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(WASHINGTON, DC)–Washington: Since President Bush took office, the price of oil has increased from less than $30 per barrel to a recent record high of nearly $150, and the price of gasoline has risen from $1.47 per gallon to $4.10 per gallon. “Ninety-percent of the Bush-Cheney energy plan is in place—and the price of oil has increased more than four-fold since 2001.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, June 24, 2008 Gregory W. Meeks joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives in passing House Resolution 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008. H.R. 6331 offers concrete changes to make Medicare more efficient.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Today, May 14th, we commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Independence of Israel. The United States and Israel have a special relationship that began when President Truman was the first world leader to officially recognize the Jewish State.
New York, NY– At a House Judiciary Committee community forum called by the House Judiciary Committee in the aftermath of the recent acquittal of the police officers involved in the 50-bullet shooting of Sean Bell, Joseph Guzman, and Trent Benefield, Congressman Gregory W.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on the Sean Bell verdict announced this morning by Judge Arther Cooperman.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks joined his colleagues in the House of Representatives to support H.R. 5613, the Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008. H.R. 5613 will place a moratorium on seven regulations that if implemented will reduce Federal Medicaid funding to States by nearly $20 billion over the next five years.
(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, along with fellow Congressional Black Caucus members and the Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke at a press conference urging the United States to provide emergency food aid to Haiti.