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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement regarding the release of Alan Gross, and American contractor who has been detained in Cuba for the past five years and the Administration’s new Cuba policy:

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks voted in favor of funding the government through 2015. The vote occurred as government came within hours of a shutdown that would have furloughed 4.23 million federal workers this holiday season.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on the Central Intelligence Agency’s Detention and Interrogation Program:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Senator Chuck Schumer, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following statement today concerning the passage of the renaming of the post office at 218-10 Merrick Boulevard in Springfield Gardens, New York to the Cynthia Jenkins Post Office Building:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement regarding the Staten Island grand jury decision not to indict the NYPD officer whose use of the unauthorized chokehold led to the death of Eric Garner:

New York, N.Y. - Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement following the Ferguson Grand Jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson:

ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK - U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on the announcement of legislation to waive the debts incurred by thousands of disaster relief assistance recipients:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Gregory W. Meeks released the following statement on the fatal NYPD shooting of unarmed man, Akai Gurley, in Brooklyn: