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March 1, 2022

WASHINGTON D.C. – This evening, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, announced that Maggie Cheng, whose mother suffered a violent hate crime attack last year in Flushing, Queens, will be the Congresswoman's virtual guest tonight for President Biden's State of the Union address.


February 28, 2022
QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) joined New York City Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall for a roundtable with Asian American community leaders and other officials to discuss ongoing attacks on Asian Americans.

January 21, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the hostage standoff at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, Texas, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York’s senior appropriator on the House Appropriations Committee, renewed her commitment to seek additional funding for the Department of Homeland Security’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program, the federal initiative that provides houses of worship and nonprofit organizations with federal grants to improve the safety and security of their properties.   

January 20, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she urged the head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to reduce the large backlog of tax returns that have affected millions of people including residents in Queens.

January 15, 2022
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement regarding the Asian woman who was pushed to her death at the Times Square subway station.