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	Welcome to the website for the 13th Congressional District of NY
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		Congressman Vito Fossella today called for quick approval of federal disaster assistance for residents of Brooklyn...
		To date Vito has voted to reduce wasteful federal spending for FY 2008 by at least:
	www.house.gov /fossella (265 words)

	Vito Fossella - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fossella was born on Staten Island into a Roman Catholic family of Irish and Italian extraction.
		Fossella, the fourth of seven children, was a basketball player at Monsignor Farrell High School, where he got his first taste of politics in the student council.
		Fossella campaign manager Matt Mika seeing his opponent's entourage and the reporters from the Staten Island Advance and two of the Brooklyn weeklies quickly typed a response to the letter and faxed it over to the Democrat's Brooklyn office at 2:08 pm, eight minutes after Harrison began briefing the press before the event.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vito_Fossella (3183 words)

	GOP.gov - Fossella & Mayor's Office Reach Agreement for FAA to Receive Population Growth Stats of Staten Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fossella said the formal notification system would benefit Staten Island because the FAA is required to take into account the number of people impacted by proposed route changes.
		Fossella has raised concerns that when the FAA performs environmental impact statements to evaluate flight pattern changes over the next two to four years, the current census data for Staten Island many be outdated.
		Fossella contacted the Mayor's Office earlier this year suggesting that a formal mechanism be designed to update the FAA on population increases.
	www.gop.gov /item-news.asp?docId=55811 (788 words)

	Students and Leaders: Vito Fossella
		In November 1997, Vito Fossella was elected to Congress in a special election to represent the 13th Congressional District of New York, including Staten Island and the Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bensonhurst and Gravesend neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
		Vito also serves at the request of the Speaker of the House on the influential Republican Policy Committee, which is the principal forum for establishing legislative priorities for Congress.
		Furthermore, Vito is the Vice Chairman of the Environment subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
	www.studentsandleaders.org /newyork/speakers/vito_fossella.asp (621 words)

	Steve Harrison - Democrat for Congress - Upbeat on America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fossella has admitted for the first time that one of his full-time congressional staffers took the photos that wound up being used by his campaign.
		Vito Fossella yesterday, saying he hadn't done enough to stop the flow of illegal guns into the city.
		Vito Fossella (R-S.I.) violated House rules by using at least three photos in campaign flyers and in free mailings to constituents - including a shot of the congressman with Muppet characters Elmo and Rosita...
	harrison06.com /press.php (1581 words)

	Profiles: NRO Total Convention
		Fossella's great-grandfather, James O'Leary, a New Deal Democrat, served the same district in Congress from 1936 until 1944.
		The national GOP should likewise be celebrating Fossella's convention appearance because the O'Leary-to-Fossella story is far more than a family affair, or a neat hook for an articulate pitch on one of Gov. Bush's top issues.
		Vito Fossella represents the migration of ethnic Catholics to the Republican party.
	www.nationalreview.com /convention/profiles/profiles080300b.shtml (299 words)

	USATODAY.com
		In November 1997, Vito Fossella made a rapid transition from New York City councilman to congressman, as he won the Staten Island seat of Susan Molinari, who resigned to become a television anchorwoman.
		Fossella was sworn in as a congressman 13 hours and 50 minutes after the special election.
		Fossella first took a seat on the House Transportation Committee, where he helped secure $32 million for a new ferry for the Staten Island to Manhattan run, the first addition to the fleet of ferries in years.
	www.usatoday.com /news/politicselections/CandidateProfile.aspx?ci=1538&oi=H (329 words)

	The Very Phony Vito Fossella
		This week, Vito Fossella, a Republican politician who represents New York State's 13th district in the US House of Representatives, issued a broad statement declaring that no torture is taking place at the American prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
		Congressman Vito Fossella is not merely an eager dupe for the Bush Administration's coverup of torture at Guantanamo Bay and around the world.
		They know that Vito Fossella is counting on the people of New York's 13th congressional district to be ignorant and apathetic, and they're betting that Fossella's arrogant attitude about his constituents will be proven correct.
	www.irregulartimes.com /fossellaphony.html (1350 words)

	Online NewsHour: A Clemency Offer -- September 8, 1999
		VITO FOSSELLA (R-NY): Well, as you indicate in your report, the FALN was perhaps the most notorious terrorist group to engage in terrorism on American soil.
		VITO FOSSELLA: Other petitioners were caught when pulled over in a van had, in the back of their van, armed...
		VITO FOSSELLA: Well, I suspect what's next is there's going to be a resolution on the floor of Congress within perhaps the next couple of days.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/law/july-dec99/clemency_9-8.html (2251 words)

