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The GOP Ramps Up the Attack on Badly Needed Consumer Protections

May 13, 2011 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC –The House Financial Services Committee today approved and sent to the full House measures which would weaken, delay and derail the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just weeks before it is scheduled to open its doors. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the Committee, denounced Committee passage of the bills. 

“Despite the financial meltdown that occurred on their watch, the Republicans have ramped up their efforts to derail financial reforms and to cripple  the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau before it even has a chance to open for business.

Maloney statement on President Obama's Immigration Speech

May 10, 2011 Press Release

WASHINGTON-- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) offered the following statement in response to President Obama's speech on immigration today:

"President Obama spoke today about what’s truly at stake if we do not reform our broken immigration system and reminded us that our nation’s history is rooted in the strength of immigrants. 

Statement of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney on the 63rd Anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence

May 9, 2011 Press Release
“I am thrilled to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence, on the day before the British Mandate of Palestine was due to expire.  Born out of the ashes of World War II, Israel was founded as a homeland for the Jewish people.  Immediately following its creation, Israel served as a haven for European Jews who had survived the Holocaust and Middle Eastern Jews who were fleeing repressive anti-semitic regimes. Since then, Israel has welcomed displaced populations from Eastern Europe and Africa.  Much like America, Israel is adept at welcoming immigrants and assimilating people from different cultures. 

Maloney Hails Federal Grant to Ease Amtrak Delays in NYC, Spur High-Speed Rail in NE Corridor

May 9, 2011 Press Release
New York, NY – U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) hailed a $294.7 million federal high-speed rail grant announced today by the U.S. Department of Transportation to make improvements to Harold Interlocking, a portion of the Sunnyside Rail Yards through which Amtrak trains must pass on their way to and from Boston.  The Harold Interlocking junction is located in Maloney’s Congressional district and the Congresswoman has been a strong supporter of this grant, for which Governor Andrew Cuomo and MTA Chairman Jay Walder applied in April.  A copy of a letter Maloney sent to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in support of the grant follows.

Maloney, Frank, Slaughter, Fitzpatrick call on Federal Reserve to study impact of credit card “ability to pay” rules on stay-at-home spouses

May 6, 2011 Press Release

WASHINGTON – Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Barney Frank (D-MA), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), and Mike Fitzpatrick (R-PA), today asked the Federal Reserve to conduct a six-month study of the effects of their “ability to pay” rule on stay-at-home spouses bringing to light a concern over the effect it would have on their ability to gain credit.
 

Reps. Maloney and Ackerman, Sen. Menendez Reintroduce Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Act

May 6, 2011 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), and Senator Robert Menendez have reintroduced the “Simon Wiesenthal Holocaust Education Act” (H.R. 1753) which would help increase awareness of the Holocaust by boosting programs and institutions that teach about the Holocaust and its lessons.

Maloney Calls on FTA to Maintain Funding Levels for Second Avenue Subway and East Side Access

May 5, 2011 Press Release
New York, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today called on Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff to preserve the funding originally proposed for the nation’s two largest New Starts projects - the Second Avenue Subway and East Side Access, calling them “vital to the New York City region's $1.26 trillion economy, the second-largest regional economy in the world.”


Statement of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney on President Obama’s Visit to New York:

May 5, 2011 Press Release
“I join my fellow New Yorkers in expressing my gratitude to President Obama for visiting our city today and for a job very well done.  Under the President’s extraordinary leadership and with an heroic effort by our military and our intelligence community, at long last, a mass murderer has been brought to justice. 

“President Obama's visit to Ground Zero will hopefully bring comfort to the families who lost loved ones, and bring the attention of the world back to the courage that so many showed on 9/11: the firefighters, police officers, and first responders who answered the call of duty and went into burning towers, never to return; the construction workers and volunteers who came to Ground Zero to help our nation recover; the office workers who risked their lives to lead others to safety.

“I hope the President’s visit will also remind Americans how we came together after the attacks, a unity that impressed itself on the heart of the world and delivered us from some of the most difficult times our nation has ever faced.  As the President himself said, when we come together, there’s nothing that we can’t do.”

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Zadroga Bill Authors Applaud Commitment to Reopen 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund by October 1st

May 4, 2011 Press Release
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY), authors of H.R. 847, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, hailed the commitment from U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund (VCF) will be ready to consider claims on October 1, 2011.  Attorney General Holder made the commitment at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today.

Maloney Floor Statement on HR 3

May 4, 2011 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC --  Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today made the following statement on H.R. 3, which would ban taxpayer funding of abortions:

Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this anti-woman, anti-choice, anti-respect bill.  HR 3 is a totally flawed bill and is the deepest attack on a woman’s right to choose in my lifetime.

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