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Jun 20, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today applauded the proposed Department of Labor rule to extend Family and Medical Leave Act protections to married same-sex couples. The move achieves most of the goals contained within the Congresswoman’s Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act (H.R 1751), which she has been working to pass since 2003. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. The FMLA allows qualified workers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for newborns, seek emergency medical care for himself/herself, parents, children under 18, or a legal spouse. The new rules proposed today would extend those protections to married same-sex couples.
Jun 20, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON – House Co-Chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY) and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), are urging the National Institutes of Health to do more to spur medical advancements in the treatment of Parkinson’s Disease. The lawmakers sent a letter to NIH Director Dr. Francis S. Collins to request that Parkinson’s be added to the next phase of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) program, which would aid in the discovery of biomarkers that can help provide earlier diagnosis and drug development treat the disease.
Jun 19, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON –Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement in opposition to changes to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) program contained within the TRIA Reform Act bill considered today by the House Financial Services Committee. “While the TRIA Reform Act is a significant improvement over previous drafts, I still have strong concerns with the bill. Specifically, I oppose the provision that would increase the trigger for the government backstop from $100 million to $500 million. I also oppose treating ‘conventional’ terrorist attacks differently from so-called “NBCR attacks” — nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological attacks."
Jun 19, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement on the Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Campus SaVE Provisions of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Maloney authored the Campus SaVE Act and worked to include the language in VAWA.
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Jun 16, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today applauded the Supreme Court’s decision in Abramski v. United States and reiterated her call for stricter penalties for illegal straw purchases. Maloney is the sponsor of H.R. 452, The Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill that makes gun trafficking a federal crime and increases penalties for straw purchases.
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Jun 16, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) released the following statement in reaction to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s report entitled “Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action.” “The CDC just released a report on youth violence. It found that the leading cause of death for young people in America is homicide, and over 80 percent of those homicides are committed with a firearm. The report also says that there is ‘insufficient evidence to determine’ the effectiveness of federal and state firearms laws in preventing this violence. Yet, we don’t have a CDC report on gun violence because for nearly two decades, an NRA-sponsored gag order has been imposed on the CDC, preventing all research into what laws could be enacted to stop this senseless bloodshed. That needs to end.
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Jun 12, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today hosted New York City Deputy Mayor of Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen to discuss New York City’s housing policy with the entire New York City Congressional Delegation. Glen presented the Mayor’s recently released report entitled “Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan.” Maloney is Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE), which has jurisdiction over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) cohosted the meeting.

Jun 12, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) this week introduced the Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 (H.R. 4842). The bill requires companies with over $100 million in global gross receipts to publicly disclose any measures to prevent human trafficking, slavery and child labor in their supply chains as part of their annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 

Jun 11, 2014 Newsletter
The past few months in Congress have been incredibly busy. The House passed my bills to crack down on human trafficking, provide grants for rape kit DNA analysis and establish a Congressional Commission on creating a National Women's History Museum. Read about this important work, and don't hesitate to call or email my office if you need more information.
Jun 11, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today introduced new legislation to establish a competitive grant program administered by the National Science Foundation that would encourage more women and minorities to enter the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).

 

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