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Meng Applauds Supreme Court Decision to Block Citizenship Question
June 27, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 Decennial Census questionnaire.
Meng Reiterates Call for Attorney General to Investigate Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
June 27, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter to Attorney General William Barr urging him to investigate Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross for possible crimes related to making false statements with respect to documents required by law to be submitted to Congress.
Meng Calls for Review of How FAA Handles Impact of Aircraft Noise Over Queens and Other Impacted Communities
June 25, 2019
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) called on the head of Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study how the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has considered community noise impacts while implementing the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) in major metropolitan areas such as Queens and the rest of the New York area.

Meng Hosts House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Elmhurst, Queens for Community Discussion on Immigration
June 24, 2019
Press Release
QUEENS, NY – Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco), hosted by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), visited Elmhurst, Queens for a conversation on immigration as part of her "Speaker in the House" series, which seeks to engage communities across the country and ensure that the voices of the American people are being heard in the halls of Congress.
Meng Condemns Proposed Public Charge Rule Denying Benefits to Immigrants
June 12, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) spoke at a press conference on Capitol Hill condemning the Trump administration's proposed rule to limit immigrants from using public benefits.
Rep. Meng: Mr. Secretary, let the Pride Flag Fly Proudly at All U.S. Embassies!
June 11, 2019
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a Vice Chair of the LGBT Equality Caucus, sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressing concern about the State Department's rejection of requests by U.S. Embassies to fly rainbow flags in honor of LGBT Pride Month.

Meng Hails Passage of the American Dream and Promise Act
June 4, 2019
Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) issued the following statement after passage of the American Dream and Promise Act, H.R. 6.

Meng, Joined by U.S. Postal Service and Museum of Chinese in America, Hold Ceremony to Unveil New Postage Stamps that Commemorate the 150th Anniversary of America’s Transcontinental Railroad
May 29, 2019
Press Release
NEW YORK, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), joined by officials from the U.S. Postal Service and the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), today held a ceremony to unveil new postage stamps that commemorate the 150th anniversary of America's Transcontinental Railroad.
This lawmaker pushed the Trump administration to put tampons in prisons. She isn’t stopping there
May 28, 2019
In The News
This lawmaker pushed the Trump administration to put tampons in prisons. She is…

WASHINGTON — Rep. Grace Meng is known affectionately around Capitol Hill as "the period lady."

And she's just "fine with that" – at least it means people are talking about what has become the New York Democrat's signature issue and one she has found surprising success pushing during Donald Trump's presidency.

Meng Legislation to Keep Women and Girls Safe in Refugee Camps Passes House
May 22, 2019
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bipartisan legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that would make restrooms in refugee camps safer for women and girls has been passed by the House of Representatives.
The measure, entitled the Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act (H.R. 615), would require recipients of U.S.