QUEENS, NEW YORK — Tonight, Grace Meng decisively won the Democratic Party’s nomination to continue representing New York’s 6th Congressional District.
Rep. Meng released the following statement:
“Tonight, Queens spoke, and I am humbled and grateful for the trust this community has placed in me. Over the past several years, we have delivered real investments — for our families, our schools, our small businesses, and our NYCHA communities — and tonight the people of Queens clearly said: keep going.
“There is so much more to do. Costs are still too high, immigrants who built this borough are under attack, and the federal government has been turned into a weapon against the very people it's supposed to serve. I will not rest until the promise of Queens — that you can come here with nothing, work hard, and build something real — is true again for every family in this district.
“This victory belongs to every volunteer, organizer, and neighbor who believed that the work we've been doing together matters, and I want to congratulate Chuck Park on running a hard and spirited campaign.
“November is next, and I am asking every New Yorker who believes in what we're fighting for to stay engaged, show up, and help us take back Congress so we can take back this country from Donald Trump and his corrupt regime.”
The U.S. Delegation, led by Ambassador Troy Fitrell , Senior Bureau Official for African Affairs, included the senior-most officials advancing U.S. commercial engagement across Africa: Massad Boulos , Senior Advisor for Africa Thomas Hardy , Acting Director, U.S. Trade and Development Agency Constance Hamilton , Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Connor Coleman , Head of Investments and Chief of Staff, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation Tamara Maxwell , Senior Vice President for Small Business, Export-Import Bank of the United States The record turnout made clear that both U.S. and African leaders share a strong commitment to significantly expanding trade and investment. The U.S. objective at the Summit was to secure key deals and commitments for U.S. companies and establish the conditions to boost U.S. exports and investment in Africa — advancing mutual prosperity in line with the Trump Administration’s Commercial Diploma...