Gregory Meeks actually said...

"Dodd-Frank came into existence because we wanted to fix the problem so that we would not be where we were."

"The people of the United States have a tradition older than our Nation of relying on government to protect their liberty and their basic rights."

"We strive to expand and strengthen our partnership with the Russian Federation, and that is the goal even of this human rights legislation."

"To the extent that governments fail to punish human rights violators, they are complicit."