Press Releases

Dec 7, 2012

Reps. Maloney, Nadler and King urge exemption from sequester for 9/11 Health Act

Issues: 911 Health, Economy

WASHINGTON, DC – New York Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D), Jerrold Nadler (D), and Peter King (R) today sent a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate and President Obama asking that the programs created by the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act be exempted from the automatic budget cuts mandated by the 2011 debt-limit bill if no agreement is reached in deficit negotiations between the President and Congress to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff.”  

Dec 7, 2012

U.S. Representatives Maloney, Nadler, Grimm, McCarthy & Clarke, NYC SBS Commissioner Walsh Urge FEMA to Extend Deadline for Small Businesses To Apply for Sandy Aid

New York, NY – Today, U.S. Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn), Michael Grimm (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn), Carolyn McCarthy (D-Nassau), and Yvette Clarke (D-Brooklyn) joined Commissioner Robert Walsh of the New York City Department of Small Business Services on the steps of New York City Hall to announce that the lawmakers were requesting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) extend the December 31st deadline for small businesses to apply for disaster aid to help them recover from losses stemming from Superstorm Sandy.  

Dec 7, 2012

Maloney statement on November jobs report

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-12-NY), former Chair of the Joint Economic Committee and Ranking Democratic member of JEC in the next Congress, issued the following statement on the news that the economy created 146,000 private sector jobs in November, reducing the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:  

Dec 4, 2012

Reps. Maloney and Poe introduce the SAFER Act of 2012

Washington, DC –Today, Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX) and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) introduced H.R. 6628, The Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry (SAFER) Act of 2012. This bipartisan bill will help law enforcement process rape kits. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) introduced the Senate companion bill in May.  

Nov 28, 2012

Rep. Maloney decries all-male lineup of Republican House Committee chairs

Issues: Women's Issues

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), decried the lineup of Republican committee chairs recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee and announced by Speaker John Boehner yesterday.  

Nov 27, 2012

Rep. Maloney Sponsors Workshops on Disaster Aid for Queens Small Businesses Affected by Hurricane Sandy

Long Island City, NY -- Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens, Manhattan) hosted workshops for Queens small business owners yesterday and today, where federal, State, and City officials explained how to apply for government aid to assist small businesses’ recovery from Hurricane Sandy. The forums were held from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Manducatis Rustica restaurant in Long Island City.  

Nov 26, 2012

Rep. Maloney statement on Mary Schapiro departing SEC

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement after today’s announcement that Mary Schapiro would be leaving as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in December:  

Nov 21, 2012

Rep. Maloney Applauds Tri-state Sex Trafficking Bust

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) thanked law enforcement agencies including the New York City Police Department and the New York State Attorney General for their work in breaking up a a $7 million three-state prostitution and money laundering ring which arrested more than a dozen people and rescued two human trafficking victims.

Nov 21, 2012

Rep. Carolyn Maloney Joins Jewish Community Relations Council In Expressing Support For ‘Operation Pillar Of Defense’

New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney joined the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC) and many of her colleagues in government to express support for “Operation Pillar of Defense,” Israel’s effort to halt the indiscriminate rocket attacks against civilian targets originating from the Gaza Strip and to disrupt the military capabilities of the perpetrators of the rocket attacks. Her statement, first delivered at a press conference near the Israel Consulate in Turtle Bay follows:

Nov 21, 2012

Reps. Maloney, Bilirakis condemn Turkey Prime Minister’s remarks regarding Israel

WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), and Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, today condemned statements made by Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the developing situation in Israel and Gaza. After returning from negotiation talks in Cairo, Prime Minister Erdogan called Israel a “terrorist state” due to its efforts to end Hamas’ violence against Israeli citizens.

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