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Meng Announces $1.6 Million in Federal Funds to Help Queens Jewish Facilities Improve Security

Jul 2, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, announced today that $1.6 million in federal funding for security improvements has been awarded to 16 Jewish facilities throughout Queens, along with funds for two Christian facilities.
 

Meng Legislation to Require Covers on Trains – Including Those Negatively Impacting Communities in Queens – Passed by House as Part of Key Transportation and Infrastructure Bill

Jul 1, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act (H.R. 2), a key transportation and infrastructure bill that includes legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep.

Meng Statement on Pride Month

Jun 29, 2020 Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a Vice Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, released the following statement commemorating LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

Meng Announces She Helped Secure Pandemic Emergency Food Assistance For New York Families

Jun 26, 2020 Press Release

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement to ensure all households with children in Queens receive critical food benefits during COVID-19. The Congresswoman helped pass legislation into law to ensure no child goes hungry during the national health crisis.

Meng Votes to Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act

Jun 25, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) tonight voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) to address the systemic inequities and racial injustices that too many, particularly those in the Black community, tragically face.
 

Meng Statement on 70th Anniversary of Korean War

Jun 25, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, 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. State Department, issued the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
 

Meng Statement On NYPD Officer's Illegal Chokehold At Rockaway Beach

Jun 22, 2020 Press Release
QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after news and video emerged yesterday that an NYPD officer used a banned chokehold technique to hold an individual down.
 

Meng Demands IRS Fix Broken Economic Stimulus Payment Hotline

Jun 20, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she sent a letter to U.S.

Meng Statement on SCOTUS' DACA Decision

Jun 18, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States—the highest court in the country—ruled against the Trump Administration’s effort to end the 2012 Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which protects children who were brought to the U.S. from deportation.
 

Meng and Upton Introduce Farm to Fridge Act to Strengthen Food Security During COVID-19

Jun 16, 2020 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Fred Upton (R-MI) announced today that they introduced the Farm to Fridge Act (H.R. 7035), a bill which would expand two existing programs at the U.S.

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2013 Presidential Inauguration

Jan 3, 2013 In The News
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The 2013 presidential inauguration will take place on January 21, 2013.

113th United States Congress

Jan 3, 2013 In The News
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113th United States Congress

The One Hundred Thirteenth United States Congress is the next meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.

Freshmen Class Members of the 113th United States Congress

Jan 3, 2013 In The News
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The 113th United States Congress will begin on January 3, 2013. There are at least 12 new senators (3R, 8D, 1I) and 67 new representatives (29R, 38D).

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