Press Releases

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 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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Jun 10, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today released the following statement applauding President Obama’s executive order, which allows an additional 318,874 New Yorkers to cap their federal student loan repayments at 10 percent of their income.  

 

“The President’s expansion of pay-as-you-earn for more graduates will help over 318,000 New Yorkers afford their loan payments each month. This executive order extends a new lifeline to New Yorkers, who acquired debt before October 2007. Many of these students are drowning in student loan debt and have no refinancing options. I’m pleased that these students will be able to access the same manageable loan repayment options available for more recent graduates.”

Jun 5, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) is a member of a Congressional Delegation headed for Normandy to honor the sacrifices made by American troops during the D-Day Invasion 70 years ago. On Friday, June 6, the delegation will take part in observances of the anniversary at Omaha Beach and Sword Beach, in which U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande will participate.

Jun 3, 2014 Press Release
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and GSEs, today released the following statement on the Senate Banking Committee's passage of a bipartisan bill to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA). Maloney is the lead Democratic co-sponsor of the TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013 (H.R. 508) to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for five years, through December 31, 2019.
Jun 3, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) today urged National Rifle Association (NRA) President James Porter to denounce threats of violence against firearms dealers who have attempted to sell smart gun technology. Activists in California and Maryland have worked to prevent the sale of smart guns like the Armatix iP1 by organizing boycotts, and in some cases threatening physical harm against small business owners. Rep. Maloney and Senator Markey support the adoption of smart gun technology, which has the potential to prevent thousands of accidental gun deaths and gun crimes committed using stolen weapons. Smart gun or personalization technology would allow gun owners to designate authorized users for a handgun and require some form of authentication to enable gun operability.

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