The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Mike Lawler, Republican of New York, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Nov. 1, 2026.
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We go now to Republican Congressman Mike Lawler.
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He joins us today from New York.
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You are in this home stretch of campaigning in one of the most closely watched districts this cycle.
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Leader Jeffries has singled out your district as a top target for Democrats.
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Where do you see this headed?
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Well, I think we're going to be victorious on Tuesday night, Margaret.
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I've done the work, over the last four years, between my staff and I, we've closed over 10,000 constituent cases, brought back over $140 million to the district, passed over two dozen bills, 17 of which have been signed into law.
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Ask AOC how many she's had signed into law.
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The fact is, I show up, and my constituents know me.
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And unlike my opponent, who parachuted into this district from Virginia, I own a home here.
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I pay taxes.
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I'm raising my family here.
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And I think my constituents respect the fact that I've consistently been rated among the most bipartisan and effective members of Congress.
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I'm the only sitting member of Congress endorsed by a member of the opposing party.
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Jared Golden endorsed my re-election just a little over a month ago, and I think people know that I've delivered for them, especially when it comes to the issue of affordability, delivering the largest tax cut in American history, including lifting the cap on salt and leading the housing bill, which will increase supply and bring down prices.
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Well, as you just mentioned, affordability is a top issue for voters, no matter what party they are in.
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We are seeing the economy growing.
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We're still seeing consumers spend, but for the last six months, we are seeing that wages are not keeping up with inflation.
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Republicans campaigned on bringing prices down.
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Why do you deserve re-election?
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Why does the party deserve trust when prices have only continued to climb?
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Well, as we saw under the prior administration, inflation cumulatively rose 21%.
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So the baseline price of everything went up.
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Obviously, with the war in the Middle East, it has caused volatility in the oil markets, which- which has resulted in a- in a spike in inflation.
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But as you just pointed out, we saw significant growth in Q3, 3.4%.
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Over a million private sector jobs have been created over the past year.
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We are seeing purchasing power rise, but there's still work to do.
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And that's why I have focused extensively on what we can do to bring down prices.
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Number one, we did deliver the largest tax cut.
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Number two, we did pass the largest housing bill in 36 years to increase supply and bring down prices and increase access to capital.
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Before the end of this Congress--
MARGARET BRENNAN: The president didn't love that bill.
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REP. LAWLER: --we will finalize a permitting- before the end of Congress, this Congress, we will finalize a permitting reform bill, which will increase domestic supply of energy, which directly impacts the prices of everything from manufacturing to transportation to groceries.
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And one of the problems in New York, Margaret, utilities are up 58% under Kathy Hochul because they shut down nuclear power, they ban natural gas, they blocked pipelines.
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We are working to rectify that.
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That will drive down energy prices significantly, which is critical if we're going to bring down inflation and bring down costs.
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You are one of the Republicans who tried to secure a short-term extension of those Obamacare subsidies that expired at the end of the year.
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In this cycle, many Democrats are promising that if they win the majority, they will restore some of those lapsed subsidies.
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Do you support that?
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Would you work with Democrats to do that?
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…and 36 more, not listed.
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