Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-8) sent a bipartisan letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, urging him to reconsider the agency’s proposed rule to give the President’s political appointees control over federal grantmaking. The new rule would allow appointees to unilaterally reject applications or terminate grants, undermining the traditionally independent and merit-based process for awarding federal cancer research funding.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11) and Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) urged President Trump to secure justice and compensation for 9/11 victims and other Americans who have suffered from Iran’s state-sponsored terrorism through the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST Fund) as part of the ongoing negotiations over an agreement with Iran.
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released a statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian recipients.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) introduced the bipartisan bicameral COVID-19 Commuter Benefits Distribution Act alongside her fellow Long Island U.S. Representatives Tom Suozzi (D-NY-03), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02), and Nick Lalota (R-NY-01) to allow Long Island workers to recover their wages still frozen in commuter benefit accounts since the beginning of the COVID pandemic after many transitioned to remote or hybrid work. Some Long Island workers had thousands of dollars trapped in their commuter benefits accounts. U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Tom Suozzi (NY-03) in urging the Trump administration to raise the federal standard mileage rates for certain business, medical, and moving uses to provide relief to New Yorkers struggling amidst sky-high gas prices.
WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) welcomed the introduction of Senate companion legislation led by U.S. Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), alongside Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 16 additional Senate colleagues, to designate Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The legislation mirrors Rep. Gillen’s bill, H.R.
