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Amidst Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, Meng & Schumer Announce Senate Passage of Legislation to Establish a Congressional Commission on the Creation of First National Asian American History & Culture Museum
May 19, 2022
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Today, U.S. Representative Grace Meng and U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced the Senate passage of H.R.3525 by unanimous consent. The legislation establishes a commission to study the potential creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture.
Meng and Hirono Call on Attorney General Garland to Ensure Community-Based Organizations are Prioritized for New Grants to Combat Hate Crimes and Incidents
May 18, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep.
Meng Issues Statement on Greek Prime Minister’s Address to Joint Session of Congress
May 17, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the Congressional Hellenic Caucus and Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today attended Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' address to a joint session of Congress.
Meng and Schulman Visit Restaurant of Food Delivery Worker Shot and Killed in Forest Hills
May 10, 2022
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and New York City Councilwoman Lynn Schulman (D-Queens) announced today that they visited the Great Wall Chinese restaurant in Forest Hills where Zhiwen Yan worked. Yan, 45, was the food delivery worker who was shot and killed a week-and-a-half ago while making a delivery on his scooter.
Meng Encourages Queens Houses of Worship and Nonprofits to Begin Preparing Applications for Nonprofit Security Grant Program
May 4, 2022
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep.
Meng Meets with Middle Village Family of Food Delivery Worker Shot and Killed in Forest Hills
May 1, 2022
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QUEENS, NY – This afternoon, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) met with the family of 45-year-old Zhiwen Yan, the food delivery worker from Middle Village who was shot and killed Saturday night while on his scooter in Forest Hills.
"This is a terrible and horrific tragedy and my heart aches for the victim's loved ones," said Meng.
Meng, Johnson and Hirono Introduce Resolution to Recognize April 30 as National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day
April 29, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate April 30 as National Adult Hepatitis B Vaccination Awareness Day.
The resolution (H. Res.
House Passes Meng Legislation Seeking to Establish First National Asian Pacific American Museum
April 26, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation prepares to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the United States House of Representatives this afternoon passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that seeks to create the first national museum dedicated to preserving the history, culture, and accomplishments of Asian Pacific Americans.
Meng Encourages Local High School Students to Enter Congressional Art Contest
April 20, 2022
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today encouraged local high school students to enter her annual congressional district art contest, a competition where teens compete to have their artwork displayed in the U.S.
Meng Leads Queens Elected Officials in Letter to Governor and Head of Port Authority Regarding Interborough Express and Cross Harbor Projects
April 8, 2022
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QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep.