Press Releases

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Below is a list of the project requests I submitted to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for Fiscal Year 2010. In compliance with House rules and in order to make the process as transparent as possible, I am posting all funding requests submitted to the committee on my website.

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, will hold a hearing on May 13, 2009 entitled “Implications of the G-20 Leaders Summit for Low Income Countries and the Global Economy.” On April 2, 2009, leaders of the G-20 nations gathered in London with representatives from key developing countries to discuss and coord

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, Congressman Gregory Meeks joined Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Paterson, Federal, State and City Legislators of New York to announce $29 million in federal stimulus funding for the New York Youth Student Employment Program. This funding will provide more than 17,378 summer jobs and internships over the course of next year.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, Congressman Gregory Meets voted in favor H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, a bill that will help protect Americans from hate crimes through a federal hate crimes statute.

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today, the Department of Health and Human Services declared a nationwide public health emergency in response to the swine influenza virus that has been reported in parts of Mexico. Leaders and health officials at the Department of Health and Human Services are working together across operating divisions to coordinate a response to the swine flu outbreak.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory Meeks applauds Citigroup for launching the Citi Field Kids Program to Provide Kids in Tri-State Communities across New York leadership and mentoring opportunities for middle and high school students.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory Meeks will attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad April 17-19, 2009, and participate as a panelist in the Private Sector Forum on April 15-16.

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congresswoman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) supports the announcement from the U.S. Treasury Department providing additional guidance for potential applicants interested in participating in the Legacy Securities part of the Public-Private Investment Program (PPIP).