As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 50%. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
After 9/11, the businesses in my district and throughout the New York metropolitan area saw firsthand the result of a lack of availability of terrorism insurance. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
Nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants currently live within our borders. That's 11 million people living in the shadows whom we know next to nothing about. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
I make my decisions and my judgments not based on what a prime minister of another country says, but based on what my principles… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act would expand research on embryonic stem cells by increasing the number of lines stem cells that would be… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
I believe that as a nation we must have a bipartisan discussion about how to best preserve and protect Social Security for our seniors… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the retirement benefits… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants. — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem,… — Steve Israel Copy Share Image
