Political Quotes

On the recordMarch 11, 2009
I urge my colleagues to support this bill. It has passed the House twice, it is consistent with the leadership position on both sides of the aisle in the Senate, and it is fully in accord with President Obama's policies.
Said by
Gregory Meeks
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

W. Meeks encourages support for a bill aligned with bipartisan leadership and President Obama's policies.

Share & report

More from Gregory Meeks

May 16, 2024

Mr. Speaker, to correct the record, President Biden never said, as I hear my colleagues saying, that he is suspending all weapons to Israel. He said specifically the 2,000-pound bombs that cause death to innocent Palestinians are the only…

Congressional Record · 2024-05-16
Sep 11, 2024

Mr. Chairman, it is explicit in the agreement that our sovereignty is not threatened, so this is duplicative, and that is why I oppose it. Mr. Chairman, I have no further speakers. I yield back the balance of my time.

Congressional Record · 2024-09-11
Jun 12, 2024

putting a tent city in Floyd Bennett Field was a terrible idea, perhaps even inhumane.

congress.gov
Jul 8, 2024

I greatly appreciate the work that you have done with the State Department, with the National Security Council, and with the whole Biden Administration in isolating Russia in the wake of its illegal, unjustified, and immoral invasion of…

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation