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Eliot Lance Engel, a Democrat, has represented the 17th Congressional District of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1988.

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.2.1 Indian Point nuclear power plant 1.3 DRIVE Act 2 Bio 2.1 Congressional career 2.1.1 2006 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 5 More Background Data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles 7.4.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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Iraq War

Engel voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.^[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Indian Point nuclear power plant

In February 2009, Engel urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) not to approve the 20-year license renewal application of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York. Engel said he told NRC Commissioner Dale Klein, "Indian Point would never be built today at its present location because of its proximity to the millions of people in the New York metropolitan area. It is degrading the Hudson River by using its water, some two billion gallons daily, to cool the plant, and by the radioactive leakages that may have already reached the river." Engel also argued that Indian Point is "a very tempting target for terrorist," and said there are "too many other serious issues about the dangers of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors to ignore." ^[2]

DRIVE Act

On January 24, 2007, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.) introduced the Dependence Reduction through Innovation in Vehicles and Energy Act – the DRIVE Act of 2007 – (H.R.670) to "promote the national security and stability of the United States economy by reducing the dependence of the United States on foreign oil through the use of alternative fuels and new vehicle technologies, and for other purposes." The bill attracted 82 cosponsors^[3] (as of June 2007)

Main article: U.S. congressional action on climate change#DRIVE Act of 2007 (H.R.670)

Bio

Engel was born February 18, 1947 in The Bronx. He graduated from Hunter-Lehman College. Engel was elected to the New York general assembly in 1976. In 1988, Engel was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives after defeating Congressman Mario Biaggi, who had been charged with racketeering in the Wedtech scandal, in the Democratic primary. (Biaggi was eventually jailed by Rudolph Giuliani and subsequently ran against and lost to Representative Engel in 1992).

Congressional career

Engel is a supporter of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and has also been an advocate for the causes of Albanian-Americans. In 2003, he authored the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, which was signed into law by President Bush on December 12, 2003 [1]. In this Law, Congress authorized penalties and restrictions on US relations with Syria for its occupation of Lebanon and for its relationship with terrorist groups.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Republicans nominated Jim Faulkner to face Engel in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Engel retained his seat.

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Eliot Engel from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Eliot Engel from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Eliot Engel from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Eliot Engel from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
  • Subcommittee on Health
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia
  • Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Health
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Foreign Affairs
  • Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Chair
  • Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
  • Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on International Relations
  • Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats
  • Subcommittee on the Middle East and Central Asia
  • Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere - Ranking Minority Member

Coalitions and Caucuses

• Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus
• Member, Democratic Study Group on Health
• Member, Long Island Sound Caucus
• Co-chair, Albanian Issues Caucus
• Executive Board Member of the Congressional Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs

More Background Data

• Background information on Eliot Engel from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for Eliot Engel from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for Eliot Engel from the Washington Post database

• Information on Eliot Engel from Congress Merge

Wikipedia also has an article on Eliot Engel. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
2161 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-2464 Fax: 202-225-5513 Webform email
District offices
3655 Johnson Avenue, Bronx, NY 10463 Ph: 718-796-9700 Fax: (none entered) 6 Gramatan Avenue, Suite 205, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 Ph: 914-699-4100 Fax: (none entered) 261 West Nyack Road, West Nyack, NY 10994 Ph: 845-735-1000 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Articles and resources

See also

• Indian Point (Nuclear Power Station)

References

1. ↑ Roll call vote, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002.
2. ↑ "Engel tells NRC chief that Indian Point license should not be renewed," Mid-Hudson News Network, February 14-15, 2009.
3. ↑ "THOMAS page on H.R.670 cosponsors," THOMAS.

External resources

• Official website

• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

External articles

• Gur, "O Congress Person, Where Art Thou?", Room Eight, May 9, 20006.
• Gur, "The Phattest Bubble You've Ever Seen?", Room Eight, May 12, 2006.
• Gur, "What Part Of "You Will Pimp My Pay to $168K" Did You Not Understand?", Room Eight, June 30, 2006.
• Congressional Wire, "Earth to Congress - Come In!", Room Eight, July 11, 2006.
• Gur, "Why Bother?", Room Eight, July 12, 2006.
• Angela Burton, "NY Control In a Democratic House," Room Eight, November 6, 2006.

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Simply Left Behind

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