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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.

May 7, 2014

I am also a firm believer in diplomatic solutions. I don't think that anybody... a military solution... is the answer here.

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May 7, 2014

I believe in sanctions when they are multilateral, not unilateral, you know, because unilateral sanctions don't seem to work.

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May 7, 2014

It is important to me that we are in fact working with NATO and others in the Baltic States.

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May 7, 2014

It seems as though, and here the whole idea is to make sure because there are lots of dollars there and it seems that they are going to certain segments and others are being left out.

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May 7, 2014

A lot of the Members sitting here today--led by the ranking member--authored Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act on minority inclusion.

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Apr 29, 2014

We have a generation of teenagers and young adults who are increasingly computer-literate and financially illiterate.

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Apr 28, 2014

I believe that sanctions work but only when they are multilateral sanctions.

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Apr 8, 2014

We have to spend, I believe, less time worrying about other countries and more time getting our own policies right in a post-Cold War period.

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Apr 8, 2014

Thank you, Mr. Rush. I thank you for having the broad shoulders that I stand on and for being here. Let me wrap up. Over the last several months, thousands of Rwandans have watched as a torch symbolizing the memory of those who perished…

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Apr 8, 2014

The number one factor, I believe, affecting U.S. relations with Latin America is how the United States conducts itself in the region.

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Apr 8, 2014

I want to thank the gentleman from Illinois, from the great city of Chicago, who long before he came to Congress, as a member of the Chicago City Council, spoke truth to power. And the words he has just articulated, that we should never…

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