Supporting Working Families

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 – 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) 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.

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.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) in introducing the ‘National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights’ to extend common workplace rights and protections to the 2.2 million domestic workers in the United States, who are currently excluded from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other key labor and safety laws that the majority of the workforce relies on.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined 86 members of Congress in requesting $30 million in new funding for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The hotline provides critical services to victims and survivors of domestic violence by increasing access to information about healthy relationships and dating abuse prevention. The request was made in conjunction with other appropriations requests in a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies for inclusion in this year’s final budget.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today announced the likely extension of critical protections to victims of food stamp theft – which were set to expire at the end of September – following House passage of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2025. Once this bill passes the Senate, it will go to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Congresswoman Angie Craig (MN-02) in introducing the ‘Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety Act’ to require authorized Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) retailers to pay delivery workers good wages, ensure SNAP groceries are delivered safely, and protect SNAP users’ online data.