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
06/23/2014	H.Res.640	Supporting the goals and ideals of "Helen Keller Deaf-Blind Awareness Week".
06/20/2014	H.R.4930	ACE Kids Act of 2014
06/20/2014	H.R.4630	Caring for Military Children with Developmental Disabilities Act of 2014
06/20/2014	H.R.4233	To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor posthumously to Lance Corporal Jordan C. Haerter and Corporal Jonathan Yale of the Marine Corps for acts of valor during Operation Iraqi Freedom in April 2008.
06/20/2014	H.R.4144	U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act
06/20/2014	H.R.3930	National Commission on the Structure of the Army Act of 2014
06/19/2014	H.R.4920	Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2014
06/19/2014	H.Res.109	Condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights.
06/17/2014	H.R.4878	FILM Act
06/16/2014	H.R.4793	Reducing Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2014
06/13/2014	H.R.4864	Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2014
05/23/2014	H.R.685	American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act	Passed	Not Voting
06/13/2014	H.R.4582	Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act
06/13/2014	H.R.4415	Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
06/10/2014	H.R.1726	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers.
06/09/2014	H.Res.600	Urging the Government of Afghanistan, following a successful first round of the presidential election on April 5, 2014, to pursue a transparent, credible, and inclusive run-off presidential election on June 14, 2014, while ensuring the safety of voters, candidates, poll workers, and election observers.
06/09/2014	H.R.3658	Monuments Men Recognition Act of 2014
06/09/2014	H.R.2939	To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres.
06/09/2014	H.R.1451	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as the "Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Building".
05/23/2014	H.R.1209	To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the "Doolittle Tokyo Raiders", for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting the bombings of Tokyo.

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