Press Releases
Rep. Maloney Joins House Colleagues In Urging I.C.E. To Prevent Indonesian Christian Regugees From Being Deported Back To A Life Of Persecution In Their Homeland
Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) joined House colleague Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and 11 other House Members in writing to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director John Morton urging ICE to re-evaluate its current policy toward deporting a number of Indonesian refugees back to their homeland despite credible claims about the religious persecution they suffered in Indonesia because of their Christian faith. Under ICE’s current policy, the Indonesian Christian refugees are to be deported back to a life of oppression, including an inability to obtain work permits, the burning and closing of their churches, and the threat of up to five years of prison time upon arrival.
Rep. Maloney applauds Federal voter office decision
WASHINGTON, DC – News that the Pentagon’s Federal Voting Assistance Program (FVAP) reversed itself and will make available both versions of the voter registration and absentee ballot form for overseas Americans was greeted as good news by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney and advocates for overseas Americans in Congress.
Rep. Maloney, Healthcare Providers, Patients & Advocates Tout Benefits to New Yorkers of Healthcare Reform Law Upheld by Supreme Court
New York, NY U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney (D Manhattan, Queens) today joined with health care providers, patients, and advocates to tout the benefits of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the landmark legislation passed by Congress in 2010 whose constitutionality was upheld this week in an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision, and which was strongly supported by Maloney. At today’s press conference, Congresswoman Maloney, health care providers affiliated with local medical centers, patients who are or will benefit from the ACA, and advocates describe how the law has already helped tens of thousands of seniors and young adults in New York and specifically in the 14th Congressional District of New York that she represents, as well as ways in which New Yorkers will benefit from provisions of the ACA that have yet to take effect.
Rep. Maloney statement on passage of Transportation/Student Loan bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) offered the following statement after passage of today’s transportation bill:
Rep. Maloney Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Health Care Reform
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY-14) issued the following statement following today’s Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act.
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.
