38 Quotes by Steve Israel

It's certainly possible that drastically altering the Social Security system might affect women differently than it would affect men.

At the rate we're going, that should cover the cost of one full tank,

In my view, Hurricane Katrina has just become a good old-fashioned excuse for price gouging by the oil companies, ... We can't have a winter strategic energy plan with sweaters and propane heaters.

I make my decisions and my judgments not based on what a prime minister of another country says, but based on what my principles tell me, how may DNA guides me.

I have always rejected the argument that members of Congress cast their vote because they're Jewish or not Jewish. I didn't cast my vote as a Jewish member of Congress. I cast my vote as a member of Congress.

Our Nation’s immigration laws are disrespected both by those who cross our borders illegally and by the businesses that hire those illegal immigrants.

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.

I have always rejected the argument that members of Congress cast their vote because they’re Jewish or not Jewish. I didn’t cast my vote as a Jewish member of Congress. I cast my vote as a member of Congress.

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.