Topic: Steve Israel
Quotes
Any two-bit terrorist can buy a shoulder-fired missile for $5,000 and fire it tomorrow at a plane
U.S. jet missile defense project shaky Jul 19, 2006
We are going to take a look substantively at things like the rules that make people feel disenfranchised or disempowered. We want to look at fostering fairer debate
House members caucus for greater civility Feb 14, 2005
Steve J. Israel (born May 30, 1958) is the U.S. Representative for New York's 2nd congressional district, serving since 2001. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district is located on Long Island and includes the towns of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, and Smithtown in Suffolk County, part of the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, and the communities of Huntington, Dix Hills, Melville, Northport, Commack, Brentwood, Central Islip, Bay Shore, Deer Park, North Amityville, and Wyandanch. Israel was tapped by Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for the 2012 election cycle, which will make Israel the 5th highest ranking Democrat in the leadership.
Israel was born in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from Nassau Community College, and George Washington University. He was elected to the town board in Huntington, New York in 1993.
In his first term, Israel voted to authorize George W. Bush to use military force against Iraq, even though over 60% of his Democratic colleagues in the House voted against the bill.
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