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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.
In 2014, Meng complained to Kerry about the reduction of visas granted to Israelis who were seeking to visit the United States. After sending a letter to Kerry on the matter and urging him to end the high rejection rates, the State Department agreed to address the problem, and implemented steps to improve the visa process for Israelis.
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.
Yesterday, the victim’s cousin contacted Meng’s office to seek the honors saying that Devereux served in the Navy from 1963-1967 and that documents related to his service were likely destroyed in the fire.
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.
Those responsible for this attack are cowards, and I hope that these evil and gutless people are swiftly brought to justice. I call on U.S. officials to help Pakistan with any assistance needed in that effort and United States stands with Pakistan at this difficult time.
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:
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Lee Zeldin (R-NY), members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced legislation to renew and broaden a key U.S. law which monitors certain ships and airlines that travel in and out of Iran.
Under this law, the President is required to report to Congress – on an annual basis – which foreign ships enter Iran’s seaports owned by sanctioned entities, and which foreign airports sanctioned Iranian air carriers fly into. The law expires on December 31.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced bi-partisan legislation that seeks to help Nepal recover from the massive earthquakes that devastated the country in April and May of 2015. The two earthquakes struck the capital of Kathmandu and the surrounding areas. More than 8,700 people were killed and hundreds of thousands were injured.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today applauded the New York State Assembly for passing legislation to eliminate the sales tax on tampons and pads. The vote comes a week-and-a-half after Meng called on the chamber to repeal it.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens) today expressed disappointment over passage of a short-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) bill that contains no provisions to combat airplane noise.
The House approved the Airport and Airway Extension Act (H.R. 4721) last night that extends the operating authority of the FAA through mid-July. However, Meng would have preferred a long-term renewal with measures to mitigate aircraft noise. Since 2012, the amount of airplane noise over Queens has increased significantly due to the FAA’s implementation of new flight patterns over the borough.
U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), joined by the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and area elected officials, today held a photo-op at the Flushing-Main Street LIRR station to unveil new platform railings and signs that will improve passenger safety and enhance the appearance of the station.