Transportation
Information regarding my stance on Transportation issues.
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) released the following statement on the passage of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) issued the following statement after being on a plane that was clipped by another aircraft on the runway at Ronald Reagan National Airport.
“My colleagues and I are safe after the minor accident between two planes on the taxiway at Ronald Reagan Airport this afternoon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) announced $3.1 million federal grant provided by FEMA and the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES).
Today, the House passed H.R. 658, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 by a margin of 248-169. Congressman Meeks joined 157 of his Democratic colleagues in voting against the bill.
JAMAICA, NY-- Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-6), Senior Member of the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement on H.R. 658, the FAA Modernization and Reform Act:
WASHINGTON, DC- Today, Representatives Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) reintroduced their resolution honoring the victims of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587, which occurred in Belle Harbor, Queens on November 12, 2001. This year marked the 22nd year since the crash, the second largest aviation tragedy in U.S. history.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Reps. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05), Grace Meng (NY-06) and Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) announced that $117,696,000 in federal funding has been allocated for the QueensWay project in Queens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) and 15 members from the New York Democratic Congressional Delegation sent a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) urging them to immediately start a study ordered by Congress to address and modernize the country’s aging air traffic control (ATC) systems. The FAA must work with airports and airlines to assess how modernization and technology can improve operations in congested airspace especially as major tourist events are scheduled for New York and nearby areas.
QUEENS, NY– U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) recently recognized JFK International Airport for achieving a historic milestone in Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (MWBE) participation with a record-breaking $2.3 billion in contracts awarded through the JFK renovation project.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) voted to advance the Defense, Labor-HHS and Transportation-HUD minibus. The three spending bills delivers on Democratic priorities and blocks the Trump Administration’s plan to gut $163 billion from critical public services that American families depend on.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (NY-05) voted to pass the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, a package of six domestic funding bills focused on helping families and communities across the United States.