Gregory Meeks

Investing in affordable public housing is tremendously important.

The time to reverse that trend I believe is now.

For far too long I believe Congress has relinquished that responsibility to the executive branch.

The decision to send a young woman or man into war is the hardest, was the hardest for me of any vote that I have ever had.

The time to reverse this trend is right now.

Congress has not fully met this burden.

The President cannot take our Nation to war without authorization from Congress.

Leaving an outdated AUMF on the books does not make America any safer.

Without objection, I would like to enter into the record a letter from Representative Barbara Lee, who has been a stalwart champion of congressional war powers.

Congress needs to step up and do the hard work of reforming this outdated law.

I continue to reserve the balance of my time, Mr. Speaker. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the Burmese military is using brutal violence to drag Burma back into repression and isolation. We…

I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Burchett).

The United States must grapple with the question of how to address actions by partners in countries that conflict with who we are as a country, without basic values.

We can and should maintain a strategic relationship with Saudi Arabia while being firm and clear about our values.

For far too long, Saudi Arabia's routine suppression of basic rights and free expression has gone unaddressed.

Saudi Arabia is a long-standing and critical U.S. partner in a complex and changing region.

Haiti's a mess. The people are suffering. This has to stop.

We must sadly recognize that the situation in Haiti has continued to deteriorate in the decades since the earthquake.

As chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I speak in support of the international provisions of the American Rescue Plan. Pandemics do not respect international borders. COVID-19 won't end in America until it is brought under…

Unfortunately, a recent study from August showed that there was a 41 percent drop in active Black-owned small businesses.

Research has shown that minority banks and community development financial institutions play a significant role in extending financial services to underbanked communities.

As chair of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, I speak in strong support of the international provisions of the American Rescue package. With a total of $10 billion, this is a relatively small yet critical investment in fighting COVID…

It is those who have the least, who are really taken advantage of.

There is a greater responsibility that you have because they could lose.

The most important stimulus check Americans can get right now is a paycheck.