House Proceeding 09-22-08 on Sep 22nd, 2008 :: 2:09:49 to 2:12:33
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2:09:39 to 2:09:49( Edit History Discussion )

Robert Matsui: policy of january 18li, 2007, the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york, mr.or ackerman, for 60 minutes. mr. ackerman: i thank the speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members

2:09:49 to 2:10:05( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: may have five legislative days to revise and vi extend their remarks and include extraneous material on on the spe cial order in honor of the retirement of nt representative michael mcnulty.

2:09:49 to 2:12:33( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Gary L. Ackerman

2:10:05 to 2:10:15( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: the speaker pro tempore: without objection. so ordered.so mr. ackerman: mr. speakerrm, this a bittersweet moment for mewe and all of the members of the new york state delegation specifically

2:10:15 to 2:10:29( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: and the members of the house of representatives in ti its entirety, because our good friend and my best friend in the congress, mike mcnusslty, after 20 years of laboring in the vineyards here

2:10:29 to 2:10:46( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: in washington, getting on a flight every single week, coming down to washington, going back home, representing the people of his district so diligesontly will be leaving us at the end of this,

2:10:46 to 2:11:00( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: his 10 th congress. he' s going to be sorely missed. they said if people don'ait have fri ends in washington, this is truly an outstanding an misstatement in the case ofin mike mcnulty.

2:11:00 to 2:11:18( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: ul he has friends galore on both sides of the aisle that he has met and kept and maintained close relationships with ti throughout his entire political e career, which is not just whthe 20 years

2:11:18 to 2:11:35( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: that he has spent here with us. at the a ge of 22, mike entered politics. one of the youngest mayorshe in the history of any place in america. went from the supervisor of green island to

2:11:35 to 2:11:48( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: the mayor thereof and represented thoseho people for so many years beforema being elected to the new york o state assembly and proudly pr served as their assemblyman before coming here. we have man

2:11:48 to 2:12:07( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: y members of the delegation who wish to speak, some of whom are here tonight, mr. spea ker, and i will wifill in and continue some of my ue remarerks. but i want to get some of them up to

2:12:07 to 2:12:20( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: the microphone at thi ms late h our. and i guess we'll start with mr. hinchey, if you are prepared to start us off. mr. hinchey: i thank you very much and i very much appreciate your taking the

2:12:20 to 2:12:33( Edit History Discussion )

Gary L. Ackerman: time and providing us with the h opportunity to say a few things about ou r close friend andnd ally, mike mcnulty. someone with whom we have worked with a long time. i say that myself becausebe

2:12:33 to 2:12:46( Edit History Discussion )

Maurice D. Hinchey: mike and i have been working ve together first in the stat fe legislature in albanny since 1982. and when i think six yearsea later, 1988, he was elected to the congre ss of the united

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Speech By: Maurice D. Hinchey