Press Releases

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) have written to the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury as head of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), encouraging the Council to consider designating the three leading cloud-based computing storage providers for the financial industry as systemically important financial market utilities (SIFMUs).

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding news that Joseph P. Gallagher had passed:

"I am deeply saddened to hear of Joseph's passing. Joseph was a passionate teacher, an advocate for disadvantaged students and a visionary for New York's education system. To me, he was not only a colleague, but a caring friend who truly believed in the full potential of every child.

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and other elected officials met with NYCHA to improve communication regarding work being done in the LES Baruch Houses.

To read the letter from Baruch's property manager, click here.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has written the Inspector General of the Department of Justice and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC), the facility at which Jeffrey Epstein was found dead.

In her letter, Velázquez asks the agencies, which are examining the circumstances surrounding Epstein's death, to conduct a broader review looking at systemic problems at the long troubled facility.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) is traveling with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a Congressional Delegation visit to Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and McAllen, Texas. Members of the delegation will hold high-level discussions with representatives from the government, the judiciary, civil society, community and faith-based groups, the private sector, and human rights organizations.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that local education centers within New York's 7^th Congressional District have received federal grants to continue their Head Start and Early Head Start programs.

"Ultimately, Head Start programs save money and lives," said Velázquez. "It's about comprehensive well-being, not just academics. I am proud to see a wide range of local centers receive federal funding to continue the important work of educating our New Yorkers."

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) today called on the Financial Oversight and Management Board (FOMB) for Puerto Rico to reconsider austerity measures the panel has targeted to the Island's healthcare and education programs.