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March 16, 2004
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(WASHINGTON, DC) "If this were a resolution praising our warriors instead of using them as a pretext for sanctioning the President's after-the-fact arguments for going to war, I would vote for it."

Washington, DC--On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, my Republican colleague, Rep.

March 1, 2004
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ST. ALBANS, NY - Early Sunday morning, Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide resigned his office and went into exile. His final destination is unknown. Thus, a tragic page has been turned in another sad chapter of the painful history of the world's first Black independent nation. Americans should take no joy in what has occurred.
December 2, 2003
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(WASHINGTON, DC)Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) a member of the International Relations Committee sponsored legislation on Friday, November 21st 2003 urging the dispensation of monetary compensation for 1991 Gulf War prisoners of war and their immediate families, as well as expediting payment. H. CON. RES.

November 24, 2003
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St. Albans---Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) today reaffirmed his support for efforts to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimer's disease, as Americans commemorate National Alzheimer's Disease Month this November.

November 14, 2003
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Queens, NY - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) delivered the keynote address at the New York public school's Parent Coordinator's Conference in Region 3 earlier today. This Conference was designed to reinforce the Parent Coordinator's support of the instructional vision, which is identified in the Children's First Plan.

June 26, 2003
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St, Albans, NY- Todays ruling is the first step in the right direction to provide New York Citys 1.1 million school children with a sound education so that they can compete in a global marketplace.

June 24, 2003
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Washington, DCCongressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) of the Sixth Congressional District released the following statement today on the Grutter & Gratz decision, Yesterday the Supreme Court in the 5 to 4 ruling (Grutter v Bollinger) issued a landmark decision upholding the University of Michigan Law Schools admission policy aimed at enhancing the racial diversity of it student body.

May 15, 2003
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St Albans, NY Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) applauded yesterdays announcement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), allocating $700 million to enhance the security of high density population urban areas and pledged to continue to address homeland security concerns in his district.

October 29, 2002
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Now that he has all his brother's service records, Henry Drogin said he plans to have Leonard Drogin's name listed on a veterans memorial in Queens Village.