New York, NY – Today, U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Council Member Jessica Lappin, former NOW-NYS President Noreen Connell, Francine Moccio of the Institute for Women and Work, and other New York City women’s leaders protested new Bush Administration regulations that undermine the landmark Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).  At a news conference this morning, Maloney released a letter (a full copy of which follows) urging the Obama-Biden transition team to correct the new regulations, and Lappin announced that she is requesting a New York City Council resolution likewise calling on the new administration to address the problem.

New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, released the following statement regarding Bush Administration regulations released today that would chip away at the Family and Medical Leave Act:

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 – Development programs to promote women’s rights must work within cultures to bring about change rather than trying to impose change from above," Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) said today.

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ October 2008 employment situation. This report showed that the unemployment rate rose to 6.5 percent and nonfarm payrolls fell by 240,000 jobs. The economy has shed 1.2 million total jobs in 2008. Over half of these jobs were lost in the last three months, indicating a rapidly accelerating pace of job loss.