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With 10-day Waiver Set to Expire, Lawmaker Asks for Additional Year at Minimum

Washington, D.C. — With the Trump Administration's 10-day waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico set to expire this weekend, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) sent the President a letter today requesting a further extension of at least one year.

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the passage of the 2018 House Republican Budget Resolution:

Washington, DC – In the wake of disturbing news reports that hate mail had been sent to the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, Weiss Bakery and several other prominent Jewish institutions throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement:

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the President's comments alluding to debt forgiveness for Puerto Rico:

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) spoke on the floor today in strong opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a clear partisan effort to intimidate health care providers and endanger the lives of countless women:

Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement commemorating the life and death of Private Danny Chen:

"Private Danny Chen's death was a tragic loss. This young New Yorker, who died after being subjected to unrelenting, racially motivated hazing and abuse by his superiors, wanted only to serve his nation honorably.

Congresswoman Velázquez and Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico calling for a complete write-off of the Island's debt. Read the letter, here.