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QUEENS, NY – Today, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), Vice Raking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that a federal grant totaling $3.8 million has been awarded to the Education and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electric City in Flushing, Queens. Allocated by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) – which Meng helped to fund in Congress – the grant will support building renovations as well as clean energy workforce development in the region.
Washington D.C. – Representative Grace Meng (NY-06), Senator Edward J.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced the House of Representatives’ passage of the Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (WRDA), which includes their provision that authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers – in working with the City of New York – to spend nearly $190 million to help combat flooding in Queens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has voted to modernize a key program that will allow schools and libraries to loan out Wi-Fi hotspots to students and educators in Queens and across New York and the nation.
“Throughout his career in public service, President Joe Biden has always put his country first. Under his leadership as President, we have made historic progress and passed once-in-a-generation legislation expanding healthcare access, reducing the cost of prescription drugs, addressing gun violence, creating millions of jobs, rebuilding our economy following the COVID-19 pandemic, defending democracy around the world, and so much more.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today a new pilot program launched by the U.S. State Department that allows travelers from Queens and throughout New York and the nation to renew their passports online.
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that the U.S. Postal Service has agreed to implement the recommendations outlined in a new federal probe that revealedmajor mismanagement in how the agency is addressing the rise of mail theft in Queens.
Washington (June 26, 2024) - Senator Edward J.
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that a winner has been selected for her annual art contest and earning the competition’s top spot is Amber Sevilla, an 11th grader from Elmhurst, Queens.
QUEENS, NY – With many constituents preparing to travel abroad this summer, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) will hold another local event to help residents of the Sixth Congressional District apply for or renew a passport.