(New York, NY) – After learning of the arrest of a man in Elmira, NY in connection with a series of threatening phone calls to her office, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) offered thanks and praise for the work of New York law enforcement agencies. Maloney said:
Washington, D.C. (April 17, 2013)—Rep. Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) issued the following statements after the Senate failed to pass compromise amendments that would have expanded background checks and strengthened penalties for illegal gun trafficking:
On Wednesday, April 17, Rep. Carolyn Maloney entered the following statement into the Congressional Record in commemoration of Israel's 65th Independence Day:
NEW YORK, NY – On Friday morning, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan who leads President Obama’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force and Senator Charles E. Schumer for the announcement that homeowners with federally-backed mortgages who suffered damage to their homes as a result of Superstorm Sandy will be granted an extended forbearance. When the current forbearance period expires at the end of this month, these families will be able to sign up for a streamlined mortgage modification that allows them to make manageable payments over the next year.
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) have introduced the Holocaust Rail Justice Act, which would provide Holocaust survivors their day in court against SNCF, the French rail company that transported more than 75,000 Jews and thousands of others-- including U.S. air pilots—to concentration camps during World War II. Earlier this week people across the world recognized Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of those murdered by the Nazis.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Parkinson's Disease Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) introduced a resolution designating April as Parkinson’s Awareness Month. The resolution calls for continued research to find better treatments, and eventually, a cure for the disease. It also thanks the dedicated national, state, and local organizations, volunteers, researchers, and millions of Americans across the country working to improve the quality of life of persons living with Parkinson’s disease and their families.
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), prime sponsor of H.R. 452, the Gun Trafficking Prevention Act of 2013, issued the following statement today after Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced an NRA-approved compromise on gun trafficking legislation in the Senate:
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, announced at a Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee hearing today she plans to introduce a bill that would exempt loans from the credit union member business lending cap that are made after federally-declared natural disasters, injecting much-needed funds into local communities when they need it most.