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Representative Gregory W. Meeks - 6th District of New York - Meeks in the News

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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

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

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

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March 2007

February 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

November 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

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)