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: Experience: House: District 4, 2015-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $1,844,119Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Kathleen M. Rice

Gender: Female

Birth Date: 02/15/1965

Home City: Garden City, NY

Education

JD, Touro Law School, 1991

BA, Catholic University, 1987

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2014-present

Candidate, New York State Attorney General, 2010

Current Legislative Committees

Homeland Security, Member

Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, Member

Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, Member

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Veterans' Affairs), Member

Subcommittee on Transportation Security, Ranking Member

Professional Experience

1. District Attorney, Nassau County, 2006-present

2. Assistant District Attorney

3. Prosecutor, Homicide Bureau

4. Co-Chair, Special Commission on Public Corruption, Governor Andrew Cuomo

5. Federal Prosecutor, United States Department of Justice

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

President, New York District Attorneys' Association

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	Support It is necessary to keep "Three Strikes" laws and death penalty on the books, but we also need to avoid inappropriate imprisonment or sentencement.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
7. Make voter registration easier	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
8. Prioritize green energy	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Strongly Support U.S. needs to keep expanding the military. Increase defense spending is also to meet global responsibilities.
11. Support & expand free trade	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
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	No Opinion This question is not counted in the answers for any candidate.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 16

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
05/16/2017	H.R.2433	Homeland Security Assessment of Terrorists Use of Virtual Currencies Act	05/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)
03/22/2017	H.R.1353	Transparency in Technological Acquisitions Act of 2017	03/22/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
02/14/2017	H.R.974	BRAVE Act	02/14/2017 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.6521	Students and Families Empowerment Act	12/08/2016 Referred to House Education and the Workforce (All Actions)
12/08/2016	H.R.6520	Younger-Onset Alzheimer's Disease Parity Act of 2016	12/08/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
12/07/2016	H.R.6472	Teachers and Parents at the Table Act	12/07/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
12/01/2016	H.R.6420	Screening With Dignity Act of 2016	12/01/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. (All Actions)
11/17/2016	H.Res.931	Supporting the designation of the week beginning November 14, 2016, as "National Apprenticeship Week".	11/17/2016 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
07/14/2016	H.R.5770	Department of Veterans Affairs Dental Insurance Reauthorization Act of 2016	07/14/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
03/04/2016	H.R.4709	Unsubscribe From All Act of 2016	03/04/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade. (All Actions)
02/10/2016	H.R.4484	Long Island Aviation History Act	02/10/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (All Actions)
01/15/2016	H.R.4373	End Drunk Driving Act of 2016	01/15/2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
11/05/2015	H.Res.522	Supporting the designation of November 1 through November 7, 2015, as "National Apprenticeship Week".	11/05/2015 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. (All Actions)
07/28/2015	H.R.2770	Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act	07/28/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (All Actions)
05/19/2015	H.R.1382	BRAVE Act	05/19/2015 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (All Actions)
05/01/2015	H.Res.241	Expressing support for designation of April 2015 as "Alcohol Responsibility Month" and supporting the goals and ideals of responsible decisions regarding alcohol.	05/01/2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)

Total: 540

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title
05/17/2017	H.R.2491	To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals, and for other purposes.
06/13/2017	H.R.627	Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2017
06/12/2017	H.Res.380	Commemorating one year since the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12, 2016.
06/08/2017	H.R.2851	To amend the Controlled Substances Act to clarify how controlled substance analogues are to be regulated, and for other purposes.
06/08/2017	H.R.2827	To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and expand the membership of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans to include veterans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
05/19/2017	H.R.2288	Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.R.2539	To reestablish the Office of Noise Abatement and Control in the Environmental Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
05/18/2017	H.R.2519	To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.
05/18/2017	H.R.1911	Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2017
05/18/2017	H.Res.218	Recognizing the importance of the United States-Israel economic relationship and encouraging new areas of cooperation.
05/17/2017	H.R.2499	To amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require States to meet standards for the location and operation of polling places used in elections for Federal office, including a standard requiring States to ensure that no individual waits for longer than one hour to cast a vote at a polling place, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2477	To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans, and for other purposes.
05/17/2017	H.R.2309	Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2017
05/17/2017	H.R.1005	To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.
05/17/2017	H.R.356	Protecting Our Democracy Act
05/16/2017	H.R.2452	Deborah Sampson Act
05/16/2017	H.R.274	Modernizing Government Travel Act
05/11/2017	H.R.1500	Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017
05/02/2017	H.R.2283	DHS MORALE Act
05/02/2017	H.R.2282	Equality Act

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