Congressmember-Elect for NY-10. Dad Lander. Love unions, justice, seltzer, and NYC. #FightDontFold
Brooklyn, NY
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Thank you, NY-10 voters! It’s a profound honor to represent you in the U.S. Congress. Whether you voted for me or not, I’ll work hard to serve you, your families, and your neighbors every single day.
I’ll fight fiercely to make life more affordable for working families. To combat the corruption of Trump and his billionaire cronies. To restore trust in democracy by making government deliver. To organize alongside you. To stand up for the human rights of our neighbors, near and far.
Let’s get to work.
Started this Veterans Day with an early morning walk from the Lincoln Memorial to the Capitol, hosted by @afghanevac, a veteran-led organization working to keep our promise to Afghan allies.
Thinking today of all the veterans in NY-10 and across the country who’ve bravely served with courage and sacrifice.
Let's endeavour tirelessly to ensure we make good on our commitments to those who've worn the uniform, to the families & allies who support them, and to the values they fought for.
ALT A group of marchers with AfghanEvac in DC this morning.
ALT A group of marchers with AfghanEvac in DC this morning. The Washington monument is visible in the background.
ALT Marchers assembled at the Lincoln Memorial in DC this morning.
ALT A group of marchers with AfghanEvac in DC this morning.
Thank you @Grace4NY for the warm welcome! Let’s get to work!
This much is clear from last week's election results: The American people are pissed off.
If we don't step up and deliver now — on making life affordable, ending forever wars, uncorrupting Washington — then the wave that swept us in this year … will sweep us right out in 2028.
Thank you @JoaquinCastrotx and @GinaHinojosaTX.
All of God’s children’s deserve better than this.
I look forward to working with Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa to shut down the Dilley Trailer Prison once and for all.
We must end family detention in America. No child should be ripped away from their lives and locked away. No private company should profit from the suffering and trauma of children.
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When voters cast their ballots last Tuesday, they weren't saying "we love Democrats." They were crying out for action against the affordability crisis, a rigged economy, a reckless war & corrupt politics.
Grateful to talk with Arthur Ch’ien on FOX5 about the clarity that we have to get right to work — and deliver. We can’t waste any time ensuring Americans see real concrete benefits from a Democratic majority.
Right on.
BREAKING: Leader @HakeemJeffries announces Democrats will immediately bring forward a bill to BAN members of Congress from trading stocks:
“There’s a cost to corruption...
That’s why I strongly support banning members of Congress from being able to trade stock.”
Here's a meaningful non-electoral win you might've missed from the past week.
A group of legal service providers just scored a court victory that will (at least temporarily) prevent the Trump administration from fast-tracking child deportations.
Trump and Stephen Miller have cruelly and systematically eviscerated the legal protections of unaccompanied immigrant children. We owe huge props to the plaintiffs who are punching back and doing yeoman's work on behalf of these vulnerable kids. Let's take the fight into Congress with a Democratic majority that is unrelenting in its defense of our immigrant neighbors.
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Listen to the remarks by Abed Abu Shehadeh upon his release.
Don’t you dare tell me we don’t have partners for peace.
Proud to be coming into Congress alongside the largest freshman @USProgressives class yet.
I got verklempt at the presser thinking about Ady Barkan, who worked with CPC Chair @GregCasar & me on the Fight for $15, who testified at @PramilaJayapal’s first-ever Medicare for All hearing, and whose spirit infuses our fight to win lives of dignity for working people, to take on the billionaires who have rigged the economy, and to refuse to compromise on anyone's humanity, at home or abroad.
Let’s get to work.
ALT Standing with the freshman members of the Progressive Caucus at a press conference outside the Capitol.
So proud to be an early supporter of @FPWellman — and pumped that my parents will be represented by a Democrat (and a great one at that) for the first time in decades!
Fred Wellman ran in a district that was on no one’s race-to-watch list. He’s a U.S. Army vet, a popular progressive podcast host, and now the Congressman-elect for Missouri’s 2nd District, which hadn’t seen a Democrat win in more than thirty years. youtube.com/watch?v=sYSbBx8A…
Abed Abu Shehadeh has been released!
ALT “We are greatly relieved that Palestinian journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh has been released after several days of wrongful detention. No one should be detained for journalism, or held on evidence they cannot see. We are grateful for his release.”
💥#Breaking: Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, who was arrested last Wednesday in a nighttime raid on his Jaffa home, by police officers who did not present a warrant or explain the grounds for his arrest, has been freed with no charges. haaretz.com/israel-news/isra…
Grateful to partner with my fellow incoming Congressmembers @DanielBiss & @Scott_Wiener in calling for his release. Now Abed Abu Shehadeh can return to his family and continue his essential journalism.
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Damn straight. The virtue here: this is something we can do without Trump’s signature.
At @CrookedMedia Con, @bradlander calls for Dems to immediately pass a rule banning stock trading by members of Congress, to show voters they hear them on corruption.
A big win for @NYWFP: So many New Yorkers voted on the @WorkingFamilies line that the Party is now moving up on the ballot!
For the first time ever, WFP has secured Row C. A stronger ballot line only helps build more grassroots power to fuel progressive change across NYS. Let's keep electing fighters on the WFP line who'll stand up to the billionaires and big corporations on behalf of working people.
ALT Vote WFP Now on Row C!
Happy to join @springstclimate at their breakfast yesterday.
Our party can't retreat from the bold climate action our communities need — for more affordable energy, good jobs, communities we love to live in, and a planet we love to live on. That includes building out the infrastructure for abundant, affordable, renewable energy.
As we focus on combating costs & corruption: taking on fossil fuel oligarchs & delivering more affordable clean energy are great ways to do it.
ALT Standing with Spring Street Climate Fund President John Raskin
ALT Speaking to the group
It's time to offer @NYCCouncilUnion a fair contract! As a former City Councilmember, I know how invaluable the Council staff are to the chamber's work. They deserve a deal that recognizes their hard work & contributions to our city. Let's get it done!
City Council staff need a fair union contract! nydailynews.com/2026/11/06/n…
Taking Amtrak down to DC for new member orientation!
Excited to meet the 100+ new members of the 120th Congress. Let me know who you think I should make sure to meet and get to work with.
ALT Taking a selfie before getting on Amtrak
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Breaking news: Stephen Miller has been named President Trump’s new chief of staff.
Trump’s long-serving and top aide Susie Wiles has been pushed out after making history as the first woman to be in the role. wapo.st/4iszg9V
Last Tuesday night, as we awaited election returns, fifteen masked Israel Police and Shin Bet officers entered the home of journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and took him into custody.
Today, I joined fellow incoming Congressmembers @DanielBiss & @Scott_Wiener in sending a letter to Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. @yechielleiter, calling for his immediate release.
Detaining a reporter for conducting an interview — the only issue that interrogators questioned him about — is a violation of international law. It comes at a time when senior Israeli officials are trying to delegitimize the participation of Palestinian citizens in Israel’s recent elections.
Abu Shehadeh met recently with members of Congregation Beth Elohim on a delegation to Israel designed to deepen understanding by listening to Jewish and Palestinian peacebuilders — they found him to be deeply committed to coexistence and nonviolence. He also spoke at the Jewish Currents conference in Brooklyn in October.
Minister Lapid: As someone who won a seat in Congress last night, and who cares about Israel: you’re not listening to what American voters – Jewish and non-Jewish – are saying. We aren’t starving for a barnstorming tour. We’re hungry to see respect for international law and human rights.
השינויים בקונגרס - עובדות, ואז תוכנית
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הדמוקרטים לקחו הלילה את שני הבתים. מה זה אומר? זה אומר שיש צורך דחוף במנהיגות ותוכנית עבודה במקום פאניקה של פוליטיקאים. הכי קל לצעוק ש"אמריקה אבודה", כי אם היא אבודה לא צריך לעבוד. זה רק לא נכון. ממש לא.
את בית הנבחרים יוביל חכים ג'פריס. את הסנאט ינהל צ'אק שומר. שניהם ידידים שלי, שניהם הצביעו השנה עם ישראל גם כשרוב הסיעה שלהם הצביע אחרת. הם בדיוק סוג המנהיגים שישראל אמורה לדעת לעבוד איתם, גם אם לא נסכים על כל דבר.
אין שאלה שהגרעין האנטי-ישראלי בבית הנבחרים גדל. יהיו שם קולות קיצוניים יותר, אבל גם אחרי הבחירות מדובר בכעשרים וחמישה חברי קונגרס מתוך 435.
