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U.S. Rep Gregory W. Meeks: Help Is On The Way 5th CD Congressman Welcomes HUD’s Approval of NYC Sandy Recovery Plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement on the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to honor Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley, the four girls who were killed 50 years ago in the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement acknowledging the six month anniversary of Super Storm Sandy:
Excerpt: While there remains work to be done to ensure the passage of this legislation, I am confident in my colleagues’ desires to move forward and enact this bi-partisan comprehensive immigration bill.
Washington, D.C. – Today, leaders of the New Democrat Coalition, led by Chair Ron Kind (WI-03) and Chairs of the New Democrat Coalition Trade Task Force released the following statement upon the Administration’s announcement that the U.S. has successfully completed bilateral consultations to support Japan’s inclusion in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations:
Excerpt: The President’s Budget is in accordance with his commitment to compromising with House Republicans and passing a balanced deal that asks all Americans to contribute their fair share not just the most vulnerable.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Co-Chairs of the New Democrat Coalition Trade, Critical Infrastructure and Manufacturing Task Force released the following statement after Prime Minister Abe of Japan announced his country will be seeking membership in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP):
WASHINGTON, D.C.--Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following statement on his upcoming trip representing the United States at the Funeral of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement about the negative impact the sequester could have on New York’s Fifth District and in other communities in the northeast who have been affected by Superstorm Sandy:
U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Proposed Merger Between US Airways and American Airlines
Excerpt: The proposed merger between US Airways and American Airlines will create the world’s largest airline and foster new economic opportunities for my Congressional district as well as many upstate communities.