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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 am proud to yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), the former chair of the House Appropriations Committee and the current Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Speaker, I am…
I really appreciate Representative Keating for bringing this bill aiming to counter Iran's procurement and production of armed drones.
Despite all we know about Hizballah, a cutthroat terrorist organization that serves as an Iranian proxy and violent militia.
This amendment requires a report from the President that outlines the impact of this legislation on American consumer fuel prices.
Diplomacy, something that I believe in with every inch of my body, should be at the forefront of all of our global engagements.
I support Mr. Castro's amendment because it requires the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the effect these proposed sanctions will have on the…
I share the same goal as the sponsors of this legislation and that is to prevent Iran from profiting off its petroleum reserves.
There are both positive and negative aspects of this ANS vis---vis the introduced version of this legislation.
The United States and many of our allies have long been concerned about Palestinian textbooks that contain blatant antisemitic and anti-Zionist references that incite hatred and violence toward Jewish people.
I do not say all White people are Ku Klux Klan. I do not put them all in one category.
Humanitarian relief in Gaza is morally the right thing to do but also in America's foreign policy interests.
The U.S. Government is not an authoritarian or anti-democratic regime. We have long committed to do all in our power to protect our citizens' most fundamental human rights.
But today, passage of this legislation will provide more tools for this and future Administrations to hold Hamas accountable for its terrorism and brutality.
This group has used Palestinians as human shields, has terrorized its own population and, of course, this October the 7th raid and destruction, kidnaping, rape of Israeli people.
Hamas has been since its inception a military and political entity dedicated to one thing, destruction of Israel.
I appreciate the serious risks that U.S. travelers to Iran may encounter and have welcomed the State Department's Level 4 travel advisory warning Americans not to travel to Iran.
This amendment addresses my concerns about hasty and unhelpful restrictions on Americans' freedom of movement for the Secretary of State to take the step to invalidate U.S. passports for travel to Iran.
While I appreciate the work and I understand to be my colleague's aim to deter hostile actors in Iran or elsewhere from taking American hostages or wrongfully detaining them overseas, we must all work together and ensure that the State…
I support this bill and the important strategy requirements it contains and urge my colleagues to do so as well.
This bill seeks to build on important diplomatic progress the Biden Administration has sought to expand on and deepen as we face continued and persistent threats from Iran and its proxies in the Middle East.
The options to stop it from advancing even further to weapons grade are even more limited.
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