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Rep. Maloney and Sen. Markey Applaud House Appropriations Subcommittee for Including $50M for Gun Violence Research

May 2, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), lead sponsors of the Gun Violence Prevention Research Act of 2019, released the following statements after it was announced that the proposed House Labor-HHS-Education funding bill for fiscal year 2020 includes $50 million for gun violence research.

Maloney Applauds Pelosi’s Decision to Defend Law Banning FGM/C in Response to DOJ Inaction

May 1, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), who last week wrote a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging her to step in to defend the law banning Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), today praised the Speaker’s announcement that the House of Representatives has filed a motion to do just that. This comes after the recent U.S. Department of Justice decision to not defend the 1996 law after it was ruled unconstitutional by a federal court judge in Michigan.

American Women Don't Have Equal Rights. Congress Is Finally Addressing That.

Apr 30, 2019 In The News

For the first time in 36 years, the debate about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) returned to Congress.

Patricia Arquette Pleads For Women’s Rights At Historic Congressional Hearing

Apr 30, 2019 In The News

Clad in suffragette white, actress Patricia Arquette delivered a passionate plea for the Equal Rights Amendment at a historic hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Opinion - Congress should join the campaign for constitutional equality

Apr 30, 2019 In The News

Today the Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution will hold a hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the first hearing on the ERA in more than 35 years. There is a whole new generation of young women and men who have no recollection of the ERA, who are learning for the first time that women do not have constitutional equality. They are outraged.

Congressional Leaders, Actors and Activists Patricia Arquette and Alyssa Milano, and Advocates Call for Ratification of ERA Following First Congressional Hearing in 30+ Years

Apr 30, 2019 Press Release
Following the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), the first Congressional hearing on the ERA in 36 years, Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Tom Reed (R-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee; and Steve Cohen (D-TN), Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties; and Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) joined with Academy Award winning Actor and Activist Patricia Arquette, Award winning Actor and Activist Alyssa Milano, and ERA advocates to call for the amendment’s ratification.

Rep. Maloney Statement on National Infant Immunization Week

Apr 29, 2019 Press Release
"On Monday, the first day of National Infant Immunization Week, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that at least 704 people in the United States have been sickened this year by measles. This is the greatest number of cases in a single year in 25 years, and makes it clear how absolutely vital it is for parents to make sure their children are vaccinated. More than 500 of the people infected were not, and more than one-third of the cases are children younger than 5.

Update: Green New Deal Town Hall Tonight, Census @ SCOTUS, Fighting For Women & Girls

Apr 26, 2019 Newsletter
Dear Friend, It was another busy week and I wanted to catch you up on what I’ve been up to and invite you to a town hall tonight on the Green New Deal.

Rep. Maloney, Elected Officials, and Women’s Rights Advocates Condemn DOJ Decision to Not Defend Female Genital Mutilation Law and Call for Equal Rights Amendment

Apr 25, 2019 Press Release

NEW YORK, NY — Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) joined elected officials, and Equal Rights Amendment advocates to condemn a recent U.S. Department of Justice decision to not  defend a federal law banning FGM/C, to call for Speaker Pelosi to step in to defend the law, and call for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Congresswoman Maloney is the sponsor of H.J.

Rep. Maloney Statement Recognizing 104th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

Apr 24, 2019 Press Release

NEW YORK, NY – Today Representative Carolyn B. Maloney issued the following statement honoring the victims of the Armenian Genocide:

“Today we remember the horrific atrocity that began on this day 104 years ago when the Ottoman Empire started its systemic and reprehensible genocide of 1.5 million Armenians.

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