Kendrick Meek

I want to be very quick and within a minute I would like to share with the American public something that is very, very important. The information that you are receiving here this evening and the amendment that the Democrats will have…

Our priorities right now should be making sure that our men and women return back to the States safely, making sure that the Iraqi people receive the kind of freedom that they yearn, and also making sure that we treat our veterans, even…

I am proud to stand here tonight to endorse this resolution, but I must say that this resolution has language like many pieces of legislation that moves through the body of this Congress. There is language in it that I do not agree with…

I open my remarks with this quote by Charles M. Province by thanking those men and women who continue to serve in the United States military and provide us with the freedoms that we so frequently take for granted. We don't all have to…

It is the soldier, not the reporter, Who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, Who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the organizer, Who has given us freedom to demonstrate. It is the…

I want to share that today is the third anniversary of the march on Tallahassee in Tallahassee, Florida. It took place in 2000, to stand not only for justice by affirmative action in this State, but ultimately this country. The adoption of…

I join with my colleagues in honoring the brave men and women of the Space Shuttle Columbia, in celebrating their lives and marveling at their achievements; in mourning their passing and extending whatever solace and comfort we can to…

It was once said that all that is required for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing. We had some very good people doing something on this: the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Hoyer), the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Ney), the…

I oppose this resolution as someone who loves this country very deeply. Perhaps one would have had to have grown up under segregation in the deep South, as I did, to truly appreciate how much this Nation means to me and how honored I am to…

Mr. Speaker, this motion instructs the conferees on H.R. 3295, the election reform legislation, to complete their work and file a conference report prior to October 4, 2002. I speak with a sense of urgency, Mr. Speaker. It has been almost…

my dear departed friend and colleague, Patsy Mink, was a big girl. She was slight and small in stature, but great in spirit and heart. I think God thought about Patsy and decided he needed somebody in the Congress who could reach out to…

Patsy Mink was the first woman of color admitted in Congress, and the first Japanese woman admitted to the bar in Hawaii. So I say, I stand on her shoulders, Mr. Speaker, and I pray that each of us here would take a pattern from Patsy…

my colleague and fellow freshman, the gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Clyburn), and I came to the Congress together. Since then he has been the driving force behind a movement to improve our Historically Black Colleges and Universities…

It is time we had fair voting in Florida. It is time we not depend on the machine. We need leadership. The Governor of Florida, the Dade County Elections Commission, none of them have acted in good faith. We need this. We need the Federal…

I stand here in the well of the Congress of the United States to pay distinct honor and tribute to one of Miami's young great leaders, Bishop Victor T. Curry. Victor T. Curry is now pastor of a New Birth Baptist Church in Miami. I want to…

Members of my beloved House, it is no secret that I love this institution and I love my job in Congress. Working with all of you over the years has been one of the great joys of my life. I told this to my constituents in Miami on Sunday…

this is a sham bill. I represent senior women very seriously. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to both the ``sham'' prescription drug bill that the Republican leadership has brought to the floor today, and to the unconscionable…

first of all, this bill tonight, I have listened very carefully. It is a relief act for the insurance industry. That is what it is. Also, the Republican plan is not a fair plan. It is not going to help all seniors. Think about that. That…

I think the Rangel substitute does a lot to help this bill. I am in support of the Rangel substitute and am opposed to the bill in its current form. First of all, Customs officials do need protection. We do need the agents of the Customs…

this welfare reform rule should be defeated in that there is really no reformation of welfare here. There are just some glib statements of people who would not know a poor person if they saw them walk by them tonight. They need to get into…

I am a friend of Israel and I have been for more than 40 years. I do not plan to change now. I will remain so. I think the people of Israel and Israel itself has been my friend, so I do not plan to stay away from a friend of such long…

I rise with great pride, Mr. Speaker, and in strong support of H.R. 2109, my bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Virginia Key Beach in Miami, Florida, for its possible inclusion in the…

this is a subject that I know something about. One of the neighbors in my district, one of the largest neighborhoods is called Little Haiti, and it is one of the largest concentrations of Haitians in the world outside of Haiti itself…

Well, I think we should undertake things we undertook in 1992, and we have been working on it for the last 10 years. We should continue to bring this to the forefront of our government, to help our President and his cabinet understand the…

The election in Florida was a quagmire of confusion and delusion, in that the election in Florida cannot even be compared to Haiti's elections. Haiti elections were much better run than the election in Florida. There were so many…