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Ackerman Issues Statement on Waiver for UNESCO Funding Ban
February 16, 2012Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the Obama Administration's intention to ask Congress for legislation that would allow the Administration to waive the current prohibition in U.S. law that bars U.S. funding for UNESCO.< Read more > -
Ackerman Delivers Statement During House Hearing on Egypt
February 15, 2012U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, this afternoon delivered the following opening statement during the panel's hearing entitled "Reflections on the Revolution in Egypt, Part I.< Read more > -
Ackerman Condemns Attacks on Israeli Targets in India and Georgia
February 13, 2012U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, today issued the following statement condemning the attacks that targeted Israeli embassy staff in India and Georgia.< Read more > -
Ackerman Delivers Statement During House Hearing on Iran
February 2, 2012Rep. Ackerman (D-NY), the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, today delivered the following opening statement during a hearing entitled "Ahmadinejad's Tour of Tyrants and Iran's Agenda in the Western Hemisphere."< Read more >