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Jun 2, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - This week, 23 Members of the New York Congressional delegation urged President Bush to withdraw a proposal in his Fiscal Year 2006 budget that would rescind $125 million in federal funds designated for 9/11 workers compensation and job retraining aid.
May 31, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, eight New York Members of Congress urged James Nicholson, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, to keep the Manhattan VA Hospital open and to make access to health care services for New York veterans easier.
May 26, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Late last night, legislation advanced to provide military retirement credit to National Guard soldiers for their service in disaster zones after 9/11. The provision was included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (H.R. 1815), which passed the House of Representatives late last night.
May 25, 2005
Press Release
QUEENS, NY - Late last night, the House of Representatives passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2006. In it, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY) announced, is $175,000 to advance the repair of the crumbling and dangerous portion of the Queens seawall along the East River, behind Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City. The Senate must now consider the legislation, followed by a conference committee of the two chambers that would resolve any differences in the bill, before it advances to the President to become law.
May 25, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY) joined an effort to force a vote in the House of Representatives on the bipartisan Retired Pay Restoration Act of 2005 (H.R. 303). The bill would allow all disabled veterans to receive their disability benefit and their retirement benefit, in place of the current unfair system where retirement benefits are slashed dollar-for-dollar by the amount veterans receive in disability compensation.
May 20, 2005
Newsletter
Dear Friends,
I hope you have been having a great Spring and are enjoying the warmer weather. This time of year, things on Capitol Hill tend to heat up too, and the past few weeks have been particularly busy in Washington and New York.
In this E-Newsletter:
May 20, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY) announced her support for legislation (HR 376) that would grant Medicare the power to negotiate with drug companies for lower prices for seniors and people with disabilities. Rep. Maloney signed a discharge petition that would bring this proposal to the floor for a fair up-or-down vote.
May 20, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - In a House floor statement of May 20, 2005, honoring the 64th anniversary of the Battle of Crete, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-14) said:
May 18, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - New York’s disabled and those who suffer the loss of a spouse or parent would be in danger of cuts to their Social Security benefits under President Bush’s overhaul scheme, according to comments made on May 12 and 13, 2005, by the President’s own top economic advisor Allan Hubbard and by White House spokesperson Trent Duffy.
May 17, 2005
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Maloney offered an amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for 2006 (HR 1817) that would strengthen the Civil Liberties Review Board to achieve what the 9/11 Commission recommended as the way to improve our homeland security and intelligence systems while protecting America’s civil liberties. The House Rules Committee blocked the amendment, which prevents Maloney from even the opportunity to offer the amendment on the House floor for consideration by all Members.