Gregory Meeks

And so I think that is the right approach that we should take, and I think that is the approach that you are trying to take in this, not just eliminating an entire--but eliminating the bad guys, and let's make sure that we uplift the good…

We don't want folks to go to the dark, so it would seem to me where your agency is a godsend to me is not to wipe out all of these businesses, but to try to make sure that we regulate them.

I would think that, given the scenario, both sides of the aisle should be appreciative of the agency and the work it does.

If we do not vote here in the United States to support the administration's negotiations, what setbacks if any will it have for us in the region?

I'm concerned about how we make sure that Africans, Colombians and indigenous are included in the $450 million that's there.

I think that we need to make sure that those agencies are getting back out to small business so that they know what is going on more.

We have been putting a very tough fight as far as the reauthorization of Ex-Im Bank to make sure that they are catering to small businesses to help them do exports.

It is indeed tremendously important that we look and listen to our small business folks because that is the essence of job creation in America, and it is what makes communities strong.

New York manufacturers sell almost $70 billion worth of goods overseas, and 94 percent of these exporting firms are small businesses.

Strengthening this sector is vital to our country's overall economic health, and to job growth for working families and the middle class.

What my mantra is that when it comes to small business, there is no Republican or Democratic approach.

But I also believe that the people, just as Dr. Tol had talked about, should have the right to dissent and to give their viewpoints and to run in government, and if they get elected, to participate without fear of being persecuted or…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Let me--you know, we have got some Americans that may be looking in, and I want to make sure that everybody, you know, clearly understands various issues.

We, in the United States Congress, are concerned with the democratic progress in Turkey.

Turkey is carrying the world's burden in the face of evil and addressing a grave humanitarian crisis.

I am deeply concerned with how Turkey will find a peaceful political resolution to the Kurdish question.

Times have changed in my estimation. There have been sustained democratic advancements in the region for years now.

I think it is without question that we have the strongest, the most stringent, and the toughest refugee system in the entire world. I don't think anybody can dispute that. Yet, we are still humanitarians with regard to what our system is…

At the 6-month mark of the American chairmanship, we can now honestly assess the progress thus far, and the challenges that lie ahead.

I hope we can have this included in our next markup and approve this legislation as soon as possible.

This bill would allow banks that have assets of less than $15 billion today to be treated fairly and therefore be eligible for the exemption that was meant to be available for such small institutions.

I introduced H.R. 2987 along with Representative Maloney, Representative King, and Representative Luetkemeyer, to provide a technical correction to Section 171 of Dodd-Frank.

First, I want to thank you, Mr. Cordray, for your leadership at the CFPB because, clearly, over the last 4 years, recovering approximately $11 billion in relief for over 25 million American consumers, that is tremendous, and the CFPB…

We need regulatory relief--both legislatively and from the regulators.

Credit unions ultimately need Congress to provide relief from the arbitrary cap.