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Caroline Kennedy and Congressman Engel after a meeting in Rep. Engel's Bronx office.
Congressman Eliot Engel spoke for solidarity with Israel Sunday (1/11), first at the Riverdale Monument, sponsored by AMCHA, and later at the Israeli Consulate at 42nd Street and Second Avenue. At the Monument he was joined by Rabbi Avi Weiss (to his left) and Assembly member Jeff Dinowitz, behind him left and Councilman G. Oliver Koppell behind him right.
At the Consulate rally he led the crowd in support of Israel by leading the crowd in waving the red hat symbolizing the terrorist rocket fire raining down on Israel. He is flanked by Congress Members Peter King (l) and Steve Israel, both of Long Island.
After the rally at the Consulate he was joined by (l-r) state Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Dinowitz, Cong. Engel, Councilman Koppell, and State Senator Eric Schneiderman.
Congressman Eliot Engel speaking at the dedication of the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at Citifield (4/15) as Mets' owner Fred Wilpon and Jackie's widow Rachelle watch. The rotunda was dedicated on the 62nd anniversary of the day Robinson broke baseball's color barrier, becoming the first African American play major league ball. Rep. Engel said,
Rep. Eliot Engel and Rachelle Robinson talk to the media after the Jackie Robinson Rotunda dedication ceremonies Wednesday marking the 62nd anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball.
Congressman Eliot Engel meets with members of the American Federation of Teachers from all parts of the district, and talks about how he also belonged to that union when he was a teacher.
Congressman Eliot Engel (3rd from right) joined local Rockland officials at the dedication of the renovated Piermont train station on May 25. The historical landmark dates back to 1873 and is the site of walking trail and is a vital part of Piermont's history. Joining Rep. Engel in dedicating the station is (From left to right): Rockland County Legislator Connie Coker, Piermont Mayor Christopher Sanders, Orangetown Supervisor Thom Kleiner, New York State Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee and Rockland County Director of Tourism Heather Duke.
On June 10, Congressman Engel met with Yonker's Mayor Phil Amicone to discuss transportation projects in New York.
Mike Nichols and Cong. Eliot Engel share a moment at the benefit for Riverspace in Nyack. Mr. Nichols, who directed such movie hits as ‘The Graduate' and ‘Charlie Wilson's War' among many others, discussed his work in Hollywood and on Broadway for approximately 200 supporters of Riverspace Friday night. Rep. Engel spoke at the presentation, telling the audience of his support for Riverspace and about his mother's career in show business.
In the Photo - from Left to Right - David Ford, Judith Watson, Congressman Engel, Carole Morris and Chanie Sternberg, Executive Director of the Refuah Health Center in Rockland County
Congressman Eliot Engel met with members of Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc. and Family Planning Advocates on Thursday, (7/17/09) to discuss pending health care reform legislation. In addition, four local students who take part in the Teen Information and Peer Services (TIPS) program in Rockland County met with the Congressman as well. The advocates and students were in Washington as part of the Youth Organizing and Policy Conference. From Left to Right: Tracey Brooks, President/CEO of Family Planning Advocates Lisa B. Winjum, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic Iliana Negron, Suffern student Congressman Eliot Engel Judith Destrade, Spring Valley student Sam Leiter, Piermont student Abigail Anderson, Education Coordinator, Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic
Congressman Eliot Engel and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. met in Washington, D.C. Wednesday discussing how best the two could work together to bring federal help to the Bronx. The portion of the Bronx represented by Rep. Engel is home to the borough's largest employer, Montefiore Medical Center, as well as Mount Saint Vincent College, Lehman College, and Manhattan College and Van Cortlandt Park and Seton Falls Park. The two also spoke of creating community recreation centers, with the 11-term Congressman saying he believed that bringing federal help back to the district is one of the most important parts of his job in Congress.
New York Congressman Eliot Engel (C) appears with Gary Perl, Northeast Regional Director, American Friends of Magen David Adom (L), and Sybil Weingast, Vice President of Development for AFMDA - the Israeli equivalent to the Red Cross - at a recent dedication ceremony of an ambulance for the organization to be sent to Israel. Magen David Adom will determine which part of Israel will receive the ambulance. The vehicle was inscribed with a notation thanking the Members of Congress for their support of the group and its continued support of US-Israeli relations.
Congressman Eliot Engel recently met with members of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Union in Washington to discuss the ongoing debate over health care reform. Congressman Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Health, is an original co-sponsor of H.R. 676, which calls for a single-payer system. He is also supportive of a robust public option to be included in the House version of health care reform legislation. (Pictured from L-R) AFT member, and Yonkers resident, Vince Gaglione, AFT member Frances Brown, Congressman Engel, and AFT member Tom Murphy.
Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY) speaks at a reception to honor Hispanic Heritage Month at the Embassy of Israel. Engel was presented with the American Jewish Committee's
Congressman Eliot Engel (L) meets with Lorenzo Gonzalez Feliciano (R), MD, the new Secretary of Health for Puerto Rico, in Congressman Engel's Washington, DC office on Wednesday, October 14, 2009.
Congressman Eliot Engel recently met with the new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Randy Babbitt in the Congressman's Washington D.C. office. They pledged to work together and engage in an open dialogue about the concerns of Rockland residents in regards to the FAA's planned New York/New Jersey/Philadelphia Airspace Redesign Plan. The 11-term Congressman said,
Tony Creaney, Edithe Kelly and Lilien Christmas (l-r) hear Congressman Eliot Engel explain his legislation, the Guaranteed 3% Cost of Living for Seniors Act, before his news conference at City Hall Sunday (12/6). The legislation would mandate that Social Security recipients would receive a minimum of 3 percent COLA hike annually. Seniors will not receive a COLA increase next year, for the first time since COLA became effective in 1975, because of the deflation caused by the economic recession this year.
Tony Creaney, Bruce Feld, Lew Goldstein, Edithe Kelly, and Lilien Christmas (l-r) get the lowdown from Congressman Eliot Engel prior to his news conference at City Hall Sunday (12/7) announcing the introduction of his bill, the Guaranteed 3% Cost of Living for Seniors Act. The bill would guarantee an annual 3 percent cost of living adjustment for Social Security recipients. They will get no increase next year because of the economic recession this year, the first time this has happened since 1975.
Helena Alston, Cong. Eliot Engel, Lilien Christmas and Joe Gordon (l-r) talk over the Congressman's proposed legislation to guarantee an annual 3 percent Cost of living Adjustment for Social Security recipients. Part of the fallout from this years deflationary recession was that Social Security recipients will not be getting a COLA next year, for the first time since 1975.
Congressman Eliot Engel (pictured center) met with Jeff Hewitt (left), from Planned Parenthood Hudson Valley Peconic, and Tiffany Card (right), from Planned Parenthood Mid-Hudson Valley in his Washington office on Wednesday. The two pro-choice advocates were in Washington to advocate against restrictive language in any health care legislation relating to a woman's right to choose. Rep. Engel voted against the
Rep. Engel meets with Special Olympics athlete Peter Dailey to discuss the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Act.
Congressman Eliot Engel pins a military medal on Guy Gebbia (100 Locust Avenue, Upper Nyack) in the congressman's West Nyack office Thursday. Mr. Gebbia sought the congressman's assistance in getting six medals, which he earned in the service, when he had difficulty in getting them himself. The six medals are the Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Stars, Navy Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (Korea), Korean Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Ribbon with 1960 Device. Mr. Gebbia, who separated from the Navy in 1969, was also awarded the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross with Palm and Frame).