Press Releases

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she reintroduced legislation to promote International Mother Language Day in the United States as people around the world celebrated the annual observance this past Friday.

International Mother Language Day holds special significance to Bangladesh and those of Bangladeshi descent, many of whom reside in Meng’s congressional district in Queens. 

QUEENS, NY – In her continuing efforts to combat mail theft in Queens, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she convinced the U.S. Postal Service to repair and better secure four green relay boxes in Forest Hills after they were broken into and the mail inside was stolen.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Top Democrat on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS), sent a letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Acting Administrator, Janet Petro, urging her to revoke Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to NASA headquarters.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she and 154 House Democrats sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expressing concerns over Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) associates’ access to the federal government’s payment system, which includes sensitive personal data, and demanding answers on the extent of Musk’s access.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) released the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze critical public safety funding: 

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. This year is the Year of the Snake.

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. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York's senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Mike Quigley (D-IL), Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus, and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Co-Chair of the International Basic Education Caucus, announced that they introduced a bipartisan resolution reaffirming U.S. support for access to quality, inclusive public education for children and young people, especially girls, around the world.