Supporting Working Families
No parent should ever have to choose between being present for their family and putting food on the table. Congressman Goldman is committed to making it easier for working families to support themselves by working to pass the Child Tax Credit, to expand paid family leave, to provide access to affordable childcare, and to fully fund critical federal assistance programs like SNAP and TANF.
Congressman Goldman is a founding member of the Dads Caucus.
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March 28, 2025
“Donald Trump’s illegal, pretextual, and destructive Executive Order attempting to eliminate collective bargaining for two-thirds of the federal workforce is an unacceptable attack on hardworking public servants and the fundamental rights of all workers around the country.
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March 28, 2025
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.
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March 6, 2025
Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Robert C. ‘Bobby’ Scott (VA-03) in introducing the ‘Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act’, which would strengthen federal laws that protect workers’ right to form and join unions and negotiate for higher wages and better benefits.
Issues:Supporting Working Families
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February 20, 2025
Congressman Dan Goldman joined Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) in introducing the ‘American Family Act,’ which would codify the expired, COVID-19-era expanded monthly Child Tax Credit. Passed on a temporary basis in Congressional Democrats’ American Rescue Plan, the expanded Child Tax Credit reached more than 61 million children and lifted nearly 4 million out of poverty in 2021 alone.
Issues:Supporting Working Families
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February 12, 2025
Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) and 41 of his Democratic colleagues in introducing the ‘Caring for All Families Act’ to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). This legislation would protect millions of workers who are currently unable to take time off to care for themselves or their families. Gaps in FMLA coverage leave nearly 2.6 million workers each year unable to take necessary family or medical leave, fearing job loss if they do.
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February 5, 2025
Congressman Dan Goldman joined Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14) in introducing the ‘Job Protection Act,’ which would expand the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to millions of workers who are currently unable to take time off to care for themselves or their families. Nearly 2.6 million workers every year decline to take family or medical leave out of fear that they will lose their jobs due to gaps in FMLA coverage.
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January 30, 2025
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.
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December 19, 2024
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.
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November 26, 2024
New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congressman Lou Correa (CA-46) in his resolution declaring the House of Representatives’ support and gratitude for the work done by food banks, food pantries, and other community-based organizations across the United States to end food insecurity.
Issues:Supporting Working Families
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October 15, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) in introducing the ‘Grocery, Farm, and Food Worker Stabilization Act’, which would help cover disaster-related costs for essential farm, grocery, and meatpacking workers.