Gregory Meeks actually said...

Without the appointees needed to direct the ship, the aforementioned vacuum will grow.

We always talk about the United States being a leader and try to protect and make sure that there are human rights.

I am worried about America's place in the world and what a rudderless Balkan region would mean.

We shouldn't want to be like them. I think that we set the standard, and we should be the ones that are moving forward in that regard.