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Nov 23, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Carolyn Maloney (Queens & Manhattan) has successfully procured $1 million in federal funding for a project to reduce traffic congestion and encourage biking, walking and the use of mass transit in and around Queens Plaza. The money was included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill that passed Congress on Friday (HR 4818), and will implement the first phase of a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) project aimed at improving air quality and minimizing vehicular traffic.
Nov 23, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens & Manhattan) has secured almost $1.4 million in federal funds for health care providers in New York City. In the Omnibus Appropriations bill (HR 4818) that passed Congress on Friday, Maloney was able to procure funding for four projects undertaken by city health care providers:
Nov 22, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - To determine when New York City will receive the flu vaccine it has purchased from European suppliers, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (Manhattan, Queens) has officially requested a timeline of the process from Acting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Lester Crawford (PDF of letter). Today’s letter follows up questions of Crawford by Maloney at a congressional hearing last week and a letter from nine members of the New York Congressional Delegation on November 15 asking Commissioner Crawford to expedite the process (PDF). New York City, working with the states of Illinois and New Mexico, has worked to acquire 200,000 does of vaccine from the European suppliers.
Nov 20, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Congress recessed today without enacting the intelligence reform born out of the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations. Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), who chair the 9/11 Commission Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation in the House to enact the commission's recommendations and have strongly advocated quick enactment of bipartisan reform, today said the decision to again postpone intelligence reform is a dangerous one. The partners released the following joint statement:
Nov 20, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan and Queens) today hailed the passage of $2.5 million in federal funding for the Second Avenue Subway in the omnibus spending bill just approved by Congress. The funding will mark the 5th year in a row that the vitally needed mass transit project on Manhattan’s East Side has received funding from the federal government.
Nov 18, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has issued contracting guidelines for airport security screeners and has notified airports that they can apply for private screeners, signaling that the U.S. government is ready to give the responsibility for airport security back to private contractors three years after it assumed control. Today’s Washington Post reported that two of the major airports in the Washington, D.C. area are considering using private screeners.
Nov 17, 2004
Newsletter
Dear friends,
Even as the 108th Congress draws to a close, there are a number of major issues – many related to security and 9/11 – on which I believe our government should take action and on which I continue to work hard.
9/11 Report Up For National Book Award; 9/11 Commission Caucus Chairs Say Commission Should Be Rewar
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Book Foundation will present its annual National Book Award tonight, for which the 9/11 Commission’s report is nominated in the non-fiction category. The Chairs of the 9/11 Commission Caucus, Reps. Christopher Shays (R-CT) and Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), applauded the Foundation for acknowledging the commission’s work and hope the commission wins, but said that enactment of the commission’s recommendations by Congress would be an even bigger victory for the commission and for all Americans. Shays and Maloney released the following joint statement:
Nov 17, 2004
Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC - In a statement on the House floor on November 17, 2004 in recognition of Greece’s outstanding performance in hosting the 2004 summer Olympics Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (NY 14) said:
Nov 12, 2004
Press Release
NEW YORK, NY - Congresswoman Maloney served as the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce. Understanding the importance of Long Island City as a growing center of commerce, Maloney discussed the need to improve the infrastructure in Western Queens. Here are excerpts from her remarks: