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Today, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following joint statement in support of Macy’s workers seeking an a new contract:

“We applaud Macy’s success, profitability and leadership in the retail industry, as well as its identification as an important New York City landmark. However, we are deeply concerned about today’s contract extension deadline, with unresolved key points necessary for a strong and efficient workforce, including:

Several key provisions authored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) have been included in critical legislation passed by the House of Representatives.

Today, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) that would strengthen the Reward for Justice program, an initiative that allows the Secretary of State to pay rewards for information leading to the capture of individuals involved in international crimes including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, transnational crime, war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and other foreign criminal acts.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) met with NASA to discuss ways to combat airplane noise over Queens.

The space agency is working on technology to mitigate aircraft noise, and is seeking funding to test and further develop these initiatives so that they can be made available for commercial use.

Legislation sponsored by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) that removes the derogatory and antiquated term “Oriental” from federal law was this afternoon signed into law by President Obama.

The bipartisan bill, which the President signed during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, will eliminate all references to “Oriental” – which still appear in Title 42 of the U.S. Code – and replace the word with “Asian Americans.”