Press Releases

(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.

(JAMAICA, NY)–In New York State there are approximately 410,000 children living in grandparent-headed household

(JAMAICA, NY)– This holiday season, Sixth District Representative Gregory W. Meeks has joined with Ralph’s Educational and Recreational Services for the Winter Wishes Toy Distribution to needy children. Children between the ages of 4-12 years of age wrote “Dear Santa Letters,” Congressman Meeks and others will be on hand to present them with their gift.

For Immediate Release

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks presented Carol J. Hunt, Chairperson of the National institute of Senior Centers, and Executive Director of Jamaica Senior Programs for Older Adults (JSPOA), with a proclamation in honor of her forty years working on behalf of the elderly in the Sixth Congressional District.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Employment

• Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, a much larger increase than markets expected. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)