Press Releases
September 12, 2014
Change would mitigate excessive airplane noise that continues to negatively impact communities
September 11, 2014
Congresswoman’s legislation aims to stop scammers and unscrupulous telemarketers from ripping people off through caller ID scheme known as spoofing
August 12, 2014
Measure – first suggested by constituents in New York’s Jewish community – will impact Jews in U.S. and around the world.
Bill is freshman lawmaker’s first piece of legislation to become law.
July 31, 2014
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July 29, 2014
Congresswoman’s measure aims to translate FAFSA applications into top ten languages to make it easier for borough residents – not proficient in English – to apply for and receive financial aid for college.
July 24, 2014
Congresswoman’s legislation seeks to quash caller ID scam known as spoofing.
July 21, 2014
LaGuardia Community College’s Small Business Development Center to provide Small Business Advisor. Move comes after Congresswoman called for more small business assistance in Queens.
July 11, 2014
Today, New York Reps. Grace Meng, Tim Bishop, Steve Israel, Carolyn McCarthy, Joseph Crowley and Peter King released the following statement regarding the current LIRR labor situation:
"We are pleased that representatives from labor and management spent nearly five hours negotiating on Thursday in an effort to ensure the continued operations of the Long Island Rail Road. We remain optimistic that an agreement can be reached without any disruption of rail service, however, we are troubled that no further negotiations are currently scheduled.
July 9, 2014
Document was needed so mother could bring son’s body back to her native country of Cameroon
July 9, 2014
Legislation includes provisions to protect men and women who work in factories where food containers are made and packed; endorsed by major national unions and environmental health groups