Press Releases

Meng Issues Statement on Impeachment Vote
December 18, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the House of Representatives' vote to impeach President Trump.
"I did not come to Congress to impeach the President of the United States.
Meng Statement on Government Spending Package
December 17, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee—which funds the federal government—issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed two spending packages that total $1.4 trillion.

Meng Hails House Passage of Legislation to Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Americans
December 12, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today hailed the House of Representatives' passage of the transformative Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act (H.R. 3), a bill that makes major efforts to lower prescription drug prices for Americans.
Meng Statement on 2020 Defense Spending Bill
December 12, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act this week.

New Small Business Development Center that Congresswoman Meng Helped to Establish Now Offering Services in Korean
December 11, 2019
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep.
Meng Introduces Critical Legislation to Improve Requirements for Consumer Product Recalls
December 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Kids' Safety Caucus, announced the introduction of the Total Recall Act, a bill that would require businesses to strengthen and streamline the way they notify consumers about product recalls.
Meng Introduces Legislation to Help Young People Become Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
November 26, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Rep.
Meng Introduces Legislation to Close the Nation's Homework Gap
November 25, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), announced the introduction of the Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act, which would create a $100 million grant program for schools, libraries, U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian Tribes to purchase mobile hotspots to help close the nation's homework gap.

Meng, Engel, Velázquez Lead NYC Delegation Letter to NYCHA Calling for Immediate Action to Provide Heat This Winter
November 20, 2019
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NEW YORK – U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-6), Eliot L. Engel (NY-16) and Nydia M.
Meng and Bilirakis Introduce Legislation to Halt Future Deployment of U.S. Strategic Assets in Turkey
November 20, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Co-Chair of the Hellenic Caucus, announced today that they have introduced legislation which would prohibit the Department of Defense from using funds to deploy strategic assets in Turkey after 2020.