Dromm denounces Peter King over Muslim hearings
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in City Council, City Offices, District 25 on March 10, 2011 | No Comments
On Sunday, City Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) was a Muslim. At least that was the message behind an event called “I Am a Muslim, Too” that he hosted in Jackson Heights that rainy morning: that he stands with Muslims in opposing the anti-Muslim invective being tossed around by politicians like U.S. Rep. Peter King [...]
Ackerman pushes gun law in wake of Ariz. shooting
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 5, U.S. House, Uncategorized on January 20, 2011 | 7 Comments
U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-Bayside) has joined the chorus of lawmakers calling for tighter arms control after a gunman in Arizona shot a U.S. congresswoman in the head and killed six others, including a federal judge and the 9-year-old granddaughter of a former New York Mets manager. The congressman last week introduced legislation, entitled the [...]
Death of 9/11 law angers pols
Posted by Anna Gustafson in District 14, District 5, District 7, District 9, U.S. House on August 5, 2010 | No Comments
The defeat of a federal bill last week that would have provided billions of dollars in health care for those sickened by toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers Sept. 11, 2001, was a “disgraceful” move by politicians who have turned their backs on those who did not give a second thought about risking their lives to help, former St. John’s Hospital paramedic and Sept. 11 responder Marvin Bethea said.
VIDEO: Weiner goes ballistic on House floor as failure of 9/11 health care bill angers Queens reps
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Congress, District 14, District 7, District 9, Mayor, U.S. House on July 30, 2010 | No Comments
The bill required a supermajority and only 12 Republicans voted for the act, which proposed giving as much as $7.4 billion to people who were exposed to Ground Zero toxins, including first responders, firefighters, rescue workers, police officers, EMTs, cleanup workers, area residents and schoolchildren. This angered many Democrats, most notably Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills), who blew up at House Republicans during his remarks on the House floor.
