Press Releases
ICYMI This Week: Rep. Meeks Defends Medicaid and Honors Political Legend
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Gerald E. Connolly, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C. – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today called on Chairman Mast to hold a public committee hearing on the bombshell reporting of senior Trump administration officials communicating U.S. military operations in Yemen in a Signal messaging app group chat.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.), Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; and Jim Himes (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence sent a letter to President Trump’s National Security team demanding answers to questions.
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Smith; Himes; and Krishnamoorth issued the following statement in response to President Trump’s repeated annexation threats:
Issues:Foreign Affairs
Washington, D.C. – Today Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement on President Trump signing an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education:

Queens, N.Y. – U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Grace Meng (NY-06) held a Medicaid Day of Action press conference on Tuesday on the Republican plan to cut Medicaid, which would impact hundreds of thousands of Queens Residents.

Queens, N.Y. – U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and USPS recognized Constance Baker Motley during a stamp unveiling ceremony in Southeast Queens.
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-05) and Tom Barrett (R-MI-07) introduced the Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act. The bipartisan bill will amend the U.S. Code to ensure that both MLK Day and Inauguration Day receive full national recognition when they fall on the same date.
Issues:Congressional Issues
Washington, D.C. – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, co-chair of the Venezuela Democracy Caucus, led 37 Democrats in sending a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressing dismay over the Trump administration’s baseless decision to revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelans fleeing horrific and inhumane conditions.
Issues:Foreign Affairs