117th Congress

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and the New York Port Authority announced a lease extension for the Port Authority at JFK Airport. The extension will enable the Port Authority to restructure private-public partnership deals and preserve private investments that further JFK Airport's redevelopment, a project that's key to driving our region's economic recovery.

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, introduced H.R. 2078, the Social and Economic Equity Promotion Act, a bill to require analyses from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) on how legislative proposals would impact historically underserved communities, including communities of color and others that have experienced longstanding social and economic inequality.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the House of Representatives voted in favor of the Senate-passed version of H.R. 1319, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, an urgently needed package to address the health and economic crises brought on by the global pandemic: