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11/06/2006 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Honors America’s Veterans

11/02/2006 — Meek Ranked Among Best In Florida On Environmental Protection

10/12/2006 — Rogers, Meek: 9/11 Report Shows Fraud, Misuse of Taxpayer Funds

10/03/2006 — Meek: More Border Patrol Agents Needed

09/27/2006 — Meek: Republicans Give No HOPE for Haiti Trade Assistance Bill

09/26/2006 — Congressman Kendrick B. Meek: House Should Go Into Secret Session to Review National Intelligence Estimate and the Rise of Terrorist Networks

09/22/2006 — Meek Welcomes Young Miami Gardens Cancer Survivor to U.S. Capitol

09/11/2006 — Meek Commemorates 9/11 in New York City

08/23/2006 — Representative Meek Hosts “Ten Weeks to Homeownership” Conference

07/18/2006 — Meek Statement Opposing H.J. Res. 88, the Federal Marriage Amendment

07/13/2006 — Meek Hails Passage of Voting Rights Act Reauthorization

07/13/2006 — Michael Kropp High Sophomore Wins Meek Congressional Art Competition

06/30/2006 — Meek to Highlight Need to Increase the Minimum Wage in CBC Address

06/29/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding His Opposition to H.R. 4761, the Deep Ocean Energy Resources Act

06/27/2006 — Meek Holds Town Hall Meeting on Iraq with Rep. John Murtha

06/21/2006 — Meek Calls on Republican Leadership to Allow a Vote to Increase Minimum Wage

06/19/2006 — Meek to Host Town Hall Meeting on Iraq with Rep. John Murtha

06/16/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding His Opposition to H.Res. 861, a Resolution on the War in Iraq

06/14/2006 — Meek Introduces Bill to Create a Special Commission to Address Skyrocketing Homeowners’ Insurance Rates

06/08/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding the Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

05/26/2006 — Remembering Our Veterans on Memorial Day

05/25/2006 — Meek Bill to Help Haitians Included in Senate Immigration Bill

05/09/2006 — Meek Hosts “Ten Weeks to Homeownership” Conference

05/04/2006 — Meek Bill Would Establish Haitian Heritage Month

05/03/2006 — Meek Statement Recognizing a Bipartisan Coalition of Florida Legislators Committed to Reducing Class Size

04/28/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding the Florida State Senate’s Vote to Uphold Class Size Limits

04/27/2006 — Meek: GOP Culture of Corruption Has Created Energy Crisis

04/27/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day

04/26/2006 — Meek Calls on Iran to End Nuclear Ambitions

04/06/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding the Nomination of R. David Paulison as FEMA Director

04/05/2006 — Meek Announces $18 Million in CDBG Grants for Miami-Dade County

04/03/2006 — Meek Secures Official Postal Recognition of Miami Gardens

03/30/2006 — Meek Denounces Republican Higher Education Bill

03/28/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding H. Con. Res. 353, Commending the People of the Republic of Haiti for Holding Democratic Elections

03/19/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding the Third Anniversary of the War in Iraq

03/15/2006 — Meek Applauds Progress on North Corridor Metrorail Extension

03/10/2006 — Meek Announces Federal Funds for Affordable Housing for Broward & Dade Residents

03/03/2006 — Meek to Bush: Port Deal Reinforces Arab Boycott of Israel

03/01/2006 — Meek Cosponsors Legislation to Allow Review of UAE Port Deal

02/23/2006 — Meek Participates in Immigration Reform Rally

02/17/2006 — Meek and Prosperity Campaign to Promote EITC, Free Tax Preparation

02/16/2006 — Meek Introduces Legislative Package to Protect Consumers & Increase Financial Literacy

02/15/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding U.S. Assistance to the Palestinian Authority

02/13/2006 — Miami Remembers Coretta Scott King

02/10/2006 — Meek Statement Regarding the Haitian Elections (Nan Kreyol)

02/06/2006 — Meek Plans King Memorial March

02/03/2006 — Meek Urges President Bush, Governor Bush to Support Legislation to Aid Haitian Immigrants

