Press Releases

Meng Responds to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
February 5, 2019
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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.

Meng Reintroduces Resolution Seeking House Recognition of Lunar New Year
February 4, 2019
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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.
First Ever Dreamer Rhodes Scholar – Who Resides in Queens – to be Congresswoman Meng’s Guest at State of the Union Address
January 31, 2019
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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.
Meng Secures Seat on Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security
January 29, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.
Meng Statement on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
January 27, 2019
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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.
Meng Issues Statement on Three Week Spending Bill
January 25, 2019
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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.
Meng Hails Court Decision to Block Trump Administration from Including Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
January 15, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today hailed the decision by a federal court to block the Trump administration's plan to include a citizenship question on the 2020 decennialcensus.
Meng to Introduce Legislation that Would Stop President Trump From Declaring National Emergency for a Border Wall During Shutdown
January 10, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.
Meng Issues Statement in Response to President Trump’s Address to the Nation
January 8, 2019
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-New York) issued the following statement after President Donald J. Trump's address to the American people about his proposed border wall along the southern border of the United States.

Meng Sworn Into Fourth Term in Congress as Democrats Take Control of House
January 3, 2019
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Congresswoman vows to continue fighting for Queens and the nation; calls for end to government shutdown

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) was today sworn into her fourth term in the United States House of Representatives.