race to go,' said another county GOP chair who didn't want to pick a favorite between the two lawmakers. 'I think if the president weighs in, it will go a long way to shutting this down and moving us forward to the general election behind one candidate,' the chair said.
CNN
2 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Republicans try to make Zohran Mamdani a villain well outside of New York City
Want to know how much Republicans are eager to turn Zohran Mamdani into the face of the Democratic Party? Look no further than two of the biggest names eyeing bids for New York governor next year. 'He will be the single most effective foil for Republicans nationally,' Rep. Elise Stefanik told CNN. 'It is the encapsulation of where today's Democrat Party is, how far left they have shifted and how radicalized they have become. Every Democrat, not just in New York but across the country.' In the hours after Mamdani's apparent victory, Stefanik and Rep. Mike Lawler quickly moved to tie Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to the 33-year-old Democratic socialist. 'A radical, antisemitic socialist was just nominated to be the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York City – and Kathy Hochul didn't lift a finger to stop it from happening,' Lawler, who is mulling a run for governor, wrote on X. Those missives reflect a broader push within the Republican Party to link Mamdani and his progressive policies to Democrats not just in New York but nationwide. National Republicans, and some Democrats, think Mamdani's approach and his policy ideas – a rent freeze and new public housing, city-owned grocery stores and free buses, finances by tax hikes on the wealthiest – will be unpopular with swing voters outside of New York City. Mamdani, who is a longtime critic of Israel, rejects allegations that he is antisemitic and has proposed increasing funding for hate crime prevention. Some national GOP criticism of Mamdani, who would become the city's first Muslim mayor if he wins in November, has invoked Islamophobic tropes. Laura Loomer, the far-right provocateur who once posted a video claiming the September 11, 2001, attacks were an 'inside job,' wrote on X, 'There will be another 9/11 in NYC and @ZohranKMamdani will be to blame.' Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted an edited photo of the Statue of Liberty covered in a burqa, writing 'This hits hard.' Republican strategists view New York State, which will feature races for governor and several competitive House districts next year, as fertile ground for attacks on Mamdani. Running against the state's largest city is a longtime political strategy in New York. New York City and the rest of the state have often fought over funding and their divergent politics. These days, the antagonism from suburban and upstate voters toward the city is higher than ever, even as the share of the electorate they make up is lower than ever. Notably, two House Democrats representing parts of Long Island, east of the city, criticized Mamdani on Wednesday. The top Democrats in the House and Senate, New York City residents Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer, said they spoke to Mamdani and praised his campaign but stopped short of endorsing him. Hochul, a Buffalo native, also praised Mamdani for having 'built a formidable grassroots coalition' without endorsing him. Several Republicans see Hochul as a mark in next year's midterms after she won her first full term in 2022 by just six points. Stefanik, who represents a mostly rural swath of the state stretching to the Canadian border, began fundraising off Mamdani's win and argued Hochul is in 'full blown panic mode.' 'This is their home state,' said Stefanik. 'This is because of their weakness, their weakness on combating antisemitism, their weakness standing up to the radical communist far left, and Democrats are going to try to run, but they can't hide. They own this, unless they disavow this individual. They own this.' The National Republican Campaign Committee posted an image linking Mamdani to several vulnerable House Democrats in New York, including the two who eventually distanced themselves from the Democratic nominee, Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi. NRCC Chair Rep. Richard Hudson said Mamdani will be part of the GOP's playbook heading into next year's midterms as the 'new face' of the Democratic Party along with two other high-profile liberals and people of color: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed and campaigned with Mamdani, and Jasmine Crockett. 'They try to lie about us. We're going to tell the truth about them - who they are, what they believe, who the leaders of their party are. It's Jasmine Crockett, AOC. It's Mamdani,' Hudson said. 'These are the folks that are generating all the excitement. This is the direction they're moving in. Voters need to know that.' Some Republican strategists believe the mayoral campaign could also affect this fall's race for governor in New Jersey, where a large part of the state shares a media market with New York City. Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli declared Mamdani's victory 'proof that the modern Democratic Party has lost its mind.' Rep. Mikie Sherrill, the Democratic nominee, has yet to weigh in publicly on the results. Democratic strategist Lauren Hitt said Republicans often 'pick whoever the most recognizable figures are' and zero in on them. She noted Republican attack ads often paired Ocasio-Cortez with Schumer and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, even though the three lawmakers have sharply different approaches and bases within the Democratic Party. 'Republicans are always going to call Democrats socialists. They've been doing it for decades. They'll do it for decades more,' said Hitt, a former spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez and adviser to a PAC opposing Andrew Cuomo's bid for mayor. 'I think the party sort of over-correcting to avoid that would generally be a mistake in playing on Republican turf rather than acknowledging the tremendous success and positive lessons to be taken from Mamdani's win.' But Dave Carney, a longtime Republican strategist, argued tying Mamdani and his policies to Democrats nationwide could have more of an impact than past Democratic foils. 'This guy could be the mayor of New York City, which is one of the most powerful mayors legally in the country. He has a tremendous amount of influence. I don't think anybody thinks he was kidding on the things he wants to do,' said Carney. 'They should take every opportunity to remind voters in the more, still-normal part of the country that this is what the Democrats have become.' CNN's Eric Bradner, Edward-Isaac Dovere and Gloria Pazmino contributed to this report.
