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New York Quiet Skies Caucus Members Secure Provision in Omnibus Bill that Seeks to Reduce Excessive Airplane Noise
This newly enacted measure directs the FAA to look at using more accurate metrics to measure effects of noise -
Reps. Meng, Velázquez, Soto, Gutiérrez, Serrano Introduce Legislation to Permit Waivers to the Jones Act for Humanitarian Relief
In response to the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, Rep. Meng introduced the Humanitarian Disaster Relief Act of 2017 to permit waiving the Jones Act for humanitarian relief efforts. -
Meng: Department of Justice to Provide Female Inmates with Tampons, Pads, and Liners
After urging the United States Department of Justice to make tampons, pads and liners available to federal female inmates, Rep. Grace Meng announced that the agency has agreed to do so. -
Meng Sends Letter to President Asking that Foreign-Born Military Recruits be Protected from Deportation
Rep. Meng sent a letter to President Trump in response to a policy change recommendation within the U.S Department of Defense. -
Meng Secures Funds for Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center
Rep. Grace Meng announced during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month that she has obtained more than a quarter-million dollars for the Smithsonian’s Asian Pacific American Center in the Omnibus spending bill. She also championed funding for many other vital programs.
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Jul 20, 2019
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement regarding the reported attack on a Hindu priest in Queens.
Jul 16, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This evening, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 489 that condemns President Trump’s racist comments directed at Members of Congress. Meng voted for the resolution and was a cosponsor of the measure.
Jul 11, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies which funds the U.S. Census Bureau, issued the following statement this evening on President Trump abandoning his attempt to include a citizenship question on the 2020 Census.
Jul 9, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced that she has introduced the Keep Mail Safe Act, a bill which would require the U.S. Postmaster General to study the possibility of retrofitting all blue mail collection boxes in the United States with narrow mail slots, in order to combat the mail theft crime known as mail fishing.
Jul 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), joined by members of New York City’s Congressional delegation, sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler encouraging his agency to require all water systems to collect, maintain, and publish data on water lines made out of lead, which are known as Lead Service Lines (LSLs).
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Mar 28, 2018
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On Monday night, at 9:29 p.m., the Commerce Department announced that it will include a citizenship question in the 2020 Census.
Jan 24, 2018
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Three Queens Congress members on Tuesday sent a letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan, calling on her to address "ongoing and serious mail delivery problems in Queens."
May 24, 2017
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Have you ever wondered what chemicals and other ingredients are in your tampons?
May 12, 2017
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Federal lawmakers from New York and California reintroduced legislation Thursday calling on the Postal Service to issue a stamp that honors the Chinese workers who built the transcontinental railro
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