Press Releases

Meng Statement on 2020 Defense Spending Bill
December 12, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act this week.

New Small Business Development Center that Congresswoman Meng Helped to Establish Now Offering Services in Korean
December 11, 2019
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the new Small Business Development Center (SBDC) that she helped to open at Queens College will now be providing services in Korean.
The facility, which Meng helped to launch in May after she secured funding to establish the Center, works to help small businesses grow and thrive by providing entrepreneurs with a wide array of counseling, training and research services – all free of charge.
Meng Introduces Critical Legislation to Improve Requirements for Consumer Product Recalls
December 3, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Kids' Safety Caucus, announced the introduction of the Total Recall Act, a bill that would require businesses to strengthen and streamline the way they notify consumers about product recalls. Currently, the average response rate of consumers for most recalls is only between 4 and 18 percent.
Meng Introduces Legislation to Help Young People Become Next Generation of Entrepreneurs
November 26, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Global Entrepreneurship Week, U.S. Rep.
Meng Introduces Legislation to Close the Nation's Homework Gap
November 25, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), announced the introduction of the Closing the Homework Gap Through Mobile Hotspots Act, which would create a $100 million grant program for schools, libraries, U.S. territories, and federally recognized Indian Tribes to purchase mobile hotspots to help close the nation's homework gap. They would use the funds to create mobile hotspot programs for students to have internet access to complete their homework.

Meng, Engel, Velázquez Lead NYC Delegation Letter to NYCHA Calling for Immediate Action to Provide Heat This Winter
November 20, 2019
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NEW YORK – U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (NY-6), Eliot L. Engel (NY-16) and Nydia M.
Meng and Bilirakis Introduce Legislation to Halt Future Deployment of U.S. Strategic Assets in Turkey
November 20, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Co-Chair of the Hellenic Caucus, announced today that they have introduced legislation which would prohibit the Department of Defense from using funds to deploy strategic assets in Turkey after 2020. The legislation comes in response to the deterioration of U.S.-Turkey relations, and on the heels of President Erdogan's problematic White House visit last week.
Meng Expresses Concern with Trump Administration Negotiations Over Military Cost-Sharing Agreement with South Korea
November 19, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper following reports that the Trump administration demanded a 500 percent increase from South Korea in negotiations of the Special Measures Agreement. This morning, news emerged that the U.S. broke off talks with South Korea over the agreement.
The Special Measures Agreement is a cost-sharing pact that authorizes U.S.
Meng, Jayapal, García and Torres Call on Trump Administration to Abandon Fee Hikes for Immigrants Applying for Citizenship
November 19, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Jesús "Chuy" García (D-IL), and Norma Torres (D-CA), along with 80 other Members of Congress, sent a letter to the heads of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S.
Meng Blasts FAA’s Community Outreach Efforts Regarding Excessive Airplane Noise over Queens and Other Impacted Areas
November 8, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a founding member and former co-chair of the Congressional Quiet Skies Caucus, sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Stephen Dickson expressing grave concerns about the agency's community outreach efforts regarding excessive airplane noise over Queens, and other areas impacted by the problem.