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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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Mar 14, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of State and the U.S. Special Envoy on North Korea Human Rights Issues to prioritize helping divided Korean American families reunite with family members in North Korea.
Mar 12, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today hailed the passage of her measure that would increase the cultural competency of poll workers.
Mar 11, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s budget proposal for 2020. The proposal calls for $8.6 billion in new border wall funding and a five percent increase in defense funding at the expense of non-defense funding for agencies such as the U.S.
Mar 1, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen demanding an investigation into the reported treatment of Adnan Asif Parveen by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Mar 1, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced a resolution that seeks the House of Representatives’ recognition of the nearly 12,000 Chinese railroad workers who helped build America’s Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869. This year––May 10, 2019––will mark the 150th anniversary of the railroad’s completion.
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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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