Gregory Meeks actually said...

"I want to thank you, Chairman Rohrabacher. Thank you very much for, first of all, for holding this hearing..."

"the American public really doesn't understand the significance and the importance of the work that you do"

"I cannot stress enough the importance of the countries that are not in the spotlight in today's news cycle."

"I am convinced that our reactions should be a deepening of our ties regionally and multilaterally."