Steve Israel

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  • Candidates' focus on Long Island good for the region

    ...former Assemb. Thomas DiNapoli is working to keep his current job as state comptroller - while U.S. Rep. Steve Israel and former state Sen. Michael Balboni , neither of whom has announced publicly for U.S. senator or anything, are trying to figure out their... |more

  • Mom dying of cancer hopes for son's visit from Mexico

    ...boy was a great student, but he's too distracted by worry now," said Marta's cousin Rodolfo Diaz Martinez, of Farmingdale.Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) has asked the Department of Homeland Security to grant Irvin a special humanitarian visa to see his mother.... |more

  • Holbrook veteran to attend State of the Union address

    ...Army war vet from Holbrook who lost both legs in Iraq is set to attend Wednesday's State of the Union as a guest of Rep. Steve Israel .The Army corporal, Christopher Levi, has been recuperating from war wounds at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington,... |more

  • Data reveals Long Island could be more commuter friendly

    ...win. Now, former talk-radio host John Gomez (WLIE and WHPC), a close Sean Hannity pal, says he's itching to challenge Rep. Steve Israel . "With the mood out there, he's more vulnerable than he realizes," said Gomez, who's been running a small company in the... |more

  • NY impact of overturned election spending ban unclear

    ...said the ruling "allows special interest money to overflow our elections and undermine our democracy," and Rep. Steve Israel (D- Huntington ), on his Twitter feed, said the court "legalized corporate bribery." Rep. Peter King (R- Seaford ) called it a "victory... |more

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  • Candidates' focus on Long Island good for the region

    ...former Assemb. Thomas DiNapoli is working to keep his current job as state comptroller - while U.S. Rep. Steve Israel and former state Sen. Michael Balboni , neither of whom has announced publicly for U.S. senator or anything, are trying to figure out their... |more

  • Mom dying of cancer hopes for son's visit from Mexico

    ...boy was a great student, but he's too distracted by worry now," said Marta's cousin Rodolfo Diaz Martinez, of Farmingdale.Rep. Steve Israel (D-Huntington) has asked the Department of Homeland Security to grant Irvin a special humanitarian visa to see his mother.... |more

  • Ben Protess: Congressman to AIG: Show Us Your E-mail

    ...many people inside and outside the government believe the whole story has yet to be told. Among them is Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), who this week introduced a bill that he said would "get to the bottom of the AIG collapse." Israel's Financial Crisis Public... |more

  • Israel 'definitely not' running for Senate

    ...a growing call for him to jump in, Rep. Steve Israel will definitely not switch course and throw his hat into the ring against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a Democratic primary, his office told The Post. "He is definitely not going to run for Senate," said spokesman... |more

  • Steve Israel polls in NY-Senate; rules out challenge to Gillibrand (again)

    ... 2. A new independent poll in California suggests that Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) is vulnerable to a Republican challenge this fall, a development sure to be seized on by Senate GOP strategists looking to broaden the playing field in the wake of their victory ... |more

About Steve Israel

Steven Israel (born May 30, 1958) is an American politician from the state of New York, currently representing the state's 2nd congressional district, in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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