Press Releases

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, May 14th, we commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Independence of Israel. The United States and Israel have a special relationship that began when President Truman was the first world leader to officially recognize the Jewish State.

New York, NY– At a House Judiciary Committee community forum called by the House Judiciary Committee in the aftermath of the recent acquittal of the police officers involved in the 50-bullet shooting of Sean Bell, Joseph Guzman, and Trent Benefield, Congressman Gregory W.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on the Sean Bell verdict announced this morning by Judge Arther Cooperman.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives to support H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008. H.R. 5613 will place a moratorium on seven regulations that if implemented will reduce Federal Medicaid funding to States by nearly $20 billion over the next five years.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, along with fellow Congressional Black Caucus members and the Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at a press conference urging the United States to provide emergency food aid to Haiti.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) lauded the House Financial Services Committee hearing on the economic, mortgage and housing rescue plan announced by the Committee’s Democratic Majority last week.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on today’s testimony by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the war in Iraq: