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Rep. Israel Announces $1.75 Million for Long Island Power Authority's 50 Mega Watt Solar Power Initiative
Wednesday July 08, 2009New federal funding will help LIPA to deploy solar arrays on Long Island
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Rep. Israel Announces New Legislation to Label Household Products Including Cleaners, Paint and Pesticides
Monday July 06, 2009Current federal law does not require companies to list ingredients in household products used every day on floors, counters, sinks, in yards and all around the home
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Rep. Israel, Mayor Driscoll, Bronx Borough President Diaz and Assemblywoman Destito Announce New York State Intergovernmental Energy Partnership
Monday June 22, 2009New group will work on unified strategy for advancing NY's energy economy
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Rep. Israel Calls on US Golf Association to Issue Refunds for Rained Out Golf Day
Friday June 19, 2009USGA Announces LI Golf Fans Lose Out on Tickets After Rain Out and No Refund Policy
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Reps. Israel and Lowey Announce Record $15 million in Funding for Long Island Sound
Friday June 19, 2009Funding authorized by Rep. Israel's Long Island Sound Stewardship Act and requested by Reps. Lowey & Israel through their seats on the Appropriations Committee will protect and preserve the Sound
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Steve's Blog
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COUNTING MARRAIGE EQUALITY
Thursday June 18, 2009It's census time. And if you're a same-sex married couple, there may be an unpleasant surprise in how the Census Bureau treats your marriage. When same-sex married couples send in their forms this year they will of course mark themselves off as "married." Incredibly, that designation will be changed by someone at the Census Bureau to "unmarried partners." The Census Bureau is taking it upon itself to change an honest answer into its own interpretation.
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HELPING HOMELESS VETERANS
Wednesday June 17, 2009This week the House Appropriations Subcommittees have been busy reviewing federal spending for fiscal year 2010. As a Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, I have a chance to help ensure we're providing support for all our veterans.
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A JUMP START
Thursday April 02, 2009What Detroit needs is a jump start. For years, Americans gobbled up clunker vehicles because gas was cheap. Because of the demand for what they were making, the American automakers didn't see a reason to seriously retool. Toyota and Honda were busy making smaller, lighter, more energy efficient vehicles. But Americans still wanted their SUVs, so Detroit kept selling them. Then, the bottom fell out. As oil prices spiked our tastes suddenly changed and SUVs became passé.
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