Rep. Gregory Meeks

Democrat  •  6th District, New York  •  7th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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02/01/07
Episode 3015 (1/31/2007)

Meeks Shall Inherit My Wrath: New York’s 6th - The Fightin’ 6th Democrat Gregory Meeks. Jed Lag: Jed Babbin, Editor - ‘Human Events’. In closing: Get some sleep, the rerun’s in an hour and a half and you’re gonna want to be fresh. ...

02/01/07
Colbert gets nervous with Representative Gregory Meeks

When Colbert suggests Meeks may be "chocolate thunder," Meeks points out that chocolate tastes good. Colbert suddenly becomes worried he may ... Keywords: Stephen Colbert Report Gregory Meeks Chocolate Thunder Added: February 1, 2007.

01/31/07
Wholly Moses

We revisit the legacy of Robert Moses as three New York City museums are collaborating to remember New York’s 20th Century Master Builder. We ask what lessons we can learn from Moses’ successes and failures with guests ranging from critical biographer

01/31/07
Teaching Tom (The Brian Lehrer Show: Wednesday, 31 January 2007)

Gregory Meeks, Congressman (D- NY 6) reacts to Congressman Tom Tancredo's comments about the Congressional Black Caucus.

01/23/07
NY SEN: REPLACING HILLARY

We're obviously getting way ahead of ourselves here, but we wonder, what would happen if Clinton were elected president? What would happen to her Senate seat? The New York Times explains: If Mrs. Clinton resigned to become president, Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a

01/22/07
NY SEN: REPLACING HILLARY

We're obviously getting way ahead of ourselves here, but we wonder, what would happen if Clinton were elected president? What would happen to her Senate seat? The New York Times explains: If Mrs. Clinton resigned to become president, Gov. Eliot Spitzer,

01/22/07
Clinton win would trigger Spitzer appointment for Senate

Also frequently mentioned as possible Clinton replacements are two black politicians, Lt. Gov. David Paterson and US Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens. "Whenever somebody suggests you for a higher position, it's very flattering," Paterson ...

01/17/07
Congress opens the SarbOx box

Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN.Y., and Rep. Tom Feeney, R-Fla., two mid-level members of the House Financial Services Committee, are making substantial changes to the Compete Act, a bill they introduced last year that included provisions to ...

Source: DC Writer
01/16/07
Sharpton Calls For NYC Police Summit

Sharpton Calls for NYC Police Summit 2007-01-15 Associated Press/AP Online By KAREN MATTHEWS NEW YORK - The Rev. Al Sharpton used Monday's holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. to call for a summit on police practices in light of the fatal shooti

01/15/07
You Can't Spell MLK Without Al Sharpton

You Can't Spell MLK Without Al Sharpton When New York politicians think of the Reverend Martin Luther King, they think of the Reverend Al Sharpton. They have to, because Sharpton has built his annual “public policy forum” into a mandatory Martin Lut

01/15/07
NED (National Endowment for Democracy) - Clark on the Board, but ...

Gregory Meeks (NY), Howard Wolpe(Michigan), Lee Hamilton(Indiana), Matthew McHugh (NY), Evan Bayh (Indiana). Clark was a Clinton appointee. There are also Labor Representatives: The reason there are both White and Black hats is because ...

01/09/07
Minorities Through The Eyes Of Liberals

Warning: Rant to follow. “I think that he has been an embarrassment to the Supreme Court. I think that his opinions are poorly written”. –Senate Democrat Minority Leader Harry Reid, referring to the only black US Supreme Court Justice White liberal

01/09/07
Events for Wednesday, January 10, 2006

At 3 pm, the Staten Island Economic Development Corporation discusses "SI Conference 2007" at the Borough President's office. At 7:30 pm, US Rep. Gregory Meeks discusses immigration issues on a conference call with reporters. ...

01/05/07
Space Preservation Act of 2005

Space Preservation Act of 2005 (H.R. 2420) (See also: GN Response) http://thomas.loc.gov/home/search.html Title: To preserve the cooperative, peaceful uses of space for the benefit of all humankind by prohibiting the basing of weapons in space and t

01/02/07
Traveling Life: Caribbean Travel - Other Media Outlets On the Case

Stephanie Tubbs Jones and her sister, Rep. Gregory Meeks and spouse, Rep. Sanford Bishop and spouse, Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick, and Rep. Donald Payne took a free trip to Panama City, Panama, compliments of the Carib News Foundation. ...

