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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.

May 27, 2019

I will pledge that the Queens Democratic Party is going to treat this just like it is a regular election day.

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May 27, 2019

You know, in the 2010 Census, New York City's enumerated population was over 8.1 million people and actually that was the largest enumerated Census population in our history.

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May 27, 2019

The power does rest with the people, and we are going to show... that the people ultimately have the power.

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May 27, 2019

the power really rests with the people. It is us that have to get into the streets and make sure, irrespective of what they are trying to do, we are going to make sure that everybody is counted.

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May 27, 2019

I am going to be very brief, because--and the reason why I wanted to make sure that I was here today is probably the most important time in the history of the United States of America since the passing of the Voting Rights Act and the…

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May 27, 2019

Alexandria has really stepped up to the plate from the very beginning, from day one that she walked into the U.S. House of Representatives.

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May 27, 2019

It should unite us so that we are focused to saying no matter what you do, Mr. President--no matter what you do, Supreme Court, we are going to come together to make sure that justice and liberty continues in our land.

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May 15, 2019

I have tremendous concerns because there is a rapid disappearance of MDIs, and that is a major concern of mine also.

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May 14, 2019

if you don't want to call this socialism, I suppose you can call it something else, central planning, Marxism, neo-Marxism

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Apr 30, 2019

It seems to me that, when it comes to counting Russia, it is difficult to prioritize where we should direct most of our efforts.

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