Washington, D.C. – Today, 10 bipartisan New York Members of Congress sharply rebuked a new report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the status of the federal government’s response to the health impacts of the 9/11 attacks.  HHS’s report (click here for a full copy), which was requested by Congress in the FY 2008 federal Labor-HHS appropriations bill, revealed that the Bush Administration has no plans to spend congressionally-approved funding to treat and monitor lower Manhattan residents, area workers, students and others who were exposed to the toxic aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.  In addition, HHS failed to provide, again as requested by Congress, a “long-term, comprehensive federal plan for monitoring, screening, analysis and medical treatment for all individuals who were exposed to the toxins at the World Trade Center site.”

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) backed key legislation that would assist Americans who are in danger of losing their homes and help improve home values in distressed communities.  “The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008” (H.R. 3221) and “The Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008” (H.R. 5818) were approved by the U.S. House of Representatives today with bipartisan support.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Vito Fossella (R-NY) issued the following joint statement announcing the 100th cosponsor of their bipartisan legislation to provide health care, medical monitoring, and compensation for Americans who are sick or injured as a result of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks: 

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee and author of The Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights (H.R. 5244), released the following statement in response to the proposed rules to curb unfair and deceptive credit card practices that the Federal Reserve plans to release for comment today: