119th Congress

WASHINGTON, DC - In case you missed it, the New York Post published a new letter from Congresswoman Laura Gillen calling for increased Congressional funding for states and localities seeking to lock up illegal immigrants convicted of crimes. New York Post: Long Island pols push for more federal funding to lock up illegal immigrants convicted of crimes

“The partisan budget bill, proffered and passed without accepting any bipartisan input, dramatically raises costs and our national debt by trillions of dollars and fails the American people."

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) testified in front of the House Rules Committee on her amendment to fully repeal the cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. Gillen’s amendment would cut taxes for hardworking families on Long Island. Below is a copy of her remarks as prepared for delivery.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) released a bipartisan letter urging the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) to increase funding for the Department of Justice’s State Criminal Alien Assistance Program in the upcoming CJS appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026. This funding would support states, counties, and local governments who are shouldering the burden of incarcerating undocumented immigrants who have been convicted of crimes.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-04) introduced an amendment to House Republicans’ reconciliation package that would eliminate any limitation on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction, which was capped at $10,000 as part of the 2017 GOP tax bill. Gillen’s amendment would fulfill the President’s pledge to “get SALT back”, which he made during a trip to New York’s Fourth Congressional District in 2024. 

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.