Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-3]

Rep. Honda touts endorsement from Obama sister amid primary challenge

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel (N.Y.), and California Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have also endorsed Honda. Among the other Honda b

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More funding sought for Long Island Sound

2013-05-20T01:00:00Z

...of superstorm Sandy and the mandatory federal spending cuts that were enacted in April.Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) are among the members of Congress appealing for additional funding to protect and preserve the S

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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...of the House Republican Conference. "House Republicans' outreach to women voters now has Mark Sanford as the face," said Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said in a statement after Sanford's victory. "Re

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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford Sworn In to Congressional Seat

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

3D 'Liberator' Gun Fires Up Web Censorship Debate

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...handgun as long as it didn't fall in the category as an automatic weapon. Taking it one step further, Democratic US Rep. Steve Israel (NY) called for national legislation to ban 3D-printed guns altogether. "I recognize that this tool might be used to ha

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Mark Sanford Sworn In: Ex-Governor Reclaims House Seat In Comeback

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...Conference. Democrats gloated. "House Republicans' outreach to women voters now has Mark Sanford as the face," said Rep. Steve Israel, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said in a statement after Sanford's victory. "Republi

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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford reclaims House seat in comeback

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

Ex-SC Gov. Sanford Reclaims House Seat in Comeback

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

Inside the Beltway: AP plays hardball

2013-05-14T01:00:00Z

...as the Democratic Party seeks to regain the 17 House seats it lost in 2010. “That work has to start now,” observes Rep. Steve Israel of New York and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Could it be that the news media are fin

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Editorial: Help disabled vets deal with the claims backlog

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

Military veterans left impaired by their service to the nation have a hard enough time getting a handhold in civilian life without an interminable wait for disability benefits adding to their troubles.But a logjam of claims has forced qualified veterans

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Feds worry over plastic-gun blueprints

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...and other locations – a threat that has begun to alarm some lawmakers. Two New York Democrats, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Steve Israel, have said they will push for new legislation to outlaw the manufacture of 3-D plastic guns. Security checkpoints

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State Department Forces Defcad to Remove 3D-Printable Gun Files

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...can download and print the gun, sans serial number, background check, and other regulatory requirements. That’s what has Rep. Steve Israel worried. The New York Democrat last week renewed his call for an extension of the ban on plastic firearms – se

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The Pirate Bay now hosts banned 3D-printed gun files

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...state senate by Democrat Leland Yee that would ban 3D printed guns, as well as a bill introduced last year by Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) that would further restrict the weapons. But while pressure to restrict the weapons is ramping up across different arm

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Online blueprint for 3D gun violates export law, US says. Too late now. (+video)

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...Now that this technology appears to be upon us, we need to act now to extend the ban on plastic firearms,” said Rep. Steve Israel (D) of New York, in a statement May 3. Representative Israel proposed legislation called the Undetectable Firearms Modern

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LIU Post president: 'Degree empowers you'

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...you in ways that can and will transform your life, and, I might add, can never be taken from you." Keynote speaker Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) encouraged graduates to think about helping shape the future of Long Island and America. "If you make the

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Plastic-gun creator told to take blueprints off website

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...screenings at airports and other locations — a threat that has begun to alarm some lawmakers. Two New York Democrats, Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Steve Israel, have said they will push for new legislation to outlaw the manufacture of 3-D plastic gun

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The Obama administration takes aim at 3D-printed guns

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...that "are invisible to metal detectors and that can be easily made without a background check." At the federal level, Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) have likewise called for legislation to ban such firearms. "A terrorist, som

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