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October 13, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) released the following statement in regards to the Miner Rescue in Chile:

October 12, 2010
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This document includes a compilation of materials regarding recent positive economic data as well as media reporting and commentary regarding economic news. It is important to note that individual data series often move substantially from period to period and that economic data is best interpreted looking across data series and for multiple periods.

October 6, 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, issued the following statement in regards to the sentencing of the Times Square Bomber:

October 4, 2010
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ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Employment

• The four-week moving average of initial unemployment insurance claims (which smoothes weekly volatility) was 458,000 for the week ended September 25, down 29,000 from four weeks earlier, the third consecutive decline. (BLS)

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October 1, 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, issued the following statement in regards to the police capture of President Rafael Correa in Ecuador yesterday:

September 29, 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, applauds the outstanding accomplishments of the 111th Congress.

September 23, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) released the following statement in regards to the reported killing of FARC commander Jorge Briceno:

September 23, 2010
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, 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, announced that the Patient’s Bill of Rights that was included in the Affordable Care Act go into effect today, six months after the Affordable Care Act was signed into law.

September 23, 2010
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(JAMAICA, NEW YORK)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) released the following statement condemning Ahmadinejad's comments on 9/11: