Press Releases

Mar 22, 2012

Rep. Maloney statement on Senate passage of the STOCK Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, today released the following statement after Senate approval (by a vote of 96 to 3) of the House version of the STOCK Act, which would ban insider trading by Members of Congress, certain staff, and employees of the executive branch.  

Mar 22, 2012

Reps. Maloney, Bilirakis reaction to USCIRF recommendation to designate Turkey as a “country of particular concern”

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Hellenic Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Rep. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) responded to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) annual report that recommends Turkey be designated as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC. The USCIRF report recommends the new designation “due to the Turkish government‘s systematic and egregious limitations on the freedom of religion or belief that affect all religious communities in Turkey, and particularly threaten the country‘s non-Muslim religious minorities.”

Mar 22, 2012

9/11 Health Bill Authors Hail Progress Toward Adding Coverage for Cancers Under Zadroga Act

New York, NY – U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, issued the following joint statement in response to the publication today of e-mail communications by members of the World Trade Center Science/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC), showing that the Committee is making progress toward advocating that cancers be covered under the Zadroga Act:

Mar 22, 2012

Rep. Maloney, Sen. Menendez Mark 40th Anniversary of Passage of Equal Rights Amendment with Renewed Call for Constitutional Protection of Women

Issues: Women's Issues, Equal Rights Amendment

WASHINGTON, DC – At a rally on Capitol Hill today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) today marked the 40th Anniversary of the original passage of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) with renewed calls for support of the measure, which they introduced in the current Congress.

Mar 22, 2012

Rep. Maloney statement in response to interview with Rep. Issa

Issues: Women's Issues, Oversight and Government Reform

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement in response to an interview by Rep. Issa.

Mar 21, 2012

Rep. Maloney Statement on Newly-Released GOP Budget Plan

Issues: 2013 Budget

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) released the following statement today on the fiscal year 2013 budget proposal put forward by Congressman Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee, and the House Republican leadership.

Mar 19, 2012

Maloney Releases New Study on Benefits of Health Reform Law for New Yorkers

New York, NY – U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) today released a new report detailing the benefits that have accrued to her constituents since the passage of the landmark Affordable Care Act, which Maloney strongly supported and was signed into law by President Obama.  The report, which was compiled by the minority staff of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, shows how the health reform law has helped tens of thousands of seniors, young adults, small businesses, and others in the 14th Congressional District of New York, which Maloney represents.  

Mar 16, 2012

REP. MALONEY URGES HOUSE PASSAGE OF SENATE-APPROVED TRANSPORTATION BILL

Issues: Transportation

New York, NY – Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) called on House Republican leadership to abandon its hyperpartisan transportation bill that would cripple vital urban and suburban transportation projects, and bring to the House floor the bipartisan transportation measure that passed the Senate this week by a 74 to 22 vote.

Mar 9, 2012

Rep. Maloney statement on February jobs report

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following response to February’s jobs report,,,

Mar 8, 2012

Maloney on tomorrow’s jobs numbers

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today offered the following comments ahead of tomorrow’s jobs number release.  

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