Press Releases
April 11, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today sent the following letter to United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz about the forcible removal of a United Airlines passenger in Chicago.
April 4, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY) and Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) called on a key House Committee to continue funding for U.S.-Israel defense cooperation programs. Earlier this week, U.S. and Israeli officials announced the David's Sling air defense system has officially entered into service.
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March 31, 2017
Congresswoman holds roundtable with borough organizations that stand to lose federal funds
March 21, 2017
Measure would rename existing STEM grant program after former Rep. Jeannette Rankin
March 17, 2017
Congresswoman’s provisions aim to provide employment opportunities to recently discharged service members and address staffing shortages within the Department of Veterans Affairs
March 16, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement opposing President Trump's budget proposal.
"As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, there is absolutely no way I can support President Trump's budget request as it stands. His budget claims to put "America First," but I fail to see how slashing funding by $54 billion for our most vulnerable citizens is patriotic.
March 2, 2017
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today commended Delta Air Lines for its decision to fly quieter airplanes at LaGuardia Airport.
Effective today, Delta will stop flying loud MD-88 aircrafts on a scheduled basis, and will instead fly the existing routes with a mix of quieter Airbus A320 family aircrafts, Boeing 737s and a limited number of MD-90 mainline aircrafts.
"I am thrilled over Delta's decision to use quieter airplanes at LaGuardia and I applaud the airline for being responsive to the needs of Queens residents," said Meng.
February 28, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In an effort to stand against President Trump's immigration policies, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that a recipient of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program will be her guest at the President's address to Congress tonight.
February 28, 2017
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) tonight issued the following statement on President Trump's first address to a Joint session of Congress.
"I was disheartened to hear about President Trump's priorities for the upcoming year. His first month has been tumultuous at best, from the chaotic implementation of his disgraceful travel ban to the resignation of his National Security Advisor to his self-inflicted war with the media.
Tonight he spoke of tax reform that would mainly help wealthy corporations, not working men and women.
February 24, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) today sent a letter to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson asking him to fully restore the "Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism" section of the State Department website.
"I respectfully request that the information made available at https://www.state.gov/s/rga/seas/ be made to more closely mirror its predecessor page, https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/rga/seas/index.htm," Meng wrote.