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Portrait of Steve Israel

Steve Israel

(1958) Politician United States

19 quotes in 168 categories

Steve Israel is a politician from the United States, best known for Big guns.

Quick Facts About Steve Israel

Born: May 30, 1958
Nationality: United States
Profession: Politician
Notable works: Big guns

About Steve Israel

Steven Jay Israel is an American political commentator, lobbyist, author, bookseller, and former politician. He served as a U.S. representative from New York from 2001 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in New York's 2nd congressional district until 2013 and New York's 3rd congressional district until his retirement. At the time of his departure from Congress, his district included portions of northern Nassau County and Suffolk County on Long Island, as well as a small portion of Queens in New York City.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Steve Israel

Nearly 11 million undocumented immigrants currently live within our borders. That's 11 million people living in the shadows whom we know next…

About

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I make my decisions and my judgments not based on what a prime minister of another country says, but based on what…

Country

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I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph…

Bans

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The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act would expand research on embryonic stem cells by increasing the number of lines stem cells that…

Cells

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I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington.

Constituents

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I believe that as a nation we must have a bipartisan discussion about how to best preserve and protect Social Security for…

About

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As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers…

Benefits

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For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men.

Men

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I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.

Believe

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The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the…

Agree

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Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal…

Borders

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Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding…

Gaps

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As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit,…

America

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Plus, 40% of our debt is owned by foreign interest. I can't support a plan that passes along cost burden to our…

Burden

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Look. I have always rejected the argument that members of Congress cast their vote because they're Jewish or not Jewish. I didn't…

Argument

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Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American…

American workers

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It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some…

Able

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You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the…

Change

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After 9/11, the businesses in my district and throughout the New York metropolitan area saw firsthand the result of a lack of…

Availability

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