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Carolyn Maloney is a former Democratic U.S. representative from New York who served in Congress from 1993 to 2023. She chaired the House Oversight and Reform Committee and worked on legislation supporting September 11 responders and survivors.
DI has documented statements by Carolyn Maloney on Health Care, Public Health, and September 11 Attacks. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Role at the time: Former U.S. representative from New York
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Maloney praised disclosure and implementation funding. This supports the records release, not a blanket endorsement of the mayor.
“courage, good values and good decisions”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)City Hall transcript: September 8 post-9/11 records announcementMayor Mamdani's opening remarks; speaker sections: Jon Stewart; Tom Hart; Ben Chevat; Jerry Nadler; Carolyn Maloney; Gale Brewer
Why we used this label
Supports this action. Classification is limited to the disclosure decision.
The Mamdani administration released more than 170,000 pages of City records and settled litigation over post-September 11 air-quality and health records, renewing debate about prior disclosure, accountability, and support for affected people.
