Gregory Meeks

I hope that we are not saying that we won't--or anyone is saying--I didn't hear anyone say that we don't want there to be opportunities within those communities for individuals to have access to financial services.

Since we know of the President and his will to withdraw from multilateral organizations and not work with others and just work by himself, we know what his position is. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 3326.

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding time. Today, I rise in opposition to H.R. 3326, the World Bank Accountability Act of 2017. Let me start by stating how important our Nation's contributions are to the World Bank's International…

It has been an honor serving on this committee with you.

These democracies--even ours is being challenged today--whether it is by cybersecurity, as Russia is doing in Latin America.

Without institutions that are working and operating, then we cannot have democracy.

So much of the analysis I have been reading on the Western Hemisphere lately conveys concerns about democratic backsliding.

The best Russian policy today is a good Ukraine policy, one that helps protect the freedoms Ukrainians fought for on Maidan.

I am deeply disturbed when I hear about slave trafficking in Libya.

If we are going to resolve some of these it is not going to just be militarily, we need to do it diplomatically also.

We need to be focused on doing all we can to support our partners, our allies, and our military in the military fight.

This to me, I don't know, seemed extraordinarily naive.

I see the Brexit process as a lose-lose-lose situation.

I thank the gentleman for yielding. I wish what the gentleman from California was saying was right, but as I listen to these tax cuts that are being talked about, many of these fine programs that help individuals from being thrown out of…

I am further disappointed that Equifax refused to appear before this committee again. And I believe that avoiding responsibility is a proven failed strategy in Washington, D.C.

I believe placed inappropriate political pressure on what is supposed to be an independent CFPB. And I just have to take this opportunity to remind people that an independent CFPB was not there prior to the 2008 crisis.

Instead of protecting options for consumers, i.e., consumers who are merely seeking a recourse for the wrongs done to them, my Republican colleagues have opted to limit choice and force consumers into unfair arbitration agreements that…

I have to start out by saying, first, I am disappointed but not surprised at all, even though it is not directly related to this hearing, that my Republican colleagues in the Senate along with the assistance of the Vice President of the…

So let me just ask, could--in the DASP program then target local municipalities and non-profits in buying these bulk homes?

Puerto Rico needs all the help that it can get, and we need to make sure that we are doing what we need to do.

Speculation without facts, sir, is very dangerous.

For example, the kind of information that you were to protect, you have to make sure that each and every individual that you hire is prepared.

Therefore, they should be--and I thought the diversity rule that it has to be disclosed or should be disclosed, the diversity on these boards.

I am very concerned about that, because if something is not working I think that we should fix it, correct?

I am sure if you recall my letter dealing with diversity is very important to me.