	The GOP Auction House: Vito Fossella of New York
		Fossella voted against allowing millions of Americans to save their hard-earned dollars on prescription drugs by re-importing them from Canada, even though these were U.S. made and patient safety was ensured.
		Fossella voted to continue awarding contracts to Halliburton even if the Pentagon's own audit processes found that more than $100 million of their contractor's costs in Iraq were unreasonable.
		Fossella opposed expanding access to the military's TRICARE health insurance program to thousands of Reservist and National Guard members, even though 20 percent of all Reservists do not have health insurance, and 40 percent of Reservists aged 19 to 35 lack health coverage.
	www.dccc.org /gopauctionhouse/members/VitoFossellaNY-13.html (745 words)

	Vito Fossella - Congresspedia
		Vito Fossella's official website was rated by citizen researchers in February 2007 as part of a survey by the Sunlight Foundation.
		Fossella was a member of the New York City Council from 1994 to 1997, when he won a special election to replace Congresswoman Susan Molinari.
		Fossella is considered one of the more conservative congressmen from the Northeast (only Congressman Scott Garrett of New Jersey has a higher rating from the American Conservative Union).
	www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Vito_Fossella (1132 words)

	About Vito
		Vito Fossella has been one of our friends and neighbors for his entire life.
		Vito was raised in South Beach on Staten Island, attending Monsignor Farrell High School, received a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and earned a Juris Doctor from the Fordham School of Law.
		Vito’s bill ultimately forced City and State officials to stop nearly a half-century of dumping on Staten Island.
	www.vito2008.com /about.htm (470 words)

	New York's Premier Alternative Newspaper. Arts, Music, Food, Movies and Opinion
		Fossella was an energetic advocate of the President’s plans to reshape Social Security, though members on both sides of the aisle voiced serious concerns with the plan and the general public gave it little support locally.
		McMahon was reportedly worried that a loss to Fossella could hurt his chances to become borough president in 2009, while Gentile currently faces a scandal over the alleged sexual harassment of a male staffer.
		Fossella, whose office did not return repeated calls for comment, has expressed little concern publicly over a de Blasio candidacy, with aides noting his strong record on homeland security and his popularity in the district as reasons for serious candidates to shy away.
	www.nypress.com /19/12/news&columns/JohnDeSio.cfm (827 words)

	GOP.gov - Fossella Applauds Administration's Tough Stance Against China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY13) today applauded the Bush Administration's tougher military stance against China, including a decision yesterday to review all future military-to-military contacts between the two nations.
		Fossella said a tougher line against China is needed as the Communist government has become increasingly belligerent over the past several years.
		Fossella said it is necessary for the United States to take a tougher military stance against Beijing while at the same time encouraging free trade as a means of promoting greater freedom for the people of China.
	www.gop.gov /item-news.asp?docId=55810 (563 words)

	New York State Democratic Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		But it wasn’t long ago that Fossella didn’t have such nice things to say about the Bloomberg administration or the direction of the city under the Mayor, having referred to the city as a “tax hell” and having once accused the Bloomberg administration of stonewalling the Congressional hearing looking into the Staten Island Ferry crash.
		U.S. Representative Vito Fossella of Staten Island publicly accused Mr.
		Fossella said at the hearing, held on Staten Island under the auspices of a House Transportation subcommittee.” (New York Observer, November 10, 2003)
	www.nydems.org /news/archive/2005_03_000587.html (295 words)

	Gotham Gazette's Focus on the Feds: How the Federal Government Shapes NYC
		While the protesters held Fossella - who represents Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst in Brooklyn - responsible, only one of his constituents was at the noontime rally: Frank Barbaro, the former state assemblyman and Brooklyn Supreme Court judge who is running for Fossella's seat.
		Fossella's district, which covers part of Brooklyn, is home to 70,000 union members - one of the largest clusters of labor households in the nation, according to union leaders.
		Fossella, the only GOP member of New York City's congressional delegation, voted against raising the federal minimum wage and has supported policies that make it easier for companies to move jobs overseas.
	www.gothamgazette.com /feds/campaign2004/congress/13 (535 words)

	[BillionairesNYC] 10/27 8a Billionaire Mike Breakfast for Rep. Fossella
		Vito Fossello (Rep. of Brooklyn and Staten Island) is in trouble, and he needs our help.
		Vito Fossella used his annual fund-raiser brunch yesterday to issue a ringing endorsement of President George Bush and his prosecution of war on terrorism.
		VITO FOSSELLA (R-NY), ENERGY COMMITTEE: Yes, but beyond that, I think what was driving this debate and this topic right now is obviously what's happened in very a sad situation at Enron, where the business imploding and bringing down a lot of other folks.
	billionairesforbush.com /pipermail/nyc-announce_billionairesforbush.com/2004-October/000097.html (1034 words)

