Press Releases

Meng Announces She Helped Secure Pandemic Emergency Food Assistance For New York Families
June 26, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement to ensure all households with children in Queens receive critical food benefits during COVID-19. The Congresswoman helped pass legislation into law to ensure no child goes hungry during the national health crisis. On May 1, Meng also called on the Trump administration to approve New York's application to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program.

Meng Votes to Pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
June 25, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) tonight voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act (H.R. 7120) to address the systemic inequities and racial injustices that too many, particularly those in the Black community, tragically face.
Meng Statement on 70th Anniversary of Korean War
June 25, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations that has oversight of the U.S. State Department, issued the following statement on the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.
"Seventy years ago, on June 25th, millions of Koreans were plunged into a harrowing three-year war that brought misery, death, and destruction to their lives.
Meng Statement On NYPD Officer's Illegal Chokehold At Rockaway Beach
June 22, 2020
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QUEENS, NY - U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after news and video emerged yesterday that an NYPD officer used a banned chokehold technique to hold an individual down.
"I'm disturbed to see another NYPD officer use an illegal chokehold to hold someone down," said Meng. "It was right to suspend the officer and open an investigation but this must be done in a transparent way and include the officer's history.
Meng Demands IRS Fix Broken Economic Stimulus Payment Hotline
June 20, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she sent a letter to U.S.
Meng Statement on SCOTUS' DACA Decision
June 18, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States—the highest court in the country—ruled against the Trump Administration's effort to end the 2012 Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program which protects children who were brought to the U.S. from deportation.
"Today is a day of celebration and hope for the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers who live, work, and call America home," said Meng.
Meng and Upton Introduce Farm to Fridge Act to Strengthen Food Security During COVID-19
June 16, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Fred Upton (R-MI) announced today that they introduced the Farm to Fridge Act (H.R. 7035), a bill which would expand two existing programs at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in order to help farmers and merchants pivot from selling to restaurants to selling directly to consumers.
Meng Announces Changes to Paycheck Protection Program to Aid Queens Small Business Owners
June 13, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today announced the enactment of the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (H.R. 7010).
Meng Speaks With South Korea's Ambassador to the U.S.
June 12, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations – which has oversight over the U.S. State Department – spoke with South Korea's Ambassador to the United States Soo-Hyuck Lee.

The two spoke by phone this morning about key issues of mutual interest including the ROK-US alliance and the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

Meng Announces Early Voting in Queens
June 11, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that early voting for this year's primary elections in Queens – and throughout New York – will begin this Saturday, June 13.
In Queens, early voting will take place at 18 locations throughout the borough, and run through Sunday, June 21.
Voters can find their early voting site by entering their street address on nyc.pollsitelocator.com.