Congress

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) in introducing the Election Day Holiday Act to make Election Day a federal holiday. Making Election Day a federal holiday would give more American workers and students the day off of work to vote and encourage private workplaces to make time for employees to exercise their voting rights.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed HR 4366, ‘The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024,’ the first of two funding deals needed to fund the federal government and avoid a government shutdown. This funding package includes 6 bills: Agriculture-FDA, Commerce-Justice and Science, Energy and Water Development, Interior, Military Construction-VA and Transportation-HUD.

New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today commended Walgreens and CVS for their announcement that they had obtained certification from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to distribute mifepristone. Mifepristone is the most common medication abortion drug and the subject of extremist Republican attacks on reproductive freedom.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), and Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism Ranking Member Seth Magaziner (RI-02) today led 23 Democrats in a letter to President Biden requesting an update on the Administration’s implementation of the National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism (the National Strategy).

New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) sent a letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams asking forinformation on the City’s partnerships with private gun buyback companies. When individuals surrender firearms to their local law enforcement, the expectation is that these guns are destroyed. Instead, recent media reports revealed that some of these companies are actually only removing and destroying the parts that hold serial numbers and selling the weapon’s remaining parts, fueling a secondary market of ghost guns nationwide.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (MO-5) in introducing the ‘Student Suicide Prevention Act’ to combat youth suicide in schools across the country. The youth mental health crisis has catapulted youth suicide to the third leading cause of death for some students with 5,000 children dying by suicide every year.

New York, NY – Congressman Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-12) and seven fellow members of the New York City Congressional delegation in a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support of New York City’s applications for nearly $117 million in funding through the ‘Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities’ (BRIC) and ‘Flood Mitigation Assistance’ (FMA) grant programs.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Congressman Marc Molinaro (NY-19) in introducing the ‘Summer Nutrition Parity Act’ to help local summer meal providers keep up with inflation and continue serving meals to children.