Press Releases

Meng Issues Statement Ahead of State of the Union Address
February 4, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee—which funds all federal agencies and programs—issued the following statement ahead of President Trump's State of the Union speech tonight.
"The State of the Union is an opportunity to bring together the nation around our shared values and norms; it is a time to heal divisions and speak to our better angels.
Meng to Bring LaGuardia Airport Security Officer from Flushing, Queens to State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C.
February 3, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – In an effort to stand with working men and women and their fight for improved protections such as health care, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that Abdul Quddus Chaudhry of Flushing, Queens, a security officer at LaGuardia Airport and member of the 32BJ SEIU union, will be her guest for this year's State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
Meng Introduces Resolution to Recognize Lunar New Year
January 24, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Asian American community preparing to celebrate Lunar New Year on Saturday, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives that seeks to recognize the cultural and historical significance of the holiday in 2020.
"Lunar New Year is the most significant time of the year for the Asian American community," said Meng. "It is observed by millions of Asian Americans and the number of people and communities in the U.S. that mark the celebration only continues to grow.
Meng, Deutch and Zeldin to Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating 75 Years Since Auschwitz Liberation
January 23, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ted Deutch (D-FL), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY) announced that they will introduce a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives to commemorate 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz next Monday.

Queens Elected Officials Demand Answers About Harassment and Sexual Assault of Students at Marie Curie Middle School (M.S. 158) in Bayside
January 16, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – Today, Queens elected officials – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, Councilman Paul Vallone, State Senator John Liu, Councilman Barry Grodenchik, Councilman Peter Koo, and Assemblymembers Nily Rozic and Ed Braunstein – announced that they sent a letter to New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza demanding answers about reports of harassment and sexual assault of students at Marie Curie Middle School (M.S.
Meng Issues Statement Ahead of Korean American Day
January 12, 2020
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QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, issued the following statement ahead of Korean American Day, which falls on Monday, January 13, 2020.

Meng Statement on Killing of Qasem Suleimani
January 3, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, issued the following statement after the U.S. drone strike that killed Major General Qasem Suleimani of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps-Quds Force.

"General Suleimani had the blood of Americans, Israelis, Syrians, Libyans, Yemenis and of course Iranians on his hands. His centrality to the violent mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran cannot be overstated.

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. I came to fight for the betterment of the lives of my constituents in New York's 6th congressional district. This is an honor and duty I do not – and will not ever – take lightly.
Today, I voted to impeach President Donald Trump.
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.
"Today, House Democrats took a bold step to rein in the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs with the passage of the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act," said Meng.