Rep Carolyn Maloney

Christina Wilkie

Meryl Streep-Backed Museum Project In Jeopardy

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Wilkie | Posted 05.03.2012

WASHINGTON -- Support from donors and elected officials for a National Women's History Museum appears to have evaporated after a recent Huffington Pos...

Uniting on the War Against Women

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 05.02.2012

Marcia G. Yerman

Karen Teegarden and Desiree Jordan were alarmed by the rapid erosion of women's rights. They created a Facebook page called United Against the War Against Women, with the theory if they built it women would come.

Laura Bassett

Rep. Carolyn Maloney Seeks To Deny Tax Breaks To Men-Only Businesses

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.17.2012

If businesses like the Augusta National Golf Club, home to the Masters tournament, can continue to deny women membership, then the government should w...

Why I Will March in Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade

Tom Allon | Posted 05.14.2012

Tom Allon

It is misguided, I believe, for the Ancient Order of Hibernians to exclude gay people from their St. Patrick's Day Parade. But we should not tarnish this great event because of politics.

The Bad Old Days

Carolyn Maloney | Posted 09.23.2011

Carolyn Maloney

All the GOP candidates have promised that one of their highest priorities if elected would be to repeal the Affordable Care Act. But none offered insights into the real effects that such a repeal would have on people's lives.

Women's Equality Yet to Be Fully Realized

Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 08.26.2011

Rep. Carolyn Maloney

As it stands now, the equal rights of women are subject to interpretation of law. That is a risk our mothers, sisters and daughters cannot afford.

Dear GOP: It's the Truth, Coming Home to Roost

Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Carolyn Maloney

It is beyond ironic that after years of grossly misleading Republican TV ads about "death panels," "government takeovers" and other nonsense, the Republicans are now complaining about a Democratic candidate who simply tells the truth.

Dear GOP: We Don't Negotiate With Hostage Takers

Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Carolyn Maloney

The attempt by the GOP to derail the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau weeks before it opens its doors is quite remarkable. If the GOP proposals are translated into plain English, you can get the real picture of what they want.

Michael McAuliff

GOP Blocks Bid To Make Elizabeth Warren Head Of Consumer Bureau

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.04.2011

WASHINGTON -- Republicans don’t even want public advocate Elizabeth Warren to head a watered-down Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. At least ...

Michael McAuliff

Three Lawmakers Spent Decade Defined By Death And Bin Laden

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.03.2011

WASHINGTON -- The kill shots that took down Osama bin Laden had a special resonance for three New York lawmakers who have spent the past decade recove...

The GOP 'Infomercial' Budget

Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Carolyn Maloney

The GOP's widely advertised, surefire method of deficit reduction is not unlike those late night TV infomercials: "You can shed those ugly pounds fast without dieting or exercise!"

A Forced March for American Women: Back to the 19th Century

Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Carolyn Maloney

Right now, in the halls of Congress and in states around the country, there is a calculated and cynical attempt underway to force the women of America to march in lockstep back to the 19th century.

Amanda Terkel

Pro-Choice Advocates: GOP's Revised Abortion Bill Remains 'Extremely Harmful' To Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- After significant public controversy over H.R. 3, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act, lawmakers quietly amended the legislation an...

Dems Are Sharing The Wealth -- With Each Other

Posted 05.25.2011

With Democrats in grave danger of coughing up House seats this November, New York's elected Dems are shelling out cash to help their endangered brethr...

Update on Those Republican "Census" Mailers

ProPublica | Posted 05.25.2011

ProPublica

In the last few days, an increasing number of people have been complaining about those pesky "census" mailers that the Republican National Committee had been sending out.

Why Tanning Beds Are the Cigarettes of Our Age

Kate White | Posted 11.17.2011

Kate White

We owe it to everyone, particularly to young women, to make sure that the risks of tanning are clearly communicated and understood and that tanning beds are regulated as tightly as devices with their risk-profile merit.

Hot Chocolate, Cold Cash: Members Of Congress Raise Money In The Holiday Spirit

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 05.25.2011

Despite recent recession trend stories suggesting that lobbyists are in less of a mood to party, the Sunlight Foundation has heard of three times more...

NYC funeral for Husband of Rep. Carolyn Maloney: Millionare Banker, Avid Climber Died On World's Sixth-Highest Mountain In Himalayas

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — A funeral is being held in New York City for the husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Clifton Maloney died last month on a mountain...

Shahien Nasiripour

Another House Democrat Backs Away From Loophole In Investor Protection Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

A leading House Democrat backed away Wednesday from a sweeping proposal that would have watered down a post-Enron reform, permanently exempting small ...

Equality: Past, Present and Future

Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Of the 211 statues in our nation's Capitol, only 11 are of female leaders. This is not because great women didn't exist. It is simply the case that we can do a great deal better in telling the whole story.

Carolyn Maloney's Husband Dies Climbing In Tibet

Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK (AP) The husband of U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney has died on a mountain climbing expedition in the Himalayas, aides to the congresswoman said Sa...

Newspapers for a New Age

Rep. Carolyn Maloney | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Carolyn Maloney

Today, I am holding a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee to examine the treacherous economic landscape newspapers face. The role they play in our democracy is too important to allow them to recede further.

Lingering Disgrace

Kelly Caldwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Kelly Caldwell

Everyone remembers the huge dust clouds. Almost immediately, people began streaming into the Disaster Assistance Center where I worked, asking for help with toxic-air related problems.

Carolyn Maloney Bows Out Of Race Against Kirsten Gillibrand

Posted 05.25.2011

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand just released the following statement regarding the news that Rep. Carolyn Maloney will not be challenging her for the Demo...

Bill Clinton To Fundraise For Gillibrand Challenger Carolyn Maloney

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON — In a slap at President Barack Obama, former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for a New York congresswoman challeng...