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Apr 12, 2018
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) announced today a letter signed by dozens of House members urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of State to extend Temporary Protected Status granted to Nepalese nationals living in the United States following the devastating earthquake that struck Nepal in 2015.
Apr 11, 2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions urging him to continue the Legal Orientation Program, a Justice Department initiative that offers legal assistance to detained foreign nationals facing deportation.
Apr 4, 2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today she has secured several important provisions to assist veterans and strengthen diversity in the U.S. Armed Forces. These measures are items that Meng attached to the omnibus spending bill that was recently signed into law. They include:
Apr 2, 2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Tom Suozzi (D-L.I./Queens), Joe Crowley (D-Queens/Bronx), Greg Meeks (D-Queens), Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn/Queens) and Kathleen Rice (D-L.I.), members of the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, announced today that they have secured a provision in the newly enacted omnibus appropriations bill which directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to examine new methods of measuring aircraft noise in order to reduce the impact of excessive airplane noise over their districts.
Mar 26, 2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today criticized the Trump Administration’s decision to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Mar 23, 2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that her legislation to combat a widespread telephone scam that has adversely affected Americans has been signed into law.
Mar 20, 2018
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today questioned Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross during an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing, pressing him on the impacts of adding a question to the 2020 census that would ask respondents if they are citizens.
Mar 15, 2018
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that Jashua Veerasammy and Arun Budhoo, juniors at Thomas Edison High School in Jamaica, Queens, have been selected as the winners of the Congresswoman’s Congressional app contest.
Mar 14, 2018
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U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today joined students at the U.S. Capitol for National School Walkout Day, exactly one month after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
Meng stood with the thousands of students who descended on Capitol Hill to demand passage of tougher gun safety laws.
Mar 13, 2018
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U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the U.S.-Bangla Airlines crash in Nepal.