Press Releases
Washington, D.C.— Representative Gregory W. Meeks, senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement regarding the Committee’s mark-up and passage of the Department of State Operations Authorization and Embassy Security Act (S. 1635):
Washington, D.C.-- Today, U.S. Rep. Meeks announced the winner of the 5th Congressional District's 2016 Art Competition in a video posted to his Facebook. It can be found here: http://bit.ly/25kfUWA
Washington, D.C.—Today, U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks joined the inaugural Congressional Voting Rights Caucus. The Caucus is dedicated to protecting every American’s right to vote.
New York, NY— Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding a letter he sent last week to Verizon, the CWA, and the IBEW.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks delivered the following address on the floor of the House of Representatives regarding responses he received from an eNewsletter survey:
Washington, D.C.—On the 68th Anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C.— Senior Member of the Financial Services Committee, U.S. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding the CFPB ruling yesterday:
Issues:Financial Services
Queens, NY—Today, Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bratton announced a new precinct in Southeast Queens. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, who represents Southeast Queens, issued the following statement relating to the announcement:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – OMB Director Shaun Donovan and National Security Advisor Susan Rice yesterday wrote to Republican Leadership urging them to fulfill President Obama’s $1.9 billion request for emergency funding to fight the Zika virus. President Obama first requested the supplemental funding on February 22nd, 2016. With Republicans failing to act on this public health crisis, House Democrats introduced a bill fulfilling the President’s request. Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding the threat of Zika:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued a statement today in response to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on FEMA flood insurance rates that was released last week. In 2014, Congressman Meeks and several members of the committee requested that the GAO conduct a study of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) rate-setting methods under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to ensure that flood insurance rates are consistent with actual flood risk. The GAO report found that FEMA has made significant improvements but not all of its original recommendations have been fully achieved.
Issues:Financial Services