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CBS Evening News story on Carmelo Rodriguez

Posted by: Hinchey Press Office (May 20, 2008, 04:28 PM)

Maurice appeared last night on CBS Evening News with Katie Couric to discuss the bill he authored that would allow members of the military and their family to hold the military accountable for medical malpractice. The bill is named after Carmelo Rodriguez, a Marine from Ellenville, New York who lost his life to skin cancer last year after being repeatedly misdiagnosed and misinformed by military medical personnel. This piece is very moving.

To view the CBS News segment please click here.

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Maurice on CBS Evening News Tonight 5/19

Posted by: Hinchey Press Office (May 19, 2008, 03:51 PM)

Maurice will be appearing on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric tonight which airs in most places from 6:30-7:00 pm ET to discuss legislation that would permit medical malpractice claims against the military. The congressman is seeking to reverse an injustice that prevents armed service members and their families from holding the military accountable for negligent health care. The bill is called the Carmelo Rodriguez Military Medical Accountability Act of 2008, and is named after the late Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez of Ellenville, New York, who died of skin cancer last year after a series of extraordinary mistakes made by military medical personnel.

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Maurice on CNN Tonight 5/15

Posted by: Hinchey Press Office (May 14, 2008, 03:52 PM)

Maurice will be appearing on the Lou Dobbs show tonight airing 7-8pm ET on CNN to discuss credit card interest rates and the state of the middle class. The congressman will highlight legislation he introduced last week in Congress to put a maximum cap of 20 percent on the interest rate that credit card companies can charge consumers. He will also talk about the need to protect the middle class from the policies of the Bush administration that heavily favor the upper class at the expense of everyone else.

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Maurice Meets with Mayor of Karachi, Pakistan

Posted by: Hinchey Press Office (May 01, 2008, 06:31 PM)

On Wednesday, April 30, Maurice met in his Washington, DC office with Mustafa Kamal, the mayor of Karachi, Pakistan -- the largest city in Pakistan and one of the largest cities in the world. The congressman and the mayor had first met during a congressional delegation trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan in late March 2008.

During their spirited meeting this week, they discussed the many dynamic challenges and opportunities in Pakistan with regard to local governance, trade issues, and development policies. Of particular importance to their conversation was the dialogue regarding the resurgence of pro-Taliban and al Qaeda organizations in the mountainous border region with Afghanistan and the approaches of the new Pakistani government in addressing the situation. Maurice continued to state his support of issues that are of mutual interest to the United States and Pakistan and thanked the mayor for his dedication to the people of Karachi and the improvement of the city.

Mustafa Kamal, Mayor of Karachi, Pakistan meets with Congressman Hinchey

Mayor of Karachi, Pakistan shaking hands with Congressman Hinchey

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