November 2009

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Votes In Favor of Unemployment Compensation Extension ActWill Extend Unemployment Benefits, Homebuyer Tax Credit and Tax Cuts to Americans Nationwide  (November 5, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Votes In Favor of Expedited Card Reform for Consumers ActMakes Key Investments To Financially Protect U.S. Consumers  (November 4, 2009)

October 2009

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Votes In Favor of New Consumer Financial Protection Agency  (October 22, 2009)

September 2009

• U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks Announces Naturalization Ceremony and Citizenship Day in the Sixth Congressional District  (September 17, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Introduces Sense of Congress Resolution on Bankruptcy Proceedings of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. and Lehman Brothers Europe Inc.Supports Efforts to Establish An International Framework for International Bankruptcy Cooperation Between the United States and United Kingdom  (September 14, 2009)


• U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks Celebrates Southeast Queens Senior Appreciation Week Meeks Set to Host Afternoon at the Movies for Seniors  (September 11, 2009)

August 2009

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Mourns the Loss of Senator Edward M. Kennedy  (August 26, 2009)


• MEDIA ALERT/ NEWS COVERAGE OPPORTUNITY/ LOCAL EVENT LISTINGCongressman Gregory W. Meeks Set to DiscussAmerica’s Affordable Health Choices Act on August 25, 2009 at 7PM  (August 19, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on Senate Confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor for Associate Supreme Court Justice  (August 6, 2009)

July 2009

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Host Washington, DC Clergy Retreat  (July 30, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Mourns the Loss of Former State Senator Olga Mendez  (July 29, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Applauds Decision by World Bank, International Monetary Fund and the Inter-American Development Bank in Canceling Haiti’s Debts  (July 1, 2009)

June 2009

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Votes for American Clean Energy and Security ActWill Create Millions of New Jobs for Americans  (June 26, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Remarks on President Barack Obama’s Financial Regulatory Reform Proposal Meeks looks forward to working with citizens and stakeholders to create a modern financial regulatory system  (June 17, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Announces New Small Business Lending Program under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  (June 15, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Votes for Foreign Relations Authorization ActTo Help Restore Diplomacy and International Development Efforts  (June 10, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Amendment to H.R. 2410 Passes On House FloorSupports Efforts to Promote Racial Equality in the Hemisphere  (June 10, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Floor Statement for Amendment H.R. 2410  (June 10, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Host Digital Television Transition Walk-in Clinics with the FCC  (June 8, 2009)

May 2009

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks in Colombia, for Afro-Colombian Commission Recommendations and in El Salvador and Honduras with Secretary Clinton  (May 28, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Host High School Congressional Art CompetitionYoung Artist Compete for Exhibition on Capitol Hill  (May 27, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Applauds Goldman Sachs’ Hiring of Williams Capital to Manage$1 Billion of Assets  (May 19, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks’ Transportation High Priority Project Requests  (May 13, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Convenes Hearing to Address Implication of the G-20 Leaders Summit for Low Income Countries and the Global Economy  (May 12, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Joins Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Patterson, Federal, State and City Legislators at Press Conference at CVS in Downtown Manhattan  (May 9, 2009)

April 2009

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Votes In Favor of Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act  (April 29, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on Swine Flu  (April 26, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Applauds Citi’s Launch of Citi Field Kids Program to New York City  (April 16, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks to be a Participant in the Summit of Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad  (April 15, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Supports Treasury Department Efforts To Increase Participation In Public-Private Investment Program  (April 6, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks 2010 Appropriation Requests  (April 4, 2009)

March 2009

• Congressman Gregory Meeks on the Passage of the Federal Media Shield Law  (March 31, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Special Order Remarks Congressional Black Caucus Dr. John Hope Franklin  (March 30, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks and Members of the Congressional Black Caucus Seek to Expand Minority Access and Participation in TARP and other Government Run Financial Rescue Programs  (March 30, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Opening Statement at International Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee Hearing  (March 12, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on the House Passage of The Helping Families Save Their Homes Act  (March 5, 2009)

February 2009

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on President Obama’s Budget  (February 26, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on White House Appointment of Adolpho Carrion to Director of Urban Policy  (February 19, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Praises President Obama’s Signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Rep. Meeks voted for H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  (February 17, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Honors the NAACP for 100 Years of Service  (February 12, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Votes For Digital TV Delay Act  (February 4, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Congratulates Eric Holder on his Confirmation and Swearing In as U.S. Attorney General for the Department of Justice  (February 3, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on Black History Month  (February 1, 2009)

January 2009

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Votes for H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  (January 28, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Votes For Senate Passed Lilly Ledbetter Bill (S.181)  (January 27, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Congratulates Timothy Geithner on being sworn in as the 75th Secretary of the U.S. Treasury  (January 26, 2009)


