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Meng Sends Letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Calling for His Company to Remove Unsafe, Banned or Deceptively Labeled Products

Aug 29, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today sent a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos urging him to remove recalled and unsafe products, and to implement critical safety reforms, following disturbing reports that items found on the Amazon Marketplace are non-compliant with federal regulations.
 

Meng Secures Important Provisions to Improve Health and Wellbeing of AAPI Community

Aug 27, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured several important initiatives that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).

Meng Secures Numerous Measures to Assist Veterans

Aug 27, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has secured a number of important provisions to assist veterans. These measures are items that the Congresswoman attached to several fiscal year 2020 spending bills that recently passed the House of Representatives. They consist of the following:

Meng Secures Provisions to Improve Access to Menstrual Hygiene Products

Aug 27, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), who has championed menstrual equity issues in Congress, announced today that she has secured even more provisions to make menstrual hygiene products more accessible to women and girls. These measures were included across several fiscal year 2020 spending packages that recently passed the House of Representatives.

Meng Issues Statement on Trump Administration’s Plan to Scrap the Flores Settlement

Aug 23, 2019 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s plan to scrap the Flores Settlement which sets duration and treatment standards for children in detention.
 

Meng Sends Letter to President Trump Urging Him to Prioritize Amazon Fires at Upcoming G7 Summit

Aug 23, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter to President Trump calling on him to make the Amazon wildfires a top priority at this weekend’s G7 Summit.
 
In the correspondence, Meng also urged the President to convene a global summit to devise solutions to curb the decimation of the Amazon.

Meng, Schumer, and Gillibrand Call on FAA to Increase Transparency of Public Meetings on Nextgen

Aug 15, 2019 Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) sent a joint letter to the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) calling for the agency to increase transparency of public meetings held by the NextGen Advisory Committee.

Meng Issues Statement on Public Charge Rule

Aug 12, 2019 Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the public charge rule.
 

Meng Statement on Trump Administration Terminating Family Reunification Programs for Haitians and Filipino World War II Veterans

Aug 3, 2019 Press Release
QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement blasting the Trump administration for ending the Filipino World War II Veterans Parole Program and the Haitian Family Reunification Parole Program, which seek to reunite Haitians and Filipino World War II veterans in the U.S. with their family members.  
 

NYC Congressmembers Issue Joint Statement Regarding Eulen Employees at JFK

Aug 1, 2019 Press Release
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. – Today, U.S. Reps. from New York Grace Meng, Adriano Espaillat, Jerry Nadler, Greg Meeks, Nydia Velázquez, Max Rose, José E. Serrano, Carolyn Maloney, Yvette Clarke, Hakeem Jeffries, and Eliot Engel issued the following joint statement regarding Eulen America’s treatment of its workers at John F. Kennedy Airport.

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FAA agrees to meet with northeast Queens residents and local leaders over plane noise

Jul 11, 2013 In The News
NY Daily News
Clare Trapasso-NY Daily News
Federal Aviation Administration officials agreed to set up a roundtable with community residents to address new flight patterns that have cause an increase in noise around Flushing, Bayside and Whitestone.
 

Meng Introduces Bill to Speed Up Disability Claims Process for Veterans

May 20, 2013 In The News
Forest Hills Patch
Nathan Duke-Forest Hills Patch

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, D-Flushing, has introduced a bill that would speed up the process of disability claims for veterans in Queens, many of whom are forced to wait as long as 500 days for their benefits.

Read More: https://tinyurl.com/lwz8hs4

FAA Agrees to Form Committee with Northeast Queens Pols and Residents

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

The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to form a committee with northeast Queens elected officials and residents to review the decision-making process when approving new flight patterns in the area.

Congresswoman Grace Meng interview with Chuck Todd

Mar 4, 2013 In The News
The Daily Rundown
Chuck Todd-The Daily Rundown

Congresswoman Grace Meng discusses sequestration and the importance of immigration reform this morning with Chuck Todd on The Daily Rundown. 

To watch the full interview click on the link: https://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-daily-rundown/51005866#51035607

House Overwhelmingly Passes Rep. Meng's Disaster Relief Fairness Bill

Feb 14, 2013 In The News
NY Daily News
Joseph Straw-NY Daily News
WASHINGTON — Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng wasted no time making her mark on Capitol Hill, as legislation the freshman lawmaker first introduced to close a gap in Hurricane Sandy relief efforts passed the House Wednesday.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/bxhworc

Rep. Meng at Benghazi Hearing

Jan 24, 2013 In The News
C-SPAN
Foreign Affairs Committee-Rep. Meng ask Secretary Clinton a Question

Congresswoman Grace Meng asks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a question during the recent House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Benghazi.  To watch the entire clip click the link below.

 

https://www.c-spanvideo.org/clip/4329968&newclip

 

 

Meng Joins Gun Task Force

Jan 17, 2013 In The News
Forest Hills Patch
Matthew Hampton-Forest Hills Patch

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng has been in Congress less than a month, and she's already making a big impression.  Forest Hills Patch writer Matthew Hampton discusses the Congresswoman's Fire Sale Loophole legislation which was included in the list of gun control proposals announced by President Obama on Wednesday.  To read more click the link below.

Congresswoman Grace Meng Interview on The Brian Lehrer Show

Jan 16, 2013 In The News
The Brian Lehrer Show
Brian Lehrer WNYC
Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Queens) appeared on The Brian Lehrer Show this morning to discuss recent issues concerning the 113th Congress which includes her recent houses of worship amendment, Sandy Aid, and her The Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act (H.R. 238).

Orthodox Union Commends Congress For Passage Of Sandy Relief Bill; Continues Effort With Key Members To Secure Fair Treatment Of Damaged Houses Of Worship

Jan 16, 2013 In The News
By Orthodox Union
Orthodox Union Commends Congress for passage of Sandy Relief Bill
Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – commended the House of Representatives for its passage Tuesday evening of an emergency appropriations bill to provide relief and reconstruction in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.  The Orthodox Union also expressed its appreciation to key members and its ongoing commitment t

New Rep. Meng Pushing Gun Background Checks

Jan 10, 2013 In The News
City & State By Aaron Short
New Rep. Meng Pushing Gun Background Checks

Rep. Grace Meng is adjusting nicely to Washington D.C. during her first week on the job. “It’s very exciting, very chaotic,” she said. “It’s so easy to get caught up in the glamour. There are so many opportunities to meet famous people in D.C., but my No. 1 job is to know the needs of my district.”

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