Press Releases

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the United States Department of Education has designated P.S. 244 in Flushing as a Blue Ribbon School.

P.S. 244, known as The Active Learning Elementary School (TALES), was awarded the designation this morning by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan.

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 opposing the nuclear deal with Iran:

"I strongly believe the world could and should have a better deal than that set forth in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which I will therefore oppose.

Today, top Democrats in the House introduced three bills that would make it illegal for public and private sector employers to discriminate, sexually harass and retaliate against interns.

The three pieces of legislation, sponsored by Reps. Elijah E. Cummings, Bobby Scott, and Grace Meng, the Ranking Members of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the Small Business Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, respectively, consist of the:

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the Federal Railroad Administration's (FRA) safety review of New York and Atlantic Railway. The FRA announced the launching of its review yesterday in the wake of the July 8^th collision between a freight train and tractor-trailer in Maspeth, Queens.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today announced a $220,000 federal grant for Queens College.

The funds, allocated by the U.S. Department of Education, will be used for the school to continue its Disability Student Support Services project, an initiative that assists enrolled students with disabilities.

Under the program, 100 low-income students with disabilities are provided with numerous support services to aid them with their studies, and help ensure that they graduate.