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Top Democrat Holds Planned $2.8 Billion Israel Bomb Sale
Rep. Gregory Meeks held a planned $2.8 billion sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs to Israel on September 16, 2026, over lacking civilian-protection assurances.
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About Gregory Meeks
Gregory Weldon Meeks is an American lawyer and politician who has been a U.S. representative from New York since 1998, and since 2013, has represented the state's 5th congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party and chaired the House Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2021 to 2023. He still sits on the committee as ranking member. He is also the chair of the Queens County Democratic Party. He will become the dean of New York’s House delegation upon the retirements of Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velázquez in 2026.
Everything about Gregory Meeks →- Occupation
- politician, lawyer
- Position held
- member of the New York State Assembly, assistant district attorney, prosecutor, general counsel
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 25, 1953
- Website
- http://meeks.house.gov