Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – In advance of the one-year anniversary of the Tops Friendly Market grocery store shooting in Buffalo, New York, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Brain Higgins (D-NY) announced the reintroduction of the Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As New York and the nation continue to mark Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) announced today that they introduced legislation to promote the teaching of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history in schools.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the federal infrastructure bill has provided Queens with millions of dollars to help pay for crucial highway improvements throughout the borough.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she visited Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy in Bayside for the unveiling of a lockdown system and new fortified infrastructure that the school installed with funds the Congresswoman helped secure to better protect those in the building.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Yvette Clarke (D-NY), introduced a resolution recognizing May as National Menstrual Health Awareness Month.

The resolution recognizes the impact that the stigmatization of menstruation has on the lives of women, girls, and people who menstruate, and expresses support for the designation of May as National Menstrual Health Awareness Month.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on this weekend’s flooding in Queens.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) brought Queens Korean American leaders to Washington, D.C. for the historic address that the President of South Korea delivered to a joint session of Congress.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Marc Molinaro (R-NY) reintroduced the Autism Family Caregivers Act, a bipartisan bill that would provide access to caregiver skills training for family members who care for children with autism spectrum disorder or other developmental disabilities or delays.