Gregory Meeks elected next House Foreign Affairs Committee chair - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

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Al-Monitor Staff

Dec 7, 2020

US Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) speaks at a press conference calling for a ban on police chokeholds in Foley Square on June 2, 2020, in New York City. Over a dozen elected officials from the federal, state and city level spoke at the conference, citing the killings of George Floyd and Eric Garner by police officers as examples of chokehold tactics leading to fatal interactions between unarmed African Americans and law enforcement. — Scott Heins/Getty Images

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