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Press Releases 2008
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ELLIS ISLAND LIBRARY NAMED FOR BOB HOPE, U.S. POSTAGE STAMP HONORING HOPE IS UNVEILED
11/24/08In tribute to a great American who dedicated his life and his humor to the service of others, the research library on Ellis Island officially was renamed the Bob Hope Memorial Library, at ceremonies Monday (11/24) attended by Hope’s daughter, Linda, Congressman Eliot Engel, who sponsored the legislation renaming the library, and Norman Liss, Chairman of Development of Ellis Island Restoration Commission, who suggested the legislation to Rep. Engel.< read more > -
ENGEL MEETS WITH NYS LEADERS REGARDING FMAP INCREASE AND STIMULUS PACKAGE
11/20/08Congressman Eliot Engel joined his colleagues in the New York Congressional Delegation in meeting with Governor David Paterson, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, State Senator Malcolm Smith and other leaders from around New York State regarding support of a stimulus package that includes increased Medicaid assistance for the states.< read more > -
ENGEL ON ECONOMY: DON'T FORGET STATE, LOCAL NEEDS
11/18/08Congressman Eliot Engel, in Washington preparing for a Congressional session on the economy, said that the needs of states and localities must not be overlooked by focusing solely the national economy.< read more > -
REP. ENGEL DEMANDS RESCUE OF RESCUE PACKAGE
11/17/08Congressman Eliot Engel is appalled that the Bush administration has committed $290 billion of the $700 billion rescue package and has taken no formal action to fill the independent oversight posts that Congress mandated when it approved the rescue package.< read more > -
STATEMENT FROM REP. ENGEL ON VETERANS DAY
11/12/08Congressman Eliot L. Engel issued the following statement for Veterans Day 2008:< read more > -
OIL PRICES ARE DOWN, WHY NOT FOOD PRICES TOO, ASKS ENGEL
11/12/08Food prices have risen over the past few weeks, Congressman Eliot Engel said, with the increase blamed on transportation costs driven up by rising gasoline prices. Now he questions why food prices are not dropping since oil prices have more than halved recently.< read more > -
REP. ENGEL DEMANDS INVESTIGATION INTO AIG LAVISH RETREAT
10/27/08Congressman Eliot Engel signed onto a letter to Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke demanding that AIG be held accountable for any misuse of taxpayer money as a result of their executive retreat.< read more > -
ENGEL NAMED TO VETERANS' 'A TEAM'
10/20/08Congressman Eliot Engel was named to the A Team by the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America for his votes to help veterans in the past session of Congress.< read more > -
STATEMENT FROM REP. ENGEL ON FINANCIAL RESCUE PACKAGE
10/03/08“It was after great deliberation that I cast my vote today for H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. That name of the legislation is important - Emergency and Stabilization. Our economy is in an emergency and it is up to Congress to stabilize it. This is far from a perfect bill, but it is one that must be passed for the short-and long-term health of our nation’s economy and our people.< read more > -
ENGEL INTRODUCES PRESERVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE (PATH) ACT
10/03/08Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy & Commerce Committee, introduced the Preserving Access to Health Care (PATH) Act on Thursday (H.R. 7231). The bill delays rules which would strip funding from hospital and hospice providers.< read more > - Show all items