In the District

“Donald Trump’s rationale for his partisan cancellation of New York’s congestion pricing program is as hypocritical as it is groundless. To claim that the law does not allow for the program while simultaneously ignoring every statute that checks his authority is patently absurd.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and the co-chairs of the Congressional Labor Caucus Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-02), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) and Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) led a letter with 57 of their colleagues urging REI and their Board of Directors to commit to expeditiously negotiating a fair collective bargaining agreement with unionized employees across 10 of its stores.

Washington, DC – U.S. Reps. Dan Goldman (NY-10), Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), Jerry Nadler (NY-12), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today applauded President Joe Biden’s enactment of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which includes the authorization of $160 million for environmental infrastructure improvements and authorization of measures mandating a comprehensive flood protection plan for the New York-New Jersey Harbor following the House of Representatives and Senate’s passage of the bipartisan ‘Water Resources Development Act’ (WRDA) of 2024.

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today announced a $2 million federal Reconnecting Communities grant for New York City to transform the underutilized space underneath the Brooklyn Bridge. The project – Arches Plaza: Restoring the Community Fabric Under the Brooklyn Bridge – will connect several diverse and long-separated neighborhoods in Manhattan.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today condemned House Republican’s rejection of a bipartisan budget bill that would have delivered $4.2 billion in disaster relief to New York State, ensured health care access for 9/11 first responders and survivors through the World Trade Center Health Program until 2040, extended New York State’s ability to refund victims of SNAP fraud using federal dollars, and prompted new safety standards for the lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes and e-scooters.

New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) yesterday joined the African Burial Ground Memorial Foundation (ABGMF), the U.S. National Park Service, and the Department of the Interior to announce their newly established Philanthropic Partnership Agreement, which enables the ABGMF to provide resources and support towards maintaining and operating the site. This announcement follows a letter written by Congressman Goldman’s office in support of the ABGMF’s application of 501(c)(3) nonprofit tax status, which was a prerequisite for entering the partnership.