New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
WASHINGTON - 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.
the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
Call your Senator: Hillary Clinton Chuck Schumer Call your representative: Timothy H. Bishop Steve Israel Peter T. King Carolyn McCarthy Gary L. Ackerman Gregory W. Meeks Joseph Crowley Jerrold Nadler Anthony D. Weiner Edolphus Towns Yvette Clarke Nydia Velazquez Vito Fossella Carolyn B. Maloney Charles B. Rangel Charles B. Rangel Jose Serrano Eliot L. Engel Nita M. Lowey John Hall Kirsten Gillibrand...
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
Representative Steve Israel takes his Republican colleagues to task after they said the new energy bill "isn't enough." [ Huff Post ] A "maverick" Republican representative endorsed Obama. [ The Crypt ] Norman Oder reports from Bill Perkin's hearing on emininent domain, where most of the attendees were proponents of revisiting the outdated laws. [ A.Y. Report ] When the Conservative Party officially...
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
There are some people who just don't like to take "yes" for an answer. Take, for example, some of my Republican colleagues who have spent...
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Congressman Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat, will address the Westchester County Association membership next month.The four-term congressman who serves on the House Appropriations Committee will discuss renewable energy sources and important infrastructure improvements including a new or rehabilitated Tappan Zee Bridge.The breakfast meeting will take place at 8 a.m. at Pace University School of...
The Politicker (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Democrats lose because they don’t talk about economic success. That was the argument congressmen Anthony Weiner and Steve Israel and Third Way vice president Jim Kessler made at a press conference in the Denver on Wednesday morning, where they said that while Democrats were seen as the party of economic security, they needed to win the middle class by talking more about economic success. “The middle...
YID With LID (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Democrats such as my congressman Steve Israel like to talk about how the oil companies have not drilled on the land leases they already have. Well maybe this is the reason. As reported in the Financial Times, a US federal appeals court awarded 11 different oil companies a total of more than ONE BILLION DOLLARS. It seems that the government kept changing the rules effectively preventing the companies...
Top Stories (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
Rep. Steve Israel dreams about August recess and airs his grievances with Tuesdays.
Washington (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Steve Israel had just one question for tourists and lawmakers on Capitol Hill: Why do we vote on Tuesday? But after interviewing ...
Green Car Congress (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
A tri-partisan bill principally sponsored by Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS), Ken Salazar (D-CO) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) (S.3303) and Representatives Eliot Engel (D-NY-17), Jack Kingston (R-GA-1), Steve Israel (D-NY-2), and Bob Inglis (R-SC-4) (H.R.6559) would require that starting in 2012,...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) has proposed casting ballots on weekends to facilitate voter turnout. Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) recently wandered around Capitol Hill armed with a video camera and a question: [...]
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Congressman Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) has introduced HR 6240. It would move federal election day from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, to the first full weekend in November. Thanks to ElectionLawBlog for this news.
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., polled those around him on Capitol Hill with one question: "Why do we vote on Tuesdays?"
New York Newsday (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Saying that drilling new wells will take five to 10 years to make an impact on gas prices in the United States, Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) will call on President George W. Bush to tap into the strategic petroleum reserve in a move he said could lower prices in just 13 days.
2008 Democratic Convention Watch (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
When people think “New York”, they think “True Blue”, but as you can see from the map, we’ve got a little way to go. Below is a list of the current conditions: NY-01: Tim Bishop – SAFE NY-02: Steve Israel -- SAFE NY-03: Pete King -- SAFE NY-04: Carolyn McCarthy -- SAFE NY-05: Gary Ackerman – SAFE NY-06: Gregory Meeks -- SAFE NY-07: Joseph Crowley – SAFE NY-08: Jerrold Nadler – SAFE NY-09: Anthony Weiner...
