Meng Issues Statement on NYC Denying All Hurricane Ida Claims
August 18, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the City of New York denying all claims for property damage caused by Hurricane Ida.
"Queens, and my congressional district in particular, was devastated by Hurricane Ida. Lives were turned upside down and many local residents continue to fully recover. New York City denying every claim from New Yorkers is wrong and I urge the city to reconsider.
At the federal level, we are doing everything we can to make sure that Queens and the rest of the city get the proper funding to help prevent this level of destruction from happening again. Last November, I helped pass the federal infrastructure bill in the House. Following the President signing the measure into law, I urged the city and state to use part of that funding here in Queens. This past June, I announced the House passage of the Water Resources Development Act, which includes my bill to authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to spend up to nearly $120 million to work with the City of New York in upgrading environmental infrastructure in Queens, which would help improve catch basins and sewers. We need the Senate to now take action and for money to be allocated."