Steve Israel famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I actually share her view and understand her frustration when any government attempts to ban secular symbols like Santa Claus or Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer or Christmas lights.
-- Steve Israel

#Christmas #Frustration #Government
As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 50%.
-- Steve Israel

#Senior #America #Benefits
The Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act would expand research on embryonic stem cells by increasing the number of lines stem cells that would be eligible for federally funded research.
-- Steve Israel

#Cells #Numbers #Research
Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem, women tend to spend less time in the workforce than men.
-- Steve Israel

#Men #Pay #Gaps
As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system.
-- Steve Israel

#Generations #Benefits #Today
Our Nation's immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.
-- Steve Israel

#Law #Borders #Immigration
You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform.
-- Steve Israel

#Impact #People #Reform
Plus, 40% of our debt is owned by foreign interest. I can't support a plan that passes along cost burden to our children and makes us more reliant on foreign dollars.
-- Steve Israel

#Children #Support #Cost
I always try to keep my constituents as up-to-date as possible with what's going on here in Washington.
-- Steve Israel

#Trying #Never Quit #Quitting
It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.
-- Steve Israel

#Retirement #Jobs #Cutting
For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men.
-- Steve Israel

#Retirement #Reason #Social
The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the retirement benefits they've been promised. But we disagree as to how best to fix the system.
-- Steve Israel

#Retirement #President #Benefits
I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested.
-- Steve Israel

#Retirement #Believe #Mean
After 9/11, the businesses in my district and throughout the New York metropolitan area saw firsthand the result of a lack of availability of terrorism insurance.
-- Steve Israel

#New York #Availability #Saws
Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.
-- Steve Israel

#Senior #President #Poverty

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