Press Releases

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding Tweets issued by President Trump Wednesday morning calling for a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military:

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Washington, DC – As the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moves to reverse an Obama-era ban on a toxic pesticide, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation to rid the chemical from fields across the country. Today, Velázquez introduced The Pesticide Protection Act of 2017, which bans from commerce Chlorpyrifos, a toxic chemical that has been linked to damaging and often irreversible health outcomes in workers, pregnant women and children.

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, July 18, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) will host a panel of experts and other Members of Congress for a roundtable discussion on unlocking the keys to stimulating economic growth in Puerto Rico.

Link to livestream: https://www.youtube.com/user/nydiavelazquez/live

Washington, DC – New York City's Democratic Members of the U.S. House today wrote the heads of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports that federal immigration officials had been patrolling a Queens court that specializes in protecting human trafficking victims.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has written the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, calling for the agency to grant protections under the Freshwater Wetlands Act to the Ridgewood Reservoir.

"The Ridgewood Reservoir is a local environmental gem that we should protect for future generations," noted Velázquez. "Granting the reservoir wetland status would mean that legal environmental protections under the Freshwater Wetlands Act would be extended to the reservoir, aiding its preservation."

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the recent collapse of a ‘Biao Hui' or underground lending club in Chinatown. Losses totaled more than $20 million for an estimated 780 investors, marking it one of the largest such losses in recent memory.

"Unfortunately, New York's immigrant communities are too often targets of deceit and fraud. We must all work together to ensure that our neighbors are educated about these scams and about correct ways to invest their money.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding news that, during a radio interview, Thomas Rivera Schatz, Puerto Rican Senate President, used the masculine pronoun in reference to Ana Matosantos, the only female member of Puerto Rico's Financial Oversight Board:

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