Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC—Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), joined Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) in leading a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy regarding the ongoing instability at the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP).

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) demanded answers from the Federal Aviation Administration on the recent chaos at Newark International Airport and the impact of the TRACON N90 relocations during a House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing. Gillen expressed her deep concern about recent communications outages at Newark, including a recent communications system failure that left Newark Air Traffic Control unable to see or talk to planes in the area.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (D-NY-04) held a press call with Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) to announce the introduction of H.R. 2049, the Access to Family Building Act of 2025, which they led alongside Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01). This bipartisan bill would codify the right to access IVF nationwide. The Access to Family Building Act of 2025 is the only bipartisan bill providing a federal statutory right to access IVF that has been introduced in the 119th Congress.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of National Police Week, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a member of the Law Enforcement Caucus, joined Congressman John Rutherford (FL-05) and a bipartisan group of lawmakers for the Bipartisan Working Group’s meeting with representatives from the National Association of Police Organizations, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, the Major Counties Sheriffs Association, and the Major Cities Chiefs Association.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) delivered opening remarks at the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup for the pending budget reconciliation package. In her opening remarks, Gillen reaffirmed her support for increased investments in national air traffic control and the Coast Guard to keep Americans safe, while calling for the Committee to fund initiatives to reduce traffic fatalities and provide DOT with the resources to modernize the US Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island.

GARDEN CITY, NY – On Monday, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a member of the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, welcomed Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim and Adelphi University students for an event celebrating STEM education and highlight the Museum of the Moon installation at the Cathedral of the Incarnation. Firefly Aerospace is a leading space technology company designing launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles for government and commercial space missions.