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HEMPSTEAD, NY — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that the Village of Hempstead was awarded $586,018 in new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 2025 Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. This federal investment will unlock millions more to support the Village of Hempstead’s comprehensive Safety Action Plan.

Washington, DC – Representative Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) and Representative Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ-02), members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced the release of H.R.5897, the Public Access to Defibrillation in Transportation Facilities Act of 2025. This bipartisan bill would fund Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) placement in transportation hubs such as airports, train stations and highway rest stops.

BELLEROSE VILLAGE, NY — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen announced that she secured $938,000 dollars in Community Project Funding for Bellerose Village Fire Department to replace their aging fleet of fire trucks. As part of the FY2026 Appropriations process, Gillen advocated for this funding’s inclusion in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies appropriations package:

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen released the following statement announcing $42 million in federal grant funding awarded to Nassau County and the Village of Rockville Centre for the Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) Bus to purchase modern, low-emission buses and rehabilitate the County bus facility in Rockville Centre. Gillen met with Federal Transit Authority (FTA) Administrator Marc Molinaro earlier this year to directly push for this critical funding, emphasizing how these improvements will benefit Long Island families and grow the region’s economy:

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) testified in front of the House Judiciary Committee, urging its Members to advance H.R. 4019, a bipartisan bill introduced by Rep. Gillen (D-NY-04) and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) to equip law enforcement officers with lifesaving EpiPens. H.R. 4019, also known as Gio’s Law, is named in honor of Lynbrook native Giovanni Cipriano, who tragically passed away from a severe allergic reaction.

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) a Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following statement after being named Vice Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation:

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement: “Americans are counting on Congress to work together to prevent insurance premiums from skyrocketing for millions of people. Nassau County families cannot afford this cruel indifference to their financial hardships.

WOODMERE, NY – Congresswoman Laura Gillen announced that Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere has been awarded $350,000 in federal funding through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP), part of a total of $2,250,000 awarded to houses of worship and nonprofits in New York’s Fourth Congressional District.