Few professions are given as much power as we entrust to those who wear the uniform of a police officer. These individuals dedicate themselves to a calling in which threats that can materialize in an instant are part of the job description.
Lee Zeldin
I stand squarely with our law enforcement officers who don bullet-resistant vests as part of their standard equipment and leave their home each day not knowing if they will return.
I am my own man.
United States naturalization is a privilege not a right, and those who have had this privilege bestowed upon them must respect and uphold the laws of our land.
I went through kindergarten through 12th grade, college, law school and four years of active duty in the U.S. Army and I never once experienced anti-Semitism - until I came to the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Obama administration sought to appease the Iranians at any and all cost.
We should make sure that we are never sending our troops into harm's way unless they're sent with a clear strategy to win, and learning lessons of the past to ensure that best path forward with what lies ahead.
A more stable, stabilized Mideast, that's a humanitarian victory.
Bashar al-Assad needs to be replaced, but he can't be replaced with another Bashar al-Assad.
Some of my best memories of growing up on Long Island include spending all day fishing for fluke on Great South Bay.
If Donald Trump is the candidate against Hillary Clinton, then I will be supporting Donald Trump.
Anti-Semitism has no business infiltrating American politics, it has no business infiltrating our college campuses, and it has no business in the halls of Congress.
The BDS movement goes way beyond any legitimate, reasonable criticism of a government.
The Kurds have fought, bled and died fighting alongside the U.S.
I would say the reason that Tim Bishop electorally was able to get more votes, if you were just going to analyze registration and numbers, is that he had a quarter of the Republican vote, every election. No one is getting a quarter of the Republican vote from me.
I don't know if there's ever been a budget that anyone has been 100 percent happy with.
Social media serve as the propaganda machine of 21st century terror, and this is apparent in the Middle East.
The BDS movement attempts to undermine and destabilize Israel, our greatest ally in the Middle East.
That Hillary Clinton can be president of the United States and a Saudi prince can donate $10 or $15 million dollars, let's say, to the Clinton Foundation and then have access for meetings and policy with the U.S. government, that is something that is very important to me.
The dawn of the 21st century marked the emergence of the social media age.
I know if that I'm not fighting for my home state, my home district, that other members who are out there fighting for their state, their district, they're not going to fight for New York for me.
A lot of the Democratic base believes that it's the right the to do to bring as many of these refugees in as possible for - there are many members of the Democratic Party who may think that tens of thousands are not enough, and we're not doing our part until we bring in even more.
Under the guise of BDS, Jewish students on college campuses across the United States are being subjected to blatant anti-Semitism.
I will never be able to endorse a nominee for president whose name is not known.
While bad cops should face the full consequence of the law, the overwhelming majority of good cops have earned our support.
The beauty of our democracy is that the final authority is not the president of the United States, but instead the American public through their duly elected representatives in the United States Congress.
There is more than just words to define a person.
Social media constitute the most powerful readily accessible communications weapon Hamas has in its arsenal.
Every level of government has a role to play in combating the rise of MS-13 and other gangs, and we must crack down on the aspects of our nation's broken immigration system and other policies that have allowed MS-13 and other gangs to take hold in our communities and stay there.
I call a spade a spade.
Contemporary anti-Semites claim they have nothing against Jews - they just hate the Jewish state.
Even though I don't agree with Donald Trump on everything, and I think there may be certain things or statements of his that I may disagree with, he is a better candidate by far than Hillary Clinton.
While it's important to be open-minded, we don't have to be naive. Although Iran claims they are developing nuclear capability only for peaceful purposes, it's most difficult to believe them when taking a step back to assess the big picture of Iran's threats and actions.
You can't live in the Bronx and survive on just $80,000 or so of income, if you're married and you have three kids at home.
Our relations - the United States and Canada, that trade relationship is vitally important. There's a long history.
There is no perfect candidate.
I don't consider myself to be a Pete King Republican or a Ted Cruz Republican or a John Boehner Republican, or a Tea Party Republican.
I have dedicated half my life to military service.
BDS attempts to use economic tools to boycott Israeli goods and services and punish individuals and entities supporting Israel. It attempts to use harassment and intimidation to turn Israel's supporters against the country.
To be a leader, regardless of what party you're in, is to tell your followers what lines not to cross.
I think we are elected with a responsibility to take tough votes, tackle tough challenges today. There's too much punting.
It's unfathomable that Twitter would be so brazenly complacent, allowing Hamas to use its platform as a terror command and communications center of dangerous propaganda.
The thing is with these members, especially Omar and Tlaib, honestly, I feel like their hearts are filled with darkness. AOC's heart might be filled more with cotton candy and unicorns.
President Obama is asking critics of the Iran nuclear deal what the alternative is other than war as if it's rhetorical question, but there is an answer: a better deal.
Just as Congress stands firmly against racism and other forms of prejudice, we must take action that loudly and clearly proclaims our resolve to combat anti-Semitism at home and around the world.
Israel is a beacon of hope, freedom and liberty surrounded by existential threats.
The founder of the BDS movement is blatantly anti-Semitic.
When I made my first trip to Israel as a member of Congress, not only did I meet with the Israeli president and prime minister, but I also traveled to Ramallah to meet with the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority. That's what being a member of Congress is about.
There are broad freedoms in Israel. In fact, Israel's Declaration of Independence grants all Israel's inhabitants equality of social and political rights irrespective of religion, race or gender.
For generations, the Jewish and African-American communities have stood together, helping each other overcome their greatest challenges and triumph in the face of sweeping discrimination, all while securing a brighter future for all of our children.
