Steve Israel

Both of these races will test this proposition, do Democratic voters want purity and ideology on the left? Or do they want pragmatism and winnability near the center?

Our democracy is so frayed, right now that fundamental questions of fitness and truth are just put in the background as long as you are extreme enough.

I can tell you, Long Islanders, they will tolerate disagreement with their Member of Congress. They will not tolerate dishonesty.

Ronald Reagan has to be spinning in his grave at the prospect of the conservative movement that used to be the bulwark against tyranny in the world, giving the stage to a tyrant who endorses and supports Vladimir Putin.

the reality is out there that we all need to guard against this authoritarian effort, that is yes, born out of the Republican Party, unfortunately, but it is.

Well, it`s a huge win and also well timed. We are 95 days away from the midterm elections, tough environment for Democrats.

Most people knew that when reconciliation was pronounced dead that the obituary was premature.

If you don't pass both of these bills, the midterm is over, you're back in the minority.

Joe Biden beat Donald Trump by seven million votes, flipped five states, one Arizona, one Georgia, one in the Rust Belt. Joe Biden won this election.

We believe that to be true. That oftentimes you will see small companies that have breakthrough technologies, as soon as they are ready to go to market, they are targeted by larger competitors in the post-grant review process at the PTO.

When you have to distract people from that one glaring weakness that you have in your administration, a weakness, by the way, that will lose swing voters and maybe part of his base, you've got to force the conversation to your sweet spot.

What could have united Congress and those middle class and working families was progress on infrastructure.

When President Trump says that this is standard operating practice, maybe for him and his son-in-law and his son, but not for most people that I know.

It is not standard operating practice for Democrats or Republicans who have any sense of responsibility.

Donald Trump and his administration have proven to be masters of distraction and deflection. They want us to have the conversation we're having.

Well, there's a difference between having too many military people and having the right and smart military people.

Now, the challenge will be, will President Trump actually listen to him? Will he take the General's recommendations and implement them? If he does, I do believe that we have an opportunity to institute order to chaos.

we are witnessing a historic breakdown in people's faith in all institutions across the board.

I am very deeply concerned about the adequacy of those resources. The Long Island Sound is the biggest economic generator in my region.

I am here today to implore Congress to immediately pass the Cancer Care Reform Act, H.R. 1934, a bipartisan bill, introduced by Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Steve Israel.

I am very skeptical, deeply skeptical that we can get a deal with Iran; deeply more skeptical that if we do get a deal with Iran, it will work.

It's time for the adults to manage.

Give us a vote for one year of funding for homeland security and this issue goes away.

Some time ago Congressman Peter King and I were able to pass an amendment to the DoD authorization bill providing $10 million for new public-private partnerships between DoD, primarily in the Guard and Reserve, to engage in research…