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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.
I could not agree more. The world is seeing an alarming rise in anti-Muslim sentiment and violence, and we are witnessing those same trends, unfortunately, here in the United States of America. In recent years, anti-Muslim bigotry has been…
We want to take down the words. I ask that the words be taken down. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Pennsylvania will take his seat. (1945) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the words. The Clerk read as follows…
I am ready to close. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Let me just first say that all of us deplore anti-Muslim persecution. We are seeing a lot of that in Afghanistan today, especially the small children…
It is my honor to yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Cicilline), a great member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
Clearly, we are not here to talk about criticism. We are here to talk about persecution. We are here to talk about anti-Muslim hate. We are even here to talk about genocide. And we should know it when we see it. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1…
Let me just reply to Mr. McCaul earlier that the anti-Semitism legislation was introduced on January 3 of 2019, passed the House on January 11 of 2019. There were no hearings that were held that last Congress before we passed the vote, and…
I want to thank the distinguished chair of the House Armed Services Committee for all of his hard work in putting together, as he was just closing, what I think is a bill that is one of the best--a lot of hard work that he has done. I…
I think one thing that is important to understand is that unlike a bank that wants to maybe hoard its deposits for its own lending business, as a full reserve model, we are not in the business of lending.
We view this as a really critical and strategic part of what we can do to foster a more inclusive financial system.
And given their important role as well as the challenges that they face, I have long been an advocate for robust partnerships whereby MDIs and CDFIs can leverage new technologies to better serve their communities.
Finally, Madam Speaker, provisions promoting diversity and other management reforms at the State Department were also left out. These are just a few examples of where the bill falls a little short. Despite the efforts of many of our…
It is good to see you and to hear that we are back to focusing on consumers again.
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