01/31/2006 — Reaction to President Bush’s State of the Union Address

01/31/2006 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Passing of Coretta Scott King

01/29/2006 — Meek Runs ING Miami Children’s Marathon

01/29/2006 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Release of Father Gérard Jean-Juste

01/27/2006 — Meek Invites Katrina Evacuee to State of the Union Address

01/20/2006 — Meek, CBCF to Launch Health Initiative in Miami

01/18/2006 — Meek Congratulates Scott Lake Elementary Students for Meeting Fitness Challenge

01/17/2006 — Meek: Deadline for Wilma Disaster Assistance Imminent

12/29/2005 — Meek Speaks at Memorial Service for Bimini Plane Crash Victims

12/16/2005 — Meek Introduces Bill to Assist Higher Education Institutions Recover from Natural Disasters

12/16/2005 — Republican Leadership Blocks Meek Amendment to Aid Haitian Immigrants (Nan Kreyol)

12/15/2005 — Meek Leads Dade Delegation in Urging TSA to Reconsider Screener Cuts at MIA

12/14/2005 — Meek Asks DHS Inspector General to Investigate Reports of FEMA Overpayments

12/14/2005 — Meek Calls on Palestinian Authority to Ban Hamas from Upcoming Election

12/09/2005 — CBC Follows Meek in Effort to Free Imprisoned Haitian Priest

12/09/2005 — Meek Asks DHS Inspector General to Consider New & Conflicting Information in Investigations of Detainee Treatment

11/22/2005 — Meek Challenges Scott Lake Elementary Students to Get Fit

11/17/2005 — Republicans Kill Protections for Asylum Seekers

11/16/2005 — Meek Calls for More Time to Sign Up for Medicare Drug Plans

11/14/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Key Florida Voting Rights Case

11/10/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the DHS Inspector General Report Recommending the Merger of Customs & Border Protection, and Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agencies

11/10/2005 — Meek Releases Report on the Effect of VA Cuts on Veterans in Florida’s 17th Congressional District

11/06/2005 — Meek Introduces Haiti Economic Recovery Opportunity Act

11/02/2005 — Meek Asks FEMA to Reimburse 100% of Wilma Costs to State, County & City Governments

10/25/2005 — Statement Honoring the Legacy of Rosa Parks

10/24/2005 — Meek Asks for FEMA Individual Assistance for Broward and Dade Hurricane Victims

10/21/2005 — Meek to Hold Redemption Workshop

09/30/2005 — Meek Decries the Expiration of the Ryan White CARE Act

09/30/2005 — Meek Announces Dade Crime Prevention Grants

09/27/2005 — Meek Accompanies Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Haiti

09/26/2005 — Meek Hosts U.S. Capitol Meeting for South Florida Leaders Sen. Barack Obama, House and CBC Leadership Address Participants

09/26/2005 — Meek Statement Honoring the Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal

09/15/2005 — Meek Bill Strengthens Oversight of Katrina Relief Funds

09/13/2005 — Meek Announces South Florida Port Security Funding

09/13/2005 — Rep. Meek Surveys Gulf Coast Hurricane Destruction

09/09/2005 — Meek to Latortue: Illegal Detentions Undermine Legitimacy of Haitian Government

09/08/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Second Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Katrina Response

09/02/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Katrina Relief

08/31/2005 — Reps. Meek, Wasserman Schultz, Hastings and Wexler Urge President Bush to Grant Individual Assistance to Hurricane Katrina Victims in Broward and Dade Counties

08/30/2005 — Meek Secures Federal Funding for Overtown Youth Center

08/26/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina

08/18/2005 — Meek Demands Answers on Air Cargo Screening Delays

08/09/2005 — Meek Announces Grant to Fight Gang Violence

08/08/2005 — Meek Protests Haiti’s Indefinite Detention of Political Prisoners

08/05/2005 — Meek Celebrates 40th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act

08/04/2005 — Meek Asks for Official Postal Recognition of Miami Gardens

08/01/2005 — Meek Announces Additional TSA Screeners at MIA and FLL Airports

07/29/2005 — Meek Announces $39 Million in Funding for South Florida Transportation Projects

07/28/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

07/22/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act

07/15/2005 — Meek Introduces Lupus REACH Amendments of 2005

07/13/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Situation in Darfur, Sudan

07/12/2005 — Meek: Haitian Youth Wins Case to Stay in U.S.

