Press Releases

Maloney: Decision to Print Census Without Citizenship Question is a Huge Win for Democracy

Jul 2, 2019 Press Release
NEW YORK, NY – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), co-chair and founder of the House Census Caucus, who today sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross urging him to begin printing the 2020 Census without the citizenship question, released the following statement when it was reported the bureau will do just that.

Maloney, Colleagues: We Won’t Be Delaying the Census, So Get Started on Printing

Jul 2, 2019 Press Release
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), co-chair and founder of the House Census Caucus and author of the 2020 Census IDEA Act, today was joined by her colleagues in telling Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross that he must not delay printing the 2020 Census as per President Trump’s tweets, because the U.S. Congress has no intention of changing the law which mandates the census start on April 1, 2020.

Maloney, Nadler, Velázquez Lead Letter Urging NYC Mayor Take Action to End Non-Essential Helicopter Flights

Jul 1, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) sent a letter to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting a meeting to discuss the urgent issue of working to end non-essential helicopter flights over all of New York City as soon as possible.

Maloney Statement on 2019 LGBTQ Pride Month

Jun 28, 2019 Press Release
As Pride Month 2019 comes to end, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement ahead of this weekend’s Pride Parade in New York City.

Maloney Introduces Bill to Honor Harriet Tubman

Jun 28, 2019 Press Release
Legislation Would Place Statue in the U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), sponsor of H.R. 1980, the Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act, today introduced the Honoring Harriet Tubman Act, bipartisan legislation to place a statue of Harriet Tubman in the U.S. Capitol.

Rep. Maloney, Census Advocates Gather Following SCOTUS Decision on Census Citizenship Question

Jun 28, 2019 Press Release

NEW YORK, NY- Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), co-chair of the House Census Caucus and author of the 2020 Census IDEA Act, gathered with census experts and community advocates in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Department of Commerce v. New York which rejected the Commerce Department’s rationale for adding the citizenship question to the 2020 Census.

Rep. Maloney Votes to Pass SAFE Act to Strengthen Election Security and Prevent Foreign Interference in the 2020 Election

Jun 28, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) voted to pass H.R. 2722, the Securing America’s Federal Elections (SAFE) Act, to better secure our democracy against foreign interference by providing state funding to update and secure their state’s voting systems. The bill mandates paper ballot voting systems, post-election risk-limiting audits, and strict cybersecurity requirements for both election technology vendors and for voting systems. The Congresswoman released the following statement after the vote.

Reps. Maloney, Fitzpatrick, Lee and Brooks Call for U.S. to Properly Recognize American Women’s Historical Achievements and Contributions

Jun 27, 2019 Press Release
Bill Sponsors Highlight Growing Bipartisan Support for Bill

Maloney Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Census Case

Jun 27, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), co-chair of the House Census Caucus and sponsor of the 2020 Census IDEA Act, released the following statement after the Supreme Court issued its ruling today in Department of Commerce v. New York.

Maloney, Houlahan, Smith Introduce Paid Leave Amendment to NDAA

Jun 26, 2019 Press Release

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), author of the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA); Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-WA) Tuesday introduced the bill as an amendment to the NDAA, providing 12 weeks of paid leave to federal employees to care for themselves and their families.

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