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
A middle class is so important to a society that its value cannot be overestimated.
Yet, nearly 6 decades after the Holocaust concluded, Anti-Semitism still exists as the scourge of the world.
The freedom of thought and expression is one of the most sacred rights in this country.
These are three American citizens and we really demand answers for American citizens.
Too small is our world to allow discrimination, bigotry and intolerance to thrive in any corner of it, let alone in the United States of America.
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.
Rep. Kingston and I have a vision to reduce dependence on oil. We are not advocating radical change; instead we want to encourage oil-saving technologies.
Our Nation's scientific research must adhere to the highest ethical standards. But it is important that we do embryonic stem cell research.
Adult stem cells are also problematic, as they are difficult to identify, purify and grow, and simply may not exist for certain diseased tissues that need to be replaced.
Scientists have stated that embryonic stem cells provide the best opportunity for devising unique treatments of these serious diseases since, unlike adult stem cells, they may be induced to develop into any type of cell.
I wholeheartedly support umbilical stem cell research, but also support embryonic stem cell research.
I've been deeply concerned that to date no individuals have been convicted for the brutal killing of three United States citizens, the Bytyqi brothers: Agron, Ylli, and Mehmet.... It's a long time ago, we want to move on, but eleven years after the discovery of their bodies no one has been held accountable for their killing and the chief suspects in the chain of command, including the camp commander, have never been charged.
It is my hope that as we commemorate Black History Month in the future, we will continue to celebrate the many achievements and rich culture of African-Americans.
I do not think we should be trying to save our freedom by killing the safeguards that keep our liberties.