07/06/2005 — Meek Secures Funds for Haitian American Association Against Cancer (Nan Kreyol)

06/24/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Education Funding Priorities Passed by Congress Today

06/24/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Successful Democratic Effort to Restore Funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

06/16/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding Governor Bush’s Veto of Senate Bill 1678

06/15/2005 — Meek Urges Annual Prostate Screening During National Men’s Health Week

06/14/2005 — Meek Names Miami Jackson High School Student Winner of Congressional Art Competition

06/09/2005 — Meek to Student Loan Holders: Consolidate Loans before July 1st

06/07/2005 — Meek Announces Million Dollar Grant to Miami-Dade College

05/27/2005 — Remembering Our Veterans on Memorial Day

05/21/2005 — Congressman Kendrick Meek Delivers Democratic Radio Address

05/20/2005 — Meek, 30-Something Members with Pop Star Vanessa Carlton Lead “Rap, Rock and Roll Radio Row” on Young Workers and Social Security

05/14/2005 — Meek Delivers Commencement Address at Claflin University

05/13/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Defense Department’s Release of Proposed Base Closures and Realignments

05/06/2005 — Meek Reintroduces READICall Legislation

05/05/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day

05/05/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding the Florida State Senate’s Rejection of Governor Bush’s Proposal to Weaken Class Size Requirements

05/02/2005 — Meek Statement Regarding Florida’s Minimum Wage Increase

04/27/2005 — Meek Intervenes to Save Jobs at Goodwill Industries

04/27/2005 — Meek Reintroduces HRIFA Improvement Act (Nan Kreyol)

04/26/2005 — Meek Returns from Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

04/06/2005 — Meek Questions IRS Probes of Black Churches

04/02/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Passing of Pope John Paul II

03/28/2005 — Meek Successful in Case of Haitian Orphan (Nan Kreyol)

03/22/2005 — Meek: Bill Includes Funds for Transportation Projects

03/18/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Tribute to Florida Memorial University

03/17/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding Budget Cuts to the CDBG Program

03/16/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Passing of Former Congressman Bill Lehman (1913-2005)

03/08/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding Governor Bush's State of the State Address

03/07/2005 — Meek Attends 40th Anniversary of Selma March

02/17/2005 — Meek Elected to CBCF Board of Directors

02/14/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding Governor Bush's Plans to Weaken the Class Size Amendment

02/11/2005 — Meek Named Ranking Member on Homeland Security Subcommittee

02/10/2005 — Meek Asylum Amendment Voted Down by Republican-Controlled House

02/08/2005 — Meek Offers Amendment to REAL ID Act to Protect Asylum Seekers' Rights

02/04/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Passing of Actor Ossie Davis

01/26/2005 — Meek Calls for Arrangements for Haitians Residing in the United States to Vote in Haitian Elections (Nan Kreyol)

01/25/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Commemoration of the 60^th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz

01/19/2005 — Meek: U.S. Troops Holding Up Under Tough Conditions In Iraq

01/16/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

01/06/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Objection to the Certification of Electoral Votes from the State of Ohio

01/04/2005 — Statement of U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Regarding the Death of Former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

12/16/2004 — Reps. Meek & Ryan Joint Statement on Bush Plan to Privatize Social Security

12/09/2004 — Meek Secures Investigation of Haitian's Death (Nan Kreyol)

12/07/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Passage of the 9/11 Commission's Recommendations

11/30/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Deportation of Haitian Youth David Joseph (Nan Kreyol)

11/17/2004 — Meek Asks Bush Administration to Investigate Death of Haitian Detainee (Nan Kreyol)

10/20/2004 — Meek to Bush Administration: Ensure Safety of Imprisoned Priest in Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

10/13/2004 — Meek to President: Stop Deporting Haitians (Nan Kreyol)

