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Gregory Meeks

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Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district since 1998. A member of the Democratic Party, Meeks has focused on issues such as economic development, education, and healthcare throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for oversight and accountability in government, often speaking out on matters related to national security and foreign policy. Meeks has played a significant role in various legislative initiatives and has been involved in discussions regarding the War Powers and congressional oversight.

Mar 14, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning because the camera of history is rolling. It is rolling and it is recording. It is recording the fact that the NRA continues to distort the meaning of the Second Amendment, that the NRA continues to incite…

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Mar 14, 2018

My concern just is that I was thinking if there are enough controls currently to prevent CFIUS from misusing its authority to thwart transactions for reasons that may be loosely associated with national security so for other reasons, and…

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Mar 14, 2018

For decades, the United States has issued a formal open investment policy statement clearly articulating that it is open for foreign direct investment and recognizes the contributions that these investments bring.

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Feb 26, 2018

I believe that in looking at CRA you should take into consideration one's practice and pattern of racial discrimination.

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Feb 26, 2018

43 percent of corporate tax savings will go to buybacks and dividends, which enriches just the top 1 percent.

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Feb 26, 2018

If you are even thinking about stripping out practice and patterns of discrimination, you are thereby gutting the reason Congress did CRA in the first place.

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Feb 13, 2018

I am a firm believer in multilateral organizations--the U.N. being an example, the OAS being that.

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Feb 13, 2018

We should not terminate and/or eliminate something because you have a few that are not doing what we want them to do.

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Feb 5, 2018

So the experience that you came in was nowhere near the experience that the Obama Administration had to deal with when they came in office. Is that not correct?

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Jan 29, 2018

I hope that we are not saying that we won't--or anyone is saying--I didn't hear anyone say that we don't want there to be opportunities within those communities for individuals to have access to financial services.

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Jan 17, 2018

Mr. Chair, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. Today, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3326, the World Bank Accountability Act of 2017. Let me start by stating how important our Nation's contributions are to the World Bank's…

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