Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]

Munich Olympics terror victims deserve a minute of our time

2012-06-03T20:00:06Z

They can take their lead from US House Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen ... Resolution 663, introduced to the US Congress by Eliot Engel and Nita Lowey, calls on the IOC to provide a minute of silence. It reads in part: “The Munich 11 were part ...

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Macy’s breaks ground for new Bronx mall

2012-06-03T06:52:42Z

U.S. Representative Eliot Engel added that he worked at Freedomland as a teenager and then moved with his parents to Co-op City after the park closed. Macy’s has indicated that it will commemorate the memories of Freedomland once the mall is completed.

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Bloomberg, Koch Back Rangel’s Re-Election

2012-05-30T10:39:21Z

Among the names listed on an invitation for a June 13 fundraiser marking his 82nd birthday are three mayors (Bloomberg, Koch and David Dinkins), every Democratic member of congress from New York City except Rep. Eliot Engel, City Council Speaker ...

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White House expects 400 for Jewish American Heritage Month reception reception.

2012-05-30T01:00:00Z

...Ben Cardin Rep. Shelley Berkley Rep. Howard Berman Rep. David Cicilline Rep. Steve Cohen Rep. Susan Davis Rep. Ted Deutch Rep. Eliot Engel Rep. Sander Levin Rep. Nita Lowey Rep. Jerrold Nadler Rep. Jarrod Polis Rep. Jan Schakowsky Rep. Adam Schiff Rep.

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Pelham Honors its Veterans

2012-05-28T20:00:04Z

Pelham community members banded together Monday for the annual Memorial Day and ceremony. Attendees included U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, D-NY; Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; state Sen. Jeffrey D. Klein, D-Bronx/ Westchester; state Assemblywoman Amy Paulin ...

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Memorial Day Parade in Greenburgh Honors Veterans

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

...in the annual observance on Sunday. “I just wish everybody in America could see what was going on here today,” said U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, whose congressional disrict includes Hastings. ”In the United States of America we have freedoms that really

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Hastings Parade Observes Memorial Day

2012-05-28T01:00:00Z

Hastings Unveils Bronze Sculpture on Hudson River Bank

2012-05-26T17:32:07Z

This morning—under clear, blue skies—Wyatt, Mayor Peter Swiderski and Congressman Eliot Engel revealed the real thing in a ceremony complete with champagne. The result of a congressional resolution honoring the Hudson River School of Painting ...

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Employee Social Media Privacy

2012-05-25T10:09:29Z

Congressman Eliot Engel of New York sponsored HR 5050, the “Social Networking Online Protection Act,” to prohibit schools and businesses from requesting user names, passwords, or other means of accessing a personal account on any social networking webs

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New York: Senate FDA bill rejects Canadian drug provision

2012-05-25T01:00:00Z

...version to President Barack Obama, but lawmakers say an agreement is probable before the July 4 congressional break. Rep. Eliot Engel, D-Bronx, said Friday he expects the bill to pass the House overwhelmingly. He voted in favor of the bill in the House

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Editorial: Franking abuse by Hayworth, Ball is hypocritical

2012-05-24T01:00:00Z

...House members sent out more than 77 million pieces of franked mail, at a cost of $27.9 million. Some lawmakers, including Rep. Eliot Engel, D-Bronx, spent nothing. Clearly, lawmakers need to communicate with their constituents, and sometimes their only

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Bill protecting job seekers', employees' social media passwords advances to Gov. Quinn

2012-05-23T22:50:38Z

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago ... Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also introduced legislation in April that would protect Facebook users from having to provide this information. The bill, the Social Networking Online ...

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Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T15:19:40Z

Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also introduced legislation in April that would protect Facebook users from having to provide this information. The bill, the Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA), would ...

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Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T13:17:58Z

Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T13:17:58Z

Legislation Targets Employers That Ask For Social Media Passwords

2012-05-23T10:26:10Z

The Password Protection Act would not protect college, high school and elementary school students, but similar social media privacy legislation introduced last month by Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) would protect students. The American Civil Liberties ...

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What's your company's social media policy?

2012-05-23T02:26:34Z

On April 27, 2012, Rep. Eliot Engel, D-NY, introduced the Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA). SNOPA would prohibit employers from requiring a username, password or other access to online content. It would not allow employers to ...

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Bill protecting job seekers' passwords goes to Quinn

2012-05-23T01:00:00Z

...requested the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate the issue. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill., and Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., also introduced legislation in April that would protect Facebook users from having to provide this informatio

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US Congressman Introduces Visa Waiver for Israelis

2012-05-22T12:14:44Z

US Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA ... Bill Pascrell, Shelley Berkley, Eliot Engel, Michael Grimm, Mazie Hirono, Rush Holt, Aaron Schock, and Robert Dold. There are 36 countries currently in the Visa Waiver Program. In 2010, over 17 million visitors ...

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US Congress promoting visa exemption for Israelis

2012-05-22T04:07:58Z

WASHINGTON – US Congressman Brad Sherman (Democrat ... Bill Pascrell, Shelley Berkley, Eliot Engel, Michael Grimm, Mazie Hirono, Rush Holt, Aaron Schock, and Robert Dold in introducing the bill.

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