	Lawmakers seek ground zero health czar - Boston.com
		Vito Fossella, left, R-N.Y., listens to Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., speak during a news conference in front of Ground Zero, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2006, in New York.
		Fossella and Maloney called on the federal government Wednesday to appoint a health czar to oversee treatment and testing for workers and residents suffering from the lingering effects of the World Trade Center attack.
		Maloney, a Manhattan Democrat, and Fossella, a Staten Island Republican, said thousands of ground zero workers are still sick more than four years after the terrorist attack.
	www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/01/25/lawmakers_seek_ground_zero_health_czar (349 words)

	People's Weekly World - ‘It’s time to veto Vito’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Running against Fossella is Frank Barbaro, a former State Assemblyman and state Supreme Court justice with a strong record on labor and issues that matter to working people.
		Fossella has trounced his Democratic opponents in the past three elections.
		Fossella has also alienated himself from people living in Staten Island, which has one of the highest per-capita union densities in the country, by voting consistently against workers’ interests.
	www.pww.org /article/articleprint/5332 (616 words)

	CNN.com - Transcripts
		REP. VITO FOSSELLA (R-NY), ENERGY COMMITTEE: Yes, but beyond that, I think what was driving this debate and this topic right now is obviously what's happened in very a sad situation at Enron, where the business imploding and bringing down a lot of other folks.
		FOSSELLA: And I happen to believe it's a healthy thing for this country, unique thing, to have Americans be able to participate, whether through voting in their own right, to hand out literature.
		FOSSELLA: Or might I might add the right to participate and spend money to support candidates of their choosing, notwithstanding all the millions...
	archives.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0201/24/cf.00.html (3487 words)

	LID: Borough Politics February 23, 2004
		Fossella supported a non-union Homeland Security Department, huge tax cuts tilted toward the wealthy, a Medicare bill criticized by Democrats, and the war in Iraq.
		Fossella's spokesman, Craig Donner, said the congressman would campaign on some of the very issues on which Barbaro knocked him: Homeland Security, prescription coverage in the Medicare bill, tax cuts, and federal anti-terrorism money for New York.
		Fossella, who has $250,000 in campaign funds and several fundraisers scheduled, could spend $3 million or more to perhaps $1 million to Barbaro, whose fundraising is starting from scratch.
	www.lidbrooklyn.org /bp022304.htm (2173 words)

	Online NewsHour: Campaigns Under Scrutiny - Money Talks -- November 7, 1997
		Fossella is a New York City councilman, who jumped into the race this summer after Susan Molinari gave up her seat in Congress for a network television anchor chair.
		Fossella’s opponent, state assemblyman Eric Vitaliano, was trying to become the first Democrat in 17 years to represent this district in Congress.
		VITO FOSSELLA, Republican Candidate: Well, I’ve made an issue, I don’t know about with the Republican Party, but my issue has always been with my opponent; that I’m committed to cutting taxes.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/campaign/november97/money_11-7.html (1500 words)

	New York Congressman Vito Fossella Welcomes New Korean Ambassador to Washington
		WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Representative Vito Fossella, the co- chairman of the Congressional Caucus on Korea, has welcomed the new South Korean ambassador in remarks published in the Congressional Record.
		In his remarks, which appear in the November 3, 2005, edition of the Congressional Record, Congressman Fossella notes that Ambassador Tae-Sik Lee's "diplomatic credentials and legacy are entrenched in a life-long devotion to promoting, enlarging and broadening South Korea's stature and prominence at home and around the globe.
		Congressman Fossella has presided over the growth of the Congressional Caucus of Korea to over 65 members, making it the third-largest congressional membership organization focused on a single foreign country.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-07-2005/0004210154&EDATE= (220 words)

	New York Daily News - Politics - It's funny business in Muppet mailings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Fossella also pushed the envelope with another House rule regarding the Muppet photo.
		Use of all three of the photos in Fossella's constituent mailings raised another ethics question - whether a member of his congressional staff snapped the pictures, which would constitute a House violation because taxpayer dollars cannot be spent on campaigns.
		Fossella has no opponent in the Sept. 12 primary, but faces a Democratic rival, Brooklyn's Community Board 10 Chairman Stephen Harrison, in the November general election.
	www.nydailynews.com /news/politics/story/430960p-363263c.html (593 words)

	"Indulgence Undermining U.N.," by Representative Vito Fossella, February 11, 2003
		(This column by Vito Fossella, a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, was published in the Washington Times February 11.
		With more than 180,000 troops assembled in the Persian Gulf and compelling new evidence proving that Saddam Hussein is in material breach of U.N. resolutions on disarmament, the world body is prepared to award two of the world's most notorious and despotic regimes with leadership positions.
		(Vito Fossella is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York.)
	www.usembassy.it /file2003_02/alia/a3021109.htm (879 words)

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