ISRAEL, STEVE J.

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ISRAEL, STEVE J.
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: Experience: House: District 3, 2001-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,433,362Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Steve J. Israel

Gender: Male

Family: Wife: Marlene; 2 Children

Birth Date: 05/30/1958

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY

Home City: Dix Hills, NY

Religion: Jewish

Education

BA, Political Science, George Washington University, 1983

Attended, Syracuse University, 1978-1979

AA, Liberal Arts, Nassau Community College, 1978

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2000-present

Member, Huntington Town Board, 1993-2000

Current Legislative Committees

Appropriations, Member

Subcommittee on Defense, Member

Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Blue Dog Mid-East Task Force

Member, Climate Change Caucus

Member, Coalition for Autism Research and Education

Member, Congressional High Performance Buildings Caucus

Member, Congressional Task Force on Alzheimers' Disease

Member, Defense Study Group Caucus

Member, Democratic Caucus Homeland Security Task Force

Chair, Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and Military

Chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

Member, Democratic Israel Working Group

Founder/Co-Chair, Democratic Middle Class Working Group

Founder/Co-Chair, Democratic Study Group on National Security

Co-Chair, House Cancer Caucus

Founder, House Center Aisle Caucus

Chair, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Defense and the Military

Co-Chair, House Democratic Study Group on National Security Policy

Founder/Co-Chair, House Sustainable Energy and Environment Caucus

Member, Human Rights Caucus

Co-Chair, Long Island Sound Caucus

Co-Chair, National Defense University Caucus

Member, New Democrat Coalition

Member, United States Holocaust Memorial Council

Professional Experience

Former Assistant County Executive

Former Congressional Aide

Manager, Public Relations and Marketing Firm

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Oppose Effective enforcement rather than strict enforcement shoud be considered. The death penalty should be used with extreme caution, if at all.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Strongly Support Voter ID laws are racist and intended to suppress minority voting. Taxpayer funds should be used for political campaigns.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Support Free Trade Benefits Consumers and Economy.We should only restrict free trade when it poses a security risk.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Support The government should make few restrictions on immigration but not treat illegal aliens as criminals.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Oppose Faith-based origanizations and prayer in schools are inappropriate because they fail to recognize American pluralism and religious diversity.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Oppose Social Security should remain under federal control, but you also want reforms on how the Trust Fund is handled.

Total: 325

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
12/05/2016	H.R.6332	National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016	12/05/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
11/29/2016	H.R.6398	To amend the Small Business Act to provide for the inclusion of unmarried women in the criteria for awarding a grant to a women's business center.	11/29/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
09/28/2016	H.R.6259	Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act of 2016	09/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/27/2016	H.R.6084	Improving Cancer Treatment Education Act of 2016	09/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
09/27/2016	H.R.6052	Preventing Gun Violence Act	09/27/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. (All Actions)
09/22/2016	H.R.6146	Middle Class Dependent Care Fairness Act of 2016	09/22/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
09/20/2016	H.R.6083	Patient Navigation Assistance Act of 2016	09/20/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/20/2016	H.R.6054	American Parks American Products Act	09/20/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
09/19/2016	H.R.5196	Americans Giving Care to Elders (AGE) Act of 2016	09/19/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. (All Actions)
09/15/2016	H.R.6053	Bring the Jobs Home Loan Act of 2016	09/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
09/15/2016	H.R.6051	Local Medicaid Enforcement Incentives Act of 2016	09/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
09/15/2016	H.Res.873	Urging that the policy of the United States should be that Government institutions use security measures known as cryptographic splitting, the strongest available form of data centric security, to secure sensitive and personal information for data at rest and data in motion.	09/15/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
09/12/2016	H.Res.810	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and Holocaust remembrance.	09/12/2016 On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (All Actions)
07/21/2016	H.R.5923	School Protection Act of 2016	07/21/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5839	Public Online Information Act of 2016	07/14/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
07/12/2016	H.R.5740	War Crimes Accountability Act of 2016	07/12/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
07/06/2016	H.R.5645	United States-Israel Alzheimer's Disease Cooperation Act	07/06/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/28/2016	H.R.5597	Solar Villages Initiative Act	06/28/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
06/21/2016	H.R.5431	Expanding Care for Female Veterans Act	06/21/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/13/2016	H.R.5380	REVAMP with Community Colleges Act of 2016	06/13/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. (All Actions)

Total: 3301

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
06/09/2016	H.R.5425	To require the President to designate a legal public holiday to be known as National First Responders Day.
06/08/2016	H.Res.769	Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/08/2016	H.Con.Res.129	Expressing support for the goal of ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic of Germany to continue to reaffirm its commitment to this goal through a financial commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other medically prescribed needs.	Passed	Yea
06/07/2016	H.R.5386	Presidential Tax Transparency Act
05/27/2016	H.R.5373	LGBT Data Inclusion Act
05/26/2016	H.Res.762	Recognizing the 75th anniversary of the opening of the National Gallery of Art.
05/26/2016	H.R.1887	To authorize the Comptroller General of the United States to assess a study on the alternatives for the disposition of Plum Island Animal Disease Center, and for other purposes.
05/24/2016	H.Res.746	Urging the United States Soccer Federation to immediately eliminate gender pay inequity and treat all athletes with the same respect and dignity.
05/24/2016	H.R.2460	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/24/2016	H.R.1769	Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5292	Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5216	Opioid and Heroin Abuse Crisis Investment Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.5207	Freedom of Religion Act of 2016
05/20/2016	H.R.4336	An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inurnment in Arlington National Cemetery of the cremated remains of certain persons whose service has been determined to be active service.	Passed	Yea
05/20/2016	H.R.4238	To amend the Department of Energy Organization Act and the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976 to modernize terms relating to minorities.	Passed	Yea
05/18/2016	H.Con.Res.132	SCOTUS Resolution
05/13/2016	H.R.5182	Promoting Life-Saving New Therapies for Neonates Act of 2016
05/11/2016	H.R.5198	Overdraft Protection Act of 2016
05/10/2016	H.R.5181	Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016
05/02/2016	H.R.5090	To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.

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