General Election
U.S. House · New York - 6
Different priorities on health care, wages, immigration, education, and public safety
Grace Meng has represented NY-6 since 2013 and is seeking re-election. Joseph Chou is listed on the Republican and Conservative ballot lines.
Issues
5 issues · 2 candidates · every claim sourced
Healthcare Costs and Coverage
Central to the raceMedicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and the federal Marketplace are administered through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which provides coverage to more than 160 million people. Congress can change the statutes, benefits, funding, and oversight that shape those programs.
Grace Meng
Supports broad access to health care and lower prescription-drug costs, including a Medicare-for-All approach with comprehensive coverage. Supports Medicare drug-price negotiation, a $35 insulin cap for Medicare beneficiaries, and no-cost recommended adult vaccines.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yea on House passage of H.R.5376, the Build Back Better Act, which included Medicare prescription-drug negotiation and cost-sharing changes; the measure later became Public Law 117-169 after a Senate amendment.
U.S. Representative; House voter · 2021-11-19 · Passed the House; later enacted as Public Law 117-169 on 2022-08-16 after Senate amendment.
Joseph Chou
Supports improving health-care access and making child care affordable as part of family well-being.
Joseph Chou for Congress — Issues ↗Household Costs and Jobs
Central to the raceFederal tax and spending decisions shape household costs, support for businesses, and worker protections. The House Ways and Means Committee writes tax and other revenue measures and has jurisdiction over tariffs, trade, and revenue-related Social Security, Medicare, and social-service programs.
The data behind the debate
Median household income in NY-6 and New York
Joseph Chou
Supports a balanced tax policy aimed at growth and lower burdens for working families and new small businesses, more efficient public spending, and fair student-loan interest rates.
Joseph Chou for Congress — Issues ↗Grace Meng
Supports a $15 minimum wage, stronger worker protections that make it easier to unionize and bargain collectively, and federal support for small-business development and good-paying jobs.
Grace for New York — Issues ↗Immigration and Border Policy
Central to the raceFederal law and agencies govern border processing, immigration status, and removal. The Congressional Research Service describes Congress as considering legislation on border security, asylum, interior enforcement, parole, and employment eligibility, while Customs and Border Protection and its federal partners carry out those authorities.
Joseph Chou
Supports secure borders alongside a compassionate immigration system, with cooperation among local, state, and federal agencies focused on serious criminal threats.
Joseph Chou for Congress — Issues ↗Grace Meng
Supports comprehensive immigration reform and treating people with dignity regardless of immigration status. Proposes a National Office for New Americans and programs to help immigrants overcome barriers to citizenship, work, and civic integration.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Introduced H.R.1643, the New Deal for New Americans Act of 2023, to establish a National Office of New Americans and support immigrant integration and citizenship.
House bill sponsor · 2023-03-17 · Introduced and referred to House committees; no enactment shown in the official bill record.
Education and Student Aid
Central to the raceThe Department of Education distributes formula and discretionary grants and administers federal student aid, including Pell Grants and work-study. Grant availability depends on funding from Congress, so a representative can affect education support through legislation, appropriations, and oversight.
Joseph Chou
Supports public, private, and alternative education options, with public schools offering vocational training, arts, and science, and supports fair student-loan interest rates.
Joseph Chou for Congress — Issues ↗Grace Meng
Supports strong federal funding for public education from early childhood through college, policies to reduce student debt and college costs, college-to-career programs, multilingual FAFSA access, and affordable internet for households.
Grace for New York — Issues ↗Public Safety and Gun Policy
Also in playFederal firearms law sets a national baseline for the manufacture, sale, possession, and transfer of guns, while states may add rules. Congress can amend that framework, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives administers and enforces the federal laws.
Grace Meng
Supports universal background checks, closing the Charleston loophole, firearm-injury research, stronger oversight of gun dealers, and restrictions on military-grade body armor.
✓ Track record — what they've actually done
Voted yea on House passage of H.R.8, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would require background checks for firearm sales not already covered by federal law.
U.S. Representative; House voter · 2019-02-27 · Passed the House; the official bill record shows no enactment.
Joseph Chou
Supports interagency cooperation focused on serious criminal threats and says he would evaluate New York's cashless-bail system to balance public safety with rehabilitation.
Joseph Chou for Congress — Issues ↗