Gary Ackerman

Gary Ackerman
Gary Leonard Ackermanis a former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013 after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth19 November 1942
CountryUnited States of America
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This is a win for the consumer, for our industry, and the government because it narrows the channels to report and correct problems.
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This was not something he can argue with because these are the concerns that are circulating on the Hill.
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I never take joy in publicly criticizing my President but questions about the failure of his leadership in the planning and implementation of rescue efforts --- whether now or when the dust settles-have to be asked, ... If a country knows they're going to be attacked whether by Mother Nature or by terrorists, they must be prepared and it's obvious that the federal government was not prepared.
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If the PM wants to answer a different question, thats fine, and thats a good answer to a different question. But thats not the question. When it comes to this vote, will he be voting with or against the US?
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Sometimes in order to make progress and move ahead, you have to stand up and do the wrong thing.
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The media's gotten lazy. They don't check anything out. You report what he reports.
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Telling people not to have children is unthinkable and inhumane.
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Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don't know what that will be yet, but there will be one.
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Patriots don't let their nation default.
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Every gun sold should require a background check, period.
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If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.
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I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.
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We have to have some rules and regulations in America, or the world would empty out here.
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Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.