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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Committee on Financial Services and House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced examples of specific impacts that the repeal of health insurance reform will have on the constituents of the Sixth Congressional District.

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(WASHINGTON, DC)– Mister Speaker, two weeks ago, on the floor of this House, my colleagues read the Constitution of the United States, in its entirety. Well, my friends, reading the Constitution is one thing; living up to it is another.

(WASHINGTON, DC)– Mister Speaker, I rise in support of the Resolution Honoring Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the victims of this weekend’s horrific shooting.

(WASHINGTON, DC)–{“The country of Haiti endured an environmental catastrophe one year ago that affected millions of people across Haiti, Haitian Americans and citizens across the world. Within 35 seconds, the January 2010 earthquake killed more than 230,000 people and injured more than 300,000 others. It instantly made more than 1.8 million people displaced.

(JAMAICA, NEW YORK)– Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY-06) released the following statement on the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ-08) and the death of six innocent bystanders today in Tucson, Arizona:

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• For the week ending December 25, initial claims for unemployment insurance decreased by 34,000 to 388,000, the lowest level since July 2008. The four-week moving average of initial UI claims (which smoothes weekly volatility) was down 12,500 to 414,000, also reaching the lowest level since July 2008. (Employment and Training Administration)