Gary Ackerman for Congress | Representing Queens and Long Island families in Congress

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Ackerman Demands Rep. West Apologize for Comparing Dems to Nazis

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Sign Congressman Ackerman's Petition to Speaker Boehner Saying NO to Ending Medicare and Social Security

GOP's License Plate Slush Fund Agenda

Congressman Ackerman Introduced Legislation to Prevent a Tea Party Political Pay-off

Gary in the News ››

Bill Would Keep Insurance on Houses up to $729,750

July 15, 2011 - 11:53am

A Long Island congressman has introduced a bill that would allow the federal government to keep insuring loans of up to $729... read more ››

Port Washington vet honored for bravery

March 24, 2011 - 1:58am

U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Roslyn Heights) traveled to Salerno’s Port Washington home today to present the 91-year-old... read more ››

YMCA gets $1M job-training grant

February 8, 2011 - 12:00pm

Congressman Gary Ackerman announced last week that he helped secure a $1 million federal grant for the YMCA in Flushing. read more ››

Ackerman Cites Role Protecting Co-op, Condo Owners' Ability to Collect Flip Tax

February 3, 2011 - 10:23am

U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-L.I./Queens) claimed victory in his efforts to protect co-op and condo owners on Long Island and... read more ››

Gun-law loophole needs a patch

January 13, 2011 - 7:21am

Rep. Gary Ackerman's proposal this week to close the "fire sale" loophole that allows delicensed gun dealers... read more ››

Iraqi Christians targeted: Pol

December 23, 2010 - 11:10am

U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) introduced a resolution last week condemning the anti-Christian violence in Iraq that... read more ››

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Featured Blog Posts

GOP's License Plate Slush Fund Agenda

Last November, Republicans rode a Tea Party wave into power by promising to keep the government out of people’s lives.... read more ››

Congressman Ackerman's Statement on his Overwhelming Victory

I am honored and humbled to have been re-elected by such an extraordinary margin, especially in spite of the national... read more ››

Congressman Ackerman Thanks the Volunteers

Thank you to the Team Ackerman volunteers who made our victory possible. Although the work wasn’t always... read more ››

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Ackerman Dares GOP to Support HIPA-CRIT Act on Fox News

The 5th Congressional District ››

New York's 5th District straddles the border between the borough of Queens in New York City and Nassau County, Long Island, incorporating everything from modest working-class neighborhoods like Whitestone to exclusive waterfront communities like Port Washington.

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