Gary Ackerman

I rise today to bring to the attention of the House an event which I think is unwise and unprecedented

I believe that there is no basis for impeachment of the President.

I think it has become painfully obvious that the Republican leadership wants to simply ignore the priorities that remain important to the general public, while insisting on following through with a purely partisan and never-ending…

I rise to voice my strong objections over the Republican resolution ordering an impeachment inquiry against President Clinton

It is a mischaracterization. The people of India have selected as their President a person from the untouchable class. The gentleman from Indiana is misinformed. And I think it behooves us all, when we come to the floor to do things…

Mr. Chairman, the committee has included money in H.R. 1905 to complete the reconnaissance portion of the coastal erosion study on the north shore of Long Island, but it does not contain money to begin the feasibility portion of that…

I can understand and appreciate the gentleman's strong aversion and opposition to study. But could the gentleman cite for me one penny's worth of savings in this bill that you do not want to study? Not a dollar, not a thousand, not a…

The question, if I can phrase it, is: Why are we looking to put technicalities in the way of an innocent person coming before the court? That is just as wrong. That is even worse because you are taking away a life.

We are trying to work together to remedy some inequities in the system. I think that the frustration of the American people, as has been expressed here, goes to the point that so many technicalities are raised wherein guilty people are…

This amendment further modifies the bill to accommodate some of the inequities that some of us feel are in the bill, and I believe that we have the cooperation of the majority and the minority.