Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 19, 2007
I thank the chairman. My name was cited, along with a list of other New Yorkers having opposed the original TRIA when it came to the floor. The reason we did so is not because of TRIA, it was because the minority side, the Republican side at the time, tried to use this as a vehicle to move tort reform and added all sorts of tort reform provisions to the TRIA bill, which we absolutely opposed because it was a politically motivated move and not because of TRIA.
Said by
Gary Ackerman
New York
Source
govinfo.gov

Editor's note · Context

Discussing opposition to the original TRIA due to tort reform provisions added by Republicans.

Share

Share on XShare on FacebookEmail this quote

More from Gary Ackerman

May 8, 2012

One of the concerns I have vis-a-vis the Middle East is that there are a number of our colleagues who, in order to demonstrate their fealty to the U.S.-Israel relationship, will insist that we have a more prudent or a zero approach to…

congress.gov
Apr 24, 2012

Yes, Assad must go and we need, from both a moral and a national interest position, to facilitate that effort.

congress.gov
Jun 19, 2012

I hope to see power handed over to a civilian government that is committed to a pluralistic Egypt that remains an ally of the United States and committed to peace with Israel.

congress.gov
Sep 19, 2012

I have always found that Members of Congress don't get enough credit for being as thoughtful as most of us have been.

congress.gov
View all Gary Ackerman quotes

Other voices in this conversation