Press Releases

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would reestablish the Federal-Financing Bank and Risk Sharing Program, which helped with the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing in New York City and across the country. The bill, entitled H.R. 8824, or the Federal-Financing Bank Risk-Sharing Act of 2020, would reimplement the aforementioned program and expand it to make community development financial institutions (CDFIs) eligible for participation.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY), and Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), have led thirteen New York Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Inspector General posing serious concerns over the operation and distribution of food under the USDA's Farmers to Families Food Box (FFFB) program in New York, a federal COVID-19 relief effort to combat the rise in food insecurity.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced the Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020, to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to countries impacted by the devastation of Hurricanes Eta and Iota includingNicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.Both Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit these countries, with their destructive force inducing devastating floods and landslides.

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Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced a bill, entitled The National Sea Level Risk Analysis Act (H.R. 8750) to help coastal communities address present and future flooding risks and develop innovative and science-based solutions to combat the climate crisis.

NY State's nation-leading Green New Deal clean energy goal can be produced on the Brooklyn Waterfront

New York, NY – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of Empire Wind's Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan to build what would become the nation's first offshore wind production hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Washington, DC –As New Yorkers prepare to spend more time indoors this winter, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) have sent a letter to the head of the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on the authority's plans to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in public housing.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement on the passing of Judge Juan R. Torruella of the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals:

"Today, we lost a giant of our legal system, a trailblazer, a native son of San Juan, and a fierce defender of Puerto Rico. Judge Torruella has made Puerto Ricans living on the Island and on the Mainland proud through a distinguished career as the first Puerto Rican judge to serve on the U.S. First Circuit.