ICYMI This Week: Rep. Meeks Reintroduces Mortgage Policy and Highlights Work in Queens

I am proud to reintroduce The Mortgage Insurance Freedom Act. Presently, the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance premium (MIP) costs millions of families. If enacted, the bill would enable homeowners to discontinue their MIP payments to the FHA once they have built up a certain amount of equity in their property. This will make home ownership more affordable and allow Americans to keep more of their hard-earned money.

It was great to join Assemblywoman Alicia L. Hyndman for Community Day in NY-05. These events give families the chance to enjoy food, music, and activities while building connections with local leaders and learning about community resources.

Alyce L. Feurtado dedicated her life to educating, mentoring, and serving others, leaving a lasting impact in the Queens community. In her honor, 142nd Street is now Alyce L. Feurtado Way. I was proud to celebrate her legacy with NYC Speaker Adrienne Adams at the street renaming event.

"While I believe that Chairman Mast agrees it is this committee's duty to regularly authorize State, the process he undertook this year broke long-standing bipartisan precedent. Democrats were excluded from the drafting process, resulting in a hastily assembled product that lacked proper consultation or oversight. The amendment process only made matters worse-loading the bill with partisan poison pills while failing to authorize a single dollar in top-line funding. Instead of strengthening American diplomacy, Republicans used this markup to provide cover for the Trump administration's reckless campaign to hollow out the State Department and USAID." 

I'd like to hear from my constituents about how the Trump administration's actions have affected you and your loved ones. Over the past few months, we've witnessed mass layoffs across government agencies, executive orders impacting various issues, threats against immigrants, potential tariffs on neighboring countries, and much more.

My office is working with state and local officials to learn more about how these actions could affect our district and provide resources for people who have been affected. Please complete the form here to explain how these actions are affecting you and the organizations, nonprofits and businesses you support.

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