Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze critical public safety funding: 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Asian American community celebrates Lunar New Year, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), announced today that she reintroduced a bill to establish Lunar New Year as a federal holiday in conjunction with a resolution to recognize the historical and cultural significance of the holiday. This year is the Year of the Snake.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Don Bacon (R-NE) announced that they will introduce a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives commemorating 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the International Day of Education, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York's senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Mike Quigley (D-IL), Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus, and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chair of the International Basic Education Caucus, announced that they introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming U.S. support for access to quality, inclusive public education for children and young people, especially girls, around the world.  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) released the following statement today on the hostage and ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas:

“Today marks 467 days since October 7^th, 2023, when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, massacred over 1,200 people, and took more than 240 hostages. 

WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York’s senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has been selected as Ranking Member of the panel’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), a key position to help determine funding for critical parts of the federal government.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/Bronx) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced today that President Biden signed into law their legislation that seeks to combat excessive flooding in Queens.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on H.R. 10515.