Press Releases
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)
(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.
(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:
(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):
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)
(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.”
(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:
(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 the findings by the Standards Committee against Congressman Rangel:
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, will hold a Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, November 15, 2010 about the global financial crisis and financial reforms in Nigeria.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney and Gregory Meeks celebrated the graduation of Spc. Simran Lamba from Army basic training class in Ft. Jackson, SC this week.