Mike Lawler U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district | Official U.S. House Headshot
Mike Lawler U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district | Official U.S. House Headshot
Congressman Mike Lawler, representing New York's 17th district, shared updates and reflections through a series of tweets on social media. These posts address the release of hostages by Hamas and highlight recent legislative activities in Washington.
On February 14, 2025, Congressman Lawler announced the impending release of three hostages held by Hamas: "Three more Hamas hostages have been confirmed for release on Saturday: Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen. I’m pleased to see one of our Americans on this list and eagerly await the return of every single hostage. We…" Link
The following day, February 15, 2025, he highlighted his recent legislative work with a brief update: "We had another busy week in Washington! Watch this to get the lowdown on all of our legislative work." Link
Later that same day, Lawler expressed gratitude for the safe return of one of the hostages while urging further action: "We are incredibly thankful Sagui is finally home! Now, Hamas must release all the other hostages who have been held in horrific conditions for almost 500 days." Link
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