Gregory Meeks

I also want to thank Ranking Member McCaul for his partnership with me, as always, on conducting in the manner we have moved this hearing and this committee together.

I want to thank Special Envoy Kerry for his expert testimony today on the path ahead.

Climate change is no longer a crisis on the horizon, it is an existential threat that will displace populations, imperil economies, fuel conflict, and forever change our planet.

I will be banging the gavel so that we can get to as many Members as possible.

Even if we achieve our ambitious goals of keeping 1.5 percent warming within reach, our children will still have to learn to live on a dramatically changed planet.

Now, certainly this is ambitious, but ambition is what we need right now.

Last month's Leaders Summit on Climate, the first summit for the Biden Administration, was another strong signal to the world that the U.S. is back after years of costly absence.

I have set out a legislative goal of creating a bipartisan and clear, light-touch regulatory framework for digital assets that promotes innovation while protecting consumers.

I would hope that you could also think of maybe other initiatives that you can consider or encourage others within the department to have greater diversity in both corporate America and at the SEC itself.

Transparency is particularly important where investors are seeking information on the demographic makeup of company boards.

The message to the Burmese people is the American people and the American Congress are with you.

The best thing they could do, frankly, would be to ask the Security Council to take responsibility for the problem and hand it over to them instead of being an obstacle and a fig leaf that allows for Security Council inaction, in my…

Let me just thank again Representative Gerry Connolly for this critical bill holding Saudi Arabia accountable for its brutal suppression of dissidents. Let me also say this helps ensure that the Saudi diplomatic facilities are not used as…

I will just say quickly thanks to Representatives Bass and Chris Smith. This will help build the next generation of Africa's youth. I hope all my colleagues will join me in voting for this very important bill. I yield back the balance of…

I have no further speakers if the gentleman from Texas is ready to close. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I am prepared to close, and I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, sadly, we no longer see American flags waving over thousands…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Meijer), who is a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

I also have the anti-trust concerns when it comes to the prospect of large, non-financial companies entering the system through ILC regimes.

There are serious concerns that the Big Tech companies could enter the financial system by the ILC regime.

I talk to many minority-owned small businesses, et cetera, and they tell me that the number-one issue that they have is access to capital.

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, and Ranking Member Luetkemeyer, for having this very important and critical hearing.

The Trump Administration's reckless policies... has been a major setback for the United States' credibility in the region.

Now is the time for an honest and frank conversation about our commitment and approach to addressing the root causes of migration.

Part of the problem has been we are not focused enough on the Western Hemisphere.

I would say that there are new resources that were made available in the American Rescue Plan, $5 billion for communities to address homelessness.

Housing infrastructure is absolutely key for America, because if we don't improve our housing infrastructure, people in the richest country in the world will continue to be living on the street.