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April 20, 2016

On Tuesday, the House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation introduced by Reps. Mike Bost (IL-12) and Grace Meng (NY-6) to help smaller agriculture producers compete with large corporations for federal contracting opportunities.


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Congresswoman Meng speaking
April 18, 2016
Measure would rename key federal STEM program in honor of former Congresswoman Jeannette Rankin Congresswoman had ties to NYC

April 11, 2016

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she has called on key Congressional panels to help with her efforts in making feminine hygiene products more accessible to women.


April 4, 2016
Tax measures, which were passed by Congress and signed into law by the President in December, benefit residents and small businesses in the borough

April 1, 2016

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking if Iran – in the wake of the Iranian Nuclear deal – may now be provided access to the U.S. financial system.


March 31, 2016

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she has called on a key Congressional committee to do everything in its power to help combat increased airplane noise over Queens.


March 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, thanked Secretary of State John Kerry for decreasing the widespread denial of U.S. visas to Israeli citizens.


March 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) announced today that she is working on securing military honors for the funeral of Martin Devereux, the 71-year-old who was killed in last week’s house fire in Elmhurst.


March 28, 2016

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and its Subcommittee on Asia, today issued the following statement condemning the terrorist attack in Pakistan:

“The barbaric attack in Pakistan is an outrage and I condemn this heinous act of terror in the strongest possible terms.


March 23, 2016

U.S. Representatives Grace Meng (D-NY) and Peter J. Roskam (R-IL) called on a key House Committee to continue funding for U.S.-Israel defense cooperation programs.

In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, the lawmakers urged the panel to robustly support critical cooperative programs for fiscal year 2017, including: