[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 87 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E822-E824]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
LETTERS FROM NORTH SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON LONG ISLAND SOUND
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HON. STEVE ISRAEL
of new york
in the house of representatives
Friday, June 3, 2016
Mr. ISRAEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share letters written to me
by Mrs. Widyn's 4th Grade Class at North Side Elementary School in East
Williston about the importance of preserving Long Island Sound. It was
a pleasure to visit this class and see how motivated they are to save
our environment broadly, and Long Island Sound specifically. I would
like to insert letters they wrote to me in the Congressional Record.
Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
the Congress to set aside some money to keep the Long Island
Sound clean. I have many reasons why we need to protect this
beautiful body of water. One reason is that it is our
greatest natural resource. Also, there are many animal
habitats that are getting wrecked because of all the dirty
garbage. Some of the animals are birds, wildlife and marine
life. There is also a bird there that is endangered called
the Piping Plover. The Piping Plover might become extinct if
we keep this up. One last reason is that in a few years there
would so much garbage and pollution that it will cost even
more money to fix than it already does.
I am 9 years old and I figured out the importance of
keeping the Long Island Sound in good shape. I hope the
people we elect to represent us gives this problem their
consideration and that they understand the importance of this
big issue, not just for the people who live on the Long
Island Sound, but for the environment that everybody shares.
Sincerely,
Brianna Janicek.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to give money to protect the Long Island Sound from
being polluted! It is our greatest natural resource!
A reason why we need money to protect the Long Island Sound
is we eat fish, oysters and clams from the Long Island Sound
and nobody wants to eat fish, oysters or clams that have been
in polluted water!
Another reason is polluted water can cause habitat loss for
marine life, and if there are no fish, the birds that eat
fish will starve!
Finally, many people like swimming in the Long Island Sound
and if the water they're swimming in is polluted, they will
not want to swim there anymore!
I am 9 years old, and realize how important the Long Island
Sound is. I hope Congress sets aside money to protect the
Long Island Sound!
Thank you for reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Grace Wong.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to because I think
the Congress should set aside money to keep the Long Island
Sound beautiful and clean.
I think we should protect the Long Island Sound because it
is our greatest natural resource. It gives us five billion
dollars in our economy. If the water is not clean, people
will not want to come here anymore and we can kiss five
billion dollars bye-bye. People who live near the Long Island
Sound will want to move if the water is polluted because
dirty and filthy water will be washing against their houses.
I would not want to live their either. Finally, wildlife and
marine life will continue to decrease in population. The
piping plover will eventually become extinct if we continue
to pollute the Long Island Sound. Also, the fish that we eat
could be dirty and unhealthy for our body.
I know I am only nine years old, but I take this very
seriously. Thank you for reading my letter. I hope something
is done to protect the Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Sahama Dhama.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and beautiful. There are many reasons why we need to
protect this body of water. First of all, the Long Island
Sound is one of our greatest resources. Also, if it is
polluted many animals may die like birds, wildlife, and
marine life. We should also have money for the Long Island
Sound because it helps our economy. Fishing, tourism, and
recreation take place on the Long Island Sound.
I am 9 years old and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound protected. I hope everyone who loves
the Long Island Sound understands its importance for the
future of our environment that we all share.
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Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you are successful
in obtaining funds to protect the Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Rahul Dawar.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am a 9 year old boy who is
writing a letter to you to ask Congress to give money to
protect the Long Island Sound.
Here are the three reasons why we should protect the Long
Island Sound. First, the Long Island Sound is one of Long
Island's greatest resources. Second, habitat loss might
happen if people keep polluting the Long Island Sound. The
piping plover, birds, wildlife, and marine life may be lost.
Lastly, water quality needs to be improved.
Thank you for reading my letter and I hope you will ask
Congress to realize how important it is to protect the Long
Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Joseph Dolezal.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
congress to give money to keep the Long Island Sound safe.
There are many good reasons why we need to do this.
