109th Congress

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109

U.S. Voting Machine Company’s Possible Ties to Foreign Government Draws Congressional Inquiry

WASHINGTON, DC – The sale of an American voting machine company to a firm with possible ties to the Venezuelan government has already drawn questions surrounding a recent Chicago city election and now is the focus of a congressional inquiry. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) has asked Treasury Secretary John Snow whether or not the sale of California-based Sequoia to Smartmatic, a company with possible ties to the Venezuelan government, was reviewed by the Department of Treasury or vetted in the Committee on Foreign Investments in the United States (CFIUS) process (read the letter to Secretary Snow).

Reps. Fossella, Maloney, Nadler, Senator Clinton Host 9/11 Health Coordinator for Briefing on Federal Response to Health Impacts of 9/11

NEW YORK, NY -- Reps. Vito Fossella (R-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY) today hosted Dr. John Howard, the federal government's 9/11 Health Coordinator, for a briefing on the federal response to the health impacts of the 9/11 attacks.

Gender Pay Gap Persists

WASHINGTON, DC – In an effort to end economic discrimination against women, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) today marked Equal Pay Day, a day that indicates just how far into each year a woman must work to earn as much as a man earned in the previous year. Despite narrowing over time, the gender gap in earnings persists so that, on average, a woman still makes only about 77 cents for each dollar earned by a man, according to a background analysis by the Joint Economic Committee Democrats.

Empowering Afghan Women and Girls

WASHINGTON, DC – Today Rep. Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) introduced the Afghan Women Empowerment Act of 2006. The Act, which was also introduced in the Senate by Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), would provide federal funding to Afghan women and girls for medical care, education, vocational training, protection from violence, legal assistance, and civil participation. 

 

FTA Approves Final Design Phase for the 2nd Avenue Subway

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved Final Design for the Second Avenue Subway, a major step forward for the project. During Final Design, final drawings, technical specifications, and contract documents necessary to obtain construction bids are prepared. Perhaps most significant, during Final Design the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will be negotiating a full funding grant agreement with the FTA which will ensure the infusion of substantial federal dollars into the construction of the Second Avenue Subway.

Reps. Maloney, Fossella and Shays Demand 9/11 Responder Health Treatment Plan NOW

NEW YORK, NY - In response to the first official confirmation that a 9/11 responder died to due to illnesses sustained at Ground Zero, U.S. Representatives Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), Vito Fossella (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) today requested that the federal government immediately release its progress on a plan to care for everyone whose health was compromised by the World Trade Center disaster. Yesterday evening, autopsy results revealed that the death of NYPD Detective James Zadroga "was directly related to the 9/11 attacks."

Reps. Maloney, Murtha Hold Town Hall on Iraq War

NEW YORK, NY - Today, U.S. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) and John Murtha (D-PA) convened a town hall meeting on the Iraq war. The event, which was held at the Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist in Manhattan, gave New Yorkers the opportunity to ask questions about the war and to hear Rep. Murtha, one of the leading experts on military affairs in Congress, discuss his proposal to bring our troops home from Iraq as soon as is practicable.

Renewing the Push for Paid Family Leave for Federal Workers

WASHINGTON, DC - Bipartisan legislation reintroduced in Congress would help federal workers care for new additions to their families. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY); Tom Davis (R-VA), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee; and Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Minority Whip, have sponsored the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act (H.R. 5148), which would give civil servants six weeks of paid leave for the birth of a child or an adoption. Currently, federal workers have to use annual leave and sick leave to care for their newborns.

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