LI congressional delegation guests at State of the Union address

Two Long Islanders — a gun violence prevention advocate and a World War II veteran — were among the local congressional delegation's guests at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, delivered Tuesday night from Capitol Hill.

Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) invited the advocate, Linda Beigel Schulman, who lives in Dix Hills and whose son Scott was killed in the 2018 Parkland shooting, Suozzi’s office said in a news release. And Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) invited William Schlosser of East Patchogue, a 95-year-old veteran of World War II, Zeldin’s office said in a news release.

Among the Long Island delegation, all but Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) invited guests to the State of the Union address. Every member of Congress was allowed to bring one guest to the annual address. This was Trump’s third since taking office in 2017.

The other guests:

• Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) said she invited labor activist Hacheler Cyrille, who was fired from Kennedy Airport in a dispute over her job while pregnant.
• Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) invited his grandson, he said in a text message.
• Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) invited Debra Fraser-Howze, founder of the Black Leadership Commission on AIDS, according to Meeks’ spokesman Andrei Vasilescu.
• Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) invited an ailing constituent named Jonathan Fisher, 6, of the Bronx, who has lung disease and a seizure disorder, and whose insurance would be in jeopardy under Trump’s health care plan, according to Schumer spokesman Angelo Roefaro.

By Matthew Chayes

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Matthew Chayes, a Newsday reporter since 2007, covers New York City.