Grace Meng

If there is one thing the pandemic has taught us all it is that the world can and sometimes must pivot on a dime.

we are working on SNAP PLUS Act legislation, bipartisan effort with Congress members Bobby Rush and Brian Fitzpatrick

I am pleased to transmit public comments from my constituents of New York's Sixth Congressional District in response to the March 17th, 2022, subcommittee hearing on aviation noise.

We need to ensure that our communities are resilient to meet the challenges ahead.

We not only need a Green New Deal. We need a Green New Deal for our public schools, our transportation system. And like Senator Ramos said, our sewage system.

For over a year, against the backdrop of a raging COVID-19 virus and an economic crisis, Asian Americans have been fighting an additional pandemic: the virus of hate and bigotry. Over 6,600 incidents of physical, verbal, and online attacks…

We want to make sure, as with any public health crisis like gun violence, that we are having a more accurate and complete set of data to figure out how we can better target and address this problem.

We can`t just address racism aimed at our communities, we ever to address tolerance that might exist within our own community as well.

We can’t just address racism aimed at our communities, we ever to address tolerance that might exist within our own community as well.

We need to make sure that our children are getting a complete picture of who and what America history is made up of.

We need to make sure that our kids are understanding a more complete picture of what Asian-American history looks like.

We want local law enforcement to establish online reporting in multiple languages, for example.

We are thrilled that the legislation has passed and it is one of many steps that we will have to take towards addressing this serious issue.

It is time that our government finally walks the walk and sets an example by providing free menstrual products in all public buildings.

I look forward to submitting for your committee's consideration infrastructure projects that are sure to improve the lives of my constituents in Queens, New York.

It is time that our Government finally walks the walk and sets an example by providing free menstrual products in all public buildings, just like we do with toilet paper, paper towels, and hand soap.

One of my top priorities as a Member of Congress is protecting those who are vulnerable around the world.

Thank you, in particular, to Representative Lee Zeldin, my partner in this effort.

Diversity should be an asset to our national security, not a threat.

The U.S. must invest in young people who carry unprecedented power to prevent climate change, promote democracy, good government, social justice, and spread American values.

I know that our subcommittee, under the leadership of Chairwoman Lee, appropriated almost $11 billion earlier this year.

I do want to acknowledge our Chairwoman Lee's efforts and leadership on this issue.

I wanted to ask, switching gears, a different question, about the climate plan, the directive announcing $20 billion from the administration to develop an Amazon climate financing plan for an important forest region of our world.

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman. Thank you, Mr. Ranking Member. And thank you, Mr. Secretary, for coming here today to testify.

I appreciate what you just mentioned about some of the transparency standards that have been used.