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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06/02/09
Democrats to Obama: Ease pressure on Israel

Rep. Gary Ackerman reiterated the same point, saying he did not think "anybody wants to dictate to an ally what they have to do in their own national ...

Source: Ynetnews
06/02/09
AIPAC Stirs

... ally what they have to do in their own national security interests,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN.Y.), who said he thinks there's “room for compromise. ...

Source: Atlantic Online
06/02/09
Opinion: This Is Zionism?

Candidate for Congress, Elizabeth Berney, slammed Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), chairman of the House Sub-committee on the Middle East for his characterization ...

Source: The Jewish Week
06/02/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg this morning received the endorsement of Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - Queens/Nassau), the second Democratic member of ...

Source: Examiner.com
06/02/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

He just has to figure out the dynamic that will support it and we have to give him the time and room to do that.” Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN. ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
06/02/09
BLOOMY: $400,000? POOR O!

...city and an affordable city," Bloomberg said yesterday at a Midtown campaign event, where he received an endorsement from Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Queens). "The president doesn't get paid that much. He's on a budget, too." In fact, the president earns $400

Source: New York Post
06/02/09
Democratic Congressman Ackerman enthusiastically backs Bloomberg ...

New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg this morning received the endorsement of Rep. Gary Ackerman (D - Queens/Nassau), the second Democratic member of ...

Source: Examiner.com
06/02/09
Groups silent in face of Obama calls for settlement freeze

He just has to figure out the dynamic that will support it and we have to give him the time and room to do that.” Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN. ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
06/02/09
Will US Congressional Democrats Sink Obama's Arab-Israeli Peace Plans?

Gary Ackerman also in New York seems to think there is room for redefining what constitutes illegal verses legal. Ackerman said "I don't think anybody wants ...

Source: BBSNews
06/02/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

He just has to figure out the dynamic that will support it and we have to give him the time and room to do that.” Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN. ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
06/01/09
Changing the World begins with the Settlements

Momentum for Obama's position is building led by high profile Jewish American Congressional members, such as Representative's Gary Ackerman, Robert Wexler, ...

Source: The Palestine Telegraph
06/01/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

“I don't think anybody wants to dictate to an ally what they have to do in their own national security interests,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN.Y.). ...

Source: Politico
06/01/09
House Passes Bill To Rename L.I.C. Post Office After Ferraro

...City," Ferraro said in a statement. Co-sponsors of the bill include Reps. Crowley, Anthony Weiner, Brian Higgins, Maurice Hinchey, Gary Ackerman, Jerrold Nadler, John McHugh, Jose Serrano, Eliot Engel, Edolphus Towns, Carolyn McCarthy, Nita Lowey, Stev

06/01/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

“I don't think anybody wants to dictate to an ally what they have to do in their own national security interests,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN. ...

Source: Politico
06/01/09
News Of The Day

...Rep. Gary Ackerman is crossing party lines this morning to endorse Mayor Bloomberg's re-election bid. He's the second member of New York's congressional delegation to do so. Bloomberg said Rep. Charles Rangel was "just plain wrong" to say President Oba

06/01/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

“I don't think anybody wants to dictate to an ally what they have to do in their own national security interests,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN.Y.). ...

Source: Politico
06/01/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

“I don't think anybody wants to dictate to an ally what they have to do in their own national security interests,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman (DN.Y.). ...

Source: Politico
05/30/09
Trash depot near NYC airport runway ruffles feathers

Rep. Gary Ackerman, DN.Y., whose constituents are unhappy with the project, said the plan defies common sense. "Stand in any street and watch the garbage ...

Source: The San Francisco Examiner
05/29/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

"We've been watching the move in Congress, especially among certain high profile Jewish American members -- people like Representative Gary Ackerman, ...

Source: Daily Kos
05/28/09
Bird magnet? Trash depot near LaGuardia called bad idea

Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman, whose constituents in New York are unhappy with the project, said the plan defies common sense. ...

Source: USA Today
05/28/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

J Street commends Rep. Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Middle East Subcommittee, and the delegation of Committee Members he is leading for carrying ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
05/28/09
Bird magnet? Trash depot near LaGuardia called bad idea

...is drawing opposition from groups that range from the Airline Pilots Association (ALPA) to local members of Congress. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) says: "The whole thing is mystifying. Of all the places to put it, why direct deadline center at the end of

Source: USA Today
05/28/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

J Street commends Rep. Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Middle East Subcommittee, and the delegation of Committee Members he is leading for carrying ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
05/28/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

J Street commends Rep. Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Middle East Subcommittee, and the delegation of Committee Members he is leading for carrying ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
05/27/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

The five-member Congressional delegation headed by Representative Gary Ackerman of New York, who is considered one of Israel's greatest friends on Capitol ...

Source: Palestine Chronicle
05/27/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

The five-member Congressional delegation headed by Representative Gary Ackerman of New York, who is considered one of Israel's greatest friends on Capitol ...

Source: GulfNews
05/27/09
US House delegation criticizes meddling in polls

"We want to encourage people to vote so that the result of the election is representative of the true feelings of the people," Representative Gary Ackerman ...

Source: Daily Star - Lebanon
05/27/09
RE: Gary Ackerman

J Street commends Rep. Gary Ackerman, Chairman of the House Middle East Subcommittee, and the delegation of Committee Members he is leading for carrying ...

Source: Jewish Telegraphic Agency
05/27/09
Congress Finally Passes FY '09 Omnibus Appropriations Bill ...

In contrast, House Foreign Affairs Middle East subcommittee chairman Gary Ackerman (D-NY), who seems to realize that a peaceful Palestinian state is good ...

Source: Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
05/27/09
Sheep without a shepherd

"Pakistan's pants are on fire", said Representative Gary Ackerman, democrat of New York. During the Vietnam War there was a phrase that came to symbolize ...

Source: The News International

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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