Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Elizabeth Esty (CT-5), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), Jim Himes (CT-4), Julia Brownley (CA-26), and Bill Pascrell (NJ-9) introduced the Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Act of 2015, H.R. 1291.
Includes Significant Investments in Positive Train Control and Relocating Grade Crossings
Washington – Following three major grade crossing accidents in New York in the past month, the House of Representatives passed two key provisions authored by Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) as part of the Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act (PRRIA) including significant investments in rail crossing improvements and Positive Train Control.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) released the following statement regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the Joint Meeting of Congress:
Bill Includes Significant Investments to Prevent Grade Crossing Accidents
CHAPPAQUA, NY – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (NY-17), Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18), and Hudson Valley elected officials today at a press conference at a Metro-North railroad crossing site in Chappaqua urged Congress to pass a passenger rail bill that includes significant investments in rail crossing improvements.
Washington – Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced that student submissions are now being accepted for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. The Congressional Art Competition began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents.
Locations Currently Include Carmel, Port Jervis, Middletown and Poughkeepsie
ewburgh, N.Y. – Beginning in March, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney announced updated Satellite Office Hours in Port Jervis, Carmel, Middletown and Poughkeepsie. All five offices including Rep.
Newburgh, NY - Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) congratulated Randy Berry, who was appointed as the State Department's first ever LGBT Human Rights Envoy.
Metro-North Fare Set to Increase 4% in March
Newburgh, NY – With Metro-North fares set to increase in March, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced the introduction of the Commuter Benefit Parity Act of 2015. This bipartisan legislation, introduced by Rep. Peter King (NY-2), would establish parity between the parking and transit portions of the transportation fringe benefit by setting the monthly caps for both at $235/month.
Washington – Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) issued the following statement on Metrolink accident in California: