Dan Goldman

Liberal

Democrat

House Representative

New York - District 10

Current Position: US House Representative NY-10

Running For: House Representative - District 10

Policy Positions

For taxing the ultra-wealthy and raising corporate taxes; introduced ROBINHOOD Act taxing loans against assets at capital gains rate; co-sponsored Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act; supports raising corporate tax rate to pre-Trump levels
For expanding affordable housing supply; supports public-private partnerships, fully funding NYCHA, Low Income Housing Tax Credit reform, and introduced Public Housing Emergency Response Act allocating $70 billion for public housing repairs
Against Trump's tariffs; co-sponsored Indo-Pacific Partner and Ally Tariff Repeal Act to remove tariffs from 40 allied nations

For increasing the national minimum wage to a living wage and raising it to $17/hour; co-sponsored Raise the Wage Act
For universal childcare and paid family leave; co-founded the Congressional Dads Caucus; co-sponsored Child Care for Working Families Act and FAMILY Act guaranteeing up to 12 weeks of paid leave
For PRO Act protecting workers' right to organize and bargain collectively
For cracking down on price gouging by corporations; co-sponsored Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing Act
For repealing tax breaks for oil and gas companies and transitioning away from fossil fuels

For Medicare for All; co-sponsored Medicare for All Act in 2023; previously during 2022 campaign supported a public option while opposing Medicare for All

For Green New Deal principles and transitioning to clean energy; supports offshore wind, solar, and geothermal investment; views climate change as an existential threat; co-sponsored Green New Deal for Public Housing and Nonrestrictive Offshore Wind Act

For abortion rights; believes abortion is health care and a personal medical decision; pushed pharmacies to distribute mifepristone; called Dobbs decision 'one of the very worst opinions' from the Supreme Court; supports legislation to restore abortion rights nationwide and protect access to contraception and IVF; co-sponsored Women's Health Protection Act; noted contradiction: previously expressed he would not object to a state law barring abortion after fetal viability, though said his personal views are secondary to a woman's right to choose
For LGBTQ+ non-discrimination protections; supports passing the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity; co-sponsored Transgender Health Care Access Act; opposes Trump administration's removal of trans references from Stonewall National Monument

Against expanding the Supreme Court (previously stated it was 'antidemocratic'); later reversed position and now supports expanding the Supreme Court by adding four new justices prospectively, along with term limits for justices
For Supreme Court term limits; expressed support in interview and co-sponsored multiple bills establishing 18-year term limits for justices
For banning stock trading by members of Congress and administration officials; co-sponsored Restore Trust in Congress Act
For expanding voting rights; supports same-day voter registration, early voting nationwide, and restoring the Voting Rights Act; introduced Early Voting Act; co-sponsored John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
For overturning Citizens United; co-sponsored Democracy For All Amendment to end unrestrained campaign spending and dark money

For U.S. aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia in response to Russia's invasion
Against removing U.S. troops from Syria; voted against H.Con.Res. 21 directing troop removal within 180 days
For a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; opposes BDS movement, calling it 'a thinly-veiled demonstration of antisemitism'; voted to support Israel after October 7 attacks; voted to censure Rep. Tlaib; signed letter expressing disgust at South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the ICJ; refuses to call Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide; does not support the Block the Bombs Act
Against warrantless searches of foreign communications; opposed 2024 amendment to Section 702 of FISA requiring a warrant to search foreign communications of citizens and permanent residents
For abolishing ICE as currently structured and overhauling immigration enforcement; supports expedited pathways to citizenship for Dreamers, DACA recipients, TPS recipients, and asylum seekers; introduced No Secret Police Act to prohibit masked federal immigration agents
For a border wall as potentially beneficial for border security, but against $46 billion in funding for it as not the most effective use of resources