Press Releases
(Jamaica, NY)– Chairman Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, a member of the House Foreign Services Committee, utilized today, National Constitution Day to announce his 3rd Annual Sixth Congressional Citizenship Swearing-in Ceremony set to take place on Saturday, October 3, 2009, 11:00AM at the York College Performing Arts Center, which is located at 94-45 Guy R. Brewer Blvd.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks offered a Concurrent Resolution to expedite the bankruptcy proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. and Lehman Brothers Europe Inc. This resolution requires that these proceedings be resolved in an equitable and expeditious manner between the United States and United Kingdom.
(Jamaica, NY)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, D-NY, will join several elected officials from Southeast Queens for the "7th Annual Senior Appreciation Week," to be celebrated September 12th, through September 18th, 2009. The week's activities will feature numerous events to celebrate the wisdom, history and contributions of senior citizens.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) released the following statement today in regards to the tragic death of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who served the state of Massachusetts for nearly five decades:
(Jamaica, NY)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks is set to host a town hall meeting with the constituents of the Sixth Congressional District to discuss the America’s Affordable Health Choices Act – an historic bill that will provide American families with affordable, quality health care.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–{Congressman Gregory Meeks issued the following statement on the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor by the Senate to serve as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court:
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks is hosting a retreat for 90 members of the clergy from his district (NY-6).
(WASHINGTON, DC)–{Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) mourns the death of State Senator Olga Mendez, who served constituents from Harlem and the Bronx from 1978 to 2004 as the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the state legislature.
(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory Meeks applauds the decision by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank to relieve Haiti of their financial obligations, thus eliminating two thirds of Haiti’s outstanding debt burden.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, Congressman Gregory Meeks voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act that will create millions of new American jobs, limit the pollution that causes climate change and reduces the U.S. dependence on foreign oil. This bill passed by a vote on the House floor of 219 to 212.