U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek speaks on Wednesday, December 28th, on Bimini, Bahamas, at a service to remember the victims of the Chalk’s Ocean Airways plane crash.

Congressman Meek speaks at a press conference following the election of Congressman Jim Clyburn as Chair of the Democratic Caucus on December 16, 2005.

Congressman Meek speaks at joint AFSCME and Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities press conference on December 12, 2005 at the National Press Club.

Congressman Meek tours a military facility in November 2005 with U.S. Army Major General David Rodriguez in Mosul, Iraq.

Meek with Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) serving lunch at Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School in Washington, DC, on November 10, 2005.

Congressman Meek with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during a trip to Port au Prince, Haiti on September 27, 2005.

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek is joined by members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., in front of the U.S. Capitol on September 26, 2005.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek listens as Senator Barack Obama addresses South Florida participants of the 9th Annual Carrie P. Meek Congressional Classroom at the U.S. Capitol on September 22, 2005.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek is flanked by his mother, former U.S. Rep. Carrie P. Meek, and wife, and dozens of South Florida government and community leaders on September 22, 2005, at the U.S. Capitol.

Congressman Meek surveys the damage left behind by Hurricane Katrina with Col. Mickey Duren and Sgt. Major Dennis Rhoden of the Florida National Guard in Gulfport, MS, on September 12, 2005.

Congressman Meek at a FEMA registration center in Waveland, MS, on September 11, 2005. Dozens of residents lined up to file claims for federal assistance at the site, which was the only such site in Hancock County.

Congressman Meek tours the National Hurricane Center in Miami with its Director Max Mayfield on September 9, 2005.

U.S. Reps. Kendrick B. Meek (D-FL), Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) Linda Sanchez (D-CA) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) participate in a town hall on the effects of Social Security privatization on July 21, 2005.

A press conference on Prostate Cancer Awareness outside the U.S. Capitol on June 15, 2005.

U.S. Rep. Kendrick B. Meek with 2005 Congressional Art Competition Winner Delexious Williams at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2005.

(R to L) Rep. Meek, former Rep. Carrie P. Meek, Miami-Dade College President Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dorrin D. Rolle at the groundbreaking of the Poinciana Biopharmaceutical Park on June 13, 2005.

Congressman Meek is presented with an award by Colette Schietromo, President of the Broward Florida Oncology Nursing Society Chapter on June 6, 2005.

Rep. Meek and family with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami homeowners and volunteers on June 4, 2005. Meek toured nine homes recently built in the Liberty City area of Miami.

Congressman Meek with Command Sergeant Major Michelle Jones of the U.S. Army Reserve in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 25, 2005.

During the “Rap, Rock ‘n Roll Radio Row” on May 19, 2005, House Democrats called into radio stations to talk about Social Security and young people.

Congressman Meek with students and faculty from Jacobson Sinai Academy of North Miami Beach in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on May 18, 2005.

Congressman Meek with students from Phyllis Ruth Miller Elementary School of Miami in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on May 17, 2005.

Congressman Meek speaks at the Hip Hop Caucus press conference on May 17, 2005. Meek was joined by Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio at the event speaking in support of the Senate filibuster.

Congressman Meek delivers the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class at Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina on May 14, 2005. Meek challenged students at Saturday’s ceremonies to give back to the community after they graduate.

U.S. Rep Kendrick B. Meek joined by Reps. Bobby Scott, Donna Christensen, Mel Watt, G.K. Butterfield and Al Wynn with Rear Admiral Adam Robinson during a May 10, 2005, visit to the National Naval Medical Center at Bethesda.

Congressman Meek joins other panelists at the Cover the Uninsured Week Kick off press conference at South Miami Hospital on May 4, 2005.

Congressman Meek joins students from North Miami Senior High School on May 4, 2005, in front of the U.S. Capitol.

Congressman Meek is thanked by an employee of Goodwill Industries. Goodwill's employees honored Congressman Meek on April 25, 2005, for his efforts that saved over 500 jobs at their Miami facility.

Congressman Meek speaks with a Gonaives resident waiting in line for medical care at a U.S. military-run and built hospital in northwestern Haiti on April 23, 2005. The hospital provides primary and dental care to nearly 2,000 Haitians daily.

Congressman Meek with children outside a U.S. military-run and built hospital in Gonaives, Haiti on April 23, 2005. Gonaives, in northwestern Haiti, is still recovering from the massive floods of 2004.

Congressman Meek and his son, Kendrick Jr., help deliver food to homebound seniors in Miami-Dade County with Jewish Community Services of South Florida volunteers on Sunday, April 10, 2005. This delivery, one of JCSFL's many, is an annual delivery of Passover food baskets.

Congressman Meek with representatives of the Jewish Community Services of South Florida at a luncheon the group hosted at the U.S. Capitol on March 15, 2005.

Congressman Meek with members of the Florida Professional Firefighters in his Washington office on March 15, 2005.

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek and Cheryl Little of the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center at a press conference on Monday, March 28, 2005 with Ernso Joseph, a Haitian orphan who has battled to remain in the United States since 2002.

Congressman Meek questions a witness at a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security's Subcommittee on Management, Integration and Oversight on March 9, 2005.

40th Anniversary of Selma March - March 7, 1965 -Congressman Kendrick B. Meek with his wife, Leslie, and children Lauren and Kendrick Jr., joined by civil rights legends, Congressman John Lewis of Georgia (center) and the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth (right).

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek with Shekinah Tillman of Miami Norland High School in Miami Gardens on the U.S. Capitol steps on March 1, 2005. Miss Tillman visited with Congressman Meek during her trip to Washington, DC for the Presidential Classroom program.

Congressman Meek with Miami-Dade County members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. in front of the U.S. Capitol on February 15, 2005. Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. were in Washington, DC for their “16th Annual Delta Days in the Nation’s Capitol.”

Congressman Meek joined by Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at a press conference on February 9, 2005, where they discussed the impact of President Bush's Social Security plan.

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing currently stationed in Balad, Iraq on January 16th.

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek with Army Specialist Gene Hicks of Miami in Mosul, Iraq on January 15, 2005.

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek meets with Florida troops from the U.S. Army's 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad on January 15, 2005.

Congressman Kendrick B. Meek (D-Miami) is sworn in as a Member of the 109th Congress. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus participated in a mock ceremony at the Library of Congress on Tuesday, January 4, 2005.