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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.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the resolution passed earlier today condemning the heinous acts that occurred in Brussels yesterday. Whenever such cowardly attacks take place against innocent people, we all are victims. Of course…
I am shocked here we are in 2016 and there is still redlining going on, and that redlining especially in the mortgage lending and the steering of consumers in high-cost loans.
We don't want folks to go to the dark, so it would seem to me where your agency is a godsend to me is not to wipe out all of these businesses, but to try to make sure that we regulate them.
And so I think that is the right approach that we should take, and I think that is the approach that you are trying to take in this, not just eliminating an entire--but eliminating the bad guys, and let's make sure that we uplift the good…
I would think that, given the scenario, both sides of the aisle should be appreciative of the agency and the work it does.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend my colleagues for passing H.R. 1471, the FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015. This important legislation authorizes appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency for FY2016-FY2018…
I'm concerned about how we make sure that Africans, Colombians and indigenous are included in the $450 million that's there.
If we do not vote here in the United States to support the administration's negotiations, what setbacks if any will it have for us in the region?
It is indeed tremendously important that we look and listen to our small business folks because that is the essence of job creation in America, and it is what makes communities strong.
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