Rep. Gary Ackerman

Democrat  •  5th District, New York  •  14th Term  •  Sworn In 1983
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
  • Votes with party 98%
  • Abstains: 7%

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10/12/09
Beleaguered SEC Seeks Fresh Start

Another, Rep. Gary Ackerman, said he wanted to know “who is responsible for protecting the securities investor, because I want to tell that person or those ...

Source: Compliance Week (subscription)
10/11/09
US reviews Kerry-Lugar aftermath

He pointed to the harsh words of usually anti-Pakistan Democratic Representative Gary Ackerman, who said he had no interest in a partnership characterised ...

Source: The News International
10/10/09
Nobel award will be whatever Obama makes of it

...into a summit room. "I think it puts the extra weight of the world's prestige in the hands of the American President," said Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens), a top member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. "The world is cheering for him - and that m

10/09/09
Washcall: Growing terrorism front?... Boomers' health costs ... More

Gary Ackerman and Charles Rangel said such a monument -- which would be displayed in Emancipation Hall, the main area of Congress' Capitol Visitor Center ...

Source: Scripps News
10/09/09
Ayoon Wa Azan (Forget About It, People)

Representative Gary Ackerman (a democrat from New York) accused Judge Richard Goldstone of inhabiting a "self righteous fantasy-land”, and called the report ...

Source: دار الحياة
10/09/09
Gaza report seals Abbas' political fate

Within the US Congress, Gary Ackerman of New York, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, added, "In the self-righteous ...

Source: Asia Times Online
10/09/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Within the US Congress, Gary Ackerman of New York, chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, added, "In the self-righteous ...

Source: Asia Times Online
10/08/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Check them out here, with a hat tip to Newsmeat.com: There was $1000 to Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-NY, in 2006; $1000 to Sen. Ben Nelson, D-NE, in 2006; ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
10/08/09
Restaurant Public Hearing Dominates Williston Park Meeting

Maura Clancy wanted to have a specific update on the Gary Ackerman monies. She said she spoke to a representative in Senator Craig Johnson's office, ...

Source: New Hyde Park Illustrated News
10/08/09
2010 Governor's Race

Check them out here, with a hat tip to Newsmeat.com: There was $1000 to Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-NY, in 2006; $1000 to Sen. Ben Nelson, D-NE, in 2006; ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
10/08/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

US Congressman Gary Ackerman has reacted sharply to Pakistan's reservations towards the Kerry-Lugar bill. -File Photo WASHINGTON: US military hardware is ...

Source: DAWN.com
10/08/09
Whitman, Poizner and their common Democratic contributions

Check them out here, with a hat tip to Newsmeat.com: There was $1000 to Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-NY, in 2006; $1000 to Sen. Ben Nelson, D-NE, in 2006; ...

Source: San Francisco Chronicle
10/08/09
Democrats block bid to punish Rangel

...all of it. Then the House clerk read it aloud again -- a traditional move when bills are introduced in Congress. Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y., a Rangel friend, stood up to say the clerk's reading was unnecessary. Ackerman was received with objections from

10/07/09
LI Dems: Afghanistan plan should focus on terror

"There are arguments on each side," Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn Heights) said of the troop-level debate. "Either way you do it is going leave something to ...

Source: Newsday
10/07/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Carter's labored reading of his resolution seemed to exasperate Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY). Ackerman interrupted Carter with a question to Speaker Pro ...

Source: FOXNews
10/07/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

The rest of the Long Island delegation, including Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Garden City), Peter King (R-Seaford) and Gary Ackerman (D-Queens), ...

Source: LongIslandPress.com
10/07/09
Pakistan wants US "'trust", drones, market access

Democratic Representative Gary Ackerman, who chairs the House of Representatives foreign affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, ...

Source: Reuters
10/07/09
Pakistan wants US 'trust,' drones, market access

Democratic Representative Gary Ackerman, who chairs the House of Representatives foreign affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, ...

Source: Reuters
10/07/09
HealthCare Partners, IPA, Dr. Richard Merkin, CEO, Recognize Seniors Taking

The Towers, Dr. Gastright and Theobold met with Congressman Gary Ackerman, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and senior level staff members of Senator Kristen ...

Source: PR Newswire (press release)
10/07/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

Democratic Representative Gary Ackerman, who chairs the House of Representatives foreign affairs subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, ...

Source: The Nation, Pakistan
10/07/09
House Refers Rangel Resolution to Ethics Committee

...floor of the House. It took more than 15 minutes to get through all of it. Then the House clerk read it aloud again. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.), a Rangel friend, stood up to say the clerk's reading was unnecessary, a traditional move when bills are int

10/07/09
HealthCare Partners, IPA, Dr. Richard Merkin, CEO, Recognize Seniors Taking ...

The Towers, Dr. Gastright and Theobold met with Congressman Gary Ackerman, Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy and senior level staff members of Senator Kristen ...

Source: Reuters
10/07/09
Ron Paul Foreign Policy Speech 9/30/09

...3642 Introduced by: Rep. Howard Berman [D-CA28] HR 3642 Cosponsors: Gary Ackerman [D-NY5] Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX18] Mark Kirk [R-IL10] Edward Royce [R-CA40] Robert Wexler [D-FL19] Sen. John Kerry introduced the Senate version, S.962 -- which PASS

10/07/09
Pak should realise our aids are not gifts: US lawmaker

Gary Ackerman said the US cannot build a partnership on its own without Pak cooperation. Denouncing Pakistan's hostility towards American military ...

Source: Indian Express
10/05/09
They're Back!

Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY) accused the noted jurist Goldstone of inhabiting a "self righteous fantasy-land." Representatives Elliot Engel (D-NY) ...

Source: Middle East Online
10/02/09
US Congress passes $7.5 bn Pakistan aid

... senior Congressman and India Caucus cofounder Gary Ackerman voiced his disappointment over the Senate- House compromise bill that softened some of the ...

Source: Express Buzz
10/02/09
They're Baaack!

Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY) accused the noted jurist Goldstone of inhabiting a “self righteous fantasy-land.” Representatives Elliot Engel (D-NY) ...

Source: Media Monitors Network
10/01/09
Attack on Halloran may work in his favor

The newspaper was founded by Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Queens), who Kim worked for immediately before running for office. In the story, Halloran, ...

Source: Queens Chronicle
10/01/09
Bill to triple non-military aid to Pakistan passed

Representative Mr Gary Ackerman, one of India's strongest supporters of India in the Congress, said Pakistan administration shared sympathy with Taliban ...

Source: The Statesman
10/01/09
Patrich Kennedy joins Bangladesh Congressional Caucus

Joseph Crowley and Gary Ackerman are the co-chair of the Caucus. "Congressman Kennedy assured his total support for the promotion of Bangladesh in the ...

Source: Bangladesh News 24 hours

Official website: http://www.house.gov/ackerman/
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2243 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2601
Fax: 202-225-1589

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