Gregory Meeks

Absolutely. And, again, thank you.

So we are nervous. And as I travel, I think that a number of the employees in the State Department are nervous.

I don't know, sometimes I get nervous when I hear the word modernization because I don't know what that means.

It seems that our goal there is a non-nuclear peninsula in Korea except that most of the parties don't really want that outcome.

What would it take to do that? Well, it would take peace.

I think it might make sense to set a higher goal, which should have been our goal since 1950.

As stated, now is not the time to walk away from the U.N. Human Rights Council. This amendment would do nothing to change the agencies for the better. It would only weaken our ability to influence the advancements we want to see. We can't…

The agencies listed in this amendment are by no means perfect, and on multiple occasions I have condemned some of their actions, both publicly and behind closed doors. But I do believe we lose the ability to influence both agencies'…

I claim time in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from New York is recognized for 5 minutes.

I appreciated your intent. And from everyone that I have spoken with, you are moving in the right direction.

Your oath of office, from what I heard, was to the Constitution of the United States of America, not to Donald Trump.

The current event recently is--for example, the President of the United States is telling the attorney general that he should be protecting the President as opposed to the Constitution.

Now I--just so that I am clear, that oath of office was to the United States of America and our Constitution?

I see that the State Department understands the threat, but sometimes I don't see that the President understands the threat.

When discussing our fundamental strategy for Europe, a whole, free, and at peace Europe, my attention is immediately drawn to the malevolent role of the Kremlin.

The proposed cuts are staggering, in my view, and reflect an overreliance on hard power, as opposed to some of the utilization of soft power.

I believe the bill can be substantially improved by: one, increasing access to capital; and two, maintaining reasonably strong consumer protections.

I thank Representative Plaskett for leading this Special Order on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus. It is extremely important that we first thank our Caribbean brothers and sisters, as my sister Yvette Clarke so eloquently stated…

Because of some of the statements that the President has made about America First... do you see any negative consequences to America's standing internationally?

How soon do we forget? The bill before us today is an affront to the American people. This bill is fatally flawed. It would set America up for more severe financial crises in the future. It is plain and simply the wrong choice. Let me give…

I think this gives us an opportunity, again, to show a single voice from our committee, and it gives all the Members of the House a chance to voice condolences to the families and friends of those who were killed in these wicked bombings.

If we had that kind of transparency out of the financial system where at a certain level that information became available, I think it would be a disincentive all over the world for those involved in bad governance.

I couldn't agree with you more.

I want to thank her for her focus.

Do we, the United States of America, should we have an interest in these meetings, in these meetings continuing?