After campaigning for years on lowering gas prices, vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler has no answer for his constituents paying over $4.50/gallon at the gas pump and is quite eager to deflect the blame.
Mike Lawler has promised for years to lower gas prices, but now he’s breaking that vow by falling in line to support Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice. As MSNOWwrites:
In an Oct. 8, 2024, campaign ad, when the latest average was $3.19, Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., said gas prices had “gone through the roof.” On March 7, 2026, when asked about gas prices at $3.41, Lawler told CNN, “Eliminating the threat from Iran is absolutely worth it.”
Lawler seems to be endorsing Trump’s reckless war every chance he gets, recently arguing it was a “righteous decision” and standing by as Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary dismissed the pain Hudson Valley families are feeling at the pump as a “blip.”
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi: “Mike Lawler’s constant lies and complacency are going to cost him his job in November. Skyrocketing gas prices are a regular reminder for everyday New Yorkers that Lawler broke his promise to lower prices and continues to put Donald Trump over his own constituents at every turn.”
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