Lally on Ackerman

Ackerman in the Press

ACKERMAN STRONG - ARMS HIS CONSTITUENTS, AGAIN "If Gary Ackerman (D-Queens) thinks he can deceive the residents of East Northport to accept slum housing in our community, he is sadly mistaken," stated Grant Lally, in response to Congressman Ackerman's dealings with Housing Help on the Matinecock Court project in East Northport. Lally continues, "Ackerman's strong - arm tactics to place a low income housing project in East Northport again shows how he has complete disregard for the needs and desires of his constituents." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN ADVOCATES MAKING FT. TOTTEN A HUGE HOMELESS SHELTER "Gary Ackerman (D - Jamaica) sold out Northeast Queens on the floor of the House of Representatives as he voted to turn Ft. Totten into a haven for the homeless," stated Grant Lally, in response to Ackerman's naming a "Blue Ribbon" panel on the future of Ft. Totten. "I am stunned Gary Ackerman has the audacity to come into Northeast Queens and pretend to be a champion for our community, while back in Washington he advocates turning Ft. Totten into a huge homeless shelter," Lally continued. (detailed story)

STOP MATINECOCK COURT, CONGRESSMAN ACKERMAN "We must have real full - equity housing, not disastrous schemes imposed from outside," declared Grant Lally, stating his position on the Matinecock Court housing development. "As it stands now, Congressman Gary Ackerman (D - Queens) is still trying to force a massive government housing project on East Northport, and that is wrong." (detailed story)

GARY ACKERMAN CUTS A DEAL ON EAST NORTHPORT Gary Ackerman has tried to strong arm a Housing Help / Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development project on East Northport, and these are the facts behind this case. (detailed story)

GARY ACKERMAN'S FT. TOTTEN SMOKESCREEN "Congressman Gary Ackerman (D - Jamaica) is continuing his smokescreen on the truth behind Ft. Totten," stated Grant Lally. "This so - called "Blue Ribbon" panel headed up by a big dollar contributor to Ackerman is just another front behind his real scheme to turn Ft. Totten into a homeless shelter." (detailed story)

GARY ACKERMAN SIDES WITH SPECIAL INTERESTS OVER EAST NORTHPORT "As the facts in the low income housing project slated for East Northport become clear, it is obvious that Gary Ackerman (D - Queens) has put the priorities of his liberal supporters ahead of the needs and concerns of the people he represents," declared Grant Lally. "Gary Ackerman is nothing more than a pawn of Housing Help Inc. and the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. He does not represent us at all." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN A RUBBER STAMP FOR PUBLIC HOUSING "Gary Ackerman has a track record in Washington of being against home ownership in America," declared Grant Lally. "Matinecock Court illustrates Ackerman's disregard in Washington of the right to pursue the American dream."(detailed story)

GARY ACKERMAN: DOUBLETALK Congressman Gary Ackerman says he is not beholden to the Washington lobbyists that control many career politicians. However, after eighteen years on the taxpayer payroll, Ackerman has been corrupted by big money buying influence.(detailed story)

APRIL 15, TAXDAY, CONGRESSMAN ACKERMAN'S FAVORITE DAY "Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) is having a binge party with our federal tax dollars, but today we can stop him," declared Grant Lally. "April 15 is Ackerman's favorite day of the year, when overtaxed New Yorkers are forced to hand over too much of our hard earned money to the bloated federal bureaucracy that overregulates our lives." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN / HOUSING HELP CLOSE OUT EAST NORTHPORT "It is astounding to me that Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) and Housing Help have continued their crusade against East Northport," declared Grant Lally. "After all the broken promises Housing Help and Gary Ackerman have made community, their recent closed-door "press conference" is like pouring salt on the open wound that Matinecock Court has become." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN PLAYS RELIGIOUS BIGOTRY CARD TO RAISE MONEY "Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) has sunk into the gutter by slanderously calling Republicans religious and ethnic bigots, just to raise money for his campaign," declared Grant Lally, the Republican candidate for Congress in New York's Fifth Congressional District. "It is despicable for Ackerman to stoop to religious and racial bigotry just to raise money." detailed story)

LALLY DEFENDS GINNY VOLPE, BLASTS ACKERMAN'S BIZARRE BEHAVIOR "Congressman Gary Ackerman's (D-Jamaica) vicious attack against Ginny Volpe on May 30th was absolutely bizarre," stated Republican Congressional candidate Grant Lally. "Ackerman's behavior, attacking a young mother and community leader offends every standard of decency." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN'S FT. TOTTEN SMOKESCREEN GETS BIGGER "Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) is blowing even more smoke on Ft. Totten," declared Grant Lally. "Ackerman formed another toothless committee to cover up the fact that what a United States Congressman does is vote, and when it came time to vote for Northeast Queens, Ackerman voted against us." (detailed story)

GARY ACKERMAN, LAW SUIT CRAZY "Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) is acting like the waterboy for the litigation crazed American Trial Lawyers of America by filing frivolous complaints against me," stated Grant Lally. "Ackerman takes ATLA's money, votes against legal reform, and files silly legal complaints against me. Ackerman's actions do not benefit our country, they just go to serve Gary Ackerman." (detailed story)

GARY ACKERMAN: THE ENEMY OF HOMEOWNERS "Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) is public enemy number one of private homeowners," stated Grant Lally. "Ackerman has been branded an enemy of homeowners by the League of Private Property Owners. Homeowners deserve to hear the truth on Ackerman's abysmal record toward home ownership." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN: PUSHING HOMELESS AND PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS "Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) cannot hide from his votes in Congress," declared Grant Lally, the Republican candidate for Congress in the Fifth Congressional District. "Voting for the McKinney Act, as well as his huge funding votes for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, has clearly placed the residents of the Fifth Congressional District in the crosshairs of his extremist ideology." (detailed story)

LALLY DECLARES VICTORY FOR EAST NORTHPORT IN PUBLIC HOUSING CONTROVERSY "I applaud the Pataki administration in their recommendations for housing money," declared Grant Lally, Republican candidate for Congress. "I have met with and communicated with Governor Pataki and top members of his administration regarding this issue. I was happy to see that Matinecock Court, in it's current form, will not be funded this year."(detailed story)

LALLY PRESENTS PLAN TO DEFEND FT. TOTTEN AGAINST ACKERMAN'S SPECIAL INTERESTS "As a Member of Congress, I pledge to preserve Ft. Totten as a haven for the people of Northeast Queens, not outside special interests," declared Grant Lally, Republican candidate for Congress in the Fifth Congressional District. "I will not allow insider deals with land developers or radical homeless groups take away an important piece of our community. As a federal legislator, I will present a five point plan to preserve the greenspace of Ft. Totten, preserve the history of Ft. Totten, clean up Ft. Totten, not allow homeless shelters in Ft. Totten, and protect the taxpayer against radical government projects." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN CALLS NETANYAHU AN ASSASSIN "I am shocked and appalled that Congressman Gary Ackerman called Prime Minister Netanyahu an assassin," stated Grant Lally, Republican candidate for Congress in New York's Fifth Congressional District. "Ackerman's radical and reckless language of division and hate do not belong in civilized political discourse." (detailed story)

ACKERMAN'S RADICAL LIBERAL AGENDA FOR AMERICA "Gary Ackerman (D-Jamaica) is showing his radical liberal tendencies by supporting mandatory recognition of homosexual marriages," stated Grant Lally, Republican candidate for Congress in New York's Fifth Congressional District. "Ackerman's failure to support the Defense of Marriage Act (H.R. 3396) shows how radically liberal he is. Ackerman is so far out in left field he cannot see home plate." (detailed story)