גם בסנאט נוספו כמה קולות מאוד עוינים לישראל אבל גם אחרי הלילה האחרון הגרעין הקשה והקיצוני שפועל נגדנו לא מגיע ל-10% מחברי הסנאט.
הבעיה האמיתית היא לא הקיצונים.
לפני שנתיים 11 סנטורים הצביעו להגביל את משלוחי הנשק לישראל. לפני שנה המספר עלה ל-27, באפריל היו כבר 40. זה נורא, אבל רובם לא באמת שונאים אותנו. חלק מהם ישבו כאן בחורף של 2023 עם סרט צהוב על הדש. ישראל חשובה להם, והם מבינים את החשיבות האסטרטגית שלנו. פגשתי כמעט את כולם ואני אומר לכם, אפשר לדבר איתם, אפשר להסביר, אפשר לשנות את המגמה.
האנשים האלה לא נגד ישראל. הם נגד שרים קיצוניים שאומרים דברים מטורפים. הם נגד אלימות מתנחלים, הם נגד ממשלה שהם לא מבינים, הם בעיקר נגד נתניהו, מבחינתם כל דבר שקשור אליו הוא רעיל.
אז מה עושים?
חוזרים לכלל שעבד בשבילנו שבעים שנה ונשבר ב-2015, כשנתניהו נסע לנאום בקונגרס נגד אובמה. אמרתי את זה אז, אני אומר את זה היום: ישראל לא בוחרת צד באמריקה. עובדים עם כולם.
יש אתגרים גדולים. יש כוחות חזקים שרוצים שניכשל. יש הרבה כסף קטארי ואיראני שמממן את הקמפיין נגדנו. אבל כמו שאנחנו מטפלים באתגרים ביטחוניים, אנחנו צריכים לטפל גם באתגרים מדיניים.
הביקור הראשון בוושינגטון של נציגי הממשלה הבאה חייב להיות גם בבית הלבן, אבל גם בקונגרס, אצל שתי המפלגות. לא רק לנאום אלא גם להקשיב, לדבר, לספוג בקורת, להסביר את העובדות, לבנות אמון מחדש.
אחרי וושינגטון צריך לצאת למסע בארה"ב, לדבר עם מושלים, נציגים מקומיים, תקשורת בכל רחבי היבשת. להגיע לאמריקה שמעבר לפוליטיקה. לדבר עם קהילות יהודיות, הן רעבות לזה, אבל לא רק איתן.
גם עם מנהיגים היספנים, עם כנסיות של אפרו-אמריקניות, עם האוונגליסטים הצעירים שנטשו אותנו. הם צריכים להכיר ישראל אחרת, לא של נתניהו ובן גביר.
את החברים שעדיין יש לנו צריך לחזק. את הגרעין הקשה צריך לבודד. כדי לבודד עשרה צריך מאה שיהיו בצד שלנו. את המאה האלה איבדנו. אותם אנחנו צריכים להחזיר.
להחזיר אותם לא מביא לנו רק אהדה. זה גם נשק לצה"ל, שיתוף פעולה מודיעיני, חיזוק הביטחון הלאומי שלנו (ולא, לא הרמנו ידיים לגבי הסכם הסיוע הבא).
עשינו את זה כבר בעבר.
ב-2022 חתמתי עם הנשיא ביידן על "הצהרת ירושלים" בלי לאבד רפובליקני אחד. זה לא קסם, זו עבודה. אמריקה לא אבדה ולא אבודה. היא מחכה שמישהו יחזור לדבר איתה.
Yesterday, 15 masked Israeli police and Shin Bet officers abducted journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, and someone deeply committed to nonviolence and coexistence. Many of my soon-to-be constituents got to meet Shehadeh in person just last month, some of us at the Jewish Currents conference in Brooklyn, some on a synagogue tour in Israel at his home in Jaffa.
Last night, we decisively rejected Trump & ICE’s regime of detention without charges, based on secret evidence, designed to intimidate and chill speech. We reject the same in Israel.
So, if you truly want to build trust with us, here’s a good step for today: call and work for Shehadeh’s immediate release. jewishcurrents.org/israeli-p…
