Washington, D.C. – Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) blasted Senate Republicans for blocking a vote on the Paycheck Fairness Act this week, a week after House Republicans voted unanimously to prevent House Members from even considering the measure at all.
New York, NY- To kick off “Second Avenue Restaurant Week,” a Manhattan Chamber of Commerce initiative to promote dining establishments affected by the construction of the Second Avenue Subway, U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) urged New Yorkers and visitors to support local businesses by dining and shopping along the Second Avenue corridor, not just during the promotional week, but year-round. Yesterday, Congresswoman Maloney visited Delizia Restaurant and Pizzeria on Second Avenue at East 92nd Street to treat volunteers and supporters to some hot pizza and cold sodas and to express her support in person for Second Avenue Restaurant Week.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Financial Services Committee and the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement upon release of May’s jobs numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Washington, DC – Today Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) hailed the ruling by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston finding that the so-called “Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA) is unconstitutional.
In a statement issued after the Court’s decision was announced today, Congresswoman Maloney, a longtime supporter of marriage equality who voted and spoke out against DOMA when it was introduced in 1996, said:
New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), co-founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, met last week with His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, a major leader of the Eastern Orthodox Christian faith who serves as Archbishop of Constantinople, New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, as she was attending an international conference in Istanbul, Turkey jointly hosted by the United Nations Population Fund and the International Conference of Parliamentarians.
New York, NY - On the eve of Memorial Day weekend, the traditional start of the summer season, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) announced today that she is joining her colleague, Congressman Brian Bilbray (R-CA), to introduce the Melanoma Research Act of 2012, H.R. 5716. With skin cancer and melanoma rates continuing to skyrocket in the United States, Representatives Maloney and Bilbray are introducing the measure to establish a Skin Cancer Research Fund to support research conducted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).