Press Releases
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the Trump Administration's rollback of a federal mandate requiring employers to cover basic contraception in their employee's health insurance plans:
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:
"The Republican budget is a slap in the face for everyone but billionaires and the wealthiest Americans. For New York's working families, this heartless proposal rips away healthcare from children, forces students into mountains of debt and drastically cuts funding for public housing.
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:
"It seems one of the few positives out of the President's trip to Puerto Rico is an acknowledgement of how the Island's debt will constrain its physical and economic recovery. While I agree with the sentiment that something will need to be done to address the Island's financial challenges, the President failed to lay out any specifics as to how he would ‘wipe out' Puerto Rico's debt.
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:
"Mr. Speaker, for over forty years, the landmark Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade has stood as a bulwark protection for women's reproductive and healthcare rights. Now, in 2017, House Republicans are leading yet another unconstitutional, dangerous and outright assault on women's health and privacy.
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.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding President Trump's decision to waive the Jones Act for ten days for Puerto Rico:
"For an entire week, the President was touting his concern for the shipping industry, while refusing to suspend the Jones Act. Meanwhile, the people of Puerto Rico have been facing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. Millions of American citizens are without food, water and electricity. Now, the President's change of heart is too little, too late.