Gregory Meeks

I want to thank you, Mr. Chairman, for working with me to continue to push for oversight and advancement of diversity at the State Department.

We need the certainty that if you do these things, you will be deemed an asset.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I want to congratulate you and the entire committee on the establishment and first hearing of the Fintech Task Force.

We really need to get at this question of board diversity to make our corporate America reflect our country.

It is extraordinary at this time that that is happening, and it is because of your leadership.

I want to thank you for your visionary work in making sure that in this Congress, we have a Diversity and Inclusion Subcommittee.

My concern and question when I just look at the number of mortar bombs, 15,000 mortar bombs that may end up in the hands of militants in Yemen and may be used against civilians.

The concern that Members of Congress have had was about how our partners were using the weapons that they received

I believe in talking to our adversaries but Kim Jong-Un does not send beautiful letters when we see him killing his own people.

Saudi Arabia also does not have clean hands. And they, too, at times, malign the region.

One thing that I think that all Members of Congress do agree upon that Iran is a bad actor

That has got to be a multilateral level. The one time that I know when sanctions was very strong was in South Africa.

I am a strong believer in targeted sanctions... engagement, but with conditions.

Our hand and how we have dealt in the Western Hemisphere... is not clean where we have supported dictators.

Our hand and how we have dealt in the Western Hemisphere... is not clean where we have supported dictators.

That has got to be a multilateral level. The one time that I know when sanctions was very strong was in South Africa.

I want to know where is, where the U.S. has required regime change has resulted in a democratic government with human rights, et cetera.

What usually works is engagement not isolation. Engagement, but with conditions.

I recommend that we get rid of trade with Nicaragua. Let them trade with China.

I have been very concerned about the rapid rise of leveraged loans and covenant-lite loans in recent years.

In the 2010 Census, New York City's enumerated population was over 8.1 million people and actually that was the largest enumerated Census population in our history.

I will pledge that the Queens Democratic Party is going to treat this just like it is a regular election day.

I feel that we need a movement.

You know, in the 2010 Census, New York City's enumerated population was over 8.1 million people and actually that was the largest enumerated Census population in our history.

The power does rest with the people, and we are going to show... that the people ultimately have the power.