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After New York State passed legislation to allow law enforcement and other personnel on Long Island to carry and administer epinephrine auto-injectors, like EpiPens, in case of allergic reactions, Congresswoman Laura Gillen announced she and Congressman Andrew Garbarino would introduce legislation for a federally funded program to help equip law enforcement vehicles with EpiPens, among training efforts.
Every seven minutes on Long Island can be a matter of life or death.
A new bipartisan letter sent Friday by 16 House lawmakers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff argues that any nuclear deal with Iran must permanently dismantle its capacity to enrich uranium — a notable message particularly from pro-Israel Democrats to the administration.
House Republicans advanced their plan last week to cut $715 billion in Medicaid funding over the next decade. Medicaid provides essential medical services to millions of children, seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans across our country, including 170,000 of my constituents in New York’s 4th Congressional District. These reductions will surely hurt recipients, but it is important to note that the impact of this budget cutback will stretch far beyond just these groups.
U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen, a Democrat representing New York’s 4th Congressional District reintroduced a bipartisan bill aimed at protecting access to in vitro fertilization across the country.
The Access to Family Building Act, which Gillen is leading with support from Lawler and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, seeks to federally codify the right to access IVF services. The legislation is in response to growing concerns that reproductive technologies like IVF are being threatened by recent state-level legal developments and court rulings.
Freshman Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen (D-NY) expressed support for some of the Trump administration’s recent moves against Iran and its proxy groups in an interview with Jewish Insider last week, saying the U.S. needs to “get more hawkish and get more aggressive against Iran.”
Gillen — who unseated former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY) in November during her second House campaign — ran as a staunch supporter of Israel in a Nassau County, Long Island, swing district with a significant Jewish population.