Congress

New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) issued the following statement after President Biden’s announcement that Egypt has agreed to open the Rafah Border Crossing with Gaza to allow in humanitarian aid.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) to introduce the Safe Return Act, in response to the ongoing crisis faced by United States citizens who currently remain in Israel and Gaza amid war.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) was today joined by 106 Members of Congress in calling on Egypt to work with the United States, Israel, and relevant international stakeholders to take all measured and appropriate steps to support and facilitate safe zones in southern Gaza and enable a steady supply of humanitarian assistance to flow from Egypt towards those in the safe zones until the civilian population is able to return to the north of the Gaza Strip. 

“In the wake of Hamas’s brutal terrorist attack that has taken the lives of at least 1,300 people in Israel, including at least 27 American citizens, it is incumbent upon Congress and the Biden Administration to provide whatever military, security and diplomatic support Israel needs to protect herself and eradicate Hamas, a terrorist organization whose governing charter explicitly calls for the genocidal elimination of the Jewish people and the state of Israel.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) was today joined by Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and New York State Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein (AD-48) in calling on U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the U.S. State Department to take immediate action to help American citizens safely and quickly return home from Israel.

New York, NY – Simone Kanter, spokesperson for Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), today issued the following statement on the safe departure of Congressman Goldman and his family from Israel on Sunday morning.

Washington, DC – On Banned Books Week, Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) in introducing a resolution expressing concern about recent attacks on the First Amendment as extremists around the country engage on a nationwide crusade to ban books from public school libraries.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13),and other Democratic members of the New York Congressional Delegation in sending a letter requesting that the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) waive the filing fee for the Application for Employment Authorization (I-765) for parolees and allow new migrants to more quickly obtain safe and legal work.