Gary Ackerman

They are raising their own flags proudly, without trampling or burning ours. They are holding up signs--signs that are in English.

Madam Secretary, it seems like just yesterday that a faceless, frustrated fruit vendor devoid of a future set himself afire and now tomorrow ain't what it used to be.

We must continue to support and sustain the Special Tribunal for Lebanon and keep faith with all of the Lebanese people who want justice for their murdered countrymen and their former Prime Minister.

Until there is clear evidence that Beirut has made these choices, I believe we have no other alternative but to suspend all of our assistance programs to Lebanon.

The United States must continue to advocate for Lebanon's sovereignty and for the restoration of a legitimate government.

In terms of the Muslim Brotherhood, I think we should recognize and be vigilant about the danger, not exaggerate the danger.

We are not going to have a second chance to make a great impression on the people in the street.

In Egypt I fear we are snatching failure from the jaws of success.

We need to stop presenting ourselves with the choice that Mubarak gave us and understand that there are people in the middle.

If you over-pesticide your garden, only the weeds are going to survive.

How do you form a government and welcome in as an element of it a party that would destroy the government itself and expect stability?

Consistency is important, especially in foreign policy.

They are dealing with a nuclear power and a nuclear wannabe.

It was a better policy to try to engage the Chinese rather than to continue with China bashing.

The Chinese have always been bad actors.

They can likewise vote against the annual and supplemental appropriations that fund the war. What Members ought not be able to do is to waste 3 full hours of the House's time debating a resolution founded, at best, on a mistake and, at…

My president sold me a clunker, and I paid for it with my children's and my constituent's children and grandchildren's cash.

My president sold me a clunker and I'd paid for it with my children's and my constituent's children and grandchildren's cash. I guess the question I would ask is this -- as of 8:00 last night, do we have a new war? Or do we have an old war…

One of the greatest threats the hemisphere faces is the rising influence of Iran.

This close bond has created dangerous conditions in our hemisphere.

Venezuela is where all the dots connect.

This wave of anti-Semitism cannot be tolerated.

I don't think it takes a lot of convincing to make the case that Tehran's goals in our part of the world are not benign.

We are going to have to make a decision. Someone has to make a choice here.

That leaves, if I could just interject there, a larger problem because that means that our citizens are not entitled to have confidence in the system.