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June 3, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following Secretary Marco Rubio’s testimony before the full committee on the Department of State’s FY 2027 Budget Request:

June 3, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued a statement following the passage of his War Powers Resolution terminating U.S. hostilities against Iran:
June 2, 2026
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05) and Andrew Garbarino (R-NY-02) introduced the bipartisan Community Flood Resilience Act to help communities better prepare for and recover from flooding by allowing certain Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation grant funds to be used for community-based flood insurance coverage. 

May 27, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez introduced a War Powers Resolution to terminate unauthorized U.S. military action against Cuba.
May 26, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks and Jared Huffman sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding documents and communications related to reports that some U.S. ambassadors are pressuring foreign companies for million-dollar donations tied to a Trump-aligned fundraising operation that sells access to the President.
May 23, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Jamie Raskin sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche expressing concern over the reported interference by the White House and other senior Trump administration officials to inappropriately grant and expedite a U.S. visa to former Polish Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, who is a fugitive and faces up to 25 years in prison in Poland if convicted on various crimes.
May 21, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Speaker Johnson postponed a vote on his Iran War Powers Resolution:
May 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement on passage of the 21 Century ROAD to Housing Act in the U.S. House of Representatives:  

Issues:Housing
May 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) joined Ranking Member Bill Keating (MA-09) and Democratic Members of the House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee, Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), Jim Costa (CA-21), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Julie Johnson (TX-32), and Sarah McBride (DE-AL), in demanding Secretary Rubio release information on the State Department’s foreign a

May 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.