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New York – Representative Gregory Meeks, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, sent a letter yesterday to leading financial technology (fintech) companies encouraging them to partner with minority depository institutions (MDIs) and community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to disburse small business loans under the Paycheck P
New York – Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Hakeem Jefferies and Yvette D. Clarke hosted yesterday the first New York Black Elected Officials conference, creating a forum for black lawmakers to discuss the needs of their community in light of coronavirus, and coordinate action across all levels of government.
Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY-05) and Senators Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today led Democratic lawmakers in calling for the Small Business Administration (SBA) and Treasury Department to ensure that minority-owned businesses are not shut out of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
New York – Today Congressman Meeks issued the following statement regarding the exhaustion of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds:
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks addressed a letter to the Facility Administrator of the GEO Queens Detention Facility regarding its coronavirus outbreak, where 25 inmates and 10 facility staff were tested positive.
Washington, DC - Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks and Scott Tipton addressed a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asking the Treasury to consider issuing debit cards to Americans, creating low/no-cost bank accounts where they'd be able to immediately access funds such as stimulus checks.
Washington, DC – Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Emanuel Cleaver and Joyce Beatty issued a letter to Chairman Jerome Powell of the Federal Reserve calling on the Fed to include minority-owned asset managers and broker deals as partners in the implementation of its capital markets and liquidity programs.
Queens, NY – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks announced $1.2 million in emergency funding for the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center in Rockaway, Queens. The funding is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) $1.3 billion coronavirus emergency funding to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funded health centers.
Queens, NY – Today, Congressman Meeks released a policy plan establishing his priorities for coronavirus response legislation:
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Chair of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, chaired a field hearing on modern-day redlining.