Press Releases
June 10, 2014
Congresswoman calls for continued improvements and notes importance of initiatives as summer travel season gets underway
House Passes Meng Legislation to Make the Desecration of Cemeteries a Violation of Religious Freedom
May 28, 2014
Measure would impact Jewish community in U.S. and around the world
May 22, 2014
Measure would make it easier for U.S. companies to export high-tech products to South Korea
May 5, 2014
Nina Davuluri to help choose high school winner of Congresswoman’s first ever STEM contest
April 30, 2014
Next stop: House Floor
April 21, 2014
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April 17, 2014
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), sponsor of legislation to prohibit the sale of expired baby formula, today criticized Walmart after the retail giant was caught selling formula past its expiration date.
This past June, Meng introduced the Infant Formula Protection Act, a bill that would require stores to stop selling expired baby formula. Although regulations require expiration dates to be placed on formula, there is no federal law that prohibits the sale of the product after it has expired.
April 11, 2014
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) this afternoon marked Equal Pay Day by calling on Congress to close the wage gap that continues to exist between women and men.
“Women in America earn only 77 cents for every dollar earned by men,” said Meng.” This is unacceptable and must change. With females making up about half of the workforce, it well past time for women to receive equal pay for equal work.
April 11, 2014
Today, Reps. Joe Crowley (NY-14) and Grace Meng (NY-6) released the statement below in response to the agreement reached by UPS and Teamsters Local 804 to reinstate the workers dismissed by UPS last week: