Rep. Gregory Meeks

Democrat  •  6th District, New York  •  8th Term  •  Sworn In 1997
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02/08/12
House Approves Bill Seeking Construction Of Gas Pipeline Through Brooklyn And Queens

On the floor, bill sponsor Congressman Michael Grimm talked up the project's ... meter and regulation station at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Bill co-sponsor Gregory Meeks said that on top of having access to cheaper, cleaner fuel, the project will ...

Source: NY1
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02/08/12
Houses passes pipeline bill introduced by Grimm

Joining Grimm in pushing for House passage were Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens) and Rep. Robert Turner (R-Brooklyn/Queens). The project was included in Bloomberg's PlaNYC2030 report and has the support of the National Parks Service and Regional Plan Associat

Source: Staten Island Advance
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02/07/12
If Bob Turner’s District Is Saved, Who Gets the Axe?

The two minority-majority districts, belonging to Representatives Nydia Velázquez and Gregory Meeks, are likely protected by federal ... the move would cause in their borough. And if Congressman Turner’s district is indeed kept mostly intact ...

Source: Politicker
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02/07/12
How campaign contributions are spent

John Doolittle (R., Calif.), who retired in 2008, spent more than $4,500 to pay for a babysitter. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) was fined in 2008 after he spent $6,200 on a personal trainer. Closer to home, pols in the Greater Philadelphia ...

Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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02/07/12
Charter School Scandal Rampant Throughout the Country

Majority Leader Malcolm Smith and Rep. Gregory Meeks got their mitts on two charter schools that have been swept up in a federal grand jury probe of the two officials' finances, which are, umm, complicated. Meanwhile, the students have lousy ...

Source: DAILY KOS
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02/07/12
How campaign contributions are spent

John Doolittle (R., Calif.), who retired in 2008, spent more than $4,500 to pay for a babysitter. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) was fined in 2008 after he spent $6,200 on a personal trainer. Closer to home, pols in the Greater Philadelphia ...

Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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02/07/12
Conservation Voters Give Ackerman a 94 Percent on Annual Score Card

...in Queens, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-Jackson Heights, received a 94 percent, while Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-Astoria, and Gregory Meeks, D-Jamaica, both received a 97 percent grade. In Long Island, Rep. Peter King, R-Massapequa Park, received a 14 percent,

Source: Bayside Patch
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02/07/12
Conservation Voters Give Ackerman a 94 Percent on Annual Score Card

...Elsewhere in Queens, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-Jackson Heights, received a 94 percent, while Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-Astoria, and Gregory Meeks, D-Jamaica, both received a 97 percent grade. In Long Island, Rep. Peter King, R-Massapequa Park, received a 14

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02/07/12
Conservation Voters Give Ackerman a 94 Percent on Annual Score Card

...Elsewhere in Queens, Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-Jackson Heights, received a 94 percent, while Reps. Carolyn Maloney, D-Astoria, and Gregory Meeks, D-Jamaica, both received a 97 percent grade. In Long Island, Rep. Peter King, R-Massapequa Park, received a 14

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02/07/12
How campaign contributions are spent

...U.S. Rep. John Doolittle (R., Calif.), who retired in 2008, spent more than $4,500 to pay for a babysitter. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D., N.Y.) was fined in 2008 after he spent $6,200 on a personal trainer. Closer to home, pols in the Greater Philadelphi

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02/06/12
SUPER BOWL XLVI: THE REMATCH Rep. a Super $oaker Meeks sells off his cheap Giants tix to big donors

Rep. Gregory Meeks is a super fan of Super Bowl fund-raising. The Queens Democrat has thrown pricey parties at the last four games, buying up tickets not available to the general public and selling them to donors willing to shell out big bucks.

Source: FOXSports.com
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02/06/12
If Bob Turner’s District Is Saved, Who Gets the Axe?

The two minority-majority districts, belonging to Representatives Nydia Velázquez and Gregory Meeks, are likely protected by federal ... the move would cause in their borough. And if Congressman Turner’s district is indeed kept mostly intact ...

Source: Politicker
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02/06/12
Where was Meeks last night?

...the NY Post: Rep. Gregory Meeks is a super fan of Super Bowl fund-raising. The Queens Democrat has thrown pricey parties at the last four games, buying up tickets not available to the general public and selling them to donors willing to shell out big bu

Source: Queens Crap
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02/05/12
SUPER BOWL XLVI: THE REMATCH Rep. a Super $oaker Meeks sells off his cheap Giants tix to big donors

Rep. Gregory Meeks is a super fan of Super Bowl fund-raising. The Queens Democrat has thrown pricey parties at the last four games, buying up tickets not available to the general public and selling them to donors willing to shell out big bucks.