• U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks is Elected Chairman of the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy by the House Financial Services Committee  (January 22, 2009)


• U.S. House of Representatives Passes Bipartisan Bill to Provide Health Care for 11 Million Children  (January 14, 2009)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks is Sworn into the 111th Congress by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi  (January 6, 2009)

December 2008

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Remarks on the Announcement of the U.S. Automotive Loan Rescue Package  (December 19, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Calls For Tough Standards In Exchange For Any Federal Loans To The Big Three Automakers  (December 5, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Congratulates Senator Hillary Clinton on Acceptance of Secretary of State Nomination  (December 1, 2008)

November 2008

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on Attacks in Mumbai  (November 26, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on Financial Agreement between Treasury, Federal Reserve, FDIC and Citigroup  (November 23, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Statement on Unemployment Legislation  (November 21, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Applauds Greater Jamaica Development Corporation for New Revitalization Project  (November 19, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks on the House Financial Services Committe Hearing  (November 18, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Supports House Auto Legislation to Bailout U.S. Auto Industry  (November 17, 2008)

October 2008

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Announces Launch of Foreclosure Prevention Clinic  (October 27, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Supports Help with Heating Bills this Winter  (October 17, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Supports the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act  (October 6, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks lauds passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008Historic bipartisan supported bill passes in the House of Representatives by a vote of 263 to 171  (October 3, 2008)

September 2008

• Congressman Gregory Meeks lauds Bipartisan Counterproposal to the Bush Administration's $700 billion Financial Rescue PlanTaxpayers would be protected under the congressional version of the bailout  (September 25, 2008)


• Statement of Congressman Meeks at Hearing on Crisis in Haiti  (September 23, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Votes in Favor of New Energy Bill  (September 17, 2008)


• U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks Expresses Extreme Disappointment In The Expulsion Of U.s. Diplomats By Bolivia And Venezulau.s. Ambassadors To Both Countries Declared Persona Non Grata And Expelled  (September 12, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Remembers Victims of 9/11  (September 11, 2008)

July 2008

• Congressman Meeks Blasts Results Of The Republican Energy Plan  (July 29, 2008)


• Congress To Vote On Housing Bill - Bush Says He Will Sign Bill Into Law  (July 23, 2008)

June 2008

• Gregory Meeks Applauded The Passage Of Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Bill  (June 25, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory Meeks Endorses Medicare Improvements For Patients And Providers  (June 24, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement On The DOT/FAA Plan To Implement Congestion Pricing And Auctions To Reduce Flight Congestion  (June 18, 2008)

May 2008

• Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of The Independence Of Israel  (May 14, 2008)


• Rep. Meeks Participates In A Community Forum On Law Enforcement Accountability: Police Community Relations In The Wake Of The Bell Verdicts  (May 12, 2008)

April 2008

• US Reps. Gergory W. Meeks, Rangel, Towns, Clarke And Cheeks Kilpatrick, New York State Senate Minority Leader Malcolm A. Smith And Southeast Queens Elected Officials Issued A Joint Statement On The Sean Bell Verdict  (April 25, 2008)


• Meeks Supports Protecting Medicaid  (April 24, 2008)


• Meeks And Others Call For President Bush To Take Immediate Action Against The Food Shortage Crisis In Haiti  (April 15, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Presides Over Bronze Star Ceremony To Richmond Hill World War II Veteran James Nash  (April 14, 2008)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Lauds Financial Services Committee Hearing On Economic, Mortgage And Housing Rescue Bill  (April 10, 2008)


• Meeks Statement On The Testimony Of General Patraeus And Ambassador Crocker Before The House Foreign Affairs Committee  (April 9, 2008)

March 2008

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Supports David Patterson  (March 12, 2008)


• Statement By Congressman Gregory W. Meeks  (March 12, 2008)

February 2008

• Congressman Meeks Votes In Favor To Approve A Bipartisan Economic Stimulus Package That Willboost The Struggling Economy  (February 8, 2008)


• Meeks Votes In Favor Of The College Opportunity And Affordability Act  (February 7, 2008)

January 2008

• Congressman Meeks Votes In Favor Of Overriding The Presidents Veto Of The State Children's Health Insurance Program  (January 23, 2008)


• Hope VI Improvement And Reauthorization Act Passes In The House Of Representatives  (January 17, 2008)

December 2007

• House Passes Bill To Protect Families From The Alternative Minimum Tax  (December 19, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Honors The Life Of Congresswoman Julia Carson  (December 15, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Hosts Dialogue With Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein  (December 10, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks To Host Free Flu Shot Event For Seniors  (December 7, 2007)


