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
04/06/2011	H.R.1373	To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order regarding secondary cockpit barriers.	04/06/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. (All Actions)
03/15/2011	H.R.978	Seniors' Identity Protection Act of 2011	03/15/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/14/2011	H.Res.158	Expressing support for the goals and ideals of National Patient Safety Awareness Week.	03/14/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/18/2011	H.R.136	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.	02/18/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/01/2011	H.R.338	Protecting Our Kids' Medicine Act	02/01/2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
12/20/2010	H.R.6137	Preventing Gun Violence Act	12/20/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (All Actions)
12/14/2010	H.Res.1746	Recognizing and supporting the efforts of Welcome Back Veterans to augment the services provided by the Departments of Defense and Veterans' Affairs in providing timely and world-class care for veterans and members of the Armed Forces suffering from PTSD and related psychiatric disorders.	12/14/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)
09/29/2010	H.R.6345	Personal Exemption Fairness Act of 2010	09/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
07/23/2010	H.R.5841	To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish public-private partnerships for the treatment and research of post-traumatic stress disorder.	07/23/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
06/29/2010	H.Res.1488	Supporting the goals and ideals of National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month.	06/29/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
05/26/2010	H.R.4858	Public Online Information Act of 2010	05/26/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives. (All Actions)
12/16/2009	H.R.4376	Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act of 2009	12/16/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
12/01/2009	H.Res.727	Expressing support for greater awareness of ovarian cancer.	12/01/2009 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
04/20/2010	H.R.5079	To amend title II of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to establish a Federal "Grow Your Own Teacher" program, and for other purposes.	04/20/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. (All Actions)
03/21/2010	H.Res.900	Honoring the sacrifices and contributions made by members of the Armed Forces during the Cold War and encouraging the people of the United States to participate in local and national activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those individuals.	03/21/2010 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. (All Actions)
02/18/2010	H.R.2237	Civil Reserve Air Fleet Missile Defense Pilot Program Act of 2009	02/18/2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. (All Actions)
02/04/2010	H.R.4605	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require that certain entities exempt from taxation (including business leagues and chambers of commerce) disclose sources and amounts of contributions.	02/04/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (All Actions)
02/03/2010	H.Res.1068	Condemning the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran for executing human rights activists.	02/03/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions)
01/26/2010	H.R.4519	Financial Crisis Public Disclosure Act of 2010	01/26/2010 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
11/18/2009	H.R.4051	Cold War Service Medal Act of 2009	11/18/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. (All Actions)

Total: 3301

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
12/05/2016	H.J.Res.102	Every Vote Counts Amendment
12/22/2016	H.R.6421	Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016
12/16/2016	H.R.6282	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2024 Jerome Avenue, in Bronx, New York, as the "Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr. Post Office Building".
12/16/2016	H.R.5150	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the "Leonard Montalto Post Office Building".
12/16/2016	H.R.4352	Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016
12/12/2016	H.Con.Res.40	Encouraging reunions of divided Korean American families.
12/08/2016	H.R.4919	Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016	Passed	Yea
12/07/2016	H.R.4481	Education for All Act of 2016
12/07/2016	H.R.3381	Childhood Cancer STAR Act
12/07/2016	H.R.756	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2015
12/01/2016	H.R.2992	Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
11/17/2016	H.Res.928	Honoring the life of Shimon Peres.
11/16/2016	H.Res.925	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the vital role the Civil Air Patrol has played, and continues to play, in supporting the homeland security and national defense of the United States.
11/16/2016	H.R.5732	Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2016
11/15/2016	H.R.1192	National Clinical Care Commission Act
11/15/2016	H.R.985	Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015	Passed	Yea
10/07/2016	H.R.2494	Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016
10/07/2016	H.R.1475	Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
10/06/2016	H.R.6108	Never Again Act
09/30/2016	H.R.5989	United States and Israel Space Cooperation Act

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