Mar 15, 2011
I hope we don't ever go back to that kind of policy to talking that way where we are alienating our allies.
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.
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Mar 15, 2011
We should be doing the kinds of things that you are doing, bringing our allies together working together on this place that we call Earth trying to save folks, not cutting about 67 percent from international disaster assistance, 45 percent…
Feb 28, 2011
Through your skilled advocacy around the world to rebuild partners and to--reliable partners and bilateral engagement, you are making indeed America a safer and a stronger Nation.
Feb 10, 2011
If a burglar breaks into your house and steals your life savings, do you then go to the police department and ask the police department to have the investigator or someone there so you can try to find out who did it or put in measures to…
Feb 8, 2011
I want to make sure that we don't get into that scenario. And I have tremendous faith in the Egyptian people from what I have seen thus far.
Jan 18, 2011
I think it is also clearly what the Constitution, what the individuals who wrote in 1787, it was a committee of the Federal Convention, that it should remind us that the sacred text employs and empowers us to provide for and protect the…
Jan 18, 2011
Let me just end by saying this. Let's make sure that health care is not a privilege for a few but a right for the many. Let us make sure that we do not destroy this great health care reform bill that's now law.
Dec 8, 2010
Who are we? We call ourselves American citizens. We're proud to be Americans. Why are we proud to be Americans? Well, we were raised in American schools, we loved our country, we studied our history, we wanted to prosper, we wanted to be…
Sep 29, 2010
This is the United States House of Representatives, the United States of America. This is an institution that I am proud to be a Member of, and there comes a point in time in our lives when we just simply must do the right thing, keeping…
Jul 20, 2010
Sometimes when I listen to the debate, you would think that President Obama inherited a large surplus and growing jobs. No, what my Republicans forget, that's not what President Obama inherited. That's what George Bush inherited and lost…
Jun 30, 2010
We need this bill. It is the right bill. Without lending from Wall Street, there could be no Main Street. This bill responsibly regulates the former to ensure the vitality of the latter.
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