Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Asian American community celebrates Lunar New Year, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), announced today that she reintroduced a bill to establish Lunar New Year as a federal holiday in conjunction with a resolution to recognize the historical and cultural significance of the holiday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Don Bacon (R-NE) announced that they will introduce a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives commemorating 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the International Day of Education, U.S. Reps.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) released the following statement today on the hostage and ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas:
“Today marks 467 days since October 7th, 2023, when Hamas terrorists invaded Israel, massacred over 1,200 people, and took more than 240 hostages.
WASHINGTON, D. C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York’s senior member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she has been selected as Ranking Member of the panel’s Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), a key position to help determine funding for critical parts of the federal government.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens/Bronx) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced today that President Biden signed into law their legislation that seeks to combat excessive flooding in Queens.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on H.R. 10515.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) unanimously elected U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) to serve as Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) for the 119th Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today issued the following statement on the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal.
“I welcome the news of a ceasefire on Israel’s northern border.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) announced today that she reintroduced her Honoring Family-Friendly Workplaces Act, which aims to promote a healthier work-life balance for hardworking families in Queens and across the country.