Press Releases
December 1, 2017
WASHINGTON – Language allowing houses of worship to receive vital federal disaster assistance was included in the Disaster Recovery Reform Act (H.R. 4460), which passed out of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday by a voice vote.
"Five years after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc on many churches, synagogues, mosques and temples, and months after hurricanes pounded Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
November 28, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) led a bipartisan, bicameral letter urging the head of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support a sustained research effort to find a cure for the hepatitis B virus. The letter was also signed by U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Hank Johnson (D-GA). Reps.
Bipartisan Group of 68 Members of Congress Call on Trump to Uphold Protections for African Elephants
November 22, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today, Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and Lee Zeldin (R-NY) led a bipartisan group of lawmakers urging Donald Trump to retain the U.S. ban on the importation of African elephant trophies from Zimbabwe and Zambia.
In a letter to Trump, the lawmakers wrote: "It is imperative that we continue to lead conservation efforts that strengthen local communities and prohibit poaching.
November 17, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A day after U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter to U.S.
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November 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) met with United States Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao where the two discussed excessive aircraft noise over Queens and improving charter bus safety in the wake of the charter bus crash in Flushing.
Meng and Chao met on Capitol Hill during a meeting Chao held with the Congressional Women's Caucus, of which Meng is a member.
Meng explained that increased airplane noise over Queens is a top concern of many constituents.
November 13, 2017
Passage expected in wake of Veterans Day
November 2, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement in response to the House Republican tax bill.
"The Republican tax plan is a giant giveaway to the wealthiest Americans on the backs of middle class families, and it will be catastrophic for our economy. The plan eliminates and reduces critical tax breaks for the middle class, such as the state and local income tax deduction that is particularly significant for New Yorkers, in order to pay for massive tax breaks for the wealthy.
October 26, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today issued the following statement on the House narrowly passing a budget resolution to fast-track the GOP tax plan:
"Today I voted no on the immoral GOP budget resolution that serves to advance a crushing tax plan particularly harmful to New Yorkers because it includes elimination of the State & Local Tax Deduction.
October 25, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced legislation to create a prize competition to incentivize the development of technology that can successfully, and more rapidly, remove carbon from the atmosphere.
"Presence of carbon in the atmosphere contributes to rising sea levels and heat waves around the globe, and we are already seeing the devastating consequences," said Meng. "We must take action to reduce the amount of carbon in our atmosphere.
October 24, 2017
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the New York City Department of Health investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease in downtown Flushing, Queens. Twelve confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease have been reported in the area in the past two weeks. Meng represents Flushing in Congress.
"My office has been in touch with the Department of Health and I remain in contact with the agency as it investigates the cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in Flushing.