Gregory Meeks actually said...

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

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

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

"It is immensely more difficult to encourage reforms when our very institutions are threatened here in the United States."