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Reps. Israel Announces Legislation to Assess and Improve Election Systems Across the Country
Friday November 06, 2009The American Democracy Index will analyze voter and election administration data to publish a state-by-state analysis of practices prior to the 2012 elections
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Reps. Israel and Bishop Help Secure Changes in Health Care Legislation for Long Island Families
Thursday October 29, 2009New legislation announced today increases the income surtax limits so it affects fewer Long Island and high cost of living area families
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Rep. Israel Announces Introduction of Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Bonds Legislation
Monday October 19, 2009Bill provides 100 percent Department of Energy loan guarantees to support PACE Bonds; VP Biden & Secretary of Energy Chu highlight PACE Bonds as part of their "Recovery Through Retrofit" program
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Rep. Israel Calls on Congress to Pass Counterfeit Drugs Legislation Amid Concerns About Fake H1N1 Medications
Friday October 16, 2009FDA issues warning to consumers to avoid purchasing flu drugs online; WHO says counterfeit drugs are a $35 to $40 billion a year industry
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Sen. Franken and Rep. Israel Launch Effort to Protect Consumers with the Household Product Labeling Act
Wednesday September 23, 2009The Household Product Labeling Act of 2009 will require companies list ingredients in cleaning products, air fresheners and paints on the product or its packaging
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Steve's Blog
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UPPING THE PACE FOR GOING GREEN
Friday September 25, 2009Yesterday 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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NEXT STEPS ON HEALTH CARE
Wednesday September 09, 2009The August district work period is ending and Congress reconvenes on Tuesday. On Wednesday night, President Obama will address a joint session of Congress on the issue of health insurance reform. No matter how you feel about the issue, I hope you will watch.
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LONG ISLAND'S MOON LANDING
Monday July 20, 2009Forty years ago, one man made a bold leap onto the surface of the moon. It was a historic moment, one that I will never forget watching. But to be honest, I've never liked describing that immense success as simply a "bold leap." When we talk about that venture with those words, we are maximizing the moment when Neil Armstrong embedded his boots on the lunar surface, but minimizing the countless hours, days, months and years that men and women on the ground put into making that bold leap happen. It wasn't just one man's bold leap. It was thousands of Long Islanders who came to work every day to research, develop, engineer, assemble, weld, manufacture and program a machine to get those men on the surface so that the final leap could happen.
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