Sean Patrick Maloney

this motion to recommit replaces the House language with the language that passed the Senate in an overwhelming vote of 96 to 2. As we have debated the merits of H.R. 10, it has become clear that the bill is fundamentally flawed, and it…

Mr. Chairman, reform for our Nation's security and intelligence is now the sole responsibility of the House of Representatives. The other body, both sides of the aisle, unanimously, almost with complete and total support, passed the…

as I have said, I oppose H.R. 10. But I have to give the Financial Services Committee this: They didn't add anything affirmatively harmful to this bill. Indeed, several of these provisions are things that this body has passed before and I…

I rise in support of the Gutierrez amendment barring the use of funds to enforce the OCC preemption regulations. This amendment is supported by a bipartisan group of members of the Financial Services Committee who have been frustrated in…

this bill funds many good projects and will be a welcome relief to many communities. Unfortunately, the current version is woefully deficient because it provides no funding whatsoever for a project that is one of the best in the…

On August 19, William Jefferson Clinton, our 42nd President, celebrated his 58th birthday. Today, we honor him not just for serving as our Nation's 42nd President, but for the legacy that President Bush recently described as ``a deep and…

Mr. Speaker, as a proud New Yorker and a representative of the people of Queens, New York, I am very pleased and honored to rise in strong support of H.R. 1318, a bill authored by my good friend and colleague, the gentleman from New York…

before the ink was even dry on the 9/11 report, before we even had a chance to read it, some were saying we should delay any action on the 9/11 Commission's recommendations. I have one simple question: What are we waiting for? Did we miss…

no one talks a better game than the Department of Homeland Security. But beyond the bluster, there is reason to feel deeply insecure about this administration's efforts to protect America. Although we hear a great deal about the war on…

My amendment preserves the full power of the SEC to determine what companies report and how they report it. This power was given to the SEC in 1934 after the accounting scandals in the 1920s and 1930s. My amendment preserves the current…

while I am a strong supporter of the Ex- Im Bank, I am voting for this amendment to prevent companies that dodge U.S. taxes from receiving U.S. taxpayer assistance. It is simple: we should not be providing taxpayer-funded assistance to…

Today we consider appropriating $25 million that would reassure the world about the U.S. commitment to saving women's lives. The Bush administration has systematically undermined that commitment in its continued assault on UNFPA, the U.N…

What in the world are we worried about? If we have nothing to hide, then we should not have any concern whatsoever. Yet, today's New York Times in their article on the front page cites "election troubles already descending on Florida." I…

I also would like to underscore the importance of this amendment. The beetle has struck two parks in the district that I represent. Once they infest the trees, they have to all be chopped down. They have been found three blocks from…

I am sure that the majority of this body agrees, like the expert panel and the FDA staff, that American women deserve the most safe and effective contraceptives available. Supporting this amendment is a vote in support of healthy women and…

it does not hurt to remind Americans to be vigilant against terrorist attacks, but yesterday's infomercial from the Department of Homeland Security was similar to warnings in April and May that did not tell the American people what to do…

I believe this small amount of research funding now will pay great dividends down the road, and that the failure to fund this research will have serious consequences for the accuracy of a great many census programs besides the 2010 census.

today I will be supporting the Sanders Freedom to Read amendment which would curb the FBI's unlimited power to examine library records without providing evidence that one is under reasonable suspicion of terrorism. The free library is a…

while I am extremely sympathetic to the cause my good friend from New York supports, I cannot support this amendment. Taking money from the census planning will cripple that effort and have consequences that will damage the census…

I agree, and I feel that we need to fund the census. We have to get ready for the census that is to come, and if we do not fund it now, then the census will not be accurate when the time comes to go forward and get an accurate accounting…

Currently, this bill does not include group quarters in the American Community Survey for fiscal year 2005. My understanding is that the Census Bureau agrees that students in dorms, inmates in prisons, seniors in nursing homes, some…

The numbers that I cited came from the Mayor of the City of New York. His office literally called up, they are watching the debate, and said, please clarify, New York City got $90 million out of the $3 billion.

There are currently over 20,000 women serving overseas. Each one of these women deserves the best available health care services; but under current law, women serving overseas effectively lose their constitutional right to choose at U.S…

last Sunday, when asked about the March For Women's Lives, Karen Hughes said, and I quote, ``The fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.'' On behalf of the millions of Americans who…

Under the Clinton-Gore administration, this country created 22 million new jobs. Under the Clinton administration, the deficit was eliminated; and he left office with a substantial surplus and a projected surplus that would continue to…