Press Releases

Jul 14, 2016 Press Release

Following the terror attach in Nice, France this evening, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:

Jul 12, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, on the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Pulse Nightclub, an LGBT establishment in Orlando, FL, House Republicans held a hearing on H.R. 2802: First Amendment Defense Act (FADA). This bill bars the federal government from prohibiting discrimination against LGBT individuals, single mothers and unmarried couples.

Jul 11, 2016 Press Release

NEW YORK—Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today released the following statement on this weekend’s sleep-in protest at Bushwick Inlet Park

Jul 8, 2016 Press Release

Following the shooting deaths of 5 Dallas police officers, and the injury of 6 others, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:

“My heart is broken today. This vicious and targeted attack on Dallas police officers who were working at an otherwise peaceful protest shocks the conscience and troubles the soul. It is a despicable act.

Jul 7, 2016 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC — Following today’s Emergency Hearing with FBI Director James Comey hearing in the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), senior member of the committee released the following statement:

Jul 7, 2016 Press Release

Following the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling in Louisiana and Philando Castile in Minnesota during encounters with law enforcement officials, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:

Jul 2, 2016 Press Release

Following the news that Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel passed away, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:
 

Jul 1, 2016 Press Release

Following today’s news that House Republican leaders will be including a gun-related measure similar to that of Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in an anti-terrorism legislative package to be voted on next week, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:

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Jun 29, 2016 Press Release
Recent polls show that 92% of Americans support expanded background checks and 85% of Americans support banning people on federal terrorism watch lists from buying guns.

NEW YORK—Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney was joined at Carl Schurz Park by gun safety advocates, community members, and survivors of gun violence to stage a sit-in for the National Day of Action for Gun Violence Prevention. Democrats across the country held events today as a follow-up to last week’s historic sit-in on the house floor.

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Jun 28, 2016 Press Release
Following the Supreme Court’s 6-2 ruling in Voisine v. United States affirming convictions of domestic violence can restrict gun ownership, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, cosponsor of the bills to ban assault weapons (H.R. 4269) and prohibit people on the terrorist watch list from buying a gun (H.R. 1076) and original sponsor of five other common-sense gun safety proposals, released the following statement:
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