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Press Releases

January 12, 2011
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(WASHINGTON, DC)–{“The country of Haiti endured an environmental catastrophe one year ago that affected millions of people across Haiti, Haitian Americans and citizens across the world. Within 35 seconds, the January 2010 earthquake killed more than 230,000 people and injured more than 300,000 others. It instantly made more than 1.8 million people displaced.

January 12, 2011
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Mister Speaker, I rise in support of the Resolution Honoring Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the victims of this weekend’s horrific shooting.

January 8, 2011
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(JAMAICA, NEW YORK)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-06) released the following statement on the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ-08) and the death of six innocent bystanders today in Tucson, Arizona:

January 5, 2011
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Employment

• For the week ending December 25, initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased by 34,000 to 388,000, the lowest level since July 2008. The four-week moving average of initial UI claims (which smoothes weekly volatility) was down 12,500 to 414,000, also reaching the lowest level since July 2008. (Employment and Training Administration)

December 22, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, applauded the passage of the 9/11 Health and Compensation Act that was first passed in the House on September 29, 2010 and has now passed in both houses.

December 15, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, released the following statement in support of President Obama’s plan for tax cuts:

December 3, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, released the following statement applauding President Obama’s announcement today of the agreement reached on the U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS):

November 30, 2010
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ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Employment and Earnings

• In the week ending November 20, initial UI claims decreased by 34,000 to 407,000. Markets expected a much smaller drop to 435,000. Initial claims are now 37% below their March 2009 peak. (Employment and Training Administration)

November 29, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of House Committee on Financial Services and Chairman of its Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, will hold a Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, November 29, 2010 entitled “Investments Tied to Genocide: Sudan Divestment and Beyond.”

November 18, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade released the following statement today in regards to General Motors IPO: