Press Releases
July 30, 2025
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) secured the inclusion of real-time fraud detection and prevention for SNAP Eletronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) transactions in the FY26 Agricultural Appropriations bill, which would direct the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to adopt industry-standard electronic fraud detection that would pause suspicious transactions and secure SNAP EBT cards, preventing SNAP EBT theft before it happens. Employing real-time fraud detection would prevent benefits from being stolen by automatically blocking potentially suspicious transactions, such as when someone is attempting to use a card several states away from the owner’s home.
July 30, 2025
New York, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) hosted a Section 8 & 9 townhall at Grand St. Settlement to discuss how the Trump administration’s policies are affecting Section 8 and 9 housing in New York and help inform tenants on how city and state housing agencies may be impacted. The Congressman was joined by representatives from the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), New York City Housing Preservation and Development, and New York State Homes and Community Renewal.
Issues:Housing
July 29, 2025
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today convened a leadership roundtable in Boro Park, Brooklyn, bringing together local elected officials, Jewish community leaders, law enforcement, and advocacy groups to address the unacceptable rise in antisemitic incidents across New York City. Hosted at the office of Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein, the roundtable focused on strengthening safety, enhancing federal-local coordination, and expanding support for community-based security efforts. Participants included Assemblymember Simcha Eichenstein, State Senator Sam Sutton, Councilmember Simcha Felder, the New York Police Department (NYPD), Shomrim, Boro Park Jewish Community Council (BPJCC), the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Agudath Israel, and other key stakeholders.
July 22, 2025
"In a further effort to conceal the Epstein Files to protect President Trump, the Department of Justice is yet again using the criminal justice system for political purposes by belatedly and improperly seeking cooperation from Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence on convictions for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse minors.
July 18, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) hosted renowned kids’ science education advocate Bill Nye, “the Science Guy,” to highlight the vital role public broadcasting plays in K–12 education and community resilience. Following the Senate’s narrow approval earlier this week, House Republicans this morning passed President Trump’s $9 billion rescissions package, which eliminates all federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
Issues:Arts and Culture
July 16, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today moved to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel for their role in covering up the Epstein Files and protecting Donald Trump’s extensive ties to Jeffrey Epstein, as well as their respective agencies’ weaponization of the levers of power against political enemies. Goldman’s move came during a baseless Homeland Security Committee hearing Republicans convened to relitigate Biden-era immigration policies nearly six months into Donald Trump’s second term.
Issues:Congress
July 15, 2025
“I am outraged by the brutal murder of Saif Musallet, a Palestinian American, by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. There must be a full investigation, and those responsible must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
July 15, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congressmen Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) issued the following statement in response to the New York City Council voting to release 9/11 related documents:
Issues:In the DistrictHealth
July 14, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), State Senator Andrew Gounardes, and Assemblymember Bobby Carroll today hosted a press conference outside the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Brooklyn to call for an end to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) usage of the facility to detain over 100 immigrants. Federal judges have recently called the prison ‘barbaric’ and refused to send convicted criminals there, citing its chronic understaffing, extended use of solitary confinement, unsanitary conditions, routine power outages, and lack of access to medical care and legal counsel.
Issues:ImmigrationIn the District
Rep. Dan Goldman Introduces Bill to Close Loopholes Allowing Pre-Trial Defendants to Access Firearms
July 11, 2025
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today introduced the ‘Preventing Pretrial Gun Purchases Act,’ a bill that would close a critical loophole in the federal background check system and prevent individuals on pretrial release who are deemed a public safety risk from obtaining firearms. Senator Cory Booker (NJ-D) has introduced a companion bill in the Senate.







