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Nobody knows better than New Yorkers the immediate need for terrorism preparedness from the federal level all the way down to our neighborhoods. As the site of the most horrific terrorist attack in our country's history and as the city that remains terrorist target number one, New Yorkers have a deep and vested interest in making sure we prevent or at least are fully ready for future acts of terrorism, so that what happened on 9/11 is not repeated - in New York or any other community across the country. At the same time, we know first hand about how heroes on the front lines of homeland security risked their own lives to save thousands of others on 9/11. If terrorists strike our country again, Americans will call their local firefighters and police, not the Department of Homeland Security. This makes it imperative that our front-line homeland security workers have everything they need to defend against, prepare for, and protect us from future terrorist attacks. We must fully support the men and women on the front lines of homeland security, especially those where the threat is the highest. As the site of the most horrific terrorist attack in our country’s history and as the city that remains terrorist target number one, New Yorkers have a deep and vested interest in making sure we prevent or at least are fully ready for future acts of terrorism, so that what happened on 9/11 is not repeated – in New York or any other community across the country. At the same time, we know first hand about how heroes on the front lines of homeland security risked their own lives to save thousands of others on 9/11. If terrorists strike our country again, Americans will call their local firefighters and police, not the Department of Homeland Security. This makes it imperative that our front-line homeland security workers have everything they need to defend against, prepare for, and protect us from future terrorist attacks. To press the federal government to fully support the men and women on the front lines of homeland security – especially those where the threat is the highest – I have used my task force to examine preparedness at the community level and stand up for front-line workers when we see evidence that they are being neglected.
Legislation
02/25/09 - H.R. 1131, Community Response and Protection Act
02/25/09 - H.R. 1130, Whatever It Takes To Rebuild Act
02/24/09 - H.R. 888, Mortgage and Rental Assistance Act of 2009
03/09/06 - H.R. 4195, Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Reform Act
10/20/05 - H.R.4090, Whatever It Takes To Rebuild Act, Part II
10/07/05 - H.R.4012, Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2005
09/21/05 - H.R.3850, Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act of 2005
06/30/05 - H.R.3172, Passenger Security Act of 2005
06/29/05 - H.AMDT.413, Maloney Amendment on Funding for the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
06/21/05 - H.AMDT.336, Maloney Amendment on Ensuring Implementation of National Counterterrorism Center
04/21/05 - H.R.1794, 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act
03/15/05 - H.R.1310, Protection of Civil Liberties Act
01/04/05 - H.RES.25 , House of Representatives Rules Change To Implement Recommendations of 9/11 Commission
09/22/04 - H.R.5125, Extension of the Operation of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. to Serve as a Resource for the President and Congress [108th Congress]
07/22/04 - H.R.4970, Passenger Security Act of 2004 [108th Congress]
05/18/04 - H.R.4386, 9/11 Can You Hear Me Now Act [108th Congress]
07/24/03 - H.R.2878, Community Protection and Response Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
06/24/03 - H.AMDT.180, Maloney Amendment on Increasing High Threat Homeland Security Funding [108th Congress]
06/19/03 - H.R.2537, Emergency Warning Act of 2003 [108th Congress]
10/02/02 - H.R.5523, Community Disaster Loan Equity Act of 2002 [107th Congress]
07/18/02 - H.R.5164, Community Protection and Response Act of 2002 [107th Congress]
12/06/01 - H.R.3435, Empowering Local First Responders To Fight Terrorism Act of 2001 [107th Congress]
More on Homeland Security
Dear Neighbor,
Every day since Hurricane Sandy swamped our city, I have been learning the stories of courageous acts and selfless deeds by my constituents who saved lives, or reached out to help others. There’s Jon Candelaria from Stanley Isaacs Houses on Manhattan’s East Side, for instance, who risked his life during the storm to rescue a taxi driver whose cab was overwhelmed with water. You can read about more about his heroic rescue here.
Dear Neighbor,
This morning the recovery continues as an all-hands-on-deck effort. The scale of the damage is daunting. Although some progress is being made, there is a need throughout the most affected areas of New York City for non-perishable food, water, and other items for those who cannot get out to buy supplies for themselves.
Beginning TODAY, you can drop off water, flashlights, blankets, batteries and non-perishable food for those in need to my office at:
1651 3rd Avenue, Suite 311
Dear Neighbor,
President Obama today declared that a state of emergency exists for New York State and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local response efforts due to the hurricane. This follows on the heels of Gov. Cuomo's state of emergency declaration on Friday. The President's action authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to coordinate all relief efforts.
“I am very pleased by Secretary Napolitano’s announcement today that New York City and other cities at the highest risk of terrorist attack will continue to receive the funding they need despite budget cuts. As Mayor Bloomberg and my New York congressional colleagues—of both parties—and I have long argued, New York continues to be a target and we should receive funding proportionate to the threat we’re facing. The change announced today reflects that reality.”
“This bill would have been a terrible blow to security efforts in New York, the world’s number-one terrorist target. Some members of Congress may not like the U.N. – but that’s not a good enough reason to try to claw back necessary funding for the U.N.’s security budget.
New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) issued the following statement on the capture of the suspect in the failed Times Square bombing:
“Today, a gunman reported to be a white supremacist opened fire in the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and killed a security guard, Stephen T. Johns. Thus, in a monument to those millions who died victimized by irrational hatred, another has died for the same reason. My heart goes out to the friends, family and coworkers of Mr. Johns.