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Meng Demands Justice Department Investigation into Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
October 12, 2018
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter this evening to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions asking him to investigate U.S. 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 Secures Provisions in FAA Reauthorization Act that Aim to Combat Airplane Noise
October 12, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) secured several measures in the FAA Reauthorization Act that the President recently signed into law, including provisions that seek to mitigate airplane noise over Queens and other communities across the country.
The bill includes Meng's provision that sets a deadline for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to develop new methods of measuring aircraft noise.
Meng and Queens Postal Workers Protest President Trump’s Proposal to Privatize the U.S. Postal Service
October 8, 2018
Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) and postal workers from across Queens today protested President Trump's proposal to privatize the United States Postal Service.
Joining Meng in front of her Northeast Queens office in Flushing were local members of the nation's postal unions which include the National Association of Letter Carriers, American Postal Workers Union and National Postal Mail Handlers union. Also attending were the presidents of these local unions and other union officials.
Meng Measure to Create ZIP Code for Glendale, Queens Passed By House
September 27, 2018
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last night, the House of Representatives passed a provision sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) that would create a ZIP code for Glendale, Queens.

Meng Calls on U.S. Transportation Secretary to Eliminate LaGuardia Airport’s Noisy Tnnis Climb Flight Pattern
September 14, 2018
Press Release
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao urging her to eliminate LaGuardia Airport's noisy TNNIS Climb, a controversial flight pattern over Queens that according to a new study negatively impacts the health of borough residents.
The study, "The Trade-Off between Optimizing Flight Patterns and Human Health: A Case Study of Aircraft Noise in Queens, NY, USA," was published in the most recent edition of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Meng Introduces Legislation to Require Covers on Trains – Including Those in Queens – That Transport Waste, Debris and Other Materials
August 24, 2018
Press Release
QUEENS, NY – With several Queens communities negatively impacted by freight trains hauling waste and construction debris through their neighborhoods, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) introduced legislation that would require covers on all rail cars that transport materials such as trash and debris.
The Train Coverings for Community Safety Act (H.R. 6497) would direct the U.S.
Meng Introduces Proposed Constitutional Amendment to Lower the Voting Age in America to 16 Years Old
August 15, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) announced today that she has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that would lower the voting age in America to 16 years old.
Meng's measure (H.J. Res. 138) seeks to replace the 26th amendment to the United States Constitution with a new amendment that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to vote.
Meng Wants FDA to Keep Harmful Chemicals Out of Food
August 7, 2018
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) sent a letter to the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for the agency to address the threat that food additives pose to children.

The Congresswoman's letter to FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb is in response to a new American Academy of Pediatrics report which found that certain chemicals in processed food and food packaging may be dangerous to children's health.

House Passes Meng Legislation Permitting Menstrual Hygiene Products to be Purchased with Health Flexible Spending Accounts
July 27, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House of Representatives passed legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that would allow menstrual hygiene products to be purchased with money from health flexible spending accounts.
The Congresswoman's measure passed as part of the Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act (H.R. 6199), a bipartisan bill that seeks to expand health spending accounts.
Meng Secures Amendments in Key Appropriations Bill to Review Disaster Response in Puerto Rico and Help Families Separated at the Border
July 26, 2018
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, secured three key amendments in the Homeland Security Appropriations bill that would require a review of the federal response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and help those who have been detained and separated from their families after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. The bill now heads to the House floor.