Carolyn Maloney quotes
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“We need a mayor who knows how to balance a budget, who understands the urgency of delivering all the services that a great city needs, who understand the need of working families.”
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“Women deserve the same permanent rights and explicit protections given men in the Constitution.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Women’s Equality Yet to Be Fully Realized" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2011.
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“While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Let’s Put It in Writing: Women Are Equal" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 10, 2011.
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“The proposal that men and women should be treated equally under the law is hardly a controversial concept.”
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“The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Women’s Equality Yet to Be Fully Realized" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 26, 2011.
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“Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Deceptive Overdraft Fees: There Ought to Be a Law!" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 27, 2013.
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“In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Let’s Renew VAWA Today" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 28, 2013.
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“If you ask around, it's pretty easy to find someone who has a bank account overdraft horror story to tell.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Deceptive Overdraft Fees: There Ought to Be a Law!" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 27, 2013.
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“I believe very strongly in paid sick leave.”
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“A friend of mine was married to an assistant church pastor who regularly beat her up. He was smart ?- he'd do it in a way that the bruises didn't show. For the longest time, she dealt with it. Who would believe the minister was a wife beater?! Meanwhile, my friend ? - An attorney! ? - Suffered in silence.”
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“We cannot ensure that women will be free of discrimination in the workplace and everywhere as long as women are not universally defended under our Constitution. 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.”
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“Where are the women? The women are here.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : Carolyn Maloney's Speech at Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.
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“Healthy moms mean healthy families. When my Republican colleagues held a hearing about birth control and refused to include a single woman on the first panel as a witness, I asked, "Where are the women?"”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : Carolyn Maloney's Speech at Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.
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“I was proud to be an original cosponsor of the Violence Against Women Act when Congress passed it in 1994, and was proud to support the previous renewals in 2000 and 2005. These bills always enjoyed large, bipartisan support.”
-- Carolyn MaloneySource : "Let’s Renew VAWA Today" by Carolyn Maloney, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 28, 2013.
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