Press Releases
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory Meeks applauds the passage of H.R. 6867, which has passed in the House and Senate and was signed into law by the President. This legislation extends benefits to those who are unemployed by 13 weeks in states with an unemployment rate of at least 6 percent.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, the House Financial Services Committee introduced legislation to help bailout U.S. automakers that are struggling financially by establishing both a short term and long term plan to help make financial ends meet for many of the major U.S. auto manufacturers.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, Congressman Gregory Meeks applauded the release of $5.1 billion in energy assistance, which will provide help to financially strapped Americans to help keep their homes heated during this upcoming winter.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, Congressman Gregory Meeks voted for H.R. 6867, the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act, which will provide an additional seven weeks of extended unemployment benefits for workers who have used up all of their unemployment benefits.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Washington, DC: House and Senate Democrat agreed this afternoon to a set of principles on revisions to the rescue plan, which calls for the Treasury Department to buy up bad mortgage securities from banks in an effort to get them to lend again.