Support small businesses, create high-quality good-paying jobs, and back a $15 minimum wage and stronger worker protections.

Grace is committed to supporting small businesses and creating high-quality, good-paying jobs that can actually support families... supports an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and cosponsors legislation to expand worker protections, making it easier to join a union and collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions.

Commits to pro-small-business, pro-jobs, higher-minimum-wage, and stronger-worker-protection policies.

Issues — Grace for New York
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Grace is committed to supporting small businesses and creating high-quality, good-paying jobs that can actually support families. ... she helped fund a Small Business Development Center in Queens, supports an increase in the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and cosponsors legislation to expand worker protections, making it easier to join a union and collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions.

Campaign material directly states the promise to support small businesses, create good-paying jobs, back a $15 minimum wage, and expand worker protections.

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Issues — Grace for New York
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As a daughter of Queens small business owners, Grace knows firsthand the critical role that small businesses play here in the borough, state, and country. Small businesses bring valuable investment, innovation, and jobs to our communities.

Her campaign page frames small businesses and job creation as ongoing priorities tied to her personal background.

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Issues — Grace for New York
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Minimum wage: increase (see H.R. 582), H673 [16JA].

Official congressional index shows her associated with the federal minimum wage increase effort in the 116th Congress.

partial same_term A for effort

MENG, GRACE (a Representative from New York) | Congressional Record Index | Congress.gov
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 86%

... strengthen workers’ right to organize and bargain for higher wages, better benefits, and safer working conditions and deter employers from violating workers’ rights to form unions (see H.R. 842), H385 [4FE].

Official congressional index documents her support for legislation expanding worker organizing and bargaining rights.

partial same_term A for effort

MENG, GRACE (a Representative from New York) | Congressional Record Index | Congress.gov
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 92%

The grant will support building renovations as well as clean energy workforce development in the region. ... It is expected to create 490 jobs and retain 2,870 more while generating $429 million in private investments, according to grantee estimates.

Official House press release shows she secured funding for workforce development expected to create and retain jobs.

partial same_term A for effort

MENG ANNOUNCES $3.8 MILLION FOR CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN QUEENS | Congresswoman Grace Meng
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Queens College and LaGuardia Community College jointly launched a Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Queens College today... made possible with support from U.S. Congresswoman Grace Meng. ... Congresswoman Grace Meng facilitated the launch of the new SBDC after noting the need for additional services to support small business owners in Flushing and surrounding areas.

Official university release credits Meng with facilitating a concrete small-business support program.

partial same_term A for effort

LaGuardia Fosters New Small Business Development Center At Queens College - LaGuardia Community College
primary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 95%