Since June 2, millions of Americans have lost their unemployment
insurance. That’s because, despite a period of deep unemployment and
economic uncertainty, Senate Republicans have played politics over the
well-being of millions of Americans and, for weeks, blocked
consideration of an unemployment benefits extension bill that would
ensure jobless workers are able to pay their bills and put food on
their tables. read more »
(JTA) -- U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to make companies aware that they may be in violation of the new Iran sanctions law. read more »
United States Congressman Gary Ackerman hailed House and Senate passage of legislation he helped to craft that imposes crippling new sanctions on Iran. The measure, passed by the Senate this afternoon and the House last week is now expected to be signed into law by President Obama. read more »
Mandingo Tshaka was honored by Congress last week by U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside), who acknowledged the longtime Bayside community activist’s efforts to get plaques placed in Washington, D.C.’s Emancipation Hall to recognize that the Capitol was built with slave labor. read more »
The sanctions passed June 24 in both houses— 99-0 in the Senate and 408-8 in the House of Representatives—and now go to President Obama for signing.
They expand existing sanctions targeting investment in Iran’s energy sector to encompass trade with the energy escort and business with the banking sector. read more »
