Rivera, Bottcher offi cially endorse Maloney for re-election
BY AIDAN SEIDEN
Councilmembers Carlina
Rivera of District 2 and
Erik Bottcher of District
3 offi cially announced their
endorsement for Congresswoman
Carolyn Maloney for
re-election — a promising start
to the Democratic candidate’s
campaign to retain her seat as
a member of the U.S. House,
on behalf of New York’s 12th
Congressional District.
“Representative Maloney has
been New York City’s dedicated
advocate in the halls of Congress,”
said Rivera. “Whether
she’s fi ghting for federal support
for our city hospitals, reaffi
rming our status as a safe
haven for access to reproductive
care, or expanding vaccine
sites throughout her district,
Rep. Maloney is a proven leader
who knows how to get things
done for NY-12 and we’ll be
lucky to have her in Congress
another term.”
Maloney has prided herself in
leading an extensive amount of
Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) delivers an opening
statement during a House hearing in September 2020.
reform in recent years, the majority
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of which coincide with the
interests of both Council Members,
and stretch across a wide
range of issues burdening the
City today.
In past years, Rivera and
Maloney have collaborated on
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a number of projects, from lobbying
for an individual’s right to
reproductive choice, to negotiating
repairs for New York City
Housing Authority residents,
and organizing testing, vaccine,
and meal handout sites throughout
the COVID-19 crisis.
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“Time and time again, Congresswoman
Maloney has
shown up for our neighborhoods
with her tireless commitment,
proven progressive track
record, and deep knowledge of
how to get things done,” said
Bottcher in a recent interview.
“From leading the fi ght to
secure $5.9 billion in direct
funding for New York City in
the American Rescue Plan,” the
legislator continued, citing a few
of the Congresswoman’s most
successful undertakings, “to her
aid in the recovery from the COVID
19 pandemic” and the $3.5
billion procured for the World
Trade Center Health Program
that, he says, “is continuing to
help so many of our Chelsea
neighbors who were 9/11 responders
and survivors.”
With Rivera representing
the East Village, Flatiron,
Gramercy Park, Rose Hill,
Kips Bay, Murray Hill, and the
Lower East Side, and Bottcher
representing the neighborhoods
of Greenwich Village, Chelsea,
Hell’s Kitchen, Flatiron, Hudson
Square, Times Square, the
Theater District, the Garment
District and Columbus Circle,
their support is a major success
for Maloney’s campaign.
“I feel so lucky to have a friend
and advocate in Carlina because
she fi ghts tirelessly for her constituents
every single day, and
she is steadfast in her beliefs for
good causes that benefi t all New
Yorkers,” said Maloney.
While she acknowledges that
her relationship with Bottcher is
still developing, she notes that
she had “the honor” of knowing
him throughout the years as
“an active member” of the lower
Manhattan community, and she
says she is eager “to see all the
good he does for our City as a
member of the City Council.”
“I thank them for their endorsement,”
Maloney said, “and
I look forward to continuing
working together for our City.”
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