Joint Economic Committee (JEC) Ranking Democrat Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that new economic data from all 50 states shows that 38 states and the District of Columbia gained private sector jobs in May, while 48 states gained private sector jobs over the past 12 months.
Jun 24 2015
Op-ed: Overcoming Baltimore's Issues (The Baltimore Sun)
By G. K. Butterfield, Carolyn Maloney, Elijah E. Cummings
The recent events in Baltimore are all too familiar to those of us who lived through the late 1960s, when riots broke out in major U.S. cities. President Lyndon Johnson appointed the Kerner Commission in 1967 to investigate the conditions that led to those events. When the commission's report was released in the next year it concluded that "our nation is moving toward two societies, one black, one white — separate and unequal."
Jun 23 2015
Forum Points to Why The American Dream is on Hold For Many in the African American Community
Vast Disparities in Employment, Wealth Compared to Whites
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) heard from academics, Baltimore clergy and community leaders Tuesday at a forum to discuss the vast disparities in economic conditions for African Americans and whites.
Jun 22 2015
The American Dream on Hold: Economic Challenges in the African American Community
Congressional Black Caucus and Joint Economic Committee Democrats Hold Public Forum and Press Conference in Baltimore Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The American Dream on Hold: Public Forum to discuss Economic Challenges in the African American Community.
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., University of Baltimore, Maryland
Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m., University of Baltimore, Maryland
Jun 17 2015
Maloney Says Private Sector Accounting Methods Are Unsuitable for Government
“Fair Value” Accounting Creates Phantom Costs
Ranking Member Maloney Wednesday argued that proposals to move to so-called “fair value” accounting for federal credit programs - such as student loans, veterans’ home loans and the Export-Import Bank - would distort the budget process, undercut loan programs and, deprive millions of Americans the affordable loans they need to get an education, buy a home or operate a small business.
“In my mind, there is nothing fair about ‘fair value’ accounting,” Maloney said at a JEC hearing to examine the value of an accounting method many Republicans would like to see implemented.
“In my mind, there is nothing fair about ‘fair value’ accounting,” Maloney said at a JEC hearing to examine the value of an accounting method many Republicans would like to see implemented.
Jun 17 2015
FCRA Maloney Opening Statement
Jun 10 2015
Op-ed: No Surrender in Export-Import Bank Battle (Crain's New York)
By Carolyn B. Maloney
Clearly the economy has shown consistent strength coming out of the worst recession since the 1930s, but there’s plenty of room for additional growth, particularly for those at the bottom of the economic ladder.