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Grace Meng

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Grace Meng is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she made history as the first Asian American woman elected to Congress. Throughout her tenure, Meng has focused on various issues, including education, healthcare, and public media funding. She has been an advocate for local stations and has expressed concerns about the impact of federal funding cuts on public media infrastructure.

Nov 20, 2013

Unfortunately, the 34-hour restart provision's specific requirement of two periods of off between 1 AM and 5 AM has taken away the quality of life, reduced the productivity, as well as disrupted the drivers' normal sleep schedule and has…

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Nov 20, 2013

The new HOS rule does not restore the allowable driving time to 10 hours.

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Nov 14, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to reaffirm the solidarity between the United States and the Philippines at this tragic time. As the people of the Philippines rebuild their infrastructure, aid their injured, and mourn their deceased, the U.S…

Congressional Record · 2013-11-14
Oct 30, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to strongly urge my colleagues' support for the Early Childhood Education Professional Improvement Act, H.R. 3357, which I introduced earlier this week with Congressman Jared Polis. Our bill would establish a…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-30
Oct 22, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that I may hereafter be considered to be the first sponsor of H.R. 2248, a bill originally introduced by Representative Markey of Massachusetts, for the purposes of adding cosponsors and requesting…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-22
Oct 9, 2013

Today small businesses are looking for opportunities to expand and to grow stronger.

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Oct 9, 2013

One way Congress can increase the job-creating power of small firms is through the Federal procurement marketplace.

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Oct 9, 2013

Although we must be cognizant of the cost to Federal agencies, we must ensure that bundling does not limit the accessibility of small businesses to Federal contracts.

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Oct 2, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the House bring up the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 59, the clean CR, and go to conference on a budget so that we end this Republican government shutdown that is taking away nutritious foods from…

Congressional Record · 2013-10-02
Sep 28, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 2848, the Fiscal Year 2014 Department of State Operations and Embassy Security Act. This bill authorizes funds for the State Department to advance U.S. interests around the world and…

Congressional Record · 2013-09-28

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