WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers asked U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday why he has not issued any sanctions during his five months at the agency.
President Donald Trump in November tapped Mulvaney, already White House budget chief, to also serve as interim head of the agency conceived to stamp out abusive lending after the 2007-2009 financial crisis.
WASHINGTON, DC – In recognition of Equal Pay Day 2018, the day when the pay for the average woman matches that of her male peer from the previous year, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) released the following statement:
“Five and a half decades ago, on June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law with the intention of eliminating the wage gap for good.
WASHINGTON — A New York congresswoman is set to introduce a bill to the US House of Representatives this week aimed at increasing and improving Holocaust education in the United States.
Rep. Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat from New York, announced on Monday that she had partnered with Jewish advocacy groups to craft the Never Again Education Act, legislation designed to give American teachers the “resources and training” to teach the Holocaust more effectively.
NEW YORK—Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) today joined Jewish advocacy groups at a Holocaust education center in Manhattan, NY to recognize the Week of Remembrance and announce the introduction of the Never Again Education Act, legislation that will give teachers across the United States the resources and training they need to teach our children the important lessons of the Holocaust and the consequences of intolerance and hate.
NEW YORK—Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) joined with survivors of sex trafficking and anti-trafficking advocates to celebrate the impact of House and Senate passage of the Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA), which includes an amendment added in the House to incorporate provisions of the Senate bill, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). Although the bill has not yet been formally signed into law, websites known to advertise sex with trafficking victims are already shutting down.
NEW YORK--Today, Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-7) joined gun violence prevention advocates and New York City students and residents for a town hall on gun safety reform.
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) was joined by various gun control groups at City Hall on Thursday to announce the introduction of a gun safety bill that would strengthen national background checks.
Currently, records of allowed firearms sales must be destroyed within 24 hours of approval. Maloney’s bill would replace that 24-hour maximum with a 90-day minimum retention period to enable the FBI and ATF more time to audit the background check system and make sure that the process is working effectively.
NEW YORK—Today, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12) was joined by the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Gays Against Guns, and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence on the Steps of New York City Hall to announce the introduction of new of gun safety legislation related to the efficacy of our nation’s background check system.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today formally requested that Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) hold a hearing into the Trump Administration’s failure and refusal to use the funds provided to protect election integrity in the wake of Russian interference in 2016.