Press Releases
March 10, 2023
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visited Queens where he and U.S. Rep.
March 7, 2023
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that Vincent Yip of Bayside, Queens, a 11th grader at Townsend Harris High School, has been selected as the winner of the Congresswoman's Congressional app contest.
March 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York's representative on the Regional Leadership Council in the House of Representatives, announced today that she and members of the panel met with the directors of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and White House Office of Legislative Affairs to discuss how the council can best work with them and the rest of the Biden-Harris Administration to implement the historic laws passed by Congress over the past two years.
Issues:Economy and Small Business
Meng, Espaillat, and Morelle Announce Community Project Funding For FY2024 To Help Local Communities
March 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), and Joe Morelle (NY-25) the three New York members of the powerful House Appropriations Committee—which funds federal agencies and programs—announced today the start of a new cycle for state and local governments and non-profits to receive direct federal funding through the Appropriations process. They have also created guidance to help New York nonprofits and government entities navigate the Community Project Funding process in Congress.
March 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus and House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today issued the following statement on the deadly collision between two trains in Greece.
"I am devastated to learn about the horrible train collision in northern Greece. This is a terrible tragedy, and I am deeply saddened over the many lives that have been lost.
March 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.
February 27, 2023
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she led her Congressional colleagues in asking New York City's Department of Correction (DOC) Commissioner Louis A. Molina to provide information about DOC's communication practices and policies with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.
"New York City has always been a welcoming place for immigrants and people who want their shot at the American Dream.
Issues:Immigration
February 24, 2023
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep.
February 21, 2023
NEW YORK – U.S. Reps.
February 21, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. – In observance of International Mother Language Day today on February 21, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) reintroduced legislation this afternoon to promote the holiday in the United States, a holiday that holds special significance to Bangladesh and those of Bangladeshi descent.
Meng's measure, a congressional resolution, calls on the House of Representatives to support the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day.