Gregory Meeks

To be honest, I believe that we need more Arvernes in Queens and more Arvernes in other coastal communities nationwide.

You would agree, if you are serious, that the egregious actions of Wells Fargo violated the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). Do you agree?

Well, I am going to refer you to this article on March 9th. It is in The New York Times.

But I understand that you, as your bank, since you don't hire someone from the outside to collect your debt, you are not subject to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are not subject to them.

Do you realize that if someone on Main Street caused such hazardous results, whether it was stealing their money or conning them, they would go to jail.

Because your predecessor, when he was before us, I took it that he wasn't really serious when we talked about the grievous actions of Wells Fargo and how it affected Main Street.

Do you realize how serious this scenario is with Wells Fargo?

I am extremely concerned that actions taken since President Trump assumed office have undermined these central pillars of the organization.

Words matter. And our allies listen to all of the words that are said.

I don't want to go back to 2008.

That debt can hang over their economic and personal lives for many years, meaning lower levels of home ownership and other sort of measures of economic success.

I often have said I would want individuals to rent the car and own the home as opposed to owning the car and renting the home.

What we should be advocating for is for the legitimate elections, not just putting someone in.

I do believe that it is important that the Lima Group and some of our allies in the region take the lead on this.

The focus should be on the help.

There's no question, Congressman, it is the consumer's data.

With my 1 minute, I will be very brief, framing what I see as the three fundamental issues for us to consider today and going forward.

I am concerned about the conversations that the President is having with the threat of sending military into Venezuela.

And as certain CIA evidence has now been revealed, we, the day after the coup, acknowledged the coup government.

I saw recall elections, and Hugo Chavez allowed the democratic process to continue, and he faced those recall elections and won, fair and square.

I watched people line up in a peaceful way and waited for hours to vote, and elected Hugo Chavez.

I saw back then that individuals who were poor, who had never had anything from any other government, never any consideration, where I was on the ground to see that they, for the first time, were getting schools and hospitals, and getting…

I was part of a bipartisan delegation. It was Cass Ballenger from North Carolina, Bill Delahunt from Massachusetts, and myself who engaged with then-President Hugo Chavez.

I do not like the fact that there is no democracy in Saudi Arabia. I do not like the fact that there is no democracy in North Korea.

Democracy is the key for me. And I have got a deep and long history with Venezuela.