Q: What do you believe in?
A: I believe that I need to keep
in touch with my family and the people who voted for me so I travel back here
from Washington frequently.
Q: What is your specific job?
A: I am the Congresswoman for
the 19th Congressional District which covers a lot of territory from here
in Westchester up to northern Orange County.
Q: Do you have any family around
here?
A: I have grandchildren who go
to school in your Lakeland District.
Q: Where do you work?
A: I work in Washington, D.C.
Q: Have you ever met the president?
A: Yes, because of my job.
Q: What are your hobbies?
A: I count reading as one of my
hobbies, and I think of it as a great pleasure. I also like running, hiking,
and gardening.
Q: What laws have you been responsible
for?
A: I have been responsible for
changing banking laws and on getting rid of the capital gains tax. Also I
helped with the bill saying small businesses around the U.S.A. should get
money from the government to expand their businesses.
Q: Who do you think will be our
next president?
A: I believe Bush will be. I will
vote for him.
Q: Has your job changed since
the war in Iraq started?
A: Our work in Congress has become
more focused and we have more briefings and meetings about these important
issues.
Q: What do you like most about
your job?
A: I like working with people
the best. I get to work with people from all over the country. I like to represent
the people of the Hudson Valley.
Q: What jobs have you had before
becoming a member of Congress?
A: I worked in a medical laboratory
and as a teacher. I had a small business as a florist. I was also a patient
advocate at an emergancy room in a hospital at Harlem. My first job was at
Harvard University where I worked as a medical researcher. Later on in my
life, I earned my master's degree at Sarah Lawrence College. After that I
went back to Sarah Lawrence again, but to work as a professor. I also was
a middle school teacher at a school in Westchester where I taught math and
science.
Q: Did you always want to be a
Congresswoman?
A: No. When I was little, I wanted
to be an artist. Turns out I really wasn't that good, and eventually I wanted
to be a doctor. My father was a doctor and from him I realized there weren't
very many women doctors (at the time), and it would be a difficult dream to
accomplish. It wasn't until later in my life I found out I wanted to be a
Congresswoman.
Q: Do the bills go to the president?
A: Yes, they do. But first they
must go through a whole process. They must be passed through the House of
Representatives. If it gets voted down, the bill stops there and someone may
try to revise it. But if it does pass, it goes to the Senate. If it doesn't
get voted yes at the Senate, it stops there. But if it is voted yes, it will
be sent to the President. The President may veto the bill or he may say yes
and the bill will become a law.
These pages were put together
by: Taylor Anderson, Cheryl Burns, Nicole Capria, Gianna Caranfa, Byron Choy,
Andrew Lu, Louie Sardinas and Dylan Sotomayor working with Ms. Griffin - T.J.
Librarian.
This wall
was painted by fifth graders this year after it was installed to block access
to the add-on construction of our new kindergarten wing.
Last updated: June 11, 2004
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