Press Releases
NEW YORK— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9), Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) wrote to Governor Kathy Hochul, Majority-Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie to call for the inclusion of emergency rental assistance funding in New York State’s final budget for FY 2024.
Queens, NEW YORK – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) joined local and upstate non-profits and food pantries to discuss solutions to the food insecurity crisis facing over one million New Yorkers at a food donation event.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a bill to prevent fires caused by lithium-ion batteries (LIB) by creating publicly accessible safe charging infrastructure for e-bikes and scooters in communities across the country.
Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) led 20 members of Congress seeking information from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on agency plans to alleviate the nationwide shortages of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication.
Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Landlord Accountability Act of 2023, which aims to protect tenants, particularly those in the Section 8 program, from abuses by dishonest landlords.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) penned a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) calling on the agency to do more to curb imports of dangerous unbranded lithium-ion batteries used in electric micro-mobility devices like e-scooters and bikes. In New York City, 65,000 gig economy delivery workers, or deliveristas, rely on these devices to earn a living.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded more than $310 million to New York City and $94 million to Puerto Rico in an effort to address affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance.
Reps. Velázquez and Grijalva Call on DOJ to Crack Down on Conflicts of Interest Among FOMB Advisors in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced two pieces of legislation that aim to support and provide students with more access to music and arts in our schools. The first bill, the Music In Our Schools Month Resolution, would support music in schools by affirming the importance of music education, the benefits students receive from its instruction, and recognizing the hard work of music educators across the country.
Washington D.C.- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that she has secured $16,025,453 in Community Project Funding for New York's 7th District in the 2023 government funding bill. This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs across her District.