Congressman Sean Maloney

Representing the 18th District of New York
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Budget & Fiscal Responsibility

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We must get our fiscal house in order.  If so many New York families struggle to balance their household budgets, Congress should also live within its means and balance its budget. That’s why I crossed party lines to support No Budget, No Pay, which would make sure that Members of Congress don’t get paid till they pass a budget.

When I worked for President Clinton in the White House, we cut the deficit, grew the economy and created a budget surplus.  I will use the same approach to balance the budget the right way – not on the backs of seniors. I will work with my colleagues across the aisle to pass long term solutions to help resolve our budget crisis.  

For more information concerning my work and views on Fiscal Responsibility issues, please contact me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you.

More on Budget & Fiscal Responsibility

Maloney Demands Congress Stop Bargaining with Seniors’ Benefits

Feb 20, 2014 Press Release
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney welcomed the announcement that President Obama’s 2015 budget proposal no longer contained cuts to senior’s benefits, known as chained-CPI. Representative Maloney urged House Leadership to take chained-CPI off the bargaining table. Chained-CPI would cut an average of $650 a year from Hudson Valley seniors’ Social Security.

Maloney Commends Senate Vote to Restore Emergency Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Jan 7, 2014 Press Release
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney commended today’s key procedural vote in the U.S. Senate to consider restoring emergency unemployment benefits for three months. Passed by a vote of 60-37, the Senate bill would restore benefits for more than 110,000 New Yorkers who lost their unemployment insurance benefits – including several thousand throughout the Hudson Valley.

Maloney Statement on Passage of Two Year Bipartisan Budget Agreement

Dec 12, 2013 Press Release
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) supported the bipartisan Murray-Ryan budget deal, repealing the worst effects of the last Congress’ sequester with a vote of 332-94.

Maloney Opposes Tea Party Proposal to Shut Down Government

Sep 29, 2013 Press Release
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) voted against House Republican's partisan amendment to the Senate’s continuing resolution. These amendments, demanded by Tea Party conservatives, are "far more likely to result in a government shutdown."

Maloney Joins with U.S. Chamber to Oppose Counterproductive Tea Party Political Games

Sep 20, 2013 Press Release
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) joined with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to vote against the House Republicans’ new proposed continuing resolution. Last week, Republican leaders postponed a vote on the continuing resolution to fund the government after “a revolt by Tea Party conservatives. In addition, numerous Republican leaders have called this resolution the “dumbest idea I’ve ever heard,” “a suicide note,” and “a silly effort.”

Maloney Votes to Eliminate Thousands of Civilian Furloughs in the Hudson Valley

Jul 24, 2013 Press Release

Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) supported the bipartisan Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations bill, which prohibits furloughs of civilians within the Department of Defense and military technicians. At the USMA at West Point instillation, 1,976 civilian personnel have been furloughed, including 675 at the Military Academy, 675 at the US Army Garrison, 263 at the Keller Hospital, and 58 at the Network Enterprise Center.

Maloney Votes to End Flight Delays

Apr 26, 2013 Press Release
Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) today joined a bipartisan coalition to vote in support of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act. While preserving deficit reducing spending cuts, this legislation gives the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the flexibility to prevent furloughs and avert the closure of small airport towers around the country.