Gregory Meeks actually said...

"I was part of a bipartisan delegation. It was Cass Ballenger from North Carolina, Bill Delahunt from Massachusetts, and myself who engaged with then-President Hugo Chavez."

"Democracy is the key for me. And I have got a deep and long history with Venezuela."

"I do not like the fact that there is no democracy in Saudi Arabia. I do not like the fact that there is no democracy in North Korea."

"I watched people line up in a peaceful way and waited for hours to vote, and elected Hugo Chavez."