Rep. Gregory Meeks

Democrat  •  6th District, New York  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
Current Term 2009 - 2010 View All
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07/23/07
Yes, he meant to say that

Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) is second from the left, with Ambassador Carolina Barco. Colombian President Álvaro Uribe has a habit of making statements that seem so jaw-droppingly hyperbolic or combative that one assumes they ...

07/19/07
Why Some Democrats Can't Be Trusted On Trade

But, we've got to thank Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat from New York, for reminding us that we have to remain vigilant and on the case. Meeks, you see, is one of the dwindling number of House Democrats who still want to protect corporate ...

07/18/07
Jonathan Tasini: Why Some Democrats Can't Be Trusted On Trade

But, we've got to thank Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat from New York, for reminding us that we have to remain vigilant and on the case. Meeks, you see, is one of the dwindling number of House Democrats who still want to protect corporate ...

07/18/07
Jonathan Tasini: Why Some Democrats Can't Be Trusted On Trade

But, we've got to thank Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat from New York, for reminding us that we have to remain vigilant and on the case. Meeks, you see, is one of the dwindling number of House Democrats who still want to protect corporate ...

07/18/07
Why Some Democrats Can't Be Trusted On Trade

But, we've got to thank Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat from New York, for reminding us that we have to remain vigilant and on the case. Meeks, you see, is one of the dwindling number of House Democrats who still want to protect corporate ...

07/18/07
Why Some Democrats Can't Be Trusted On Trade

I still believe that we have the best environment we've had in a very long time on the issue of trade. But, we've got to thank Rep. Gregory Meeks, Democrat from New York, for reminding us that ...

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07/17/07
{IMHO} Our Man in Pakistan?

Nor surprisingly, the GPI failed to generate headlines in the United States. But Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) did spread the word among his congressional colleagues by talking up the index on Capitol Hill. "We've got to clean up our act," ...

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07/15/07
888 Seventh Street: an update

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] HR 888: To provide for the admission to the United States of nonimmigrant business facilitation visitors.. [This event matched these monitors: Introduced Legislation ]...

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07/12/07
Bill Action: Introduced: H.Res. 546: Recognizing Mukhtar Mai for ...

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] introduced this bill. [This event matched these monitors: Active Legislation ]

07/12/07
Meeks Emerges as Top Traveler, Database Shows

The top traveler in the state's congressional delegation is none other than Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens, who since 2000 has accepted 43 privately financed ... more.

07/10/07
WIFE BID PUTS POL IN A BIND

A City Council race may put a Queens congressman between a rock and a hard place - or in this case, between his top aide and his own wife. Brian Simon, executive assistant to Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks, is preparing to run for the ...

07/10/07
WIFE BID PUTS POL IN A BIND

A City Council race may put a Queens congressman between a rock and a hard place - or in this case, between his top aide and his own wife. Brian Simon, executive assistant to Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks, is preparing to run for the ...

07/09/07
A rising voice: Black populations in Latin America are undergoing ...

Just last week, US Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN.Y., led members of the Congressional Black Caucus in a nationally televised townhall discussion in Colombia with President Alvaro Uribe about the living conditions of Afro-Colombians. ...

07/08/07
Iraq Troop Surge Debate : Gregory Meeks - Anti Surge

Rep. Gregory Meeks ( Democrat ) - New York, 6th District, Queens View All the Videos in one spot here! http://iraq.armyofone.org The House of Representatives debated a non-binding resolution expressing disapproval of President Bush's ...

06/28/07
David Sirota

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), one of the few Democratic lawmakers to help Bush pass the Central American Free Trade Agreement, said Bush “let us know how important [the] Colombia [trade agreement] was from a geo-political perspective. ...

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06/27/07
What is estate accounting

News-Star - The Community Coordinating Council Inc. and state Rep. Rick Gallot Jr., D-Grambling, are sponsoring speaker Gregory Meeks, a lawyer with Legal Services of Northwest Louisiana Inc. He will present legal issues such as wills, ...

06/26/07
Stop Torture, Defend Civil Liberties in US

Rep. Gregory Meeks (DN.Y.) and Sara Cobb call attention to the US's rank of 96th in The Economist’s Global Peace Index in an Op-Ed today in The Hill. They highlight that "[w]hile advocating for civil liberties and individual freedoms in ...

06/25/07
Bill Action: Introduced: HR 2868: To eliminate the exemption from ...

Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] introduced HR 2868: To eliminate the exemption from State regulation for certain securities designated by national securities exchanges. [This event matched these monitors: Introduced Legislation ]

06/25/07
GOLDEN-GAL REPS

New York Post - Gregory Meeks (D-Queens) traded up in the city’s booming real-estate market. He sold his place in the Rockaways for $400000, and bought an $830000 house in Queens Village. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Harlem) sold a property ...

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06/21/07
Subprime Blogging

Our guest Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) was quick to remind us that not all subprime mortgages are the result of predatory lending practices. But it is clear that these instruments, which allow borrowers with less than pristine credit to ...

06/18/07
Monday's News

Robert Zoellick, US nominee for the presidency of the World Bank, criticized Hugo Chavez’s government. Financial Times. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) comments on progress that has been made in Colombia . Miami Herald ...

06/18/07
Goooooooooal!

The Washington Post, on American residents going to Mexico for health care. Colombia Gay unions to be recognized for first time in Latin America. Washington Post. US Rep. Gregory Meeks sees Colombia turning a corner. Miami Herald.

06/16/07
Racism, The Legacy Of Slavery Not Limited To United States

Just this month, US Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN.Y., led members of the Congressional Black Caucus in a nationally televised town-hall discussion in Colombia with President Alvaro Uribe about the living conditions of Afro-Colombians. ...

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06/12/07
A RISING VOICE: Afro-Latin Americans

PEARL LAGOON, Nicaragua -- In hidden fishing villages straddling the wide, muddy Kukra River along the Atlantic Coast, a quiet cultural and civil-rights movement flickers: Almost six feet and dark-skinned, a 17-year-old whirls in her kitchen, enchanted b

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06/12/07
Afro-Latin Americans: A rising voice

Afro-Latin Americans: A rising voice By AUDRA D.S. BURCH In hidden fishing villages straddling the wide, muddy Kukra River along the Atlantic Coast, a quiet cultural and civil-rights movement flickers: Almost six feet and dark-skinned, a 17-year-old whir

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05/19/07
Dems Revive ’06 Ethics Bill

Gregory Meeks (DN.Y.) and Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) also voiced concerns, according to a Democratic source. Meeks argued that passing campaign finance reform is the best way to fix the public perception that Congress is corrupt. ...

05/18/07
What about the 109th Precinct? http://www.times...

After having their calls for an additional police precinct ignored for 30 years, community leaders from southeast Queens joined US Rep Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) at his Jamaica office Monday to announce that they have created a task ...

05/17/07
Meeks is a co-sponsor

He's a co-sponsor of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act:H.R ... on the basis of sexual orientation.  Cosponsors Rep. Gregory Meeks D-NY

05/15/07
Eyes on Trade: Talking points on deal

... was attended by two Bush administration Cabinet-level officials, all four co-chairs of the New Democratic Caucus, Chairmen Rangel and Baucus and their GOP counterparts, and CAFTA-15’er Rep. Gregory Meeks among others. ...

05/11/07
Events for May 12-14

11 am Congressman Gregory Meeks will host the 6th Congressional US Citizenship swearing-in ceremony at First Presbyterian Church, 89-60 164th Street, in Jamaica, Queens. 11 am Sen. Ruben Diaz and the CUNY Citizenship and Immigration ...

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Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-3461
Fax: 202-226-4169

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