Gregory Meeks actually said...

"I am devastated, a part of me, knowing that my friend Donald Payne will not be not only sitting right down a few seats from me, but able to get his advice."

"He really was American history, he was a history teacher, and I trust that American history is going to record his life as a great American patriot."

"He knew what he was trying to accomplish. He knew that that was his mission."

"He knew that he would also, once he won, become a role model, a role model for many a young boy who were growing up in Newark, New Jersey."