Eliot Engel
Eliot Engel
Eliot Lance Engelis the U.S. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His new district, District 16, contains parts of the Bronx and Westchester County. In Westchester, it includes Yonkers, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, Scarsdale. Mamaroneck, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Larchmont, Tuckahoe, Bronxville, Eastchester, Hastings-on-Hudson, Ardsley, Hartsdale, and Rye City. In the Bronx, it includes Riverdale, Woodlawn, Edenwald, Baychester, Williamsbridge, Van Cortlandt Village, and Wakefield, and Co-op City. He represented the 19th District...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 February 1947
CountryUnited States of America
I'm reminded of all the Firestone commercials we saw when we were growing up, 'Firestone tires, where the rubber meets the road.' Obviously they met the road a little too much, ... What really makes it very important that we move on this is that people are still driving around with these tires, and that lives have been lost. And the question is: How many more lives are going to be lost? I certainly support the legislation. I hope we can make it more comprehensive.
I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.
I do not want to hear phony cries about budget restraint. The tax cuts for the rich rob us of our ability to have good programs.
I am always inspired by the community spirit and leadership I witness from African-Americans in New York and around the country.
Setting a timetable for exit in Iraq is a mistake, but so is the Administration refusing to level with the American people about the situation there.
They don't like the Ken Starr witch hunt. ... They think (Clinton) has been doing a good job, ... The Clinton-haters will never be satisfied.
There is no way that increased gas prices at the pump could have been reflected in two days after the hurricane with spikes of 30 to 50 cents per gallon, ... It is shameful and unconscionable that these oil companies are making profits off people's misery with this hurricane.
It is unbelievable that at a time of high unemployment this administration is threatening to veto legislation that would actually create real jobs.
That's a change in the attitude from a week, two weeks, a month ago, ... We've made progress. I think the Army is giving these ladies the proper respect.
The Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act expires at the end of this year. Thus, we must act quickly to ensure our constituents continue to receive the services they enjoy.
I represent a district covering Rockland, Westchester and Bronx counties, all of which are part of the 9 million people that this water is so important for.
I very much regret that our administration has pushed the whole issue of Kosovo to the back burner.
We stand with the people of Taiwan and their democratic ways, and I am proud to be a part of reaffirming the unwavering commitment to the Taiwan Relations Act by the United States Congress.
We all would like to see a brighter future for Haiti, and I hope this conference will serve to explore many views. Respect for human rights, freedom, and the rule of law must be established in the poorest nation in our hemisphere.