Press Releases
February 22, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter to President Trump urging him to prioritize reuniting Korean American families with their relatives in North Korea. The letter comes before the second U.S.-North Korea Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam on February 27-28, 2019.
February 15, 2019
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after President Trump declared a national emergency to divert $8 billion—including defense funds—to build his medieval border wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
February 13, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), joined by 34 other members of Congress including seven senators, sent a letter to the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp honoring the Chinese immigrant laborers who helped build America's first Transcontinental Railroad from 1865-1869.
February 11, 2019
WASHINGTON – Representatives Grace Meng (NY-6), Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-23) have asked House Administration Committee Chairperson Zoe Lofgren to issue guidance on the House's policy regarding the use of official funds to purchase feminine hygiene products in a letter.
February 5, 2019
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement in response to President Trump's State of the Union address.
February 4, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) reintroduced a resolution today that seeks the House of Representatives' recognition of Lunar New Year, as the Asian American community prepares to celebrate the holiday on Tuesday.
January 31, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to stand against President Trump's cruel immigration policies, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that Jin Park of Flushing, Queens, the first Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient to be awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, will be the Congresswoman's guest for this year's State of the Union address next week.
January 29, 2019
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January 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
"Today, we remember the lives of the six million Jews and the millions of others who were murdered during the Holocaust.
January 25, 2019
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the tentative three week spending bill.