110th Congress

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GAO: NIOSH’s 9/11-Health Cost Estimates “Improved” Since Last Year

Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Charles Schumer, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez and Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, and Vito Fossella released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report concluding that the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) had improved the cost estimation process for World Trade Center health programs over the last year.  NIOSH estimates that the total cost for 9/11-related health care and medical monitoring programs in FY 2008 will be $218.5 million, compared with the agency’s cost estimate for FY 2007 of $230 to $283 million.  The GAO report (click here for a full copy) says that NIOSH’s cost estimates for this fiscal year are improved because they are based in large part on the average actual costs of screening and monitoring exams conducted in FY 2007.

JEC Vice Chair Maloney: Labor Market Is Deteriorating in Weak Economy

WASHINGTON, DC -- Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) February 2008 employment situation, which showed that private sector employment fell by 101,000 jobs and there were 63,000 fewer nonfarm payrolls on net.  The unemployment rate remained essentially unchanged at 4.8 percent in February, due to a decline in labor force participation.

Statement of Rep. Maloney for Joint Hearing on Paid Family Leave for Federal Workers

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), delivered the following statement at a joint hearing of the JEC and House Oversight and Government Reform Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia Subcommittee on the subject of paid parental leave for federal employees:

Maloney Applauds Fannie, Freddie Cooperation Agreements, Commends Attorney General Cuomo

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Chair of the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee, today applauded New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo for recently helping to reach a mortgage appraisal reform agreement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation’s two largest purchasers of home loans.  Under the agreement, Fannie and Freddie will now only buy loans from banks that meet new standards designed to ensure independent and reliable appraisals. 

JEC Report Finds Fortune 100 Companies Overwhelmingly Offer 6-8 Weeks of Paid Family Leave

Washington, D.C. – The Joint Economic Committee today released a report, requested by Vice Chair Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), finding that three-quarters of Fortune 100 companies offer mothers some form of paid leave when they have a new child, typically lasting six to eight weeks. Family leave has become an increasingly important workplace policy because most families no longer have a stay-at-home parent to provide care for a new child and they often cannot afford to take unpaid leave.  As a guide for policymakers, the Joint Economic Committee examined how firms design their paid family leave policies by asking Fortune 100 companies about the length of paid leave that they provide for new parents.

New GAO Report Finds Bank Fees Rising, Banks Failing to Provide Consumers with Info on Fees

WASHINGTON, DC – A report released today by the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that many bank fees have risen in recent years and banks are failing to provide consumers with information about these fees, despite federal regulations requiring them to do so.  Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, Chair of the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, requested the GAO report, and has introduced legislation to crack down on abusive overdraft bank fees. 

Rep. Maloney Votes to Boost Renewable Energy

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens) voted to approve legislation that cuts federal subsidies to oil companies and invests the savings in expanded tax credits and other incentives for renewable electricity, energy and fuel.  The Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, which passed the House by a vote of 236 to 182, would also help create thousands of new clean-energy jobs in the wind, solar, geothermal and fuel cell technology industries.

Rep. Maloney Earn Perfect Rating from League of Conservation Voters

New York, NY - Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-Manhattan & Queens) today announced that she had earned a perfect 100% rating from the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) for her record on environmental issues in the 110th Congress.  Representative Maloney was the only House Member representing any part of New York City to receive a perfect LCV rating.  Her perfect score, issued last week, marks the third congress in a row in which Maloney tied for the highest LCV rating of any member of the New York State congressional delegation.

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