Sean Patrick Maloney

I rise in support of the financial services regulatory relief legislation. This bill is the subject of several years of work and I thank the sponsors, the gentlewoman from West Virginia (Mrs. Capito) and the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr…

I fully support this extension for the 9/11 commission. In fact, I would support giving it any and all time and cooperation it needs to get to the bottom of 9/11. Sixty days is but a bare minimum--but it is absolutely necessary. This…

I really rise in strong opposition to this bill and in support of the Lofgren amendment. In a country in which up to two-thirds of battered women are turned away from shelters for lack of space, in no way does this bill combat domestic…

the seniors in my district have made their views on Medicare clear. They believe that it should provide the same coverage for prescription drugs that it does for doctors' appointment and hospital stays. And they think that they should no…

Mr. Chairman, I rise to voice my support for the Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of which I am a lead sponsor with my colleagues... The Federal Government should not be taking actions that put American working men…

the amendment extends to the new contracting officer of the various civilian agencies, including the new Department of Homeland Security, the same powers available to contracting officers of the Department of Defense in their dealings with…

this bill marks the end of a very long journey to pass legislation that will put criminals behind bars and protect the innocent. I thank the extraordinary work of the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Green) and the gentleman from Wisconsin…

Today I join people of Greek descent in Astoria, New York, the country, and the world in saluting the courageous acts of the Greeks against Mussolini and Hitler. October 28, 2003, marks the 63rd anniversary of a very historic day in Greek…

until you actually spend time in Israel, it is hard to truly understand what it is like to live with the daily reality of terrorism. The horrific explosion this weekend makes it hard to remember that this summer was a time of relative…

I join her and many of my colleagues, well over 366 colleagues, to be specific, in calling for an end to the disabled veterans tax. The government decided many years ago, in 1891, to take disability benefits from retirees, to take it away…

to the city of New York, the New York Yankees are truly more than just a baseball team. For 100 years, they have captured the imagination, brought New Yorkers together and given our city of champions a championship spirit. The numbers…

I returned from Israel this summer inspired by its ability to resist terror. On September 11, Americans learned what it was like to lose friends and neighbors to fanatics on a suicide mission. Israel has been living with terror, and during…

I rise in support of H.R. 2482, the Iraqi Freedom from Debt Act, but first I would like to respond to the gentleman's statement that Democrats want to raise taxes. That is not true. The Kerry-Biden bill calls for a repeal of only the top 1…

Reclaiming my time, I am outraged by this information. I thank the gentleman for letting me know about it. Certainly investing in human lives and trying to make them whole again after they have lost so much, in my opinion, is far more…

We, as a body, as the gentleman knows, appropriated and approved with the President $21.4 billion. My office issued a report along with the Speaker of the City Council last week that 7 billion of those dollars have come to New York City…

This is a strong bipartisan product that will benefit consumers as well as the entire U.S. economy. It will help the market to function more efficiently, and as an example of this bipartisanship, I am very pleased that it was the wisdom of…

I continue to be very, very troubled by some pricing strategies used by certain companies, and I believe that the Sanders amendment provides a needed reform. The amendment affects how credit card companies use information from credit…

this week we celebrated Labor Day. But for 9 million jobless Americans, there was no celebration at all, and sadly, their ranks are growing. Today's Wall Street Journal notes that employers cut jobs for the seventh consecutive month in…

while I voted in favor of H.R. 2861, the FY04 VA-HUD-Independent Agencies bill, I am hopeful that more funding for veterans programs will be included in the conference report. America's brave servicemen and servicewomen deserve to have…

there are currently 35 hospitals in the aforementioned countries that have the capacity to conduct fistula repair surgery, but are without the financial resources. The Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which has…

the Engender Health/UNFPA report highlighted the problem of obstetric fistulas in sub-Saharan Africa. This report provided valuable information that led us to understand that this condition is far more serious and widespread than…

I am pleased to support the en bloc amendment and to note that the amendment which the gentleman from California (Mr. Lantos) and I put forward to help women and girls in Afghanistan was included. The amendment creates the Afghan Women's…

it includes simple things like a plastic mat, a razor, soap; basic items that can provide the necessary items that prevent the death of a woman in childbirth. That is what UNFPA is about. Madam Chairman, 150 countries cannot be wrong. They…

I oppose this Republican Medicare bill, and I urge every woman, man, every American to read the fine print. There are gaping holes. There are problems. I will put this into the Record and I am totally opposed to this bill. Mr. Speaker, the…

the al Qaeda has not gone away, and we know al Qaeda does not choose its targets at random, it chooses targets to inflict the greatest numbers of casualties, to do the greatest damage economically, and to get the most publicity. Just last…