Press Releases
(WASHINGTON, DC)–U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) voted with his colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to help address the current economic crisis facing American families and the national economy. “We are facing the most significant economic downturn our nation has seen since the Great Depression.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Washington, DC: House and Senate Democrat agreed this afternoon to a set of principles on revisions to the rescue plan, which calls for the Treasury Department to buy up bad mortgage securities from banks in an effort to get them to lend again.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich." -President John F. Kennedy
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, Congressman Gregory Meeks voted for H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act of 2008. The bill provides lower energy costs for Americans, invests in clean, renewable energy resources, expands domestic energy supply and promotes greater energy efficiency and conservation.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) expressed his disappointment in the expulsion of the United States Diplomats to the countries of Bolivia and Venezuela. President Evo Morales of Bolivia and President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela have declared the American ambassadors to both nations persona non grata and gave both 72 hours to leave their countries. The U.S.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–New York, New York: On September 11, 2001 the lives of Americans across the Nation were changed in just a matter of a few hours. Seven years later our nation still remembers the terror and heartache of the worst terrorist attack in the history of our nation on American ground. Today the House will also consider, under suspension of the rules, H.Res.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Washington: Since President Bush took office, the price of oil has increased from less than $30 per barrel to a recent record high of nearly $150, and the price of gasoline has risen from $1.47 per gallon to $4.10 per gallon. “Ninety-percent of the Bush-Cheney energy plan is in place—and the price of oil has increased more than four-fold since 2001.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, June 24, 2008 Gregory W. Meeks joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in passing House Resolution 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. H.R. 6331 offers concrete changes to make Medicare more efficient.