10/07/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding U.S. Aid for Haiti and Other Caribbean Countries Battered by Recent Storms (Nan Kreyol)

10/05/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding H. Con. Res. 496 on Humanitarian Assistance to Caribbean Countries (Nan Kreyol)

10/04/2004 — Meek Again Asks Bush Administration for Protected Status for Haitians (Nan Kreyol)

09/27/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Bush Administration's Request for Hurricane Relief for Haiti and the Caribbean (Nan Kreyol)

09/23/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding USAID's Announcement of Funding for Flood Stricken Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

09/22/2004 — Meek to President: Haiti Needs U.S. Help Now (Nan Kreyol)

09/22/2004 — Meek, House Democrats Announce New Partnership for America's Future

09/21/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Passage of a House Amendment Blocking the Bush Administration's New Travel Restrictions to Cuba

09/21/2004 — Haiti Needs Help From the United States—NOW (Nan Kreyol)

09/20/2004 — Meek: Assault Weapon Ban Must Be Extended

09/20/2004 — Meek: Federal Government to Investigate Reports of Voter Intimidation in Florida

09/13/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Expiration of the Assault Weapons Ban

09/01/2004 — Meek Announces Overtown Youth Center Grant

08/30/2004 — Meek Chairs Congressional Black Caucus 2004 Annual Legislative Conference

08/23/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Bush Administration's New Overtime Regulations

08/20/2004 — Rep. Meek Asks Bush for Special Session of Congress

07/22/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the H.R. 3313, the “Marriage Protection Act”

07/19/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding Voter Suppression on College Campuses

07/14/2004 — Meek Statement on the “End Racial Profiling Act of 2004”

07/11/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the State of Florida’s Decision to Drops Its Controversial List of Potentially Ineligible Voters

07/02/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the 40th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

07/02/2004 — Meek Statement on the State of Florida’s List of Potentially Ineligible Voters

07/01/2004 — U.S. Conference of Mayors Supports Meek Bill to Help Haitians (Nan Kreyol)

06/29/2004 — Meek: Bill Nearly Doubles Aid to Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

06/29/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Groundbreaking of the Little Haiti Clinic (Nan Kreyol)

06/23/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding House Concurrent Resolution 460

06/21/2004 — Meek Joins WWE Wrestlers' Campaign to “Smackdown Your Vote!”

06/18/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the 1st District Court of Appeals Ruling Against the NAACP

06/17/2004 — Meek Announces $800,000 in Brownfields Grants for the City of Miami

06/16/2004 — Meek Urges Gov. Bush to Push for Aid, TPS and Trade Benefits for Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

06/07/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Death of President Ronald Wilson Reagan

05/29/2004 — Meek to President: Keep Troops in Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

05/26/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Need for Congressional Oversight in Iraq

05/21/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding Today’s Armed Services Hearing on Prisoner Abuses at Abu Ghraib

05/20/2004 — Meek Amendment to Stem Communication Breakdown that Allowed Abu Ghraib Abuses Clears House

05/20/2004 — Meek, Turner Introduce SHIELD Privacy Act

05/17/2004 — Meek's Statement Regarding the 50th Anniversary of Brown v. The Board of Education

05/06/2004 — Meek's Statement Regarding H. Res. 627 on the treatment of Iraqi prisoners

05/06/2004 — Meek Calls for Rumsfeld's Resignation

05/04/2004 — Rep. Meek Pushes for End to “Military Widow’s Tax”

04/28/2004 — Meek: Regarding Governor Bush’s Flawed Budget Priorities

04/28/2004 — Meek Bill Honoring Judge Ferguson Passes House

04/26/2004 — Meek: America Mourns the Death of Petty Officer Nathan Bruckenthal

04/26/2004 — Meek Brings Bill Honoring Judge Wilkie Ferguson to House Floor

04/22/2004 — Regarding Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day

04/21/2004 — Congressman Meek (D-FL) Challenges Emerging Democratic Leaders

04/15/2004 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek Returns from Haiti Visit (Nan Kreyol)

