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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.

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Sep 26, 2018

We need to be spending an adequate amount and more than is put forward in the President's budget on foreign aid.

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Sep 26, 2018

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.

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Sep 25, 2018

we could simply use the power of sanctions to target two specific companies, for example.

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Sep 25, 2018

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…

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Sep 25, 2018

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.

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Jul 17, 2018

I think there is a kinship between our peoples.

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Jul 17, 2018

Central Asia did not get the attention that it should get.

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Jul 17, 2018

Central Asia nations are global leaders with extensive international reach.

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Jul 17, 2018

There has been progress in the region on democracy-related issues.

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Jul 11, 2018

This country, when President Obama was the President, was in deep debt and was losing hundreds of thousands of jobs a month.

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Jul 11, 2018

When the stable genius became the President, this country... was gaining jobs.

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Jul 11, 2018

We agree that we are losing jobs.

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