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Meng Issues Statement on Death of Former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman

Aug 16, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) tonight issued the following statement on the death of former Queens Borough President Claire Shulman.
 

Meng Calls for Firing of Postmaster General for Continued Attacks on Postal Service

Aug 14, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement calling for the firing of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy.
 

Meng Issues Statement Regarding New York City’s Plans to Reopen School Buildings

Aug 12, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement regarding New York City’s plans to reopen school buildings.
 

Meng Seeks Coronavirus Assistance Funds for Immigrants

Aug 7, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) led a letter to House and Senate leaders calling for the next coronavirus relief package to provide economic impact payments to millions of immigrants who file their taxes with an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN).
 

Meng Supports Critical Food Security Bill

Aug 6, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she has cosponsored the SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act (H.R. 6688), which would expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Restaurant Meals Program (SNAP RMP) to help those experiencing food insecurity during the coronavirus crisis access low-cost meals at restaurants.

Meng Measure To Stop Trump From Excluding Undocumented Immigrants in Congressional Apportionment Passed By House

Jul 31, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed a provision sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that would block President Trump’s memorandum to exclude undocumented immigrants from being counted in congressional apportionment.

 

Meng Statement on Census Bureau's Reduced Door-Knocking Operation

Jul 31, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after NPR reported early this morning that the U.S.

Meng Calls on Treasury Department to Publish Guidance on Flagged Money Transactions

Jul 30, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations that has oversight of the U.S.

Meng Slams Republicans Failure to Provide Flexibility for 2020 Census

Jul 28, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.

Meng, Liu, Kim and Koo Announce Restoration of Gas Service at the Bland Houses in Flushing, Queens

Jul 24, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), State Senator John Liu (D-Queens), Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens) and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Queens) announced the restoration of gas service at the Bland Houses in Flushing, Queens.
 

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Meng Bill Targets Phone Scammers

Aug 4, 2014 In The News
By Anna Gustafson
Meng Bill Targets Phone Scammers
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, along with House of Representatives members from New Jersey and Texas, introduced legislation at the end of last week that aims to reduce the number of fraudulent phone calls and texts that millions of Americans constantly receive.

Meng Delivers Small Business Boost

Jul 28, 2014 In The News
By Phil Corso
Meng Delivers Small Business Boost
Just over four months since bringing a congressional hearing to her home borough, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) followed through on her commitment to bringing more resources to Queens’ small businesses.

Ban BPA and Other Toxic Chemicals | Commentary

Jul 15, 2014 In The News
By Sen. Edward J. Markey, Rep. Lois Capps and Rep. Grace Meng
Ban BPA and Other Toxic Chemicals | Commentary

In 2012, a six-year study was published that examined the occupational history of more than 1,000 women, finding that those who worked in the automotive plastics and in the food packaging industries were five times more likely to develop premenopausal breast cancer than women in the control group. One of the main chemicals used in their workplaces? Bisephenol A, better known as BPA.

N.Y. Legislator Grace Meng an Emerging Pro-Jewish Voice in Congress

Jun 4, 2014 In The News
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week
N.Y. Legislator Grace Meng an Emerging Pro-Jewish Voice in Congress - JNS.org
Despite her brief legislative career, freshman U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) has become one of Congress’s most steadfast supporters of Israel and Jewish issues.

Meng Thrilled About New Airplane Noise Initiatives

Mar 26, 2014 In The News
Path to Silence? - Queens Gazette
Airplane noise over Queens is on the path to being silenced. Or at least as much as possible.
 
Congressmember Grace Meng hailed Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent announcement that he will be moving forward with plans to address airplane noise over Queens with the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey.

Meng's Legislation to Study Flushing Remonstrance

Feb 28, 2014 In The News
Legislation introduced by Reps. Meng and Jeffries would order studies of Flushing Remonstrance setting and Prison Ship Martyrs Monument
National Park Service wants to study possible sites in Ft. Greene and Flushing
By Tobias Salinger / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Grace Meng & Hotel Trades Council fight sex trafficking

Jan 28, 2014 In The News
Rep. Grace Meng & Peter Ward
Hotel Industry Combats Sex Trafficking at Super Bowl
Excitement continues to build around the Super Bowl coming to the New York area. The game at MetLife Stadium will be a boon for local businesses, with approximately $550 million expected to flow into the region's economy.

Unfortunately, there is also a dark side to the event.

Rep. Meng Introduces Legislation to End Sales of Expired Baby Formula

Dec 20, 2013 In The News
Bob Cusack - The Hill
Congresswoman wants stores to stop selling expired baby formula
Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) is pushing legislation that would stop stores from selling expired baby formula.
 
Meng told The Hill she is talking with both Democratic and Republican lawmakers on her bill to keep outdated formula off the shelves. The freshman Democrat has called her legislation "a no-brainer" and is stunned that it's necessary.

NE Queens Reps. Call for FAA to Conduct Environmental Reviews

Sep 17, 2013 In The News
Bayside-Douglaston Patch
Nathan Duke- Bayside-Douglaston Patch

Elected officials representing northeast Queens at the state and federal level gathered in Bayside Tuesday to call on the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct environmental reviews when making changes to flight patterns.

Lawmakers want something done about airplane noise

Jul 24, 2013 In The News
Bayside-Douglaston Patch
Nathan Duke-Bayside-Douglaston Patch

Elected officials representing northeast Queens at the federal level are calling on the Port Authority to set up an advisory committee to address airplane noise concerns in the five boroughs.

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