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• Congressman Israel, Former Governor Spitzer and Professor Frank Partnoy Announce AIG Open Source Investigation Bill

  Tuesday January 26, 2010

  New legislation will allow public investigation of taxpayer-owned AIG by opening the emails of top employees engaged in risky trading

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• Rep. Israel Joins with Long Island Business Leaders to Announce New Jobs Plan

  Tuesday January 12, 2010

  Rep. Israel and his Jobs Advisory Panel surveyed Long Island businesses to generate ideas on how to spur job creation; new legislation will create Jobs Creation Tax Credit

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• Rep. Israel Announces $89,000 in Back Payments for Huntington WWII Navy Veteran Who Suffered Service-Related Injuries

  Monday January 11, 2010

  WWII Veteran has been trying to get support since he was discharged in 1946; Rep. Israel has secured more than $3.3 million in back payments for Long Island Veterans and their families

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• Major General Joseph J. Taluto Presents Rep. Steve Israel with the National Guard's Charles Dick Medal of Merit

  Monday January 04, 2010

  The Charles Dick Medal of Merit is given to legislators for support of the National Guard that has a lasting effect

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• Rep. Israel Announces $200,000 in Federal Funding for Suffolk County Community College's Green Technology Workforce Initiative

  Monday January 04, 2010

  Green technology workforce training targets the Brentwood community and will support new and existing entrepreneurs and students

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• STOPPING SUPREME SPENDING

  Wednesday January 27, 2010

  Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States inflicted a blow on Long Islanders who want a fair shake against powerful corporate interests. It essentially legalized corporate bribery on Capitol Hill. The Supreme Court has just given corporations a new weapon. Thanks to the Court's ruling in Citizens United v. FEC, they can now spend unlimited amounts of money out of their general treasury funds on advertising in federal elections. CEO's can walk into any government office, from the White House to a City Hall, with this message: "We've got cash to spend for you or against you. Now, how will you vote on this bill?"

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• LISTEN TO THE GENERALS

  Thursday November 19, 2009

  Imminently, we are told, President Obama will decide how many troops to send to Afghanistan and what their mission should be. Many are demanding that the President "listen to his General," meaning he should accede to General Stanley McChrystal's reported requests for anywhere from 30,000 to 60,000 additional forces for an effective counterinsurgency mission.

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• UPPING THE PACE FOR GOING GREEN

  Friday September 25, 2009

  Yesterday at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, former President Bill Clinton and a coalition of green energy visionaries discussed my federal legislation and announced the expansion of a game-changing idea: Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Bonds. PACE Bonds empower all those property owners who like the idea of "going green" to finally get there.

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