Gregory Meeks

We want some additional dollars.

The armed insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol did not emerge out of a vacuum. They were lied to by Republican Senators and Republican Congressmen and -women. But they were incited to violence by one man above all else: Donald J…

It is important that we openly acknowledge these and other mistakes and that we learn from them.

The President's policy has been defined by the irresponsible choice to rapidly withdraw U.S. forces from northeastern Syria.

I value your friendship and leadership and know that you will remain engaged on these important issues in the future.

I cherish you as a friend and as a chairman and as a leader.

I look forward to watching Mr. Meeks as chair, and I know he will do an excellent job.

This has to be done on a multilateral basis, and that is what I and my team are doing, working on every day.

In my opinion, the Administration has failed to stand up to Russia, and the Trump Administration has, in fact, enabled Putin's belligerence.

I believe in a multilateral approach. I think multilateralism is very, very important.

Individuals who grew up in public housing in the greatest country of the world can lead this great committee.

This is just a blip in our piece, not seeing you in Washington maybe as often.

I look forward to following in those footsteps, working with Mr. McCaul in a bipartisan way.

We need the EU to do more, and we have got to make sure that we are leading them in that direction.

Leadership means bringing people along with you. Leadership means getting buy-in from others.

If we do America First, that means we can get mistrust in our allies, and in this case, our European allies.

We both come from public housing. And as a result of that, we come with a specific type of view.

Supporting the region's democratic progress must also be a priority, pushing back on authoritarian interference.

The national security team that President-elect Biden is putting in place is deeply knowledgeable and committed to helping all the countries of the region move forward.

I believe the United States and our allies did the right thing by taking action to end the bloodshed in both places.

Becoming the chair of this committee is bittersweet.

I am glad that this body stays relevant, and I am hopeful that we can do some of the good things that did happen.

From the way it sounds, some of my colleagues would just strike Article I from the Constitution and have the Executive Branch do everything.

We do need fiscal policy, not just monetary policy, and, frankly, we need Congress.

We must stop playing partisan politics and come to a bipartisan agreement to provide a direct COVID-related stimulus and support now.