Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY) thanked his colleagues and bipartisan leadership across both the House of Representatives and US Senate for including key provisions of the Jobs and Neighborhood Investment Act in the year-end COVID19 stimulus package, which will bring desperately needed relief to the hardest hit communities.

Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was elected to Chair the House Foreign Affairs Committee, becoming the first African-American Chair in the committee's history. He released the following statement:

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, successfully passed his bill (H.R. 8259) prohibiting the federal use of funds for the purpose of admitting Russia into the G7. Russia, which joined the forum in 1997, expanding it into the G8, was expelled after its illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.

NEW YORK—On the 8th anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Rep. Gregory Meeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Colonel Matthew W. Luzzatto today announced the start of construction on the Rockaways – Atlantic Shorefront Project, which will protect communities and strengthen the shoreline along six miles of the Rockaway Peninsula.

Washington, DC – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was presented today with the Woodrow Wilson Award for Public Service by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

Washington, D.C - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and Representative Al Green (D-TX) introduced the American Dream Down Payment Act to help Americans across the country obtain the dream of home ownership.

Queens – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks was joined by Representatives Tom Suozzi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to denounce this administration's attempts to sabotage the United States Postal Service (USPS), and announce Congressional action being taken by the House of Representatives this week in response. They were joined by New York State Assembly Member David Weprin and

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement regarding the agreement between UAE and Israel to open diplomatic relations: