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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, today called for Medicaid to expand coverage of menstrual products.

QUEENS, NY – As Queens prepares to mark Veterans Day this Monday, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced today that she awarded $300,000 to the American Legion Continental Post #1424 in Forest Hills. 

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and New York City Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Dynishal Gross visited restaurants in Elmhurst, Queens to continue spreading the word about free outdoor dining setups that are available through federal funding that the Congresswoman secured.

Under the "Dining Out in District 6" program, 60 Queens restaurants are eligible to receive new code-compliant, no-cost outdoor dining setups paid for with $2 million that Meng obtained in last year’s government spending package.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee – which funds the federal government's programs and activities – announced today that she awarded $850,000 to the South Asian Council for Social Services (SACSS) in Flushing, New York.

QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), New York’s senior member of the House Appropriations Committee – which funds the federal government's programs and activities – announced today that she awarded $150,000 to St. Francis Preparatory School in Fresh Meadows.

Yahya Sinwar is dead. As the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization, he will be forever remembered for choosing the path of murder, terrorism, and violence. His diabolical devotion to Israel’s destruction drove him to mastermind the October 7thattacks,  leading to the deaths of 1,200 Israelis—including 46 Americans—the taking of over 250 hostages, and a heartbreaking and devastating humanitarian crisis for the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus International Women’s Rights Taskforce and a member of the Stop Project 2025 Taskforce, today unveiled a fact sheet she compiled detailing the disastrous impact that Project 2025 would have on sexual and reproductive health and rights around the world.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After recently announcing a pilot program to allow travelers from Queens and throughout the nation to renew their passports online, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) said today that the initiative has become permanent.