Sean Patrick Maloney

On February 6 the Senate passed a 13-week extension of unemployment insurance by unanimous consent. Fifty Democratic, 49 Republican and one Independent Senator recognized that while our country is at war and our economy is in a downturn it…

I applaud the gentleman from Connecticut (Mr. Shays) and the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. Meehan) for their distinguished and hard work that has brought this bill to the floor today. Mr. Chairman, many of my colleagues on the other…

I rise with strong support for the True American Heroes Act. This legislation honors the over 300 men and women, firefighters, EMTs and rescue workers, dozens of police officers from both the city and Port Authority, and other Federal…

on the three-month anniversary of September 11, I rise to pay tribute to the unsung heroes of the World Trade Center disaster--the thousands of volunteers from the construction trades and the New York City construction industry. As we all…

if anyone watching tonight has ever called New York ``the Big Apple'' or uttered the words ``I love New York,'' I hope they will join me tonight in remembering the man who brought those phrases into the public domain. His name was Lewis…

It is a shame we will not have the opportunity to vote on the Sweeney amendment because it would help address New York's tremendous unmet needs. We need all the Federal aid we were promised, not next year, not next month, not tomorrow. We…

after the September 11 attacks, the administration told us it would do whatever it takes to help New York recover. Forty billion dollars was quickly approved, $20 billion to fight terrorism and $20 billion for disaster relief primarily for…

2 days ago New York suffered another tragedy in the skies, another day of mayhem, carnage, fire and tears. As we pray for the families of the victims, Americans are again doubting whether it is safe to fly. We need to pass a strong airport…

it is human nature: When tragedy strikes, most people want to help you right away. But you can tell your true friends by who still wants to help as time goes by. Will the real friends of New York please stand up. The World Trade Center is…

Those who oppose the aviation security bill which the other body passed 100 to 0 are arguing that the bill would create yet another public employee union. Those who preach the evils of public employees unions ought to remember one thing…

I support the resolution of the gentleman from New York (Mr. Fossella). On December 7, 1941 America awoke to the immediacy of war. Sixty years later, war returned to U.S. soil. In each case the reaction was the same, and so will be the…

I join with my colleagues to mark the Breast Cancer Awareness Month and thank the co-chairs of the women's caucus for putting this together tonight. We have made enormous progress in the fight against breast cancer. We have more than…

1 month after September 11, Americans continue to contemplate the vulnerability of human life. So I think it is very fitting that we pass a bill today which does so much to preserve and prolong human life. The bill increases funding for…

the practice of marketing downed animals--animals unable to walk because of sickness or illness-- is an inhumane and disease-ridden practice. It's cruel to animals. It's bad for people. It's good for nothing. Many livestock yards pass on…

I am thankful that 109 of my colleagues came to New York to view the devastation at Ground Zero. But the severe impact on New York City's economy is harder to see. Restaurants are empty, hotels are vacant, five Broadway shows have closed…

It has been nearly 2 weeks since war came to New York City, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and America. These cowards have waged war not on our Army and Navy, but on ordinary men and women who were killed simply because they showed up for work…

I rise in support of the the rule and in support of the underlying bill. Last week's attacks did unspeakable damage, unspeakable harm with great loss of life, but last week's attack underscored just how indispensable air travel is to our…

I rise in support of the 3-year reauthorization of the Defense Production Act of 1950. This is bipartisan legislation that was reported by the Committee on Financial Services by voice vote. First enacted during the Korean War, the DPA has…

I rise against the manager's amendment because it does nothing to correct the rip-off of corporate welfare in the royalty-in-kind program. I also rise in opposition to the underlying bill, as it might as well have been written in 1901…

last January, instead of celebrating one of the most important dates on the calendar for the people of India--the 51st anniversary of the Republic of India, we unfortunately mourned the death of hundreds of people who died in the tragic…

Mr. Chairman, after the tragic war in Bosnia, there are many children who have lost their parents, been deserted, and have been left to fend for themselves. These are children who need and deserve a stable, safe environment where they can…

I rise to amend the fiscal year 2002 appropriations of the U.S. Census Bureau. My intent, Mr. Chairman, was to make sure that the Census Bureau have adequate funds to produce a special report on the data from the service-based enumeration…

In 1990, 1.9 million Hispanics were classified as ``other.'' In 2000, 6 million Hispanics were classified as ``other.'' That is 17 percent. Why? Because, as my colleague has pointed out and as we well know, the bureau changed the question…

I do rely on the Census Bureau to give us the information. I know that last year as the chairman of the Subcommittee on Census, the gentleman from Florida was very concerned about political manipulation of the census data. I wonder if he…

I rise in support of the supplemental but in opposition to the rule for the Shays-Meehan bill. What we needed was a fair fight, an up or down vote on Shays-Meehan, a quality, balanced, bipartisan campaign finance bill that a majority of…