Press Releases

(WASHINGTON, DC)Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) joined with Representatives Tom Feeney (R-Florida) and Pete Sessions (R- Texas) to introduce the COMPETE Act. The purpose of the bill is to make improvements to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 that was passed in the wake of the Enron and WorldCom accounting scandals.

(ST. ALBANS, N. Y.) - Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY) met with Arye Mekel, Consul General of Israel on Monday, February 13, 2006 to discuss the latest events in the Middle East, including the recent Palestinian elections..

(WASHINGTON, DC) In an unprecedented visit to Colombia, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks recently led a congressional delegation to meet with African-Colombian leaders, their community members and internally displaced persons.

(WASHINGTON, DC) During a recent visit to Colombia, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) persuaded President lvaro Uribe Vlez to honor his two year-old promise to create a cabinet-level position for African-Colombians.

(WASHINGTON, DC) Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) recently welcomed the second Vice President of Colombia's House of Representatives, Congressman Edgar Eulisses Torres, and the Governor of Choc, Julio Ibarguen, in meetings to discuss opportunities and greater parity for African-Colombians. Choc is a state in Colombia, which has more than a 90% African-descendant population.

(WASHINGTON, DC) During a recent trip to Colombia, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) received commitments from President lvaro Uribe Vlez to support phase II of Plan Pacifico, which concentrates investment on Colombia's Pacific Coast, an area that is heavily inhabited by African-Colombian communities.

(ST. ALBANS, NY.) Congressman Gregory W.