Read How Rep. Meeks Passes Amendment to Expedite Rockaway Beach Report

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Amendment Aims to Bump Construction of Coastal Protections Ahead of Schedule

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks introduced and passed an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that aims to expedite the Army Corps of Engineers super-storm Sandy recovery study. Though funding has already been appropriated for coastal protections, construction awaits the finalization of the already completed report. Expediting the process should allow construction to move ahead of schedule. Rep. Meeks issued the following statement following the amendment’s passage:

Why Is US Rep. Gregory Meeks Saying Queens' Success Is Driven Largely By Immigrants?

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US Congressperson Gregory Meeks' Statement on Immigrant Heritage Month

"On this Immigrant Heritage Month, we must not only reflect on the value of immigrants, but our values as a nation of immigrants."

Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks issued the following statement regarding Immigrant Heritage Month:

“With over 150 ethnicities and more languages spoken than anywhere else in the world, Queens is not just the immigrant capital of New York City, it is the world’s borough.  Diversity is part of the very fabric of our city, woven by generation after generation of immigrants.

Their immeasurable contributions to our culture and our economy have allowed New York and our nation to thrive. Evidence of that is Comptroller DiNapoli’s recent report, which found that immigrant communities and their entrepreneurial spirit have largely contributed to the economic success of Queens.

“On this Immigrant Heritage Month, we must not only reflect on the value of immigrants, but our values as a nation of immigrants. Despite the hateful rhetoric and repugnant policies of the current White House, New York continues to uphold the ideals commemorated on the Statue of Liberty’s plaque, celebrating and protecting all our immigrants from the emboldened hate and bigotry we see today.

“To everyone who sacrificed something to join in our great melting pot, New York stands by you, and is better for it, in every way.”

US Rep Meeks Speaks Out On The Cancelling of The North Korea Summit, Rockaway Beach Closing, And Bank Legislation

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This Week's Updates From US Congress Member Greg Meeks

From the Office Of US Congress member Greg Meeks

Rep. Meeks Statement on Trump Cancelling N Korea Summit

Washington, DC - May, 22nd, 2018, U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks, senior member of the Foreign Relations committee, issued the following statement regarding President Trump’s letter to Kim Jong Un cancelling the North Korean Summit:

“Today’s announcement by President Trump, declaring that our summit with North Korea has been canceled, is as unsurprising as it is alarming. Given the rapid deteriorations of talks with North Korea, and the lack of a clear strategy or diplomatic groundwork laid out by this administration in Pyongyang, our North Korean mission was always on the verge of collapse.  

“Though I have long cautioned against celebrating these talks too early, it was in my hope, and all our hopes, that an agreement to denuclearize North Korea would be reached through the tireless efforts of President Moon of South Korea. More concerned with spectacle than substance, President Trump undermined that goal by prematurely agreeing to a summit, before the nuances and demands of both parties could be assessed.

“Nothing exemplifies the complexities of these kinds of deals more than the JCPOA, which took years of multilateral negotiations to accomplish. Contrary to what the President has said, diplomacy is hard work. That is why it was so reckless to pull out of the Iran deal, and why the President is now struggling to reach a deal with North Korea.

“I urge President Trump not to give in to more nuclear saber-rattling, but engage North Korea with a more methodic diplomatic approach. Through bilateral relations with President Moon, the cancellation of the summit can be an opportunity to let our State department first work out a framework for a deal.

“An historic meeting of heads of state should be leveraged so as to finalize a deal, not kindle the beginnings of one.”

Learn Why US Rep. Meeks Is Condemning the Release of Classified FISA Memo

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Rep. Meeks Condemns the Release of Classified FISA Memo; Calls for Immediate Dismissal of Chairman Nunes; Warns of Constitutional Crisis

From The Office Of US Rep Greg Meeks

"Independent Congressional oversight is central to our democracy, and Chairman Nunes’ decision to subject his committee to the President’s whims and directions is a serious dereliction of duty that shakes the very foundation of our nation’s system of check and balances..."

Washington D.C. – After the White House’s declassification of a top-secret memo prepared by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes’ Republican staff, which was subsequently released, Congressman Meeks released the following statement:

“Rep. Devin Nunes, Republican leadership, and the White House have placed self-interest and their political agenda above national security, ignoring dire warnings from the Department of Justice and the President’s handpicked Director of the FBI. In ordinary times, members of both parties would resoundingly condemn a President’s decision to compromise national security by declassifying top-secret information and a Committee’s partisan decision to release that information, which could expose our intelligence agencies’ closely held sources and methods.

But in these times, Republicans will resort to any means necessary in their effort to discredit the investigation of the Trump campaign in light of Russian interference in the 2016 election. In this most recent episode, they have heinously politicized a serious process and sought to undermine the FISA process our nation’s intelligence agencies rely on to keep us secure.

Read Rep. Gregory Meek's Statement on Indictment of High-Level Trump Associates

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By Kamau Austin and Dujon Ricks

Representative. Gregory Meeks 

Washington, D.C.—Ranking Democrat on the Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats Subcommittee, Congressman Gregory W. Meeks, released the following statement on today’s federal indictments of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and former Trump deputy campaign manager Rick Gates:

“Today’s indictment of the former campaign manager of the sitting President proves that, in the United States of America, no one is above the law. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation has already uncovered wrongdoing and it should continue without interference, as should the congressional investigations into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia.