Gregory Meeks actually said...

"Speaker McCarthy and the House Republican majority have put forward a different vision, one that would cede American leadership on the world stage and threaten U.S. national security by arbitrarily sl..."

"the President's budget proposal lays out a strategic vision for the U.S. global engagement that would allow the United States to deepen our alliances, to tackle the most pressing global challenges, an..."

"The across the board cuts that I hear coming from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are arbitrary and counter to our most serious needs."

"It is vital to our national security for the State Department to be adequately funded."