Education:
L.L.B., St. John's University School of Law, 1960
BS, New York University School of Commerce, 1957.

Professional Experience:
General Counsel, National Advisory Commission on Selective Service, 1966
Assistant US Attorney, Southern District of NY, 1961
United States Army, Korea, 1948-1952
Attorney
Legal Counsel, New York City Housing and Redevelopment Board.

Political Experience:
Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1970-present
Assemblyman, New York State Assembly, 1967-1970
Sought Democratic Nomination for New York City Council President, 1969.

Organizations:
369th Veterans Association
Community Education Program
Martin Luther King Democrats.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
21st Century Health Care Caucus
Afterschool Caucus
Co-Chair, African Trade and Investment Caucus
Army Caucus
Executive Board, Congressional Arts Caucus
Bicameral Caucus on Parkinson’s Disease
Bipartisan Addiction, Treatment and Recovery Caucus
Bipartisan Taskforce on Alzheimer's Disease
Boating Caucus
Cancer Action Caucus
Caribbean Caucus
Caucus for Women's Issues
Caucus on Armenian Issues
Caucus on Community Health Centers
Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Caucus on India and Indian Americans
Coalition on Adoption
Co-founder, past chair, Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Fire Services Caucus
Co-Chair, Congressional Glaucoma Caucus
Associate Member, Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Congressional Human Rights Caucus
Chair, Congressional Narcotics Abuse and Control Caucus
Officer, Congressional Taskforce on Illegal Guns
Congressional Urban Caucus
Co-chair, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Steering Committee
Deputy Democratic Whip
Fire Services Caucus
Human Rights Caucus
Kidney Caucus
Labor and Working Families Caucus
Navy/Marine Corps Caucus
Dean, New York State Congressional Delegation
Co-Founder, Out-of-Iraq Caucus
Progressive Caucus
Real Estate Caucus
Refugee Caucus
Rural Housing Caucus.

Committees:
Joint Committee on Taxation, Chair
Ways and Means, Chair