Steve Israel (D-NY) - Politics

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Elections should be held on the weekend. What do those countries, among many others, have in common? Their citizens all vote on a weekend day.

The U.S. should end the travel ban to Cuba. Israel wants the United States to lift the travel ban to Cuba

Rahm Emanuel was a good choice for Barack Obama's White House Chief of Staff. "This is a guy who has a mastery of policy and specifically a passion for middle-class economic issues."

The U.S. should set a timetable to withdraw troops from Iraq. Israel voted for a timetable in Iraq.

The U.S. embargo on Cuba has not been effective. Letter From Congress to Secretary of State Rice

Congress should pass a resolution identifying the Armenian killings during World War I as genocide. Co-sponser of Bill to affirm the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution

The U.S. should act to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. "We have the will and we are running out of patience."

Social Security should not include private retirement accounts. Co-sponsored legislation to bar private accounts

Congress should eliminate the estate tax. Israel oppose "death tax"

Hillary Clinton should win the Democratic nomination for president in 2008. Israel for Clinton

The U.S. military should not maintain its "Don't ask, don't tell" policy. “Now more than ever it is time to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy"

EVIDENCE: Can preemptive military strikes be justified? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Guantanamo Bay detainees be moved to U.S. prisons? Yes

EVIDENCE: Should Congress pass President Obama's $819 billion stimulus package? Yes

UNKNOWN: Has the invasion of Iraq been successful?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. negotiate with Iran directly?

UNKNOWN: Has the surge in military troops made progress in Iraq?

UNKNOWN: What should be the U.S. military strategy in Afghanistan?

UNKNOWN: What is your view on gun control laws?

UNKNOWN: Is Sarah Palin qualified to be the President of the United States?

UNKNOWN: What parental involvement should be required in the abortion decision of a minor?

UNKNOWN: When should the government permit late term abortions?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.N. impose sanctions on Iran?

UNKNOWN: Should Georgia become a member of NATO?

UNKNOWN: What are the appropriate next steps that the U.S. should take with Iran?

UNKNOWN: Should people residing illegally in the United States be offered a path to citizenship?

UNKNOWN: Is the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act constitutional?

UNKNOWN: Does Iran pose a significant threat to America's national security?

UNKNOWN: Should Iran be held accountable for Hezbollah's actions?

UNKNOWN: Will the Russia-Georgia conflict lead to another Cold War?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organization?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. build a fence along the Mexican border?

UNKNOWN: Based on the information available at the time of the invasion of Iraq, was it justified?

UNKNOWN: Should the U.S. try to prevent nuclear proliferation in other nations?

UNKNOWN: Should Roe v. Wade be overturned?

UNKNOWN: Based on the information available now, was the invasion of Iraq justified?

UNKNOWN: Can preemptive military strikes be justified?

UNKNOWN: Can the use of torture as an interrogation technique be justified?

UNKNOWN: Should President Bush's federal tax cuts be made permanent?

UNKNOWN: Who will win the 2008 presidential election? (time remaining: 92 days, 14 hours, 10 minutes)