Press Releases
October 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), joined by other members of New York's Congressional Delegation, sent a letter today to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue expressing concern about changes to a key federal program that provides funding to local pantries and food assistance organizations.
The correspondence is in response to adjustments in the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program's Farmers to Families Food Boxes (CFAP) initiative that has impacted which boroughs can be served by specific vendors.
September 24, 2020
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced today that they are working to assist Queens food assistance organizations that are experiencing sudden impacts in their funding.
The organizations include La Jornada which for 12 years has worked to distribute food to borough residents.
September 22, 2020
QUEENS, NY – To mark National Voter Registration Day today, U.S. Rep.
September 22, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after a news report emerged that Census Bureau officials had warned that cutting the census schedule short would lead to “fatal” data problems and create the impression of “politically manipulated results” with the total head count.
September 18, 2020
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she helped to restore internet service to the Kew Gardens Hills Post Office which will once again allow all customers to use services at the facility.
For weeks, an internet outage at this location prevented many constituents from using important postal services and sending mail in a timely manner.
September 17, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This afternoon, the House of Representatives passed a resolution sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that denounces the anti-Asian sentiment that has occurred since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
The measure, which Meng introduced in March, passed by a vote of 243 to 164.
"Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, Asian Americans have been forced to endure demeaning and disgusting acts of bigotry and hate, consisting of everything from verbal assaults to physical attacks," said Meng.
September 10, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured provisions in key spending bills passed by the House of Representatives which advance and strengthen the U.S.-South Korea relationship.
Meng's measures:
September 3, 2020
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced todayshe led 10 members of the New York Congressional Delegation in a letter to U.S.
August 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today led a total of 86 Members of Congress in a letter to Acting U.S.
August 26, 2020
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today she has cosponsored bipartisan legislation to establish a fund for struggling food and drinking establishments that have suffered economic losses due to COVID-19.
The Real Economic Support That Acknowledges Unique Restaurant Assistance Needed To Survive (RESTAURANTS) Act of 2020 (H.R.