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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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Nov 18, 2019

Mr. Speaker, today, I am especially proud to rise in support of a bill that has been worked on very hard. I want to first thank Chairwoman Waters and Ranking Member McHenry; of course, my colleague, the chair of the Subcommittee on…

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Nov 18, 2019

We want to make sure that they get that return on investment also.

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Nov 18, 2019

I demanded, working with my governor, 30 percent equity for minority firms in that airport, and we are getting it.

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Nov 18, 2019

I am trying to get some private equity dollars in, because if I don't, they are out of business.

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Oct 21, 2019

Well, all I say to the American people, it's out there now, so read the transcript, read the text of his statement. Basically what he said when one side to me, it would almost seem as though it was a 'Godfather' movie said you're a…

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Oct 21, 2019

But you cannot put it in the same context. President Trump with me, an individual in the context whose people and whose family had been subject to lynching.

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Oct 21, 2019

The American people deserve to know the truth. And that's what we are trying to do here.

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Oct 15, 2019

the CFPB is failing to accomplish what it was created to do. It has forgotten that it is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and not the businesses' or anyone else's protection bureau.

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Sep 25, 2019

Madam Speaker, there has been a rapid and dramatic shift in the legal treatment of cannabis, led by voters at the local and State levels. Nearly every American now lives in a State where cannabis has been decriminalized to some extent and…

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Sep 25, 2019

I have introduced a piece of legislation, H.R. 3948, the Debt Collection Practices Harmonization Act.

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Sep 24, 2019

There is frankly no way to describe or fully capture the deep, sinking feeling of being told that the greatest economy in the world is days away from a collapse, dragging the rest of the world with us.

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