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Meng Announces Opening of New COVID-19 Vaccination Site at Flushing Library in Queens
March 9, 2021
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) issued the following statement after Mayor de Blasio announced that the City will partner with Queens Public Library (QPL) to open a new vaccination site at Flushing Library, with plans to open additional sites to serve different communities across the borough.

Meng Urges Biden to Take Action to End Period Poverty
March 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the nation commemorates Women's History Month and prepares to mark International Women's Day on Monday, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she led a letter to President Biden urging him to take executive action to help eliminate period poverty.
"Access to menstrual products is a vital need and a health care right for over half the population. It is also a human right," said Meng.
Meng Urges Co-ops to Apply for Relief Money Ahead of 3/31 Deadline
March 4, 2021
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) recently took part in a virtual workshop to help co-ops in Queens secure federal funding under the Paycheck Protection Program which provides forgivable loans to small businesses that have suffered economic losses due to the COVID-19 crisis.

The event was organized by the President's Co-op and Condo Council, and included officials from the Council, representatives from the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, U.S. Senators Tina Smith and Thom Tillis Lead Bipartisan Push to Support Health Care for Veterans Exposed to Radiation
March 3, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) and U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) reintroduced their bipartisan bill in the House and Senate to secure health care benefits for "Atomic Veterans" who were exposed to harmful radiation when they cleaned up nuclear testing sites during the late 1970s.

Meng Reintroduces Legislation to Ensure Menstrual Products to Peace Corps Volunteers on 60th Anniversary of Peace Corps
March 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep.
Meng, Pressley, Schakowsky Reintroduce Amendment to Lower Voting Age
March 1, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) today reintroduced an amendment to lower the federal election voting age from 18-years-old to 16-years-old. The measure was reintroduced as an amendment to the For The People Act (H.R. 1) ahead of this week's debate on the bill in the House of Representatives. H.R.
Meng Selected as Co-Chair of House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism
March 1, 2021
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she has been selected as a Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism.
Meng joins other Co-Chairs Reps. Ted Deutch (D-FL), Chris Smith (R-NJ), Marc Veasey (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA).
Meng Helps Pass Nearly $2 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act
February 27, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she helped pass the nearly $2 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (H.R. 1319) early this morning in the House of Representatives.
"House Democrats promised to help bring our nation back together and deliver relief from COVID-19. This morning, we fulfilled part of that promise and passed the American Rescue Plan Act – a bold, transformative relief package that will address pressing economic and health issues caused by the pandemic," said Meng.
Meng Reintroduces Resolution to Denounce Anti-Asian Hate Related to COVID-19
February 24, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, announced today that she reintroduced her resolution in the House of Representatives that denounces the anti-Asian sentiment that has occurred in New York and across the nation since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.
Meng Joins Mayor de Blasio at Media Availability to Condemn Anti-Asian Hate
February 23, 2021
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QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep.