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Sep 14 2015

NYC Fashion Industry Generates $2 Billion Annually

Employs 183,000, Draws 500,000 Visitors

Maloney released a report Monday on the positive economic impact the fashion industry has on New York City and regional economies around the United States.
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney Friday released a statement on the latest jobs report: “Although the economy has added private-sector jobs for 66 consecutive months – the longest streak on record – we will continue to work on behalf of those still struggling to find a job and achieve a living wage.”





Aug 14 2015

Maloney Says Social Security More Important Than Ever

Two-Thirds of Retirees Depend on Program for a Majority of their Income

Joint Economic Committee Ranking Democrat Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) Friday issued a report hailing the Social Security program – which celebrates its 80th anniversary today - as more essential than ever in providing retirement security to millions of Americans.
Recently, Republican Senator Ted Cruz and his colleagues on the far right called their successful efforts to block renewal of the charter of the U.S. Export-Import Bank an "important victory." Unfortunately, their "victory" may cost many Americans their jobs. It may cause small businesses to go under. It may cost thousands of American exporters, large and small, a vital competitive edge. Calling this a "victory" requires some pretty remarkable mental gymnastics. Most who follow the issue, business and labor, Democrats and even some Republicans, are viewing this as a serious, self-inflicted economic wound.

Aug 07 2015

Maloney Hails Steady Job Growth

Calls for Investments to Accelerate Pace of Job Growth

Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Ranking Member Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said "The July jobs report shows continued broad and steady economic improvement. We have now seen 65 consecutive months of private-sector job growth, which is a remarkable record, and an unemployment rate at a seven-year low."

Jul 28 2015

Dynamic Scoring Undermines Budget Accuracy

Republican Gimmick to Diminish Cost of Tax Cuts

WASHINGTON – Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Ranking Member Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) Tuesday asserted that dynamic scoring is an unreliable Republican budget gimmick designed to mask the real cost of tax cuts. ”There is a serious problem with dynamic scoring – it provides results that are highly uncertain, vary wildly, and could be subject to manipulation,” Maloney said. It “change(s) the rules of the game so my Republican colleagues can get the results they want.

Jul 23 2015

Private-Sector Employment Up in 27 States in June

State-by-State Analysis Also Shows Gains in Hourly Earnings

The Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Democrats’ monthly State-by-State Snapshots for June also show that unemployment fell in 21 states and the District of Columbia.