Press Releases
Rep. Maloney Sponsors Human Trafficking Briefing: Eliminate the Demand for Purchased Sex
Washington, DC – U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Ann Marie Buerkle (R-NY), along with Reps. Jamie Herrera Beutler (R-WA) & Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), and the Congressional Caucus on Women’s Issues, sponsored a bipartisan briefing last week on sex trafficking and eliminating the demand for purchased sex.
Upper East Side Elected Officials Applaud NYC Dept. of Education, Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish on Long-Term Lease for Local Public School
New York, NY Today, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney and NYS Assembly Member Dan Quart joined New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott to applaud an agreement struck between the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic parish to sign a 15-year lease allowing the site, which once had housed a parochial school, to be used for a new public elementary school, P.S. 527, for a period of fifteen years.
Reps. Maloney, Moore, & Fudge celebrate 40th Anniversary of Title IX with Congressional Resolution
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), Gwen Moore (WI-4) and Marcia Fudge (OH-11) introduced a resolution (H. Res. 694) celebrating the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination in education programs that receive federal funds.
Rep. Maloney statement on Oversight Committee vote to hold the Attorney General in contempt
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following statement after the committee voted along party lines to hold Attorney General Holder in contempt:
Rep. Maloney Hails Inclusion of Full Federal Funding for Second Avenue Subway, East Side Access in House Appropriations Budget
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today hailed the inclusion of $123,384,621 for the Second Avenue Subway and $215,000,000 for the East Side Access project connecting Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Terminal in the House Transportation, Housing & Urban Development (THUD) appropriation proposed for Fiscal Year 2013, which was presented to the House Appropriations Committee today. Both figures reflect the amounts requested for each project by the Obama administration in its proposed FY ’13 budget.
Reps. Maloney & Chu, business and civil rights leaders decry efforts to eliminate Census Bureau’s American Community Survey
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Rep. Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), along with business and civil rights leaders today decried efforts to eliminate the U. S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, a long-form census survey conducted annually since 2005.
Rep. Maloney statement on JPMorgan Chase eliminating fees for overdrafts of $5 or less
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, today applauded JPMorgan Chase for new overdraft policies:
Rep. Maloney Applauds Latest Federal Funding for Second Avenue Subway
New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) today hailed the awarding by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) of $197,182,000 in funds for the Second Avenue Subway. Representative Maloney has fought for decades to secure federal funding for the vital infrastructure project, which is one of the biggest in the nation and will add the first new capacity to New York City’s sprawling underground transit network in more than sixty years. The Subway is located almost entirely in New York’s 14th Congressional District, which Maloney represents.
Statement of Rep. Maloney on possible Contempt of Congress vote against Attorney General Holder
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the scheduling of a vote next week holding Attorney General Holder in Contempt of Congress:
Representatives Maloney, Nadler & King Praise 9/11 Health Program Recommendation on Cancer Coverage
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Peter T. King (R-NY), the House sponsors of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health & Compensation Act, commended the proposal by Dr. John Howard, Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health and the administrator of the World Trade Center Health Program, that the Program accept the entire set of recommendations issued previously by its Science/Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to provide coverage for certain types of cancer resulting from exposure to toxins released at Ground Zero. Dr. Howard’s recommendations were issued in documents today, which will be subject to public review and comment for 30 days before being implemented. The Members of Congress issued the following joint statement:
