Press Releases

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement today regarding President Trump's meeting with Vladimir Putin:

"This is a shameful day in our national history. Today, the President of the United States shared a stage with a known foreign adversary, kowtowing to him, refusing to stand up for American interests and debasing our country, as a whole.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) commented today on the release of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) 2017 Hurricane Season After-Action Report:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) have written a letter urging ICE officials to release a couple detained on the fourth of July holiday while visiting their son-in-law, a sergeant in the U.S. Army at Fort Drum army base.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation aimed at protecting immigrant families from fraudulent "Notarios", public notaries who do not have law degrees, but provide advice on the federal immigration system and often assist immigrants in filling out forms as they pursue visas, work permits and status adjustments.

Washington, DC – Today, three key federal lawmakers wrote to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA), calling for the utility to incorporate renewable energy sources as the beleaguered Island's energy production and distribution systems are modernized.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today calling for the abolition of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE):

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has authored legislation to make federal food benefits in Puerto Rico available as cash immediately in the event of another major natural disaster. Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, all of Puerto Rico lost access to electricity and telecommunications, resulting in widespread challenges for those looking to access Nutritional Assistance Program (NAP) benefits, which are currently distributed electronically.

Washington, DC –After the alarming detention of Pablo Villavicencio, a Brooklyn pizza delivery man, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) and eleven other Members of Congress have sent two letters probing the circumstances of his arrest and asking for his release from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. At Fort Hamilton Army Base simply to deliver a pizza, Villavicencio was subject to a background check by the guards and taken into ICE custody where he remains.