Press Releases
January 7, 2015
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on the terrorist attack in Paris.
"Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. These universal values have defined France and our shared democratic culture for hundreds of years. The terrorists behind today's mass murder in Paris must know that fanatical hatred will never drive the people of France or the United States to compromise freedom of speech and expression.
December 30, 2014
Congresswoman’s measure will study properties connected to the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance
December 20, 2014
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement tonight on the murder of two NYPD officers:
"There are no words to describe the cowardly and barbaric murders of two NYPD officers tonight. These types of violent acts are un-American, and I ask all New Yorkers to join me in condemning these horrific crimes in the strongest possible terms. I thank the NYPD for their bravery and commitment to protecting our city, and I stand with the department during this very difficult time.
December 16, 2014
Murthy to become first Indian-American to hold the post
December 9, 2014
Facility serves on average more than 240 Queens residents per day
December 5, 2014
Port Authority agrees to install the devices in Flushing and Maspeth/Middle Village area to measure impact of increased aircraft noise over the borough
December 3, 2014
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today issued the following statement on the grand jury's decision in the Eric Garner case:
"Our city is hurting today. The death of Eric Garner is a terrible tragedy that has stirred painful and powerful emotions throughout New York and the nation, and as a parent, I cannot imagine what his family is going through.
December 1, 2014
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she has saved a college in Queens from shutting down.
On the brink of closing its doors, Bramson ORT College in Forest Hills was spared after the Congresswoman intervened with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in Washington, D.C.
Earlier this year, the DOE had placed Bramson ORT under heightened cash monitoring, which requires that a school submit additional documentation before financial aid funds are made available to it.
November 20, 2014
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) tonight welcomed President Obama's use of executive action to protect millions of immigrants from deportation, just one week after she signed a letter to the President asking him to do so.
Issues:Immigration
November 20, 2014
Congresswoman seeks answers about why summonses were tossed out