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Sid & Friends In The Morning

Mike Lawler | Congressman, New York's 17th Congressional District | 11-26-25

Sid & Friends In The Morning

77 WABC

Sports, Comedy, News

4.2828 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Congressman Mike Lawler joins Sid to talk about his advocacy for dyspraxia awareness through bipartisan efforts in Congress with Democrat Josh Gottheimer. Lawler talks about his decision not to run for the upcoming gubernatorial election next year, emphasizing strategic unity within the Republican Party. He also comments on the significance of Elise Stefanik's candidacy, aligning his support with the party’s long-term goals. Additionally, the discussion touches on Marjorie Taylor Greene's recent resignation from Congress, which Lawler criticizes as selfish and detrimental to their thin majority. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Mike Lawler, I call him the king of Rockland County.

0:02.9

He's, I think he's our best congressperson. I believe that. He's tremendous. Not a plate to fight for what's right. And I believe he spent a bunch of days this week endorsing it on the road with Elise Defotic. So here he is the great Mike Lawler. Michael, let me start with this. I've got both Danielle and Gabriel in studio this morning, and we're holding our third

0:22.8

annual Disproxia, DCD America Radiothon.

0:26.3

Again, I want to thank John and Margo and Chad allowing us to do this.

0:29.8

But you've been used for us, Mike, in that you, a couple of years ago with Josh Godheimer,

0:35.1

a Democrat out in New Jersey, drew up bipartisan, a bipartisan bill

0:41.0

to make sure that this proxia is recognized as a disability. Money comes our way, insurance

0:48.5

purposes, more exposure. So you've been very helpful in our efforts to make this proxia more well known.

0:56.6

Thank you so much for that.

0:58.8

Well, my pleasure, Sid, and it's great to join you, Danielle and Gabriel, and appreciate the work you're doing to raise awareness for dysproxia.

1:09.1

And certainly, Josh and I were happy to lead this effort

1:13.6

and continue to push on it in Congress to really raise awareness and make sure that the insurance

1:21.6

companies, you know, are held to account here. But it's certainly important and, you know, appreciate Gabriel more than, more than anybody,

1:33.7

you know, voicing his opinion and, you know, helping raise awareness for dysproxia.

1:41.6

So you have a blessed family and really just appreciate all of you. Ah, you too. You got two beautiful kids. Oh, well, Michael Rappaport wish you a happy birthday on air. That was pretty cool. Now you got Michael. You want to say a lot of Mikey? Hey, how you doing, Mike? How are you, bud? I'm great. I'm great. I'm great. I'm great. And I want to say thank you for what you just said. It really means a lot to me.

2:02.6

Of course.

2:03.3

Thank you, buddy.

2:04.2

I got two people in Congress fighting for this.

2:07.2

I had Mike Lawler and I had Marjorie Taylor Green, but she left.

2:11.9

Sid, I have to say, Gabriel clearly takes after his mother.

2:15.9

Thank you.

2:16.4

Thank you.

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