• Rep. Meeks Statement On The Venezuela Referendum  (December 3, 2007)

November 2007

• Southeast Queens Clergy Members Join US Rep Gregory W. Meeks For A Unified Day Of Worship In Memory Of Sean Bell  (November 21, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement On The Labor-Health-Education Appropriations Bill Veto Override Vote  (November 15, 2007)

October 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Discussed Foreclosures Due To Predatory Lending Practices With Southern Queens Elected Officials And Clergy  (October 29, 2007)


• Reps. Meeks & Fossella's Bill To Enhance Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets And Reverse Exodus Of U.S. IPO's Passes The House Of Representatives  (October 23, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Host Tour Of Southeast Queens With New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. To Assess Damage Caused By Flooding, Low Elevation And Sewer System  (October 22, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Releases A Joint Statement On The Massacre Of Six Colombian Miners  (October 19, 2007)

September 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Leads Discussion On African Americans And Franchising  (September 28, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Leads Conversation On The African American Experience On Wall Street  (September 27, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Will Host A Special Sixth Congressional Police Precinct Community Task Force Town Hall  (September 26, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Will Host A Town Hall On Storm Disaster Assistance  (September 26, 2007)


• Reps. Meeks and Fossella's Bill To Enhance Competitiveness Of U.S. Markets And Reverse Exodus Of U.S. IPO's Passes Committee  (September 18, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Resolution On Malaysia's 50th Anniversary Of Independence Passes In The House Of Representatives  (September 17, 2007)


• Third Annual African American Prostate Cancer Disparity Summit In The Nation's Capitol Supported By Congressman Gregory W. Meeks  (September 5, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Salutes Sixth Congressional Veterans And Their Families  (September 4, 2007)

August 2007

• Congressman Meeks Welcomes Council Committee's Approval Of Downtown Jamaica Rezoning Plan  (August 23, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Announces New Private/Public Partnership Aimed To Reduce Foreclosures In Southeast Queens  (August 16, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks And The New York Delegation Sheppard The Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act Through The Financial Services Committee  (August 1, 2007)

July 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Applauds The Passing Of The College Cost Reduction Act Of 2007  (July 13, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Weighs In On The Impact On Us Trade Policy  (July 12, 2007)

June 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Votes With An Overwhelming Majority In The House Of Representatives To Pass The Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA)  (June 28, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Launch's The Congressional Services Caucus  (June 26, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Announces The House Financial Services Committee Passing Of Financial Services Diversity Initiative (H.Con. Res.) 140  (June 26, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Announces Congressional Page Program  (June 13, 2007)

May 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Host Historical Citizenship Day Meeks Assist Nyc Women Attain The American Dream Just In Time For Mother's Day  (May 12, 2007)


• U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (06-NY) Applauds The Approval Of The EU-US Open Skies Agreement  (May 2, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Denounces President Bush’s Veto Of The Iraq Accountability Act  (May 2, 2007)

April 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Recognizes “Global Days For Darfur” -- Calls For An End To The Genocide In Darfur  (April 27, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks And United States Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez To Discuss Trade And The Economy During A Visit To York College  (April 23, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks To Host Citizenship Swearing-in Ceremony  (April 20, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Announces Sixth Congressional District Citizenship Day  (April 18, 2007)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Participates In Congressional Delegation To Sudan, Egypt, Greece And Germany  (April 9, 2007)

March 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Joins Members Of Congress And The President In Honoring The Tuskegee Airmen With The Congressional Gold Medal  (March 29, 2007)


• As Iraq War Enters Its Fifth Year, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Says Congress Must Vote For A Change  (March 19, 2007)

February 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Announce Assistance To Far Rockaway Residents Following Six Alarm Fire Meeks Will Have On Site Caseworkers To Assist Residents  (February 5, 2007)


• Simone-Marie Meeks Honors The “Queen Of Jazz” Ella Fitzgerald Performed For 58 Years, Won 13 Grammy Awards And Sold In Excess Of 40 Million Records And Lived In St Albans  (February 2, 2007)

January 2007

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Calls On President Bush To Reject Iraq Troop Surge President Bush Is Unwavering In His Rigid “Stay The Course” Strategy And Is Determined To Ignore The Recommendations Of The Iraq Study Group  (January 10, 2007)

December 2006

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks To Deliver Over 1,000 Toys To The Sixth Congressional District Needy Families  (December 20, 2006)


• South East Queens Elected Officials, Clergy, Civic And Political Leadership Take A Proactive Stand Against The Police Shootings Of Bell, Guzman And Benefield  (December 11, 2006)

November 2006

• Statement Of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks On The Police Shooting Of Sean Bell, Joseph Guzman And Trent Benefield  (November 26, 2006)


