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Congressman Steve Israel
The Rogers Memorial Library, in collaboration with libraries throughout Long Island, will broadcast a Zoom conversation between Steve Israel and Richard Salomon on Thursday, June 18, at 6 p.m.
Israel was a member of Congress for 16 years. He left office in 2017, having served as House Democrats chief political strategist between 2011-2015 and as chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He is now the director of the non-partisan Cornell University Institute of Politics and Global Affairs in New York City.
Israel served on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment & Related Agencies, where he took a leading role in supporting historic preservation, land conservation, and cultural arts investments. He is also currently a political commentator, columnist, and novelist, having written two critically acclaimed satires of Washington.
Richard Salomon is the founder and CEO of Vantage Point Consultants and co-founder and vice president of the board of directors of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center.
Israel and Salomon will discuss the upcoming election and other issues of national and global importance. Register at https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0R-8TQc9TrCitSyKqmuhcQ.
Staff Writer on Jun 16, 2020