Source: FOXSports.com
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02/05/12
Politicians gear up to watch Super Bowl

Chris Christie will be attending as guest of the Indianapolis hosting committee. The paper reported that the office of Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) refused to say whether he was attending. On Twitter, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said “Looking forward

Source: Thehill.com
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02/05/12
New York Congressman using the Super Bowl to bring in some serious cash

New York congressman Gregory Meeks is using it to make some serious cash. Mr Meeks has held pricey Super Bowl parties in the past, and up until two weeks ago, his fundraising agency was still selling $5,000 tickets to his event this year. Now, after the ..

Source: Daily Mail
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02/05/12
Rep. a Super $oaker

Rep. Gregory Meeks is a super fan of Super Bowl fund-raising. The Queens Democrat has thrown pricey parties at the last four games, buying up tickets not available to the general public and selling them to donors willing to shell out big bucks. And while .

Source: New York Post
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02/04/12
New lines mean Qns senate shift

Bob Turner (R-Middle Village), who has the western part, and Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans). The task force’s proposal would take away Lindenwood, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill from Addabbo and give him part of the Rockaways, Fresh Meadows .

Source: Bayside Times Ledger
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01/31/12
Visa Waiver Program Modernization for Prosperity and Security

Today, Congressman Mike Quigley (D–IL)—along with several ... Steve Chabot (R–OH), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R–FL), Dan Burton (R–IN), Gregory Meeks (D–NY), and Brian Higgins (D–NY). Leading the charge in the Senate are Senators Barbara Mikulski .

Source: The Heritage Foundation
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01/30/12
Sanchez teams with GOP counterpart

Grimm sat with Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y. This year, he and Sanchez made a date to sit together. The two co-chair the bipartisan Congressional Morocco Caucus and frequently face off on television. “Even though I'm constantly having to correct ...

Source: Orange County Register
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01/27/12
Rep. Sanchez reaches across the aisle

Grimm sat with Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY. Reps. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, and Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., were among several Congress members to cross the aisle in a bipartisan seating gesture at the State of the Union address. Photo courtesy of ...

Source: Orange County Register
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01/27/12
Rep. Sanchez reaches across the aisle

Grimm sat with Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY. Reps. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, and Michael Grimm, R-N.Y., were among several Congress members to cross the aisle in a bipartisan seating gesture at the State of the Union address. Photo courtesy of ...

Source: Orange County Register
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01/26/12
Bipartisan resolution to honor Vaclav Havel introduced by Floridians in House, Senate

...has bipartisan support in the U.S. House, too, from U.S. Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif.; Dan Burton, R-Ind.; Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Fla.; Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.; Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., Connie Mack, R-Fla.; David Rivera, R-Fla.; and Albio Sires, D-N.J....

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01/24/12
Guv presents budget in boro

But U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) loved the idea. “I’m excited about it,” he said in an interview after the address. “It sends a huge message that Queens is a part of New York City.” Westerns Queens politicians, like City Councilman ...

Source: Bayside Times Ledger
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01/24/12
Wallenberg: Not Only a Hero but a Unifier

What I did not expect was the diversity of the leadership that this effort would attract. From its very inception we attracted Representative Gregory Meeks, an African-American Democrat from Queens, NY, to sponsor the legislation along with Representative

Source: Huffington Post
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01/22/12
A queens ransom

...the struggling Queens business district, has reaped a windfall of public money from its allies, including embattled Rep. Gregory Meeks, but its track record is disputed. “Greater Jamaica Development, to me, was formed only to pad the pockets of the pe

Source: New York Post
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01/19/12
Rockaway Medicaid Office Moved To L.I.C.

The offices of Councilman James Sanders and Congressman Gregory Meeks were also unaware of the move until they were contacted by this newspaper. Representatives for both electeds said rumors of a move had been floating around, but they had heard ...

Source: Wave of Long Island
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01/19/12
Rebuild VA hospital: Meeks

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) described 2012 as a year of promise as he met with reporters in his Jamaica district office Tuesday. Meeks said one of his top priorities is figuring out how to appropriate funds “so we can build a full-service ...

Source: Bayside Times Ledger
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01/18/12
Over 120 Members of Congress Support No Labels' Call for Bipartisan Seating at State of the Union

Representative Gregory Meeks (D-NY) -- Representative Michael Michaud (D-ME) -- Representative Chris Murphy (D-CT) -- Representative Bill Owens (D-NY) -- Representative Donald Payne (D-NJ) -- Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) -- Representative ...

Source: Newsblaze.com
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01/18/12
Mixed Bag For 'Occupy' Protesters Seeking Meetings With Reps.

Colin Street lives on Long Island, NY and wanted to see his congressman, Rep. Gregory Meeks. "I went up to the room and sat in the secretary's office for about 20 minutes and waited for her to come out and tell me he's not here yet and when he gets here ..

Source: WAMU
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Official website: http://house.gov/meeks/
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2234 Rayburn House Office Building
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Phone: 202-225-3461
Fax: 202-226-4169

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