• Grammy Award Winning Musician Ja Rule, Music Mogul Russell Simmons, Irv "gotti" Lorenzo Announce A Celebrity Life Camp Benefit For At Risk Youth  (November 6, 2006)

September 2006

• Press Statement Of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks HR 6143-The Ryan White Re-authorization  (September 29, 2006)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Released The Following Statement Today Regarding The Deteriorating Security Situation In Darfur, Sudan  (September 27, 2006)

June 2006

• Prostate Cancer In Black Men Has Reached Epidemic Proportions U.S . Rep Gregory W. Meeks Convenes Town Hall To Address Issue  (June 10, 2006)

May 2006

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Joins Congressman Tom Feeney As Lead Sponsors Of The COMPETE ACT  (May 17, 2006)

March 2006

• Congressman Meeks, New York City Elected Officials, and Tenant Leaders Rally Against NYCHA Resident Service Fee Increases  (March 24, 2006)

February 2006

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Meets with Israel's Consul General, Arye Mekel  (February 16, 2006)

October 2005

• Representative Gregory W. Meeks Negotiates Commitment to Support Plan Pacifico from President of Colombia  (October 13, 2005)


• Representative Meeks Hosts African-Colombian Leadership in Meetings to Discuss "A Balanced Policy on Colombia"  (October 13, 2005)


• Representative Gregory W. Meeks Secures Historic Cabinet-Level Position for African-Columbians from President Uribe  (October 13, 2005)


• Representative Gregory W. Meeks Leads Delegation to Meet with Marginalized African-Colombian Community  (October 13, 2005)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Devastating Earthquake in Pakistan, the Kashmir Region, India, and Afghanistan  (October 12, 2005)

September 2005

• Speech by Rep. Meeks on U.S. - Malaysian bilateral relationship  (September 26, 2005)


• Statement of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks in Support of the $10.5 Billion Aid Package for Hurricane Katrina Victims  (September 2, 2005)


• Regarding the $10.5 Billion Aid Package forthe Victims of Hurricane Katrina  (September 2, 2005)

July 2005

• Meeks Statement on CAFTA vote  (July 27, 2005)


• U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (06-NY) Reacts To The IOC's Vote On New York City's 2012 Summer Olympic Bid  (July 6, 2005)

January 2005

• Statement Of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks On The Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz  (January 27, 2005)


• Let's Not Forget Somalia Gregory W. Meeks And Donald M. Payne  (January 6, 2005)


• Special: Help Tsunami Victims  (January 4, 2005)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement For The Record January 4, 2005 Tsunami Disaster  (January 4, 2005)

September 2004

• Statement Of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks on We Must Provide Urgent Humanitarian Help To Haiti!  (September 21, 2004)

May 2004

• HELP HAITI AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC!  (May 30, 2004)


• STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN GREGORY W. MEEKSON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BROWN DECISION  (May 17, 2004)

April 2004

• "Haiti Needs Disarmament and the Three R’s: Reconciliation, Reconstitution, and Reconstruction"  (April 24, 2004)

March 2004

• STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN GREGORY W. MEEKS "Connecting the Dots"  (March 24, 2004)


• CONGRESSMAN GREGORY W. MEEKS TO VOTE AGAINST THE HYDE RESOLUTION  (March 16, 2004)


• Statement of Congressman Gregory W. Meeks on the Resignation of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide  (March 1, 2004)

December 2003

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Sponsors Legislation Compensating 1991 Gulf War POW’s Without Delay  (December 2, 2003)

November 2003

• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Statement on the Meaning of Thanksgiving  (November 25, 2003)


• Congressman Gregory W. Meeks Reaffirms Support for Alzheimer's Disease Prevention, Treatment and Care  (November 24, 2003)


• CONGRESSMAN GREGORY W. MEEKS CALLS PUBLIC SCHOOL PARENT COORDINATORS "PIONEERS"  (November 14, 2003)

June 2003

• Congressman Gregory W. MeeksApplauds the New York Court of Appeals RulingOn Inadequacy of Current Funding System forCity Public School Education  (June 26, 2003)


• CONGRESSMAN GREGORY W. MEEKS STATEMENT ON THE GRUTTER & GRATZ DECISION  (June 24, 2003)

May 2003

• Congressman Gregory Meeks Applauds Department of Homeland Security’s $700 Million Allocation for Urban Areas  (May 15, 2003)

October 2002

• Rep. Gregory MeeksPresents Leonard Drogin's Purple Heart to his Brother, Henry Drogin.  (October 29, 2002)

July 2002

• U.S. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks (06-NY) Hails Guarantee  (July 16, 2002)