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Carolyn Maloney is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 12th congressional district since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership roles within Congress and is known for her advocacy on issues such as women's rights, economic equality, and gun control. Throughout her tenure, Maloney has been involved in significant legislative efforts, including those aimed at supporting the garment industry in New York City.
Mr. Speaker, this past Monday the Wall Street Journal ran an excellent article on the challenges facing small businesses. It began with a question that small businesses all across America are asking: Where is the money? The Journal article…
Madam Speaker, according to the latest figures from OSHA, at this time there are over 27,000 workers employed by BP or its contractors and more than 2,000 Federal employees directly involved in the massive cleanup operation now underway in…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5502 and commend my colleague Representative Dan Maffei for his leadership on this bill. The gift card provisions were part of the Credit Card Act that I sponsored and the President signed in May…
Mr. Speaker, it's been more than 30 days since the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. In that time, at least 40 million gallons of oil have entered our oceans. To give you some idea what this means for the gulf coast, if the…
Mr. Speaker, the BP oil spill has caused a great emergency along our gulf coast. I hope as the response to it continues, we never forget the lessons of the Ground Zero workers. In the wake of 9/11, thousands of men and women labored…
Mr. Speaker, I rise in support. A new report from the Joint Economic Committee shows that extending unemployment benefits is not only the morally right thing to do, it is fiscally responsible. The report focuses on unemployed disabled…
Madam Chair, it is time to repeal the ``Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue'' policy and to allow lesbian, gay and bisexual persons to serve openly in the military. From the initial introduction of this profoundly misguided policy in 1993…
Mr. Speaker, the Joint Economic Committee released a report this week which shows the staggering cost to the government of failing to extend unemployment benefits. The report focuses on unemployed disabled workers. By the end of 2010, the…
Mr. Speaker, the most recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the economy has taken another 290,000 steps in the right direction. Two hundred ninety thousand, that's how many jobs the economy added in the month of…
Mr. Speaker, the Joint Economic Committee released a report this week that looks at how tighter credit standards have hit small businesses especially hard. That means that now, even as big and mid-sized businesses have begun adding jobs…
Madam Chair, I rise in support. This legislation will help to bolster our Nation's economic competitiveness by supporting basic research, the fundamental building block for innovation and making investments in science, technology…
Mr. Speaker, this is a chart prepared by the Joint Economic Committee, which I call the V chart--not for victory, or total victory, but it certainly shows success and that we're trending in the right direction in our economy. The red bars…
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