Rep. Joseph Crowley

Democrat  •  7th District, New York  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1999
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02/10/12
U.S. Rep. Gary Peters Leads Fight to Fully Maintain Long-Term Unemployment Benefits

I'm honored to have the support of such a broad coalition of leaders like Chairman Emanuel Cleaver, Chairman Charles Gonzalez, Chairwoman Judy Chu, Chairman Raul Grijalva, Chairman Keith Ellison, Chairman Joe Crowley and my good friend Congressman John Con

Source: Investors Business Daily
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02/10/12
McCarthy, Turner and Crowley are probably safe, unless they're not

...the background is Rep. Joe Crowley, the Queens County Democratic chairman, whose district is mostly in the Bronx and who covets more of Queens. To get more of his home borough, he probably needs either McCarthy to move over (pushing her, potentially, in

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02/09/12
McEneny On Ackerman vs. McCarthy: ‘First I’ve Heard Of It’

...insiders have discussed the possibility that legislators would carve up the district, helping adjacent incumbents like Rep. Joe Crowley while also getting halfway to the goal of eliminating two seats. McEneny made it quite clear that when LATFOR gets do

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02/08/12
So The U.S. Treasury Is Just Giving Money Away Now? Is That The Next Thing? Ask Den Dekker

...but he says he was told all they could do was "make a notation." He reports that contacted the office of his congressman, Rep. Joe Crowley. "After many phone calls, emails and forms faxing back and forth between Washington and New York we believe the IR

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02/07/12
If Bob Turner’s District Is Saved, Who Gets the Axe?

New York may be losing two Congressional districts this year, but Assemblyman Rory Lancman, who announced his intentions to run for recently-elected Congressman Bob Turner ... near the chopping block: Joe Crowley, who leads the Queens County ...

Source: Politicker
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02/07/12
Lancman prepares to run against Bob Turner (and John Boehner), if redistricting allows it

...Crowley, not Turner. This would complicate his plans somewhat. "There's no scenario where I'm going to be running against Joe Crowley," Lancman told me. (After the interview, I emailed his office, mostly for fun, to ask what would happen if his part of

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02/06/12
Fares May Increase if Transit Bill Passes

Representative Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) said the motivation behind the bill was to provide more funding to the country’s roads, tunnels, and bridges. While agreeing that the infrastructure needs repair, he said the funds shouldn’t be taken from mass transi

Source: The Epoch Times
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02/06/12
If Bob Turner’s District Is Saved, Who Gets the Axe?

New York may be losing two Congressional districts this year, but Assemblyman Rory Lancman, who announced his intentions to run for recently-elected Congressman Bob Turner ... near the chopping block: Joe Crowley, who leads the Queens County ...

Source: Politicker
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02/06/12
Private Equity PAC Showed A Lot of Love To Congressman Joe Crowley

The Private Equity & Growth Capital Council, which was formed in 2007 by several of the country’s largest private equity firms, quietly formed a political action committee last spring and began making campaign contributions this past summer.

Source: Politicker
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02/06/12
NYC: NYC Congress Members, MTA Chief Repudiate House GOP Attack on Transit

...members Joe Crowley, Charlie Rangel, Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney joined MTA chief Joe Lhota to decry the House Republicans' attempt to end dedicated federal funding for transit. Photo: Noah Kazis “It’s the worst piece of legislation you could e

Source: Streetsblog
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02/06/12
Federal Transportation Bill Could Cut MTA Funding

...politics. Lhota, a Republican who was a deputy mayor to Rudy Giuliani, was joined at the news conference by Democratic Reps. Joe Crowley (NY-7), Charlie Rangel (NY-15), Jerrold Nadler (NY-8) and Carolyn Maloney (NY-14). Consumer advocates and Union offi

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02/06/12
Extras

...to continue holding services in NYC public school buildings could result in having the Klu Klux Klan in schools. Rep. Joe Crowley was one of the top Democratic beneficiaries of donations from a private equity PAC former in 2007. Rep. Bob Turner, who was

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02/06/12
Enforcing Congressional Ethics... Sure

...grifter Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and even crooked, money-grubbing Dems like Tim Holden (Blue Dog-PA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Steve Israel (D-NY) signed on. Standing in lockstep with Cantor and McHenry against the bill are Wall Street's c

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02/03/12
Nightmare Scenarios Spawned By Prospect Of 3 Primaries

A reader with a lot of knowledge of the state of play in various New York House districts emailed to note that the possibility of three separate primary dates in New York – April 24 (presidential), June 26 (House and US Senate) and Sept. 11 (state Legisl

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02/02/12
Wynwood Seeks End To Flooding

Rep. Joseph Crowley adddresses the crowd at St. Mary Winfield School on city plans to mitigate flooding in the Wynwood area of Woodside at a special town hall last Friday, Jan. 20. (photo: Sam Goldman) Fed up with flooding issues in their area, members o

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01/31/12
Who Are The New Dems?

