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June 25, 2008
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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Today June 25, 2008, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6275, the Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008, to protect millions of middle-class families from the alternative minimum tax (AMT). The legislation will provide responsible tax relief to middle-class families by ensuring that the number of taxpayers subject to the AMT will not increase.
June 24, 2008
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(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.

June 18, 2008
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(WASHINGTON, DC) Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) of the Sixth Congressional District issued the following statement:
May 14, 2008
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(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.

May 12, 2008
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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.

April 25, 2008
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(WASHINGTON, DC)–Rep. Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on the Sean Bell verdict announced this morning by Judge Arther Cooperman.

April 24, 2008
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(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.

April 15, 2008
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(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.

April 14, 2008
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(JAMAICA, NY)–Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) of the Sixth Congressional District in his Jamaica District Office, presided over the Bronze Star ceremony for local Richmond Hill resident, World War II Veteran, United States Army, Private First Class (PFC) James Nash.
April 10, 2008
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(WASHINGTON, DC)–Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6) lauded the House Financial Services Committee hearing on the economic, mortgage and housing rescue plan announced by the Committee’s Democratic Majority last week.