Gregory Meeks
Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) signed the deal, which includes 50 F-15s worth $18 bil after months of intense pressure from the Biden administration and pro-Israel advocates.
Also in attendance was a delegation of U.S. lawmakers led by House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), making his first trip to Israel in his current position.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) will become the first African-American to hold the top spot, succeeding Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who was upset earlier this year in his primary.
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-Texas) were two of 58 members of Congress to skip Netanyahu’s speech.
