{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://seanmaloney.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/maloney-s-record-of-results-in-first-term", "Rep. Maloneys Record of Results in First Term", "2014-12-19", "2014", "2014-12", "Democrat", "House", "NY", "Sean Maloney", "M001185", "seanmaloney.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington \u2013 Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) released his 2014 Year End Annual Report, which highlights his legislative work, constituent services, district events, and correspondence.\u00a0\nEven in one of the least productive Congresses in modern history, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) worked across the aisle\u00a0to deliver meaningful results for the Hudson Valley in his first term. Sean fought for major legislation to fix local problems with local solutions, introducing\u00a010 pieces of legislation\u00a0that were\u00a0signed into law this Congress \u2013 a remarkable record for a freshman in the minority. \u00a0All of these priorities came directly from Sean\u2019s conversations with his neighbors in the Hudson Valley, and addresses issues like rail\u00a0safety\u00a0technology, dam safety, and our local agricultural economy.\u00a0 Sean also focused on local investments in the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, U.S. Military Academy and Highland Falls School District. In addition, Sean helped deliver $250 million in disaster relief for the Hudson Valley and investments that created hundreds of jobs, rebuilt our communities, and got our neighbors back on their feet.\nTo hear ideas and find solutions for problems in neighborhoods across the region, Sean held 55 town hall events \u2013 in person, online and by telephone and helped return $3.2 million to seniors, veterans and Hudson Valley families. \u00a0Here are a few highlights of Sean\u2019s first two years: \u00a0\u00a0\nBy the Numbers: Getting Results for Local Solutions\nSean has worked across the aisle and accumulated a\u00a0record of results\u00a0for Hudson Valley veterans, middle class families, and small businesses while in Congress.\u00a0 He\u2019s had:\n 10\u00a0pieces of legislation signed into law\n\t15\u00a0bills and amendments passed the House\n\t35\u00a0bills and amendments authored\n\t274\u00a0bills co-sponsored\n\t1205\u00a0votes cast with\u00a098%\u00a0vote attendance record\u00a0\n After listening to neighbors, community leaders, veterans, and farmers, Sean introduced dozens of bills\u00a0- including 10 that were signed into law:\n \n\t\tThe Dam Safety Act, included in the Water Resources Reform and Development Act.\u00a0\u00a0Signed into law in June 2014, the Dam Safety Act reauthorizes the National Dam Safety Program and provides infrastructure investment funds for states to use in conducting dam inspections, purchasing equipment, and developing Emergency Action Plans.\u00a0\n\t\n\t\n\t\tThe Creating Reliability for Our Producers (CROP) Act, included in the Farm Bill.\u00a0Signed into law in February 2014, the Farm Bill, the best Farm Bill ever passed for the Hudson Valley, includes Rep. Maloney\u2019s bipartisan, budget-neutral CROP Act, which will help protect the livelihoods of the small, diversified family farms we have in the Hudson Valley by reforming the insurance programs these farmers rely on and developing new and improved plans.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tSupport for Farmers in Black Dirt Region. To address local flooding issues in important agricultural areas of Orange County, the Farm Bill,\u00a0which was signed into law in February 2014,\u00a0included language secured by Rep. Maloney to require the Secretary of Agriculture to work with producers whose operations contain muck soils like those in the Hudson Valley.\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\u00a0FERC Accountability Act,\u00a0included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Act.\u00a0Signed into law in December 2014,\u00a0Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) will now be accountable to ratepayers in the Hudson Valley. FERC will be required to report quarterly on actions and costs to consumers related to the new capacity zone in New York\u2019s Hudson Valley.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tRail Safety Enforcement Act, included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Omnibus Appropriations Act.\u00a0Signed into law in December 2014, the Federal Railroad Administration will now be required to review current implementation of Positive Train Control (PTC), which is a technology that helps control the speed of trains. In September, the House Transportation Committee also passed Rep. Maloney\u2019s Commuter Rail Passenger Safety Act which enables railroads to make use of the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program, an existing $35 billion loan program, in order to implement Positive Train Control (PTC) technology.\u00a0\n\t\n\t\n\t\tRenaming Monroe Post Office.\u00a0Signed into law\u00a0in\u00a0December 2014, the post office in Monroe, NY will be renamed to honor a local hero, Gregg Wenzel, who lost his life in service to his country. This is the first Post Office in the nation to honor a fallen officer of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).\n\t\n\t\n\t\tCritical Support for Highland Falls Schools, included in the\u00a0Fiscal Year 2015\u00a0National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\u00a0Expected to be signed into law, this fixes an artificial cap that prevented Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery School District from getting its full share of aid and was shortchanging the school district by approximately $2 million a year.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tHudson River Valley National Heritage Area, included in the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).\u00a0\u00a0Expected to be signed into law, the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, key to regional tourism, will continue operating and can continue to access matching federal funding for projects in the area.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tThe Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act, included in the VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013.