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May 21, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after Speaker Johnson postponed a vote on his Iran War Powers Resolution:
May 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement on passage of the 21 Century ROAD to Housing Act in the U.S. House of Representatives:  

Issues:Housing
May 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (NY-05) joined Ranking Member Bill Keating (MA-09) and Democratic Members of the House Foreign Affairs Europe Subcommittee, Representatives Dina Titus (NV-01), Jim Costa (CA-21), Gabe Amo (RI-01), Julie Johnson (TX-32), and Sarah McBride (DE-AL), in demanding Secretary Rubio release information on the State Department’s foreign a

May 20, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump administration’s indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro.

May 15, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued a statement following President Trump’s conclusion of his State visit to China and meetings with President Xi Jinping.

May 15, 2026
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) reintroduced the Habitable Housing Conversion Pilot Program of 2026 or the "Basement Bill." The measure would establish a 5-year pilot program to provide grants for homeowners to transform their basements into safe apartment units.

May 14, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement after House Republicans again voted against an Iran War Powers Resolution:
May 13, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ro Khanna, Ranking Member Jim Himes and Ranking Member Adam Smith of the House Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to reaffirm the United States’ longstanding One-China Policy.
May 13, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - Representatives Gregory W. Meeks; Steny H. Hoyer; Marcy Kaptur; Bill Keating; Don Bacon and Kevin Kiley today released a joint statement after their bipartisan discharge petition for H.R. 2913 -- the Ukraine Support Act -- received the final signature needed to compel a vote on the House Floor.
May 5, 2026
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks and U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio raising concern over the incomplete release of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 programmatic data for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).