Gregory Meeks Quotes

Gregory Meeks — American Politician born on September 25, 1953,

Gregory Weldon Meeks is the U.S. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district, formerly in the 6th District since 1998. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district formerly included, in the last congress, most of southeastern Queens, including Jamaica, Laurelton, Rosedale, Cambria Heights, Saint Albans, Springfield Gardens, Far Rockaway, and the John F. Kennedy International Airport. His district is made up mainly of middle and upper middle-class African-American and West Indian American communities, but also included a small part of Ozone Park and part of Howard Beach known as Old Howard Beach, both of which are predominantly middle-class Italian-American communities. In addition, he represented much of Kew Gardens and northern Richmond Hill... (wikipedia)

I live like most of the people in my district: paycheck to paycheck.

If I had my choice, every high school would be teaching financial literacy along with math and science.

When it comes to investments, I have to go to someone else to understand them, but then I have to make a judgment. I can't do that if I don't have a basic understanding myself.

I'm a product of public housing. My parents grew up poor, but their dream was to own a home.

If you put a purchase on a charge card, you're paying it off forever. You have to know how to pay it off before you go deeply in debt.