Rep. Dan Goldman looks to hold seat ahead of NY-10 Democratic primary
Before entering the role in Congress, Rep. Dan Goldman was an assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York and later served as lead counsel in President Donald Trump's first impeachment.
Rep. Dan Goldman is looking to hold onto his seat for New York's 10th Congressional District, representing parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Before entering the role in Congress, Goldman was an assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York and later served as lead counsel in President Donald Trump's first impeachment. In his time as a congressman, he says things like his triage center for immigration cases are a notable accomplishment.
“We're escorting people to court who were nervous about getting arrested. And then naturally, that sort of turned into a triage clinic in our office where we've been able to serve well over 100 families," said Goldman.
Goldman says lowering the cost of living is another central issue for him. He says introducing measures like the Robinhood Act, which, if passed, would tax loans and lines of credit backed by high-value assets of wealthy individuals.
“They pay almost no federal tax. And that's because they don't get a salary that's taxed with income tax. They have stock, but they don't sell the stock to have capital gains tax. They borrow against it and pay no tax on their loans. My bill taxes those loans. It would generate about $30 billion of revenue, which is more than enough to pay for universal childcare," said Goldman.
He also says SNAP benefit theft is an issue he aims to tackle with legislation.
"I am leading a bill that would make these EBT cards secure with a chip, which is old technology, but is not used. And snap theft is a huge, huge problem in New York City," said Goldman.
When asked how he feels he compares to his challenger, former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Goldman claims he already knows the job.
“We are at such an urgent moment right now that we cannot afford on the job training by rookie members of Congress. I'm ready to hit the ground in the majority on day one with legislation, with oversight and accountability. And that's something that we really need right now," said Goldman.
Election night is June 23.