I am 10 years old and I realize how important it is to keep
this beautiful body of water safe. If we do not do this, it
will cause habitat loss for wildlife, marine life and birds
such as the piping plover. Also, it will make our waters
polluted, so we need to have money to improve our water
quality. And I believe the Long Island Sound is our greatest
natural resource. I hope the people we elect to represent us
understand the importance of this issue, not just for the
people of Long Island but for the future of the environment
we share.
Sincerely,
Anthony Lopez.
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Dear Congressman Israel, I am writing this letter to you
because I want to keep the Long Island Sound clean and
beautiful for everyone. I have 3 reasons why we should keep
this body of water clean.
I am 10 years old and in 4th grade. I know how important it
is to keep the Long Island Sound protected. My first reason
why we should keep the Long Island Sound clean is . . . It's
not ok for the people that live near the Long Island Sound to
have dirty water with garbage in them coming up to their
houses. My second reason is that all this garbage is hurting
the marine life, and if people are fishing they might not get
healthy fish. My 3rd reason is that if we do not stop this
now, in the future there is going to be more garbage and it
will cost more money and it will be harder to fix the Long
Island Sound.
Thank you for reading my letter and I hope we do something
to help the Long Island Sound. Thank You for coming to my
classroom.
Sincerely,
Kayla Rogan.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and beautiful. There are many reasons why we need to
protect this body of water.
One reason is that 20 million people live within 50 miles
of the Long Island Sound. Also, animals can lose their
habitats like the Piping Plover. Finally, it is our greatest
natural resource.
I am 9 years old and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound Protected. I hope that this letter will
convince people to keep the Long Island Sound clean and safe.
Thank you for reading my letter.
Sincerely,
Chanelle Moza.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set money aside to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and not polluted.
I am 9 years old, and I know how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound protected. I hope all of Congress
understands how important it is to help the environment and
the Sound. I think people should stop polluting the Sound so
the marine animals under water are safe. People swim in this
body of water so we need to make sure it stays clean.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope your ideas about
the Long Island Sound are heard in Congress on the Long
Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Rylan Rockfeld.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you because I
would like you to get money for the Long Island Sound so it
will stay beautiful. There are many reasons to protect this
water.
I am ten years old, and I see how important it is to
protect the Long Island Sound. We need to keep the Long
Island Sound clean because there are birds that might take a
sip of the water and if it's polluted it would hurt the
birds. There is marine life that needs to be protected. They
might eat the trash from the Long Island Sound and die. If
you catch a fish and the fish took in some polluted water, it
would not be safe to eat. Another reason why we should ask
congress for money is so we help clean the Long Island Sound
and help marine animals.
Sincerely,
Robyn Garnock.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing this to you so you
can protect the Long Island Sound. Please help protect the
Long Island Sound and listen to my letter.
I am 9 years old and love animals. Lots of people litter
and that hurts the animals in the Long Island Sound. I am
very worried some animals that live there will become
extinct. If Congress gives money, we can help keep the Long
Island Sound clean. Also, we do not want the water in the
Sound to be polluted. We need money to keep it clean. I would
like clean water to drink and swim in. Another reason is the
Long Island Sound is one of our greatest natural resources
and we don't want it ruined.
Thank you for listening to my letter, and do the best you
can do to keep the Long Island Sound safe!
Sincerely,
Rio Malito.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and a nice place to live next to. There are many
reasons why we need to protect this body of water.
One reason we need to protect the Long Island Sound is to
protect the animals that live in or next to it. We eat some
of those animals and we don't want to eat polluted animals.
Another reason is we don't want polluted water in our
drinking water. One more reason we need to protect the Long
Island Sound is it is one of our greatest natural resources.
We swim in the Long Island Sound and also play on beaches
next to it.
I am 9 years old, and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound safe. I hope the people we elect to
represent us give this matter their consideration and
understand the importance of this issue, not only for people
who live near the Long Island Sound, but for the future of
the environment we all share.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you are successful
in obtaining funds to protect the Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Rayen Kuo.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and beautiful. There are many reason why we need to
protect this body of water.
