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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee – which funds the activities of the federal government – announced today that Queens College has been awarded $1 million in federal funding to help prepare students for careers in wastewater epidemiology, an emerging technology that can provide an early warning and insight into future pandemics.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement on the vote to remove Kevin McCarthy as Speaker of the House of Representatives.

“Since the earliest days of the 118th Congress, we have seen dysfunction, chaos, and disarray from House Republicans’ attempt to govern The People’s House. From taking four days and 15 ballots to elect a Speaker, to nearly shutting the government down with only hours to spare, this institution has become paralyzed due to demands from the far-right.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, applauded the release of the U.S.

QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced that nearly $2 million in federal funds has been awarded to two nonprofit organizations in Queens: Make the Road New York and La Jornada.

Make the Road is the largest grassroots immigrant-led organization in New York State and is located in Jackson Heights, focusing on issues like workers’ rights, immigrant and civil rights, and environmental and housing justice. La Jornada, a food pantry in Woodside, helps to provide basic services to address the needs of the immigrant and low-income communities in Queens.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that several schools in Queens have been designated as Blue Ribbon Schools.

The schools were awarded the designation by the United States Department of Education and include four schools in Meng’s congressional district:

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she introduced a House resolution calling for a commemorative postage stamp that honors the life and legacy of Lewis Latimer, a Black American inventor and patent draftsman who settled in Queens, New York in the early 1900s.  

The Congresswoman introduced the resolution this month to commemorate the 175^th birthday celebration of Latimer, which she attended on Saturday at the Lewis Latimer House Museum in Flushing. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Darin LaHood (R-IL) introduced the bipartisan Global WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) in Healthcare Facilities Act, which would help improve U.S. efforts to increase access to water, sanitation, and hygiene in healthcare facilities across the globe.  

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today joined New York Governor Kathy Hochul as the Governor signed legislation declaring Lunar New Year a public school holiday in New York State.