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Excerpt: During the financial crisis, Ms. Yellen was a strong advocate for urgent financial reforms to address the systemic weaknesses and reckless practices that devastated our financial markets and lead to 10 million Americans losing their homes.

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Excerpt: By any measure, this tentative agreement is an outstanding achievement and holds the potential for future breakthroughs in the Syrian civil war, easing tensions in the Middle East, and fostering U.S.-Russian cooperation and collaboration on a range of other outstanding issues.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement after President Barack Obama’s address to the nation on the situation in Syria:

Remarks and Questions Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Full Committee Hearing: Syria: Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response September 4, 2013

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement on his position on the U.S. response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons:

Excerpt: I continue to firmly believe that any U.S. military action, if any, should be with close Congressional consultation, limited, with no boots on the ground, and must be multilateral in nature.

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Thursday, August 29, 2013-- Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement on his support to permanently extend the Rockaway Ferry Service: