Gregory Meeks actually said...

"I believe that sanctions work but only when they are multilateral sanctions."

"The number one factor, I believe, affecting U.S. relations with Latin America is how the United States conducts itself in the region."

"Latin America, indeed, has changed, and I think that the region is now more capable, more economically secure, and more open to the world."

"We have to spend, I believe, less time worrying about other countries and more time getting our own policies right in a post-Cold War period."