Veterans and First Responders
Veterans and first responders put their lives on the line to protect our physical safety and our democracy. Congressman Goldman is working to ensure we honor and care for those who have risked so much to preserve our safety, freedom, and democracy.
Congressman Goldman has introduced:
9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act to close the funding shortfall in the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP). The bill will address the long-term funding shortfall, allow excluded Pentagon and Shanksville responders to join the program, and make technical corrections to the program
More on Veterans and First Responders
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May 13, 2025
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) introduced the Helping Emergency Responders Overcome Student Debt (HEROES) Act of 2025, which would expand eligibility for loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program to include volunteer firefighters and volunteer EMTs.
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April 4, 2025
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).
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March 4, 2025
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.
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February 18, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) introduced the ‘Chief Herbert D. Proffitt Act,’ which would ensure the families of law enforcement officers who are killed as a result of their work on behalf of their communities are not unjustly denied benefits due to arbitrary retirement status restrictions. The legislation would amend the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) program to ensure the families of fallen officers receive the benefits they deserve.
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February 7, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2) and other Homeland Democrats in sending a letter to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) demanding more information on the impact President Trump’s hiring freeze will have on the Federal government’s cybersecurity workforce.
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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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September 11, 2024
New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today issued the following statement to mark the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.
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July 29, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Congressman Anthony D’Esposito (NY-04) last week held a press conference with advocates and survivors to introduce the 9/11 Responder and Survivor Health Funding Correction Act of 2024. The bill provides permanent and mandatory funding for the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) and updates an outdated funding formula to prevent a future funding shortfall and ensure that survivors and first responders don’t lose access to care.