...Democrats with a nose for big money, like Rahm Emanuel, Chamber of Commerce ex-Rep. Melissa Bean, and corporatists Joe Crowley, Ron Kind, Ellen Tauscher, Harold Ford and Allyson Schwartz. Some conservative Democrats, like Steve Israel and Debbie Wasserm

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01/31/12
Joe Crowley's $850K is more than Bob Turner's $72K

...may be willing to spend some of his own money on the next campaign, as he did in his first one. The current district represented by Crowley, who is also the Queens Democratic County chair, is largely in the Bronx and goes all the way up the Westchester

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01/27/12
Senators open to lifting sanctions on Myanmar

...Vietnam, the POW camp where McCain was held during the Vietnam War. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) also visited Myanmar over the winter break on separate trips. The Cable caught up with McCain and Ayotte in the

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01/26/12
U.S. House Democrats at Retreat Turn to Obama on Message

“The problem with this Congress is there is no vision, and that opens up a wide berth for us to appeal to the American people, and we’re going to do that,” said New York Representative Joe Crowley, a member of the Democratic leadership.

Source: Bloomberg
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01/26/12
House Democrats' 2012 Strategy: Blame the GOP

“The problem with this Congress is there is no vision, and that opens up a wide berth for us to appeal to the American people, and we’re going to do that,” said New York Representative Joe Crowley, a member of the Democratic leadership.

Source: NewsMax.com
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01/26/12
U.S. House Democrats at Retreat Turn to Obama on Message

“The problem with this Congress is there is no vision, and that opens up a wide berth for us to appeal to the American people, and we’re going to do that,” said New York Representative Joe Crowley, a member of the Democratic leadership.

Source: Bloomberg
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01/22/12
Winds of change

Latest additions in the list include- UK’s foreign secretary William Hague, Congressman Joe Crowley and special envoy Derek Mitchell from the US, and India’s Chief of Army Staff General V K Singh. Singh paid a five-day visit to Myanmar in early January

Source: Deccan Herald
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01/22/12
Ireland Funds' Young Leaders Commit to Raising Over $1 Million for the "Promising Ireland" Campaign at Their First Global Summit in New York

Contributors to the forum included the CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, Duncan Niederauer, CEO of UBS Americas, Bob McCann, New York City Council Speaker, Christine Quinn, and U.S. Congressman, Joe Crowley. President and CEO of The Worldwide Ireland ...

Source: Investors Business Daily
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01/19/12
India Caucus to address issue of H1-B visa denials to Indians

Another member of the congressional delegation, Democratic Congressman Joe Crowley from New York, said he had called on Indian officials to relax limits on Foreign Direct Investment in the banking and insurance sectors. Crowley is a co-chair of the India .

Source: Business Standard
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01/19/12
City Program Helps Restaurants Open Faster

Mayor Michael Bloomberg (at podium) came to the Tacos Tulcingo restaurant on the Elmhurst/Jackson Heights border last Tuesday, Jan. 3, to announce that over 500 new restaurants have opened across the city with the assistance of the “New Business Accelera

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01/18/12
U.S. Senator Upset Over Delay in FDI in Indian Retail

U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (l) shares a light moment with Rep. Joe Crowley (c), N.Y., during a visit to a school in New Delhi Jan. 9. Warner, co-chairman of the U.S. Senate's India Caucus, who along with a five-member delegation visited India from Jan. 7

Source: Indiawest.com
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01/18/12
U.S. Senator Upset Over Delay in FDI in Indian Retail

U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (l) shares a light moment with Rep. Joe Crowley (c), N.Y., during a visit to a school in New Delhi Jan. 9. Warner, co-chairman of the U.S. Senate's India Caucus, who along with a five-member delegation visited India from Jan. 7

Source: Indiawest.com
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01/16/12
Congressman Crowley Meets with Aung San Suu Kyi

Jan 16, 2012 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) met with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Rangoon as part of his two-day travel to Burma.

Source: Investors Business Daily
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01/13/12
US to Exchange Ambassadors With Burma

Another U.S. congressman, Representative Joe Crowley, is currently in Burma to encourage the government's reform efforts. “You're talking about quite a comprehensive list of prominent political activists, journalists, labor activists ...

Source: Voice of America
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01/13/12
U.S. sending ambassador to Burma… eventually

...Countryman will travel to Burma next week. There are also a series of congressional visits to Burma in the pipeline. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-NY) was in Burma this week. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will be there next week. And more lawmake

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Official website: http://crowley.house.gov/
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2404 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3965
Fax: 202-225-1909

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