Gregory Meeks actually said...

"But today, passage of this legislation will provide more tools for this and future Administrations to hold Hamas accountable for its terrorism and brutality."

"This amendment addresses my concerns about hasty and unhelpful restrictions on Americans' freedom of movement for the Secretary of State to take the step to invalidate U.S. passports for travel to Ira..."

"The options to stop it from advancing even further to weapons grade are even more limited."

"The U.S. Government is not an authoritarian or anti-democratic regime. We have long committed to do all in our power to protect our citizens' most fundamental human rights."