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"If we are to attract America’s finest men and women to the teaching profession, then we must offer them a competitive salary
with the possibility of annual raises and bonuses."
-Rep. Fossella, September 1998. [link] MINIMUM WAGE
On January 10, 2007 Rep. Fossella voted for H.R. 2, the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. [link]2005, Fossella refused to cosponsor or sign a discharge petition which would allow for a floor vote on the SAME EXACT BILL, then known as the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005, H.R. 2429. [link] 2004, Fossella refused to cosponsor or help bring to a vote to a nearly identical bill, then known as the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2004, H.R. 4256. [link] 2003 Fossella refused to cosponsor or help bring to a vote to a nearly identical bill, then known as the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2003 with H.R. 965. 2002 Fossella refused to cosponsor or help bring to a vote to a nearly identical bill, then known as the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2002 with H.R. 4799. 2001 Fossella refused to cosponsor or help bring to a vote to a nearly identical bill, then known as the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2001 with H.R. 665. 1999 Fossella's first refusal to cosponsor or help bring to a vote to a nearly identical bill, then known as the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 1999 with H.R. 325. There has been no statement from Rep. Fossella as to why he refused to support these bills in the past and now in 2007 voted in favor of it. Rep. Fossella makes $168,500 annually. EMPLOYEE FREE CHOICE ACT
On February 5, 2007 Rep. Fossella signed on as a cosponsor for H.R. 800, the Employee Free Choice Act. By doing so he has thus far joined 231 other members of Congress signaling there is
a majority of support for this bill, leading to likely passage. [link / cosponsors]2003, Fossella refused to cosponsor the SAME EXACT BILL, then known as the Employee Free Choice Act, H.R. 3619. This bill was only 12 cosponsors short of having majority support.[link] Similar to the refusals to sign onto the exact same minimum wage bills in years past, it is unknown why Rep. Fossella refused to help pass this same bill back in 2003 which had the bi-partisan support of five New York State Republicans; Boehlert, King, McHugh, Quinn and Sweeney. |
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Rep. Fossella opposed Congressional assistance in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by
Hurricane Katrina. H.R. 1227, Vote #172 3/21/2007 |
Rep. Fossella regularly uses his ability to make the lives of Americans better by introducing resolutions such
as H.CON.RES.138 on 04/21/2005, expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Post Office should issue a commenorative stamp honoring Jasper Francis Cropsey, a
Staten Island native and painter. |
Rep. 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.
H.R. 1815, Vote #221, 5/25/2005 |
Rep. Fossella voted for H.R. 5, roll call #6, 01/04/2005 allowing Tom DeLay (R-TX) to remain in the position
of Majority Leader even if he were to be indicted. DeLay later was indicted and forced to resign from Congress. |