Representative GARY ACKERMAN (Democrat, New York): I think the message to them is clear.

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"If he had shown that kind of heart for the past two years, Rudy might have been deciding today whether to run for President or Vice President, " says Representative Gary Ackerman, a New York Democrat.

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