Press Releases
NEW YORK — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led members of the New York congressional delegation in a letter to the Trump administration calling for the immediate release of over $400 million in federal education funding owed to New York public schools. The funding is part of nearly $7 billion in nationwide education grants that have been withheld by the administration despite their appropriation by Congress.
WASHINGTON — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after House Republicans voted to pass their so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” — a cruel and reckless plan that guts Medicaid, slashes food assistance, and delivers massive tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy while endangering the health and economic security of millions of New Yorkers.
BROOKLYN — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7) and Reps. Grace Meng (NY-6), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined IRS and CFPB employees to call on the Trump administration to act to immediately address overcrowded and unsafe working conditions at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office in Brooklyn.
NEW YORK — Today, outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at 26 Federal Plaza, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) was joined by Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), immigrant rights advocates, and legal experts to spotlight the No Masks for ICE Act and call for immediate federal action to end secretive, unaccountable immigration enforcement.
WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to maintain longstanding federal recommendations for hepatitis A and B vaccinations.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) submitted two letters to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure outlining her top priorities for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization package. Her proposals center on affordability, safety, environmental justice, and long-overdue investments in rail and transit systems serving frontline communities.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement amidst escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran:
WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) led a letter urging U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to phase out operations of contract operated Job Corp centers nationwide by the end of June 2025. The letter focuses on the devastating impact this policy would have on Puerto Rico, where the Job Corps program serves hundreds of low-income youth.
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the No Masks for ICE Act to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement actions and requiring them to wear clothing displaying their name and affiliation with ICE.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led nine members of New York’s Congressional delegation in a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie urging the immediate passage of the New York for All Act. The legislation would prohibit collaboration between local and state government agencies and federal immigration enforcement, helping to protect immigrant families in New York from Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.