In the District

Washington, D.C – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today, alongside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), and Representatives Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) led a bipartisan letter calling on President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reverse cuts to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) staff that provide critical support for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).

"The Trump Administration’s decision to terminate staff at the Administration for Children and Families, including all staff within the regional Office of Head Start in New York, is a cruel assault not only on millions of children's health, safety, and education but also on parents’ ability to successfully continue productive careers.

New York, NY – Yesterday, the New York Daily News published an op-ed from Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) on his support for the draft master plan for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal that has been developed by the City, the New York City Economic Development Corporation, and the Brooklyn Marine Terminal Task Force. Text of the op-ed is available online here and below:

New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today, alongside Assemblymember Marcela Mitaynes, Senator Andrew Goundares, Assemblymember Grace Lee, Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, local elected officials, advocates, and impacted New Yorkers, hosted a press conference to demand a comprehensive change to state and federal law to address the urgent issue of stolen EBT benefits. Since House Republicans terminated states’ ability to use federal money to reimburse victims of SNAP fraud on December 20th, 2024, Red Hook Initiative, a local community-based organization, has filed 85 individual claims for reimbursement, totaling over $40,000 of benefits stolen.

Washington, D.C. –  Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today applauded the IRS’ recent disbursement of $50 million in long delayed Employee Retention Tax Credit refunds, $20 million of which were returned to 289 New York-based small businesses. The release follows a letter Congressman Goldman and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent to former IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel with Senator Gillibrand (D-NY) and 8 of their New York congressional colleagues urging the agency to expedite the processing and resolution of legitimate Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims. Justworks, a New York-based small business advocate and certified Professional Employer Organization (PEO), has also been working with the IRS to release the delayed funds.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), Congressman Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) in introducing the ‘American Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act,’ which provides additional funding for the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST). 

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressman Jerry Nadler (NY-12), and Congressman Tom Kean (NJ-07) joined advocates and survivors last week to introduce the ‘9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2025,’ which would provide permanent and mandatory funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) to ensure that survivors and first responders don’t lose access to care.