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HELPING OIL COMPANIES OVER TAXPAYERS? CHANGES TO FEDERAL OIL VALUATION RULE DISAPPOINT REP. MALONEY

May 5, 2004 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, a change in the government’s rule for collecting royalties from oil companies producing oil on federal lands was finalized by the Department of the Interior’s Mineral Management Service (MMS). Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), who has urged MMS to be cautious with taxpayer money since the rule change was first discussed last year, today reacted with disappointment:

COALITION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, WOMEN’S GROUPS CALL FOR APOLOGY FROM KAREN HUGHES

Apr 29, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - A coalition of Members of Congress and top women’s organizations joined together on Capitol Hill today to demand an apology from White House aide Karen Hughes for her comments on CNN last Sunday equating pro-choice values to terrorist values.

COOPERATIVE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HONORS REP. MALONEY

Apr 29, 2004 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC - For her support of cooperative business, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (Manhattan and Queens) today received a National Cooperative Business Association Honored Cooperative Award. The award was given to recognize Maloney’s long-time work on behalf of businesses owned and democratically controlled by their members, rather than outside businesses.

RICHARD CLARKE’S 2002 TESTIMONY STILL NOT DECLASSIFIED AFTER A MONTH: “WHAT’S THE HOLD UP?”

Apr 28, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - A month ago, as former White House Counterterrorism Czar Richard Clarke testified before the commission investigating the 9/11 attacks, Republicans went on the offensive by attacking his credibility and saying that he told an entirely different story in classified testimony before Congress in 2002. Republican leaders called for the declassification of that testimony, and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Porter Goss said he began the process for declassification. The testimony has yet to be made public, and Republicans, who were up in arms in March, no longer talk about Clarke’s testimony.

CASTLE, MALONEY BILL TO PUT PRESIDENTS ON DOLLAR COIN FOR 10 YEARS MOVES FORWARD TO FULL COMMITTEE

Apr 28, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Legislation to put each president on the front of the dollar coin over 10 years and revitalize the golden dollar coin program (HR 3916) passed the House Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade and Technology today and is now set to go before the full Financial Services Committee. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), who introduced the legislation along with Rep. Mike Castle (DE), is the Subcommittee’s Ranking Democrat.

KAREN HUGHES COMPARES PRO-CHOICE AMERICANS TO TERRORISTS; CONGRESSIONAL PRO-CHOICE MARCHERS ASK BUSH FOR APOLOGY

Apr 27, 2004 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC - As over a million demonstrators exercised their right to free speech in a march on Washington Sunday, top Bush aide Karen Hughes was live on CNN comparing pro-choice Americans to terrorists. Rep Carolyn Maloney (NY-14), a staunch pro-choice Member of Congress who spoke at yesterday’s March for Women’s Lives, along with seven other Members of Congress who appeared on stage during the march, today sent a letter to President Bush calling for an apology for Hughes’s statement (PDF of letter).

NY Members of Congress Seek Accounting of Federal 9/11 Aid, As Required By Law

Apr 23, 2004 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, seven members of New York’s Congressional delegation sought a full accounting from the Bush administration of federal recovery aid to New York City following the September 11, 2001 attacks, as is required by law. (PDF of letter)

OVERSEAS VOTERS GIVEN CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN EMERGENCY ELECTIONS UNDER SUCCESSFUL AMENDMENT

Apr 22, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Should a terrorist attacks kill more than 100 Members of the House of Representatives, overseas voters will have an opportunity to cast ballots in the special elections that follow, thanks to an amendment attached to the Continuity in Representation Act (HR 2844) today by House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Ike Skelton (MO-04) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14). (PDF of amendment) The amendment gives overseas voters – including men and women of the military – 45 days from the time ballots are mailed to them to return the completed ballots. The original version of the legislation did not address the issue of overseas voters. The Continuity Act passed the House 306-97.

On Earth Day, Rep. Maloney Urges Federal Policies that Improve Environment

Apr 22, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the 34th annual celebration of Earth Day, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) joined environmental organizations in recognizing the incredible progress made in environmental protection over the last thirty-five years in the United States, against strong opposition from those less committed to a clean environment. Maloney noted, however, the unfortunate change in environmental policy direction taken by the Bush administration.

Rep. Maloney Applauds Mayor Bloomberg for Recognizing that New York City May Not Receive All Federal 9/11 Aid

Apr 20, 2004 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Maloney released the following statement today in response to news that New York City Mayor Bloomberg is attempting to get the full amount of the President’s $21.4 billion pledged for New York’s recovery.

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