Carolyn Maloney Quotes

“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.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“The proposal that men and women should be treated equally under the law is hardly a controversial concept.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“While men's rights are guaranteed by specific language in the Constitution, women's equal rights aren't mentioned.”

— Carolyn Maloney

Women deserve the same permanent rights and explicit protections given men in the Constitution.

— Carolyn Maloney

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.

— Carolyn Maloney

“The only way to ensure equality for women is to clearly declare it in our Constitution.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“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 Maloney

“I believe very strongly in paid sick leave.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“If you ask around, it's pretty easy to find someone who has a bank account overdraft horror story to tell.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“In America, we have long stood by the principle that the protections of the law are not meant just for some.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“Nine out of ten adult Americans have a checking account. It's the most widely used financial services product in the United States.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“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.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“Where are the women? The women are here.”

— Carolyn Maloney

“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 Maloney

Because it's important. Laws can be reversed, Supreme Court decisions can be overturned, gender classifications can continue.

— Carolyn Maloney