Gary Ackerman

Politician

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We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there's a bunch of us.

As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.

There's a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying in to Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands saying that they're going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses. There's a message there.

No, you can't call your vote in. You have to be there on the floor to vote.

Patriots don't let their nation default.

From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were anything but free.

We're not looking at banning all weapons.

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

Telling people not to have children is unthinkable and inhumane.

The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television don't know the first thing about journalism. They are just there stirring up a hockey game.

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