04/02/2004 — Meek: Unemployment Numbers Troubling

03/25/2004 — Meek: Federal Funds for Working People, Families

03/18/2004 — Rep. Meek’s Telephone Emergency Alert Amendment Approved

03/17/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding House Resolution 557

03/17/2004 — Rep. Meek Cosponsors Bill Supporting Israel’s Security Fence

03/10/2004 — Rep. Meek: Bush Budget Shortchanges Florida’s African-American Families

03/09/2004 — Meek Staffer Recognized for Her Involvement in the Haitian Community (Nan Kreyol)

03/08/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Death of Bill Markham, Broward County Property Appraiser

03/02/2004 — Meek Bill Honoring Judge Wilkie Ferguson Passes Committee

02/26/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Congressional Black Caucus’ Meeting with President Bush

02/25/2004 — Meek Statement Regarding the Treatment of Haitians Interdicted at Sea by the U.S. Coast Guard (Nan Kreyol)

02/23/2004 — Meek Criticizes Bush Administration on Haiti (Nan Kreyol)

02/23/2004 — Meek Briefs Community on Haiti

02/19/2004 — Meek Asks Ashcroft to Protect Haitian Nationals from Deportation

02/17/2004 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL) Demands Administration Act on Haiti

01/27/2004 — Thousands Attend Meek Homeownership Fair

01/07/2004 — Reaction to the Bush Administration's Immigration Proposals

12/30/2003 — Meek Hosts Homeownership Fair, Aims to Help First-Time Home Buyers

12/09/2003 — Meek to Visit Haiti

12/08/2003 — Meek Receives L. Clayton Nance Award

12/08/2003 — Meek Introduces Federal Bill Providing Class Size Reduction Funding Incentives

10/28/2003 — Resolution Honors Marlins Victory

10/20/2003 — Statement Regarding Iraq $87 Billion Spending Bill

10/15/2003 — Statement Regarding Passage of the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act

10/10/2003 — Representatives Meek and Davis Speak with Students from Alabama State University, Tuskegee University and Talladega College

10/02/2003 — Meek Introduces Haitian Refugee Act Improvement Bill

09/24/2003 — Meek Bill to Study Miami Circle Park Approved by Congress

09/17/2003 — Meek CBC Forum Promotes Government Contracting Opportunities For Minority Businesses

09/16/2003 — Meek on the Need for a Permanent Committee to Oversee Homeland Security

08/29/2003 — Meek Meeting Yields Results For Liberty City Businesses

08/05/2003 — Meek Demands Action on 7th Avenue Parking Problem

08/01/2003 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek to Meet With Top Israeli Leaders

07/29/2003 — Rep. Meek Observes 40th Anniversary of the March On Washington

07/29/2003 — Rep. Meek Outraged at Failure to Extend Child Tax Credit to 12 Million Children

06/23/2003 — Joint Statement by Congressman Kendrick Meek and State Senator Anthony C. “Tony” Hill, Sr. Regarding U.S. Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling

06/05/2003 — To Fight For Fair And Equal Immigration Policies For Haitian Immigrants

06/03/2003 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek Introduces Bill to Name New U.S. Courthouse after Judge “Wilkie Ferguson”

05/22/2003 — Meek Bill Creates New Emergency Warning System

05/15/2003 — Meek Introduces Bill to Protect Haitian Children

04/29/2003 — Meek: More Federal Anti-Terrorism Funding Needed

04/22/2003 — U.S. Rep. Meek Meets with South Florida Veterans

04/15/2003 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick MeekBriefed by General Tommy Franks at Military Headquarters in Qatar

04/08/2003 — Rep. Meek Pushes Aid For Tornado Victims

02/26/2003 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek JoinsCongressional Black Caucus, Microsoft and Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund in Announcing Technology Initiative

02/12/2003 — Rep. Meek Selected to Serve on Powerful Homeland Security Committee

01/28/2003 — Response to the President’s State of the Union Address

01/28/2003 — Rep. Kendrick Meek Appointed to Powerful Defense, Budget Committees

01/27/2003 — Rep. Meek: U.S. Must Do More for Haiti

01/07/2003 — U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek Takes Office in Historic Capitol Ceremony

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