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September 27, 2024
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.
Issues:Supporting Working Families
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September 26, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today released the following statement commending President Joe Biden’s Executive Order to combat emerging firearms threats such as ghost guns and improve school-based active shooter drills. The Biden-Harris administration also announced several federal agency and department actions to combat the gun violence epidemic including efforts to promote safe storage, the implementation of Emergency Risk Protection Orders (Red Flag Laws), and increased collaboration between states to strengthen the background check process.
Issues:Gun Violence Prevention
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September 25, 2024
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.
Issues:Supporting Working Families
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September 24, 2024
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.
Issues:Supporting Working Families
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September 20, 2024
Brooklyn, NY – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today announced that he and a coalition of elected officials secured a $163,800,000 Mega Grant award from the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), which will be used by the City of New York to revitalize the Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT).
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September 19, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today joined Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), Donald Norcross (NJ-01), Melanie Stansbury (NM-01), and Jill Tokuda (HI-02) in introducing the ‘Don’t Stand for Taking Employed American’s Livings (Don’t STEAL) Act.’ This legislation would make wage theft a federal felony, ensuring that these protections are in place for workers anywhere in the country.
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September 19, 2024
Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today issued the following statement on H.R. 3724, The Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2023. H.R. 3724 would weaken universities’ ability to enforce restrictions on campus protests, endangering Jewish students. H.R. 3724 passed out of committee with unanimous Republican support.
Issues:Congress
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September 18, 2024
Washington, DC - Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today issued the following statement on his plans to oppose H.R. 5179, The Anti-BDS Labeling Act.
Issues:Congress
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September 17, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) celebrated the endorsement of his bill, the ‘Michelle Alyssa Go Act,’ by Congressional Mental Health Caucus Co-Chairs Grace Napolitano (CA-31) and Andrea Salinas (OR-06). This legislation would increase the number of federal Medicaid-eligible in-patient psychiatric beds for individuals who are seeking treatment for both mental health and substance use disorders.
Issues:Health
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September 12, 2024
Washington, DC – Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and 16 of his Democratic committee colleagues in sending a letter to Chairman James Comer calling for the Oversight Committee to hold a hearing to address the gun violence epidemic plaguing this country following the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, Georgia. According to reports, the 14-year-old gunman entered the school armed with an AR-15 firearm, the preferred tool of mass shooters, to kill his classmates.