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December 20, 2006
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(JAMAICA, NY)Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks of the Sixth Congressional District launched his annual toy distribution with a celebration in his Jamaica District office with 25 five year olds from the York College's Head Start program. Meeks plans to deliver over 1,000 toys for children between the ages of 0 through 12 years between now and Christmas.
December 11, 2006
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(WASHINGTON, DC)Flanked by 100 members of Southeast Queens clergy and civic leaders, Sixth Congressional District Representative Gregory W.

November 26, 2006
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(WASHINGTON, DC)Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) of the Sixth Congressional District, released the following statement today on the police shooting of Sean Bell, Joseph Guzman and Trent Benefield, Just after 4:00 a.m. yesterday morning, Saturday, November 25, 2006, a horrible, inexplicable tragedy occurred.

November 23, 2006
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Meeks Message from Capitol Hill
THE WAVE

A remarkable thing happened on Election Day: Voters swept Democrats to victory in the House of Representatives by nearly double the 15 seats we needed to become the majority. The electorate also gave Democrats exactly the six seats we needed to regain the Senate majority.

November 6, 2006
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(WASHINGTON, DC)Today, Grammy Award Winning Musician, Ja Rule, Music Mogul, Russell Simmons, Power 105 Radio Personality Ed Lover, TV & Radio Personality Jacque Reid, Irv "Gotti" and Chris Lorenzo announced at a press conference at the Marriott Marquis Times Square a Celebrity LIFE Camp Benefit for at risk youth which will take place on Thursday, November 9, 6:00PM-10:00PM at Club Lotus, 409 W
October 26, 2006
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Meeks Message from Capitol Hill
THE WAVE

Congress has been in recess for about a month. With the exception of a handful of members of Congress who are retiring or running for higher offices, most senators and representatives on both sides of the aisle are either vigorously defending their own seats or actively campaigning for candidates in other districts and states.

September 29, 2006
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(WASHINGTON, DC)-September 29, 2006-Last night, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), along with the entire New York delegation, voted against the bill that reauthorizes the Ryan White Care Act, which provides federal funding for HIV/AIDS related primary health care programs and services.

September 27, 2006
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(WASHINGTON, DC)People are being massacred in Darfur, Sudan by the Sudanese government's proxy militia called the Janjaweed. The Janjaweed have been unleashed to carry out a scorched earth campaign against innocent civilians from three African communities in Darfur causing death, destruction and displacement.

September 14, 2006
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Meeks Message from Capitol Hill
The Wave

This Monday past America and the world commemorated the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Like most people, I still have a hard time absorbing those events.

August 10, 2006
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Meeks Message from Capitol Hill
The Wave

My colleagues and I in the House and Senate have recessed for the month of August. Ordinarily, most of us spend part of the recess working in our respective districts or states, and part of it taking long-deserved vacations or getaways with our families who see far too little of us.