Congress

Washington, DC – Following the indictment of former FBI Director James Comey at the personal direction of President Donald Trump and reports that the Department of Justice is drafting plans to investigate progressive organizations, Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today announced a framework for new legislation to enact guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration and future Administrations from misusing the justice system to target political opponents. This legislation will be titled the ‘Preventing Political Prosecutions Act.’

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined all of his Homeland Security Committee Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Chairman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) demanding that Trump “Border Czar” Tom Homan testify before the Committee following reports he accepted a $50,000 cash bribe while promising access to lucrative government contracts.

“H.Res. 719 is a non-binding resolution that does three things:

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44), and Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) today reintroduced the ‘Michelle Alyssa Go Act’ to increase the number of federal Medicaid-eligible in-patient psychiatric beds for individuals who are seeking treatment for both mental health and substance use disorders.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-02) in introducing the Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act, landmark legislation to finally establish a national paid family and medical leave program in the United States.

“I strongly oppose the decision by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to approve further expansion of settlements in the West Bank while he also asserts blanket opposition to a future Palestinian state.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman led 23 House Democrats in introducing an amendment to the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would prohibit any federal funds from being used to deploy the National Guard for purposes of immigration enforcement. Goldman’s amendment comes as the Trump administration has stationed Guard units at ICE facilities across the country, including in Washington, D.C. and California, and has threatened to send troops into cities like New York, Chicago, and New Orleans to bolster his anti-immigrant crackdown.