Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement condemning the administration’s decision to exit the U.S. from the UN World Health Organization (WHO):

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today delivered the following remarks, as prepared, to demand a vote on the House floor for S.J.Res.88, legislation to terminate the made-up national emergency the Trump administration is using as justification to impose tariffs on some of the United States’ closest trade partners.

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Reps. Gregory Meeks, Grace Meng and Lois Frankel as well as Diana DeGette and Ayanna Pressley led 67 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to continue demanding answers about the ongoing waste and destruction of life-saving, taxpayer-funded contraception and other health supplies.

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks today issued a statement marking one year since President Trump’s executive order freezing U.S. foreign assistance, an action that suspended nearly all foreign assistance programs and resulted in the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the needless deaths of millions of people around the world.

ICYMI: Rep. Meeks Votes for Over $4 Million in Community Project Funding for Queens Residents

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement urging the Trump administration to not undermine the protest movement in Iran by using military force, which he argued would result in ramifications far beyond the protests.

Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following the State Department's notification to the committee of its intent to close Camp As Sayliyah (CAS) in Qatar.