Press Releases
October 31, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York's senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she recently visited Ohel Children's Home and Family Services' residence for the developmentally disabled in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens to commemorate the $233,000 she secured for upgrading the site.
The building, which opened in 1978 and is located on Kissena Boulevard, is a residence for ten adult men with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
October 31, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations and a member of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans, today issued the following statement on the tragic bridge collapse in the western Indian State of Gujarat.
October 27, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York's senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, applauded the Department of Justice's announcement of nearly $140 million for law enforcement hirings to help advance community policing.
October 25, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she partnered with United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in holding a roundtable conversation in New York City about combating crime on New York's public transit system. Also taking part in the discussion was Federal Transit Administrator Nuria Fernandez, MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber and several local organizations.
October 20, 2022
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October 17, 2022
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) brought NASA Astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim to Queens where he met and spoke with students at Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows and the Queens College School for Math, Science and Technology in Flushing.
October 14, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brain Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Randy Weber (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA), and Chris Smith (R-NJ), all Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combatting Antisemitism, led a bipartisan letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken requesting an update on the investigation into instances of antisemitism at the State Department.
October 12, 2022
QUEENS, NY – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Forest Hills, Queens where she joined U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) for a roundtable conversation about the Inflation Reduction Act lowering the cost of health care for New Yorkers.
The legislation, which Meng helped pass in Congress, was signed into law by President Biden in August.
October 10, 2022
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October 6, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today issued the following statement condemning swastikas found on newspaper racks distributing Jewish publications in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens.
"I am shocked and outraged over this disgusting vandalism, and I condemn it. This antisemitism is completely unacceptable, especially during Yom Kippur which is the holiest day of the year in the Jewish faith.