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WASHINGTON — A permanent peace deal between the United States and Iran must prioritize payment of victim compensation claims tied to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks and other state-sponsored violence, three New York lawmakers wrote Wednesday to President Donald Trump.
The letter from Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen, of Rockville Centre, cosigned by Republican Reps. Nicole Malliotakis, of Staten Island, and Mike Lawler, of Pearl River, states these terror victims and their families are owed billions of dollars in judgments and damages that Iran has never paid.
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.
Freeport is set to receive $1.1 million in federal funding to build a pump station to move water away from a flood-prone neighborhood near the Nautical Mile, officials said Tuesday.
The pump station will be built underground near Sea Breeze Park. Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy said the village's existing flood mitigation infrastructure there is flawed because bay water comes back through jam-prone pipes, flooding nearby homes.
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.