First, most people come to live in Long Island because we
have water around it so people can swim and go fishing.
Another reason is all of the fish could be dead because of
pollution in the Long Island Sound. Over 20 million people
live less than 50 miles from the Long Island Sound. My fourth
reason is Long Island Sound is one of our great resources.
People like to go banana boating and tubing. How can we do
all that if the Long Island Sound is not clean.
I am 10 years old and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound protected. I hope the people we elect
to represent us give this matter their consideration and
understand the importance of this issue, people who live near
the Long Island Sound, but for the future of the environment
we all share.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you are successful
in obtaining funds to protect the Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Austin Prince.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to ask Congress to
set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound clean and a
nice place to swim. There are many reasons why we need to
protect the Long Island Sound.
One reason to keep the long Island sound clean is because
the Long Island Sound brings $5 billion to our economy. For
example, people want to buy clean fish from a fish market and
you wouldn't want to buy fish with plastic in them. Also, if
we keep on polluting the water, in the future we might have
wiped out the piping plover species and a species of fish
that might be endangered. Lastly, 20 million people live
within 50 miles of the Long Island Sound. You don't want
polluted water and garbage on your beaches.
I am 9 years old and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound protected. I hope the people we elect
to represent us give this matter their consideration and
understand the importance of the issue.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you are successful
in obtaining funds to protect the Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Amelia Crosby.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and beautiful. There are many reasons why we need to
protect this body of water.
I am 9 years old and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound clean. Here are some reasons. First, we
need to improve water quality so the marine animals don't get
sick. Next, 20 million people live within 50 miles from the
Long Island Sound so we have to keep it clean. Finally, the
water in the Long Island Sound needs to be clean because it
could affect our drinking water. Also, we don't want the
garbage from the Sound to be right in front of our houses.
Clearly, it is important to keep the Long Island Sound clean.
Sincerely,
Aryan Badlani.
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Dear Congressman Israel: Hello. I am writing this letter so
you can ask Congress
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to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound clean and
gorgeous. There are a lot of reasons.
I am 10 years old and I wish we can protect the Long Island
Sound so it is not polluted. There are more than 20 million
people living near the shore of the Long Island Sound. People
get fish from the Long Island Sound, so if fish take in
polluted water we will eat the fish and we will have the
polluted water inside our own body which is bad for us.
Lastly, there is a lot of wildlife that live on the Long
Island Sound. For example, the Piping Plover is endangered so
we need to watch out before they are extinct. There is marine
life and will harm the animals. This money is for the future
of our lives.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope this will come
true.
Sincerely,
Aaron Chang.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing to you so you can ask
Congress to set aside money to keep the Long Island Sound
clean and beautiful. I have some reasons why we need to
protect this body of water.
One reason is there are endangered animals that really need
the Long Island Sound to live. Another reason is people come
here to the Long Island Sound to swim and go boating.
I am 9 years old, and I realize how important it is to keep
the Long Island Sound protected.
I really hope the people we elect to represent us give this
matter their consideration and understand the importance of
the issue, not only for the people who live near the Long
Island Sound, but for the future of the environment all of us
share.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you are successful
in obtaining funds to protect the Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Nicole Davidoff.
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Dear Congressman Israel: I am writing this so I can ask you
to save the Long Island sound by using money for it because
it is really important. Money will help keep it clean and not
polluted and animals will be saved.
I am ten year old and I found out how important the Long
Island Sound is.
We have to save the Long Island Sound. Polluted and
everybody loves it. They love the Sound because the northern
beaches have a lot of people that visit, but if the Long
Island Sound gets polluted nobody will come to the beaches.
Also, when you clean the water you can fish and sell it, but
the water is polluted; fish and marine animals are dying and
losing their habitats. If the Long Island Sound is not
protected in the future nobody will go there.
Thank you for reading my letter. I hope you will save the
Long Island Sound.
Sincerely,
Brandon Katz.