Press Releases

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Statement on the Trump Administration's Proposed Reorganization of the State Department

April 22, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on Secretary Rubio’s announced plan to reorganize the State Department.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

ICYMI This Week: Rep. Meeks Criticizes Trump for Wrongful Deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Rising Costs for Americans

April 17, 2025

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Congressman Meeks Calls Out Trump Administration for Mistakenly Deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia

Issues:Economy

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks Leads Committee Democrats in Letter to Secretary Rubio on Trump Administration’s Weak Response to Burma Earthquake

April 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today led 18 Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing alarm over the United States’ failure to respond effectively to the devastating earthquake in Burma on March 28.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Jacobs, Cherfilus-McCormick, Jackson, Jayapal, Olszewski Statement on Two Years of Brutal War in Sudan

April 15, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the Africa Subcommittee, alongside Representatives Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, Jonathan Jackson, Pramila Jayapal, and Johnny Olszewski, Democratic Members of the Africa Subcommittee, today issued a joint statement marking the two-year anniversary of the outbreak of war in Sudan.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Hoyer Introduce Major Russian Sanctions, Ukraine Assistance Bill

April 14, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer today introduced a comprehensive bill to support Ukraine and thwart Russia's ability to wage its illegal war there.

Issues:Foreign Affairs

ICYMI This Week: Rep. Meeks Introduces Resolution to Terminate Trump’s Power to Enforce Tariffs

April 12, 2025

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Congressman Meeks Explains How Trump's Tariffs Will Hurt American Families

Issues:Economy

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Meeks, Frankel, Shaheen, Schatz Send Letter Objecting to Trump Administration's Proposed Reorganization of USAID

April 11, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Lois Frankel (D-FL), and U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Brian Schatz (D-HI), sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio objecting to the Trump Administration's proposed reorganization of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Issues:Foreign Affairs

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement After Planes Bump at Ronald Reagan Airport

April 10, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement after being on a plane that was clipped by another aircraft on the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport.

“My colleagues and I are safe after the minor accident between two planes on the taxiway at Ronald Reagan Airport this afternoon.

Issues:Transportation

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Joins New York Congressional Delegation in Request to Meet HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy on Cuts to NY State Health Funding

April 9, 2025

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Washington, D.C. –Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) joined all 19 Democratic Members from New York in sending a letter, led by Reps. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy requesting a meeting to discuss the unprecedented attacks on New York State’s health funding.

Issues:Health

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Urges Federal Housing Finance Agency to Reverse Decision that Prevents Homeownership Access

April 9, 2025

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and 17 other Members of Congress sent a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) urging it to reverse its March 25 directive ending Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s support for Special Purpose Credit Programs (SPCPs).

Issues:Housing