Grace Meng

Grace Meng was born in Queens, New York in 1975. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. Meng's professional experience includes working as an attorney. She served in the New York Assembly from 2009 to 2012.[1] Meng is the first Asian American member of Congress from New York.[2][3]

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The following issues were listed on Meng's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

Jobs for Queens: Creating jobs for hardworking families in Queens will be my top priority when I get to Congress. While we avoided plunging into a second Great Depression following the 2008 financial crisis, economic growth is still too slow and our unemployment rate is still too high.

Health Care and Social Security: As a Member of Congress, I will oppose the right-wing assault on the health care and senior citizen programs that are so crucial to the fabric of our society. I believe that every citizen should have access to quality, affordable health care; that individuals with pre-existing conditions should not be denied coverage; and that young people should continue to be able to stay on their parents’ insurance until they are 26.

Tax Fairness: Republicans in Washington insist on cutting spending for vital programs that provide relief to society’s most vulnerable citizens, while refusing to budge an inch on increasing revenue by requiring wealthy individuals and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes. We must recapture lost revenue by ending subsidies to oil companies and corporations that ship jobs overseas, and implement tax reforms like the Buffet Rule so that those who have benefited most from society do their part to help improve it.

Civil Rights: The continuous right-wing assault on women’s rights in Congress should be cause for alarm for all American families. Providing women with access to reproductive health care, passing legislation like the Paycheck Fairness Act to make sure that women are compensated at the same rate as their male counterparts in the workplace, and protecting women from sexual violence and domestic abuse are not Democratic or Republican priorities – they are American priorities.

National Security and Foreign Policy: In conducting our foreign policy, we must robustly defend our national security. In order to achieve this goal, we must stay on the offensive against Al Qaeda, prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, protect long-term allies such as Israel, and remain committed to global human rights. We cannot sacrifice any of these objectives for the sake of political expediency or short-term economic gain.[19]

—Grace Meng's campaign website, http://gracefornewyork.com/issues/

Meng listed some of her campaign themes on her website:[20]

"Creating jobs for hardworking families in Queens will be my top priority when I get to Congress. While we avoided plunging into a second Great Depression following the 2008 financial crisis, economic growth is still too slow and our unemployment rate is still too high. I have a clear vision and 4-point plan for bringing jobs back to Queens:

Immediate federal aid to local and state governments to hire more teachers, police officers and firefighters.

Federal transportation dollars – and transportation-related jobs – to Queens. I will seek appointment to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in order to achieve this objective.

Tax credits for small businesses that hire new workers.

Investment in technological advancement and initiatives that will help Queens thrive as a technology corridor.

As a Member of Congress, I will oppose the right-wing assault on the health care and senior citizen programs that are so crucial to the fabric of our society. I believe that every citizen should have access to quality, affordable health care; that individuals with pre-existing conditions should not be denied coverage; and that young people should continue to be able to stay on their parents’ insurance until they are 26.

We must also pass sensible, pro law enforcement gun legislation. In Congress I will fight for legislation:

Requiring all new semiautomatic pistols be capable of microstamping ammunition so that investigators can use bullet shell casings to identify perpetrators of gun violence;

Ensuring that all individuals prohibited from buying a firearm are uploaded to the national instant criminal background check system;

Requiring a background check for every firearm sale; and

Requiring employees of dealers in firearms submit to criminal background checks."

Her priorities in Congress involved building up the transportation system and tourism in Queens, as well as raising taxes on the wealthy to allow for hiring more firefighters and police officers in the borough.[21]