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May 29, 2020
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Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement regarding the death of George Floyd, calling for charges to be brought against all officers involved:

May 20, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, issued the following statement regarding the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) decision to finalize rulemaking on CRA modernization, and Comptroller Otting's reported imminent resignation

May 13, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Ayanna Pressley introduced legislation which protects stimulus checks from garnishment and fees.

May 6, 2020
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New York - Representative Gregory W. Meeks led a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting additional aid for small restaurants in future CARES Act relief packages.

April 30, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks and Senator Kamala D. Harris sent a letter today to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Treasury Department regarding widespread reports by small community banks, Community Development Financial Institutions and Minority Depository Institutions experiencing technical difficulties with SBA's portal for PPP.

April 24, 2020
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New York – Representative Gregory W. Meeks yesterday voted in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 266 – Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act – strengthening and replenishing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) which recently ran out of funding.

April 23, 2020
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New York – Representative Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, sent a letter yesterday to leading financial technology (fintech) companies encouraging them to partner with minority depository institutions (MDIs) and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to disburse small business loans under the Paycheck P