Press Releases
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today after the House voted to pass the GOP Farm Bill.
"The passage of this morally bankrupt bill further exposes the steps that Republicans are willing to take to penalize the vulnerable. This bill's drastic cuts to SNAP would rip food from the mouths of babies, send kids to school with empty stomachs and punish hardworking families and seniors. For these reasons, I voted emphatically no.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement today regarding the President's separation of families policy:
"Donald Trump created a crisis with his new policy of detaining children and then claimed he needed Congress to solve it. Today, he signed an insufficient Executive Order, saying he's solved the problem. The Administration's cruelty and heartlessness is rivaled only by its inconsistency.
In era of Trump Cuts, Announces Bill to Expand Access to Music Education in Underserved Schools
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced today that she has officially cosponsored legislation, H.R. 6135, the "Keep Families Together Act," a measure to end family separation at the U.S. border. The bill is the House companion to legislation introduced by Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) earlier this month. Velázquez made the following remarks:
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding Xiuqing You, a Queens father who was detained when he appeared for his green card interview:
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, today wrote the head of the Small Business Administration (SBA), requesting that the agency continue processing late applications for economic injury and physical damage loans related to Hurricane Maria. The window to apply for loans to assist with property damage expires today, while the application period for economic injury loans closes Wednesday, June 20th.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the top Democrat on the House Small Business Committee, today wrote to the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), requesting an extension for the application period for those seeking federal loans to recover from Hurricane Maria.
"9/11 Style" Panel Would Examine Death Toll, Federal Response
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY); Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), the Ranking Democrat on the House Homeland Security Committee; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); and Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced legislation to establish a "9/11-style" independent commission to investigate the federal response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the Attorney General's announcement today that the Trump Administration is largely rescinding asylum protections for those fleeing gang violence and domestic abuse: