Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding Dr. Ford and Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee, provided the following remarks during the “Oversight of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s role as conservator and regulator of the Government Sponsored Enterprises” Hearing.
“The pain and suffering felt by Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands after Hurricane Maria may not be quantifiable, but the death toll is. Facts are facts, and though we’ve grown accustomed to President Trump’s tenuous relationship with the truth and his flagrant lies, his denying 3,000 Puerto Ricans died under his watch is repulsive - even by his own standards.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding considerations by Betsy DeVos’ Education Department to allow states to purchase guns for arming educators through Every Student Succeeds Act funding:
Washington, DC - Yesterday, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) clarified its position on nonbank financial institutions obtaining national charters. Nonbank firms that are eligible for OCC charters include those engaged in the business of banking, including “fintech” firms that either receive deposits, pay checks, or lend money. Since
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement concerning the GOP Resolution regarding Immigration & Customs Enforcement, and his vote opposing it:
Washington, DC – Today, Senior Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Representative Gregory Meeks, issued the following statement concerning Trump’s joint press conference following the Helsinki summit:
Washington, DC – Today, Senior Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Representative Gregory Meeks, issued the following statement concerning the 12 Russian operatives indicted by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and the Russian Investigation:
Washington, DC – Today, a bill introduced by Rep. Gregory W. Meeks to improve disclosures around companies with entrenched corporate governance structures passed the House Committee on Financial Services, of which Rep. Meeks is a senior member.