Posts Tagged ‘Gary Ackerman’

Sen. Ackerman: Engagement With Iran Overdue, But It Won’t Work

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Sen. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) said Wednesday that any political leader he has spoken with on the topic of Iran has said that they would support the US engagement with Iran. However, when he asked them if they thought that an engagement would work, they all said, “absolutely not.” (0:30)

 
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Congressman Delahunt says if we don’t treat refugees with respect it creates a breeding ground for terrorists

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis,” Congressman William Delahunt (D-MA) says that we cannot allow a breeding ground for terrorism to fester in the Middle East, and he says he suggests the vast numbers of refugees will produce terrorist of the future unless they are treated with respect and dignity. (:27)

 
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Congressman Ackerman says we have not seized the moment to rehabilitate our image in the Middle East

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis,” Chairman Gary L. Ackerman, (D-NY) says that at the hearing last year, a witness said that the U.S. response to the refugee crisis could be the first step to rehabilitating our image in the Middle East and globally, but a year later, we have yet to seize that moment. (:23)

 
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House Committee hearing on U.S. Response to Iraqi Refugee Crisis

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

At the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on “Neglected Responsibilities: The U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis,” Chairman Gary L. Ackerman, (D-NY) said Congress increased to 5000 the number of Special Immigrant Visas available to Iraqis who worked for the United States. However, in terms of refugees, only 1,608 were resettled during Fiscal Year 2007. In order to reach the goal of 12,000 refugees resettled during this Fiscal Year, he said, the Administration would have to triple the number of refugees processed each month. A year later, and we have yet to “seize the moment” in terms of rehabilitating the image of the United States in the Middle East. (more…)