Press Releases
February 8, 2017
Measure would finally bring U.S. voting system into the 21st Century
February 3, 2017
Bipartisan Measure Would Support Veterans Who Cleaned Up Nuclear Testing Sites in Marshall Islands; Bill Named After Late Rep. Mark Takai Who Previously Sponsored Measure in House of Representatives
February 1, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep.
January 29, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.
January 24, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she has introduced a resolution calling on the House of Representatives to officially recognize Lunar New Year in 2017.
The measure (H. Res. 63) encourages the House to recognize the cultural and historical significance of Lunar New Year in the year 2017.
January 18, 2017
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she will not attend President-elect Trump's inauguration on Friday. The Congresswoman issued the following statement:
"With just days before his inauguration, I had hoped that President-elect Trump would put an end to his inflammatory rhetoric. But obviously that pivot has not occurred.
January 6, 2017
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January 5, 2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Middle East, today applauded the passage of a House resolution (H.
December 23, 2016
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on the Middle East, today issued the following statement on the United Nations Security Council resolution regrading Israel.
“This Egyptian-proposed resolution wrongly targets Israel and the U.S.
December 22, 2016
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) announced today that their measure to combat flood damage caused by ice jams has been signed into law by President Obama.
The measure was signed as part of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (S. 612) which funds water-related projects throughout the United States.