Political positions: Inserting changes to make Lawler's ideology description more objective
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== Political positions == |
== Political positions == |
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Lawler is among the most conservative members of the House Republican caucus.<ref>https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/michael_lawler/456924/report-card/2024</ref> |
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Lawler is a [[Moderate Republican (modern United States)|moderate Republican]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Anuta |first=Joe |date=December 3, 2023 |title=Speaker Johnson makes NY fundraising swing for battleground House races |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/03/johnson-makes-ny-fundraising-swing-as-battleground-house-races-loom-00129821 |access-date=May 12, 2024 |work=Politico}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Mann |first=Brian |date=December 3, 2022 |title=Republicans won House seats in blue New York. Those wins could help shape Congress |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/03/1139399457/republican-house-wins-new-york |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Reisman |first1=Nick |date=November 6, 2024 |title=Republican Mike Lawler retains pivotal suburban NYC House seat |url=https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/11/05/2024-election-results-live-coverage-updates-analysis/mike-lawler-wins-new-york-city-house-race-00187024 |access-date=20 November 2024 |publisher=Politico}}</ref> In 2024, Lawler was rated as the fourth most bipartisan member of the U.S. House during the [[118th United States Congress]] in the Bipartisan Index created by [[The Lugar Center]] and the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKenna |first1=Chris |title=Molinaro, Lawler ranked near top for bipartisan House work in 2023, annual score finds |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/18/marc-molinaro-mike-lawler-rank-high-bipartisan-house-bills-they-backed-congress-republicans-new-york/73731884007/ |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=LoHud |publisher=USA Today |date=May 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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In 2024, Lawler was rated as the fourth most bipartisan member of the U.S. House during the [[118th United States Congress]] in the Bipartisan Index created by [[The Lugar Center]] and the [[McCourt School of Public Policy]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McKenna |first1=Chris |title=Molinaro, Lawler ranked near top for bipartisan House work in 2023, annual score finds |url=https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/18/marc-molinaro-mike-lawler-rank-high-bipartisan-house-bills-they-backed-congress-republicans-new-york/73731884007/ |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=LoHud |publisher=USA Today |date=May 18, 2024}}</ref> |
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=== Abortion === |
=== Abortion === |