\u00a0Signed into law in December 2013, the Disabled Veterans Red Tape Reduction Act enables the VA to use outside physicians to conduct medical disability exams in order to help alleviate the current backlog at the VA.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tMilitary Construction Investment for Army Reserve Center and Barracks at West Point.\u00a0As part of both the 2014 and 2015 Appropriations Acts, this bill invests $100 million in construction of new cadet barracks at West Point and builds a new training center for the Army Reserve in Bullville, NY.\n\t\n 5\u00a0additional bills, provisions, and amendments authored by Sean have passed the House:\n \n\t\tBlocking the New Hudson Valley Capacity Zone. In July 2014, the House overwhelmingly passed Rep. Maloney\u2019s unprecedented legislation to prohibit funds from being used to enforce the Hudson Valley\u2019s\u00a0new capacity zone,\u00a0which could raise electrical rates on consumers.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tHonor Guardsmen and Reservists Act.\u00a0Honoring a fallen reservist from Hopewell Junction, the House of Representatives passed legislation in May 2014 to enable a memorial headstone or marker to be purchased from the VA for Guard or Reserve members who served for at least 6 years.\n\t\n\t\n\t\tHuman Trafficking Prevention Act.\u00a0\u00a0Passed in July 2014, this legislation would expand new minimum training procedures for high-ranking Foreign Service Officers and government personnel in order to curb human trafficking at its source before people are trafficked across international borders into the US.\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\u00a0Increased Investments for Dam Inspections.\u00a0Separate of the Dam Safety Act, the House passed higher funding levels for the Dam Safety Act\n\t\n\t\n\t\tGAO report for CFTC Reauthorization. Passed in the House in June 2014, this important amendment ensures regulators have the funding that they need to safeguard the viability of the American financial system and hold bad actors accountable.\n\t\n \u00a0\nBy the Numbers: Constituent Services\n\u00a0\nSean promised\u00a0to\u00a0fight for folks in the Hudson Valley, and made it a top priority to\u00a0be accessible and hold the federal government accountable.\u00a0In addition to having his District Office in Newburgh, Sean has satellite offices in Port Jervis, Poughkeepsie, Carmel and Middletown.\u00a0As part of his \u201cSpeak with Sean\u201d series, Rep. Maloney has held\u00a055 \u201cSpeak with Sean\u201d town halls where neighbors could share any questions and comments in person.\n\u00a0\n \n\t\t$3,197,408.36\u00a0returned to taxpayers who were owed Social Security checks, veterans\u2019 compensation, tax refunds, or other payments from the government\n\t\n\t\n\t\t2,322\u00a0individuals\u00a0assisted\u00a0with cases involving Social Security, Medicare, IRS, and the Veterans Administration\n\t\n\t\n\t\t97\u00a0service medals for military heroes including 1 Congressional Gold Medal, 1 Legion of Merit, 4 Bronze Stars, and 3 Purple Hearts for veterans from the Hudson Valley\n\t\n\t\n\t\t33\u00a0\u201cSpeak with Sean\u201d town halls and neighborhood office hours\u00a0in the Hudson Valley\n\t\n\t\n\t\t22\u00a0online and telephone town halls that included\u00a0108,000 households\u00a0throughout the Hudson Valley\n\t\n\t\n\t\t121,062\u00a0constituent letters answered\n\t\n\t\n\t\tDozens of events\u00a0including\u00a0four Veterans Resources Fairs, Made in New York Tour, Small Business Workshop, Congressional Field Hearing on comprehensive immigration reform, children\u2019s safety workshop, law enforcement resources forum, six medal presentation ceremonies for veterans, main street tours in Wappingers Falls, Goshen, Middletown, Mahopac, and Highland Falls, veterans jobs roundtable with Senator Greg Ball, EPA Superfund tour with EPA Administrator Judith Enck, agriculture forum in Warwick, Small Business Disaster Relief Workshop and many other events.\n\t\n By the Numbers: Fighting for Hudson Valley Investments\n\u00a0\nRep. Maloney has worked closely with local and state officials to secure key federal investments. These bipartisan partnerships have helped deliver much-needed investments to grow our economy, create jobs, improve our infrastructure, fight crime and substance abuse, and reduce tolls and fees. A few highlights of federal investments in the Hudson Valley that Rep. Maloney has successfully fought for include:\n \n\t\t$250,000,000 in disaster aid from Irene, Lee and Sandy by working with 48 local communities including $45,322,000 to\u00a0strengthen 9 flood-prone bridges\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$1.6 billion loan for the new Tappan Zee bridge\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$2,400,000 for 15 new firefighters in Newburgh\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$823,413 for life saving equipment for 6 local fire departments\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$500,000 for four new police officers in Newburgh\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$2,900,000 for expanding facilities for Hudson Valley Lighting\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$60,000 for new breathing equipment for Goshen Fire Department\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$4,817,666 to support homeless veterans through WestCOP and Hudson River Housing\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$2,200,000 for resurfacing Route 121 in Bedford\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$2,400,000 for resurfacing Route 138 in Lewisboro\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$2,611,029 for improving roads and safety along Route 302 in Crawford\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$968,792 for\u00a0Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$1,336,000 for the Town of Wallkill pedestrian/bicycle safety enhancements\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$19,577,702 for runway\u00a0rehabilitation and improvements at Stewart Airport, Dutchess Airport, and Orange County Airport\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$1,250,000 for six youth anti-substance abuse initiatives\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$745,178 for pedestrian/bicycle enhancements in Port Jervis\n\t\n\t\n\t\t$2,100,000 for resurfacing Route 120 in Mt. 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