Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) applauded the Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement that the agency will invest up to $365 million to install solar and battery storage systems at community healthcare facilities and public or privately owned, federally subsidized multi-family housing properties.
WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) voted in favor of S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) delivered $76.32 million in Technical Assistance (TA) Awards to 256 organizations across the country to better provide financial products and services to low-income and underserved people.
Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement:
[WASHINGTON] — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) released the following statement after the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) appointment of a District Election Officer to oversee voting rights violations in Puerto Rico under the Election Day Program:
Washington, DC – After airline ticket fares skyrocketed in the lead-up to Hurricane Milton, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation to cap airfares when a disaster has been declared.
Washington, DC- Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks:
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the passing of Carroll Gardens hero Kevin Barry:
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led 7 of her colleagues from the New York delegation in a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging the agency to reassign jurisdiction of its San Juan Field Office from Region IV in Atlanta to Region II in New York.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) calling on the agency to act to safeguard the rights of Puerto Rican voters in the face of ongoing disenfranchisement in the Puerto Rican electoral system.