About Al D'Amato

From 1981 to 1999, Republican Senator Al Damato ran the New York political machine. Al Damato's incomparable number of contacts on both sides of the party line and his ability to ruffle feathers put his name out more than any other Senator at the time. Sure, other Senators found ways to make the headlines, but Alphonse D'Amato was the king for nearly twenty years. People like looking for negativity in public officials and like digging up dirt proving that no one is perfect. No one ever said Alphonse D'Amato was perfect or even that he tried to be. However, it can't be argued that Al Damato performed more than a few good deeds in his tenure as a U.S. Senator.

Alphonse D'Amato was elected Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. It was in this capacity that Al Damato led the attack to recoup the billions of dollars deposited by Holocaust victims into Swiss banks before World War II. Holocaust survivors and their relatives had been fighting for the return of their money for nearly six decades. Al Damato's emergence on the scene signaled a triumph for the surviving victims and relatives of the victimized and deceased. Al Damato's campaign forced the Swiss banks to return over one billion dollars to survivor groups. This is just one minor instance of Al D'Amato's dedication to his office. To find out more about Alphonse Damato's impact on the Senate, please view the rest of al-damato.com.

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