Press Releases

Maloney, Clyburn Introduce Nonprofit Relief Act of 2019

Jun 17, 2019 Press Release

Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Majority Whip James E. Clyburn today introduced the Nonprofit Relief Act of 2019 to repeal provisions of the 2017 Republican tax law that are hurting nonprofit organizations.

Maloney Calls for Impeachment Hearings At Foley Square Rally

Jun 15, 2019 Press Release
NEW YORK, NY -- Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), today called the House of Representatives to begin the impeachment process at a rally at Foley Square in New York.

Holmes Towers NYCHA Private Development In-Fill Application Withdrawn with Commitment to Meaningful Community Engagement

Jun 14, 2019 Press Release
New York, NY - Private development planned on the Holmes Towers public housing site on the Upper East Side will restart its community engagement process as the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has withdrawn its Section 18 application from the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Since August 11, 2015, when Mayor de Blasio’s NextGen NYCHA infill program was announced as part of the 2015 NYCHA Annual Plan, Congress Member Carolyn Maloney, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Council Member Ben Kallos, have joined tenants in expressing concerns that the program as proposed did not take sufficient input from tenants and community members and would not bring enough resources to NYCHA. NYCHA will now start a new community engagement process complete with new Section 18 application centered around residents, neighbors, Community Board 8, and local elected officials.

Maloney Introduces Bill to Increase Corporate Board Diversity

Jun 14, 2019 Press Release
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the House Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, on Thursday introduced the Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019, to ensure that investors and the public have the information they need about the gender, racial, and ethnic diversity of corporate boards.

Maloney Bill to Crack Down on Shell Companies Passes House Committee

Jun 12, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Committee on Financial Services voted to pass Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney’s (D-NY) Corporate Transparency Act out of committee. Rep. Maloney has been working for over a decade to pass legislation to crack down on anonymous shell companies and the use of NYC properties as bank accounts instead of homes, which drive up home prices for all New Yorkers.

Maloney Hails Committee Passage of Bill to Make Permanent September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Jun 12, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), today celebrated committee passage of the Never Forget the Heroes Act. Reps. Maloney, Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), and Peter King (R-NY) introduced HR1327 on February 25, 2019. The bill currently has 312 bipartisan cosponsors, 81 of which are Republicans.

Maloney Statement After Congressional Hearing on September 11th Victim Compensation Fund

Jun 11, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – After testifying at today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties hearing The Need to Reauthorize the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), sponsor of H.R.1327, the Never Forget the Heroes Act, released the following statement:

Maloney Renews Call to Ban Non-Essential Helicopters from Manhattan in Wake of Crash

Jun 10, 2019 Press Release

Following news reports that a helicopter crashed onto the roof of the AXA Equitable building, located at 787 7th Avenue, between 51st and 52nd Streets, sparking a two-alarm fire, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), who represents the area in Congress, issued the following statement:

Reps. Maloney and Escobar Seek Answers on Mistreatment of Pregnant Migrants

Jun 7, 2019 Press Release
Congresswomen send hearing requests to Committees on Oversight and Reform, Judiciary, and Homeland Security
Following reports that pregnant migrant women are being unfairly targeted and mistreated by federal immigration and law enforcement agencies, Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) are calling for Congressional hearings to investigate how the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy is affecting these vulnerable women.

Maloney Statement on SEC’s Final Regulation Best Interest Rule

Jun 5, 2019 Press Release
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets, released the following statement after the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) announcing its final rule on Regulation Best Interest which weakens protections for investors.

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