Eliot Engel

Eliot_Engel

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE ELIOT ENGEL 

D - NEW YORK DISTRICT 16

 

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VOTING RECORD:  Project Vote Smart, Govtrack.us

 

BIOGRAPHY POLITICAL CAREER

PARTY: Democrat

BORN: 2/18/1947

EDUCATION: Hunter-Lehman College (BA), City University of New York - Herbert H. Lehman College (MS), New York Univesity (JD)

OCCUPATION: Politician

FAMILY: Married, 3 children  

CAREER:

  • U.S. House of Representatives (1988-present)
  • New York Assembly (1977-1988)

COMMITTEES:

  • Foreign Affairs Committee - Chair 
  • Energy and Commerce Committee

Elected: 1988

 
   

 

ISRAEL

  • Supports Israel's right to self defense and protection of its citizens from attack 
  • Opposes Trump's withdrawal of the Iran Nuclear Agreement 
  • Reliable voice in Congress to maintain a strong US-Israel relationship 

CHOICE

  • Received a 100% rating from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund
  • Member of the House Pro-Choice Caucus 
  • Stands in solidarity with women in the fight to access to safe and legal abortion 

 

In His Own Words

“As Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I will ensure support for Israel remains strong and bipartisan and I will shine a light on the evil of anti-Semitism and the danger it poses. ” 1 
 

"I will not stop fighting until every American has access to health care—a basic human right, not a privilege reserved for the wealthy." 2

SOURCES: 1) foreignaffairs.house.gov 2) Twitter

Interesting Facts

After college, he served has a teacher and guidance counselor in the New York Public Schools. 

Since 1989, Engel has arrived very early to the State of the Union in order to get an aisle seat and shake the hand of the President. He broke his 29 year streak for President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address. 

He is a big SNL fan, and even named a bill "Flamethrowers? Really?" after Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler's famous Weekend Update bit. 

 

 

 

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