01/02/07
Spitzer Campaign Aide Becomes Lobbyist

Jenkins, whose first day is today, will help the firm expand its efforts in Albany, where he will have obvious ins with the Spitzer administration. Jenkins is a former aide to US Rep. Gregory Meeks, of Queens.

12/28/06
We Need A Few YOUNG DEMOCRATS

We Need A Few YOUNG DEMOCRATS CAUCUS OF COLOR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AVAILABLE We’re looking for motivated, committed progressive young people of color to take on leadership positions within the NY Caucus of Color. [ uncle sam] We are also looking fo

12/27/06
RE: Gregory Meeks

Muslim vote is powerful, group told Examples are cited in Dearborn Metro Detroit December 24, 2006 BY ZACHARY GORCHOW FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER Muslims played a critical role in some key elections this year. But elected officials won't take them

Source: jillosophy
12/26/06
Glen Ford

Here's my interview with Black Agenda Report's Glen Ford, who has been active in progressive politics for decades: Before I get into my questions, can you tell me a bit about your background, what got you interested in politics, and how you ended up being

12/25/06
USA: Muslim vote is powerful, group told

Courtesy of The Muslim News (Hat Tip: Marc Landers): BY ZACHARY GORCHOW Detroit Free Press: Muslims played a critical role in some key elections this year. But elected officials won’t take them seriously if they don’t continue to organize and turn o

Source: NoisyRoom.net
12/24/06
Muslim vote is powerful, group told

If there are efforts to register Muslims to vote, educate them about the candidates and get them to the polls to vote for one candidate, politicians will court their support, Jameel Johnson, an aide to US Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN. ...

12/24/06
US - Muslim Taxi Drivers Credited for Swinging the Senate...

If there are efforts to register Muslims to vote, educate them about the candidates and get them to the polls to vote for one candidate, politicians will court their support, Jameel Johnson, an aide to US Rep. Gregory Meeks,...

12/24/06
USA: Muslim vote is powerful, group told

If there are efforts to register Muslims to vote, educate them about the candidates and get them to the polls to vote for one candidate, politicians will court their support, Jameel Johnson, an aide to US Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN. ...

12/24/06
Blacks, Hispanics and Republicans

Gregory W. Meeks, New York Democrat and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, did not dispute the charge. "I've heard it, and I've looked around and found myself scratching my head," he said. "That has been said and it is a ...

Source: Cobb
12/19/06
Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega talks about US Congressional visit to Cuba

CatholicNews.com Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino called a mid-December visit to his nation by 10 U.S. legislators “very interesting.” “It seems to me that they have a favorable attitude, and at this time of year, when Christmas is near and

12/19/06
Castro Illness Said Not to Be Terminal

"I think this is the golden opportunity (for talks) ... especially as we make a transition in Washington," said Gregory Meeks, DN.Y., referring to his party's upcoming takeover of Congress. "This should be a dialogue in which we talk to

12/18/06
U.S. lawmakers in Cuba hear Castro is OK

AP - Visiting U.S. lawmakers were told by Cuban officials that the ailing Fidel Castro is not terminally ill and will return to public life, but some of the legislators said they saw in the assurances of Castro's health a growing political vacuum on the Co

12/18/06
Aid? Who Needs Aid? (UPDATE)

Jeff Flake New York Democrat Gregory Meeks incredibly ironic but yet fitting at the same time:. "The Cubans are openly asking for trade. They don't want aid, they want trade," he said in an interview on a seaside patio at the Hotel ...

12/18/06
Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega talks about US Congressional visit to Cuba

“What we have been doing for 45 years did not work,” said Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN.Y. “It has not led to a prisoner exchange. It has not done anything. It has not brought about changes in Cuba ... so we need to do something different, ...

12/18/06
US lawmakers end talks with Cuba

They urged continued dialogue with Cuban officials as a way to ease tensions. "It is time to change course," US Rep. Gregory Meeks, DN.Y., told reporters in Havana. "The course we have been on for the last 48 years has not yielded any ...

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