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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, wrote a letter to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Acting Administrator Janet Petro making her own recommendations on how the agency can improve efficiency, support the dedicated employees, and strengthen the United States’ leadership in space exploration.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she helped to celebrate the 100^th birthday of a woman from Queens who miraculously escaped the horrors of the Holocaust in Europe.

Meng visited the Flushing home of Hanna Slome yesterday where the Congresswoman honored her with an official congressional proclamation and proclaimed this Friday, April 11 – the actual date of her birthday – as Hanna Slome Day throughout New York’s Sixth Congressional District. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to cut federal funding for small and medium-sized American manufacturers:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she called on the Department of Homeland Security to restore the millions of dollars it is holding back from local food pantries in Queens and across New York City.

WASHINGTON, D.C – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11) announced that they reintroduced the Fair Access to Co-Ops for Veterans Act (H.R.1803), a bipartisan bill to make it easier for veterans in Queens and across the nation to purchase co-ops. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S. Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), and Zach Nunn (R-IA), announced the introduction of their bipartisan, bicameral Hot Foods Act, which would permit the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to cover hot food purchases. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, today issued the following statement on the March 14 executive order to shut down the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA).

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) held a Medicaid Day of Action press conference on Tuesday on the Republican plan to cut Medicaid, which would impact hundreds of thousands of Queens Residents.