Press Releases
February 15, 2023
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York's Senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee which funds federal programs, announced today that she has renewed her effort to reopen the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) station in Elmhurst, Queens.
In a new letter to LIRR Interim President Catherine Rinaldi, which was also signed by local city and state elected officials, the Congresswoman urged the MTA to consider reopening and rebuilding the shuttered station.
The facility first began providing railroad service in 1927.
February 10, 2023
WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and U.S. Rep.
February 6, 2023
QUEENS, NY – To bring more attention on the need to combat excessive flooding in Queens, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that a flooding victim from the borough will be her guest for President Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
In September 2021, unprecedented flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida devastated Queens.
February 1, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has appointed her to represent the New York region on a new and important panel to help promote and implement legislation signed into law by President Biden.
The Regional Leadership Council will consist of 12 Members of Congress, all responsible for different regions of the country. It will be chaired by Rep.
January 30, 2023
QUEENS, NY – In order to make it easier for Queens residents to obtain passports, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) will host a passport event to help constituents apply for or renew a passport.
The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, February 5, 2023 at the United States Post Office Flushing Main Street location, Suite 1, which is located at 4165 Main Street in Flushing, Queens. No appointment is necessary.
To receive a passport, an individual must be a U.S.
January 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she reintroduced her legislation that would lower the voting age in the United States to 16-years-old.
The Congresswoman's measure seeks to replace the 26th amendment of the U.S.
January 24, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, on the International Day of Education, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York's senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Mike Quigley (D-IL), Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus, and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chair of the International Basic Education Caucus, announced that they introduced a bipartisan resolution that reaffirms U.S.
January 22, 2023
QUEENS, NY. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, this morning issued the following statement about the massacre in Monterey Park, California.
"I am horrified and deeply saddened to learn about the attack in Monterey Park following a Lunar New Year festival.
January 20, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C.–As the Asian American community prepares to begin celebrating Lunar New Year on Sunday, January 22, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today reintroduced a package of legislation to commemorate the holiday.
Meng's legislative Lunar New Year package includes the Lunar New Year Day Act which would establish Lunar New Year as the 12th federal holiday recognized across the United States.
January 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.