I am here today to again apologize for the personal mistakes I have made and the embarrassment I have caused. I make this apology to my neighbors and my constituents, but I make it particularly to my wife, Huma.

In late July 2009 Weiner secured a full House floor vote for single payer health care in exchange for not amending America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 (AAHCA) in Committee mark-up with a single-payer plan. On July 29 2007 Weiner and Rep. S.

A special election was held on September 13 2011 to fill the remainder of his term. Representative who served New York's 9th congressional district from January 1999 until June 2011. Previously Weiner was a New York City councilman from 1992 to 1998 and a congressional aide to then-U.