Press Releases
December 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) urged the United States Postal Service (USPS) to do more to combat the theft of mail from green relay boxes in Queens.
December 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, applauded the House passage of her bipartisan Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act as part of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which is Congress' annual defense spending bill.
Meng's legislation would ensure that women and girls in refugee camps are able to access bathrooms without fear of violence. While many hope to find safety in temporary refugee camps, violence and insecurity often follow.
December 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) applauded the House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 7776) which includes Meng's legislation that seeks to address flooding in Queens.
Meng's measure, which is part of the Water Resources and Development Act reauthorization, would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers to spend nearly $120 million to work with the City of New York in upgrading environmental infrastructure in the borough.
December 8, 2022
WASHINGTON – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Buddy Carter (R-GA) applauded the inclusion of their bipartisan legislation to combat international wildlife trafficking and to strengthen interagency efforts to tackle the issue in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which passed the House of Representatives today. U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Rob Portman (R-OH) led the companion bill in the Senate.
December 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, that seeks to help Korean American families reunite with loved ones in North Korea.
The Divided Families Reunification Act (H.R. 826) would require the U.S.
December 6, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Kay Granger (R-TX), and Randy Weber (R-TX), co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Taskforce for Combatting Antisemitism, released the following statement condemning recent antisemitic rhetoric by public figures.
"We unequivocally condemn despicable antisemitic rhetoric praising Hitler and spreading Holocaust denial.
December 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement condemning the Senate's failure to pass a resolution, H. Con. Res. 119, to provide rail workers with seven paid sick days. The resolution passed the House with a 221-207 bipartisan vote on Wednesday, November 30.
"I am extremely disappointed by the Senate's failure to adopt the House-passed resolution that put essential rail workers ahead of corporate profits. Rail workers are responsible for transporting essential goods like fuel, water, and food across our nation.
November 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York's senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement hailing the election of Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) as the new Democratic Leader in the United States House of Representatives.
"I have known Hakeem since I entered the New York State Legislature in 2009. Early on, I came to view him as a friend and big brother. From the Assembly to Congress, I have always valued his advice – whether on moving legislation, or how to best support constituents.
November 23, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today issued the following statement on the two deadly terror attacks in Jerusalem.
November 2, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she spearheaded an effort to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) urging it to give full and fair consideration to communities in Queens that may have their quality of life impacted by Peconic Environmental Services' proposal for a new solid waste facility, a plan that would export waste through parts of Queens on trains.