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NY Rep. Israel challenges House GOP to defy ‘intolerant tea party base’ on immigration
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) defied the GOP members of the House of Representatives on Monday to stand up to their tea party constituents in the wake of recent developments promising a deeper bipartisan push on immigration. “What this comes down to now is, will these House Republicans, who have pandered…
NY Rep. Israel targets 3-D printed gun magazines
A New York lawmaker will introduce a bill designed to ban people from making gun magazines with 3-D printers, following a demonstration of a working model by a Texas firearms group. According to Long Island.com Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) will push to renew the Undetectable Firearms Act with an added…
Dem rep.: Republicans questioning Clinton concussion think moon landing was staged too
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY) says that the Republicans who hyped a conspiracy theory that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faked her concussion to avoid testifying about September attacks in Benghazi were the “same people who said that the moon landing was staged in a Hollywood set.” MSNBC host Richard Lui…
Rep. Israel proposes resolution that calls for arrest of Iranian president
Rep. Steve Israel of New York, the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, introduced legislation to the House last week that calls for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be arrested for incitement to genocide. The symbolic resolution notes that Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to “be wiped off the…
Rep. Israel slams the tea party: ‘The House is in range’ for Democrats
Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, on Wednesday said that Democrats had a chance to take back the U.S. House because voters’ opinion of the tea party movement had soured. “Here is why we lost in 2010,” he told CBS News political director John Dickerson.…
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