New report: Conditions are ripe for young Latino Americans to improve their economic security because those born in the U.S. typically are better educated and therefore more likely to earn larger incomes than those who immigrate to the U.S.
"Congress should take concrete steps to bolster the economy by passing a long-term highway bill and comprehensive immigration reform, renewing the charter of the Export-Import Bank and raising the minimum wage.”
Sep 30 2015
Statement of Carolyn B. Maloney
Ranking Member Maloney Wednesday argued for increased state and federal investment in higher education at a hearing to examine private sector solutions to skyrocketing student loan debt.
Sep 22 2015
Private-Sector Employment Up in 31 States and D.C.
Average Hourly Earnings Up in 46 States
Sep 19 2015
Op-ed: Planned Parenthood, The Pill, and P.T. Barnum (The Huffington Post)
By Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney
Sep 18 2015
Maloney Decries Persistent Black Unemployment
“Practical, Achievable, Popular” Policies Can Help
The unemployment rate today for black Americans is more than double the unemployment rate for whites, Maloney said, and "we sincerely hope our Republican friends can still see the situation for the emergency that it is and will agree with us now that something must be done.”