“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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.

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May 30, 2023

As I said, we have seen companies employ these structures to access the public markets and open their profits to everyday investors. That is what it is about, the everyday investors. Open those profits so that we can see what they are…

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May 25, 2023

I ask, where are they? Where did they go? Where are they? Did they leave us for a recession, allowing revenues to fall and borrowing costs to skyrocket? Where are they? Capital markets alone will be out of reach, and many small businesses…

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May 22, 2023

it will be devastating, in other words, and people will lose their homes, and we know that.

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May 22, 2023

Our Republican colleagues are threatening to default on our debt, and as the ranking member asked, what effect would that have on the housing market?

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May 22, 2023

Our Republican colleagues are threatening to default on our debt, and as the ranking member asked, what effect would that have on the housing market?

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May 16, 2023

I want to do a couple of things real quick. But just following up on the chairman's statement about DFC.

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May 16, 2023

House Republicans' vision for America's role in the world is not, in fact, leadership but retreat and isolationism

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May 16, 2023

If House Republicans had it their way they would slash the U.S. foreign assistance and the budget of USAID by up to 22 percent

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May 16, 2023

the foreign assistance that the USAID administers is not a handout but a strategic investment in our future

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May 15, 2023

I do have to oppose this amendment because I do not believe that we need to alienate Mexico precisely when we need their cooperation.

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May 15, 2023

I stand with the people of Ukraine in their existential fight for freedom.

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May 15, 2023

I, too, strongly support this measure. These agreements are already showing promise and deserve the attention of this committee and Congress.

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