Gary Ackerman Quotes

United States, Politician
November 19, 1942

Gary Leonard Ackerman (born November 19, 1942) is a retired American politician and former U.S. Representative from New York, serving from 1983 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. On March 15, 2012, Ackerman announced that he would retire at the end of the 112th Congress on January 3, 2013 after fifteen terms, and would not seek re-election in November 2012.

Also known as Teacher, Business Executive

No, you can't call your vote in. You have to be there on the floor to vote.

Gary Ackerman
- You
- Vote
- Call
I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

Gary Ackerman
- Need
- Immigration
- Rules

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

Gary Ackerman
- People
- Money
- Sympathy
You can compromise between good, better, and best, and you can compromise between bad and worse and terrible. But you can't compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as a completely different kind of animal and say, 'They are taking the country down the road to purgatory.' It's complete intolerance.

Gary Ackerman
- People
- Good
- Different
Patriots don't let their nation default.

Gary Ackerman
It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. It's not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have gotten dumber.

Gary Ackerman
- People
- Real
- Friends
And it's absolutely hypocritical for the political party that talks about states rights, to suddenly ignore states rights, that say that the federal government or federalism has no business in this kind of business.

Gary Ackerman
- Business
- Political
- Party
Sometimes in order to make progress and move ahead, you have to stand up and do the wrong thing.

Gary Ackerman
- Up
- Moving
- Sometimes