We need to be spending an adequate amount and more than is put forward in the President's budget on foreign aid.
Gregory Meeks
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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've got to tell you, when I travel on this committee and I go almost any place in the world, ... I am so proud of them and what they do and what they stand for.
we could simply use the power of sanctions to target two specific companies, for example.
I want to echo Dr. Foster's comments that in my 3-1/2 years or so of serving in Congress, it is been refreshing to see the strong bipartisan support, particularly in this committee and the full committee on how to use sanctions as a…
the logic would be that for similar purposes that we are currently engaging in unilateral action on tariffs, frankly, maximum collateral damage in the case of uniform tariffs, for example.
This country, when President Obama was the President, was in deep debt and was losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a month.
When the stable genius became the President, this country... was gaining jobs.





