| Full Name: | Vito J. Fossella, Jr. |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Mary Patricia Rowan; 3 Children: Dylan Michael, Griffin Thomas, Rowan Frances |
| Birth Date: | 03/09/1965 |
| Birth Place: | Staten Island, NY |
| Home City: | Staten Island, NY |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic |
Summary
Vito J. Fossella, Jr.
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
HR 6867 - Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation
Legislation (Yea)
Oct. 3, 2008 - Allows an individual who has no rights to federal or state regular unemployment compensation, or who has exhausted his or her rights to federal ...
HR 2642 - GI Bill, Funding for Midwest Flood Cleanup, Extension of Unemployment Benefits, and Other Provisions
Legislation (Yea)
June 19, 2008 - Appropriates $8.48 billion for natural disaster relief and recovery, including $5.76 billion for construction of flood prevention and protection structures in Louisiana. ...
HR 5749 - Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
June 12, 2008 - Allows individuals who have no rights to federal or state regular unemployment compensation, or who have exhausted their rights to federal or state regular ...
Recent Public Statements
Exchange News Direct - Rep Fossella To U.S. Treasury: Bold And Decisive Action Is Needed
Oct. 13, 2008 - Exchange News Direct - Rep Fossella To U.S. Treasury: Bold And Decisive Action Is Needed Congressman Vito Fossella (R-NY13) today wrote a letter to US ...
New York Times - 2 Congressmen Manage to Agree That Bailout Is Needed
Sept. 30, 2008 - New York Times - 2 Congressmen Manage to Agree That Bailout Is Needed It was one of his few public events since announcing that he ...
Staten Island Advance - Congressional Candidates Support Bailout -- With Limits
More Public Statements
Sept. 27, 2008 - Staten Island Advance - Congressional Candidates Support Bailout -- With Limits Straniere, McMahon and Cochran weigh in on mess, but Fossella's statements offer no insight ...
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Vito Fossella, Jr. REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY RESPONSES TO CITIZENS ON ISSUES THROUGH THE 2006 NATIONAL POLITICAL AWARENESS TEST WHEN ASKED TO DO SO BY Key national leaders of both major parties including: John McCain, Republican Senator Geraldine Ferraro, Former Democratic Congresswoman Michael Dukakis, Former Democratic Governor Bill Frenzel, Former Republican Congressman Richard Kimball, Project Vote Smart President Over 100 news organizations throughout the nation also urged their candidates to supply their issue positions through the National Political Awareness Test.
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