Press Releases
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks joined millions in celebrating March as Women’s History Month for the 30th year in a row:
Washington D.C. — U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks and 39 other Democratic Members of Congress sent a letter to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission condemning his February 3rd decision to revoke designations of nine companies as Licensed Broadband Providers (LBPs) under its Lifeline Support for Affordable Communications program. The letter calls on Chairman Pai to reconsider his order revoking these designations in order to secure telephone and Internet access for low-income Americans, many of them minorities. Rep. Meeks issued the following statement. Text of the letter is below:
Washington, D.C. —U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced H.Res. 159, a resolution calling for the inclusion of robust workforce development programs in any infrastructure spending bill. Congresswoman Michelle Lujan Grisham, Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Congressman Tim Walz, Ranking Member of the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs, and Delegate Stacey Plaskett of the Virgin Islands are original co-sponsors of the resolution.
Washington, D.C.—Rep. Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding the death of Congressman Eni Faleomavaega on February 22, 2017:
Washington, D.C.—Ranking Member of the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Joe Wilson, today announced the introduction of the bipartisan Congressional European Union (EU) Caucus for the 115th Congress. Reps. Meeks and Wilson will serve as co-chairs and to this date, they count fifteen other United States Representatives as members of the caucus. Regarding the introduction of the EU caucus, the co-chairs Meeks and Wilson released the following joint statement:
Washington, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a senior member of the House Financial Services Committee, introduced legislation requiring large federal contractors and public companies to submit information on the diversity of their board of directors and senior management teams. The Improving Corporate Governance through Diversity Act of 2017 (H.R. 970) expands current disclosure rules, issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission, to improve transparency and publicly available information regarding corporate diversity numbers and practices.
Washington, D.C.—Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, a senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus, issued the following statement in honor of Black History Month:
Washington, D.C.— After being renamed as the Ranking Member on the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee within the Foreign Affairs Committee, Congressman Meeks released the following statement:
Washington, D.C.—Yesterday, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks and seventeen other members of the New York Congressional Delegation urged PEOTUS Trump to consider the severe consequences of repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). If repealed, more than 2.7 million New Yorkers would lose health coverage and 131,000 would lose their jobs. Congressman Meeks issued the following statement after the letter was sent:
Washington, D.C. – On Friday, January 13, 2017, Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), was joined by six congressional colleagues in sending a letter urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to include measurable and enforceable financial inclusion requirements within its special purpose charter framework for fintech companies. The letter advocates for creating financial inclusion requirements for fintech firms, similar to those required of traditional banks pursuant to the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).