After Reps. Israel and King Secure Authorization, DOD Creates Pilot Program...
Washington — In honor of National PTSD Awareness Day, which falls every year on June 27th, Representatives Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and Peter King (R-Seaford) applauded the creation of a Department...
View ArticleNearly 71 Years After Being Wounded in WWII, Rep. Israel Presents Service...
Hicksville, NY—Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) presented United States Army and World War II veteran, Private First Class Michael Guarnaccio with eight service medals, including the Purple...
View ArticleSchumer, Gillibrand, Israel Announce Additional $1.6 Million FEMA Grant to...
North Hempstead, NY — Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) announced a more than $1.6 million investment for the Town of North...
View ArticleRep. Israel Statement on House GOP Late-Night Amendment Supporting the...
Washington – Representative Steve Israel (NY-03), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, issued the following statement following the...
View ArticleRep. Israel Statement on Iran Nuclear Agreement
Washington - Representative Steve Israel (NY-03) released the following statement after President Barack Obama announced an agreement has been reached with Iran after negotiations over their nuclear...
View ArticleHouse Democrats Introduce Long-Term Transportation Bill, Funded in Part by...
Washington, DC – Today Maryland Congressman Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, introduced the GROW AMERICA Act with Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY), Chair of the House...
View ArticleMembers of the Quiet Skies Caucus Send Recommendations to House...
Washington – Today, Members of the Quiet Skies Caucus – Rep. Steve Israel (NY-03), Rep. Ruben Gallego (AZ-7), Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Rep. Mike Quigley (IL-05) – sent a letter to House...
View ArticleSchumer, Israel and Supervisor Bosworth Announce Federal Grant to Rebuild...
North Hempstead, NY— Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth announced a $75,000 federal grant for the Town of North Hempstead to...
View ArticleSCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, ISRAEL, ZELDIN, MEEKS, RICE & KING ANNOUNCE OVER $21...
U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, and Representatives Steve Israel (NY-3), Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), Kathleen Rice (NY-4) and Peter King (NY-2) today announced...
View ArticleRep. Israel Joins Long Island Superintendents to Reduce Student Testing
Melville, NY —Congressman Steve Israel (D-NY) introduced legislation to reduce the number of tests students are required to take each year. The Tackling Excessive Standardized Testing (TEST) Act would...
View ArticleAYOTTE, STABENOW, ISRAEL, DELAURO INTRODUCE OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Senators Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), as well as Representatives Steve Israel (NY-3) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), introduced a resolution designating...
View ArticleRep. Israel Statement on Proposed Regulation to End African Elephant Ivory...
Washington – Representative Steve Israel (D-Huntington), member of the House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after the Obama Administration...
View ArticleRep. Israel Calls For Increased Security at Army Reserve Facilities
Bayside, NY — In the wake of the tragic attacks in Chattanooga, Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) joined local officials outside the Ernie Pyle Reserve Center at Fort Totten, and called on the...
View ArticleSchumer, Gillibrand, and Israel Announce Federal Grant to Improve Boat Access...
North Hempstead, NY—Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) announced a $4,142,815.50 federal grant for the Town of North Hempstead to...
View ArticleRep. Israel Presents Long-Overdue Purple Heart to Vietnam Veteran Wounded in...
Albertson, NY—Days before National Purple Heart Day on August 7th, Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) presented United States Army and Vietnam veteran, Sergeant Gunter Harter, with his...
View ArticleRep. Israel Announces Nearly $100k Federal Investment for Dix Hills Fire...
Dix Hills, NY — Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) announced a federal investment of $99,000 for the Dix Hills Fire Department as part of the competitive Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency...
View ArticleRep. Israel, State Sen. Carlucci and Assemblyman Lavine Propose Bonding...
Manhasset, NY—Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington), State Sen. David Carlucci (D-Clarkstown), New York State Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) and local stakeholders called on New York State...
View ArticleRep. Israel Announces $268k in Federal Funding for Fire Departments in Nassau...
Melville, NY — Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) announced a combined federal investment of $268,168 for two Fire Departments in Nassau County. Through the competitive Assistance to Firefighters...
View ArticleOn College Move-in Day, Rep. Israel Pushes for Student Loan Refinancing...
Old Westbury, NY— As college students at SUNY Old Westbury moved into their residence halls, Congressman Steve Israel (D-Huntington) joined Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, President of SUNY Old Westbury,...
View ArticleGillibrand & Israel Call on NYS to Extend Final Rule Deadline for Draft...
Washington — After the Army Corps of Engineers released the Draft Dredge Material Management Plan (DMMP) and the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for public comment, Senator...
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