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VIDEO: Gillen Hosts Press Conference on Long Island’s Dangerous Roads; Announces Road Safety Strategy
April 11, 2025
Press Release
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NY – Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), a Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, hosted a press conference this morning on the dramatic increase in fatal accidents on Long Island’s roads and announced a road safety strategy to step up traffic enforcement, fund infrastructure that prioritizes safety, and keep impaired drivers off of our roads. Gillen was joined by Assemblywoman Judy Griffin (AD-21), Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages (AD-22), Lynbrook Police Department Chief Brian Paladino, NY Coalition for Transportation Safety Executive Director Cynthia Brown, and DEDICATEDD Long Island President Marge Lee.
Issues: Infrastructure
Gillen, Lawler, and Gillibrand Send Bipartisan Letter Demanding Answers from Secretary Kennedy on Head Start Field Office Closures
April 11, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) sent a letter alongside Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Mike Lawler (R-NY) and other Members of the New York delegation to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanding answers on closures of Office of Head Start (OHS) regional offices across the nation, including in New York.
Issues: Education
Gillen Joins Gottheimer and Rutherford in Reintroducing “Invest to Protect Act” to Strengthen and Support Local Law Enforcement Agencies
April 10, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers to reintroduce the Invest to Protect Act, which would help ensure that small to mid-size police departments are adequately staffed and funded.
Issues: Law Enforcement
Gillen Statement on H.R. 22
April 10, 2025
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement after voting against H.R. 22: 

Gillen, Begich Introduce Bipartisan Youth Suicide Prevention Act to Honor Long Island Native Tyler Godfrey
April 9, 2025
Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) and GOP Congressman Nick Begich (AK-AL) announced the introduction of

Issues: Health
Gillen Joins Operation Benjamin; Restores Accuracy to Headstones of Jewish Servicemen
April 9, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Monday, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) joined Operation Benjamin to unveil new headstones at Arlington National Cemetery that restored accuracy to Jewish servicemen who served in WWI.
Gillen Condemns Hateful, Antisemitic Graffiti Found in Hempstead Parks
April 4, 2025
Press Release

GARDEN CITY, NY – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) issued the following statement condemning the antisemitic graffiti found at Rath Park in Franklin Square and Coes Neck Park in Baldwin: 

Gillen: Long Island needs lower costs, not another tax hike for consumers
April 3, 2025
Press Release
GARDEN CITY, NY – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) released the following statement after reporting emerged showing that the Administration’s proposed trade policy would raise household costs by $7300 for American families annually:
Issues: Lowering Costs
Gillen Champions World Trade Center Health Program on House Floor; Urges Bipartisan Support for Permanent Funding Fix to the WTCHP
April 1, 2025
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04), delivered remarks on the House Floor urging Congress to pass a permanent funding fix for the World Trade Center Health Program. Below is a video of her speech and a copy of her remarks as prepared for delivery:
Issues: Health
Newsday: Rep. Laura Gillen: Federal Investigation into Long Island's Dangerous Roads Needed After Newsday Report
March 31, 2025
In The News
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A New York congresswoman is urging the U.S. Department of Transportation to launch an investigation into Long Island’s dangerous roads, citing a Newsday report on what she called an "alarming, unacceptable" number of crash deaths and injuries.
Issues: Infrastructure