Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]

Steve Israel skillfully uses incumbency to gird for challenger

2008-10-05T00:00:00Z

...- With the Capitol dome behind him on a recent clear day, Rep. Steve Israel unveiled a legislative package to help the middle class: 13 bills that he conceded could not be enacted until next year. But Israel, 50, a Dix Hills Democrat seeking a fifth t

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LIRR head calls for disability system overhaul

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

...members of Long Island's congressional delegation, including Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-Mineola), Steve Israel (D- Huntington) and Tim Bishop (D- Southampton), heralded Williams' call for reform. "Clearly, the railroad re

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Israel’s new flack runs with Angelina, Cokie, Charlie and George

2008-09-30T00:00:00Z

...never be seen again.” Hamilton has now switched chambers — and sides of the aisle — as the new press secretary for Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.). In the transition, Hamilton squeezed in graduate school at Columbia University’s School of Internation

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LI's representatives to vote in favor of bailout

2008-09-29T00:00:00Z

...fielding angry calls from constituents opposed to the bailout. "They're upset and they have every right to be," said Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington). "It's kind of like an arson was committed and America's finances are in flames. We've got to put out t

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Financial bailout a tough sell on Long Island, too

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

"For the most part, people are really skeptical," said Lindsay Hamilton, spokeswoman for Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington). ...

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Financial bailout tough sell on Long Island, too

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

...have heard from voters. "For the most part, people are really skeptical," said Lindsay Hamilton, spokeswoman for Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington). "They want to know that executives won't be profiting from this, whether there will be accountability and

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Majority of Americans oppose $700 billion bailout, poll finds

2008-09-25T00:00:00Z

WHEN|WHERE Wednesday at 9 on WLIW/21

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

... offers practical advice and counsel from local activists and politicians, including Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), who insists that Long Island can ...

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'Going Green Long Island' on Ch. 21

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

...improvement expert Leslie Segrete, offers practical advice and counsel from local activists and politicians, including Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), who insists that Long Island can become "the green energy capital of America, and win over this depe

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State launches probe into LIRR disability payments

2008-09-21T00:00:00Z

Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) said Cuomo's probe will probably coincide with congressional hearings he called for yesterday into the Railroad Retirement ...

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LI pols: Don't neglect middle class in bailout

2008-09-20T00:00:00Z

Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) said he fears Paulson and the White House will resist Democratic efforts to attach aid for middle-class families to any ...

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Levittown Featured As Energy Leader in New WLIW21 Public ...

2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

Congressman Steve Israel, an active proponent of energy reform, warns that dependence on foreign fossil fuel is also a national security issue and calls for ...

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House Dems announce plan to help middle-class families

2008-09-19T00:00:00Z

... tax credits for college tuition, heath insurance, and elder and child care, said Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington), chairman and founder of the group. ...

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Steve Israel: To see change, kick out our state legislators

2008-09-15T00:00:00Z

We already pay 49 percent more than the national average for property taxes. That means if the rest of the country pays $100 in taxes, we pay $149. ...

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Elected Officials From Both Sides Come Together For Our Wounded ...

2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

Among the elected officials who will be on hand include US Congressman Tim Bishop of the 1st District, US Congressman Steve Israel of the 2nd District, ...

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Online Gamblers Need to Speak Up, Repeatedly

2008-09-12T00:00:00Z

Steve Israel, a Democratic Representative from New York, had signed on as a co-sponsor of Barney Frank's bill proposing online casino regulation. ...

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Center Aisle Caucus tries to bypass Congress' partisan ways

2008-09-07T00:00:00Z

While cynics might say that the caucus is a little too Pollyannaish to be effective in the gritty partisan environment of Washington, others applaud it for pursuing a worthy, if elusive, objective. As the 110th Congress nears the end of a rancorous

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For women voters, Palin's gender may be her only draw

2008-08-30T00:00:00Z

Long Island Rep. Steve Israel said, "I've been in Congress for eight years and I've heard about Sarah Palin twice. I'm sure she's a capable governor of ...

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NY Dems Convention Floor Scrum

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

"If politics is a contact sport then yesterday was the Super Bowl," quipped Rep. Steve Israel. "I took a knee to the groin and an elbow to the chin. Nobody in the crowd is camera-shy, that's for sure." Tempers flared and the competition was fierce

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It's Officially Democratic Nominee Obama (Updated)

2008-08-28T00:00:00Z

Here's the moment when Hillary Clinton ended the roll call in the Pepsi Center and called for an acclamation vote in favor of officially declaring Barack Obama the Democratic presidential nominee. She was surrounded by her home state Democratic

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