Press Releases

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement after the PROMESA Oversight Board voted for Puerto Rico to enter Title III:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding expiration of the stay preventing creditors from suing Puerto Rico:

Decades Old Rules Left Puerto Rican Investors Vulnerable

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding funding in the Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act to bolster Puerto Rico's Medicaid program:

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) spoke on the House floor regarding the pressing need for Congress to approve funding to address Puerto Rico's Medicaid shortfall. The text of her remarks is as follows:

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after a court stayed the President's Executive Order to block funding for cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities:

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has written to New York Police Department Commissioner James O'Neill, praising the Department for declaring certain parts of Chinatown as "permit free zones."

Velázquez's district, New York's 7th, includes Manhattan's Chinatown.