Press Releases
September 13, 2022
QUEENS, NY – This afternoon, U.S. Rep.
September 9, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Hepatitis Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), along with HIV/AIDS Caucus Chair Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), sent a letter with nine House colleagues to the U.S.
September 2, 2022
QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng issued the following statement in response to the despicable anti-Semitic and racist incident outside the gates of Queens College.
"I was disgusted to learn of the awful incident outside the gates of Queens College this week where a stranger, unaffiliated with Queens College, was yelling anti-Semitic and repulsive racist messages over a megaphone. This kind of language and ideology has no place in Queens nor in the rest of our diverse nation. I want to thank the NYPD for moving quickly to remove that person.
September 1, 2022
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) visited the homes of the Hurricane Ida victims in Queens, commemorating the 1-year anniversary of the storm making landfall in New York City. Stopping at the home of the Lama family in Woodside, Yue Lian Chen in Elmhurst, Darlene Hsu in Forest Hills and the home of Hong Sheng Leng in Flushing.
The congresswoman attended a press conference hosted by Governor Hochul where she highlighted some of the efforts she has led in the last year, to further protect constituents from similar extreme weather events in the future.
August 26, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep.
August 18, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the City of New York denying all claims for property damage caused by Hurricane Ida.
"Queens, and my congressional district in particular, was devastated by Hurricane Ida. Lives were turned upside down and many local residents continue to fully recover.
August 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, President Biden signed the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (Honoring Our PACT Act), a key veterans health bill that includes U.S. Rep. Grace Meng's (D-NY) legislation to provide health care benefits for "Atomic Veterans" who were exposed to harmful radiation when they cleaned up nuclear testing sites during the late 1970s.
August 8, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) today applauded millions in funding to continue their efforts to combat hate crimes.
The money has been included in the Justice Department's budget which is awaiting floor action in the House and Senate.
August 4, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Val Demings (D-FL) announced today that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has agreed to issue a report on federal advertising contracts and subcontracts with small disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses. The Members of Congress co-led a letter asking for the report in June.
July 28, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she is pleased to have partnered with Community Board 9 and Councilwoman Lynn Schulman in working to help Bais Yaakov Academy of Queens secure two new stop signs outside of its building in Kew Gardens.
Previously, there were two stop signs on corners of 125th Street which runs in front of the school.