Press Releases
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding reports that Attorney General Jeff Sessions failed to disclose communications with Russian officials during his confirmation hearings:
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding President Trump's address to Congress:
"I heard little substantive tonight to suggest that the President has adopted a new tone or is attempting to heal the deep rifts roiling our nation. As a candidate, Donald Trump ran on a platform of helping working families, but in forty days, he has done nothing to address the myriad problems facing America's most vulnerable.
Washington, DC - Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez today submitted comments to to the House Appropriations Committee, seeking adequate funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The comments she filed are below.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after receiving a letter from the New York Police Department estimating the costs to the City of providing security for the First Family in Trump Tower:
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today wrote to New York Police Department Commissioner O'Neill and Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez calling for an investigation into the shooting death of Sergio Reyes. Reyes was reportedly shot fourteen times by police in Bushwick early Sunday morning.
The full text of the letter is below and online here.
February 23, 2017
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to rescind the Obama Administration's Title IX guidance to schools regarding transgender students' rights:
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez today wrote to Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for a Special Counsel to investigate Russian interference in the United States 2016 election. Velázquez had previously called for such a Counsel in December. In her letter, she notes she is renewing this request in light of news surrounding the resignation of National Security Advisory Flynn.
Washington, DC – The House Financial Services Committee has approved three amendments authored by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY). The provisions were adopted as part of the Committee's Authorization and Oversight Plan and would help address pressing issues facing New Yorkers.
"Housing issues are critically important to all New Yorkers and the amendments I authored and my colleagues approved will make important strides for both renters and homeowners living throughout the five boroughs," Velázquez said.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today unveiled new legislation that would steer federal funding to transportation alternatives when major transit arteries are closed or delayed due to infrastructure upgrades. The legislation, the "Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Program," could help expand choices for New York commuters who currently rely on the L and M trains, both of which are expected to close in the near future for extensive repairs.
New York, N.Y. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Nydia Velázquez and Jerrold Nadler traveled to JFK airport to demand the release of refugees being held under the president's executive order. After meeting with officials from the Custom and Border Patrol agency, one of the refugees, Hameed Khalid Darweesh, an Iraqi translator who helped the United States government, was released. Reps. Velázquez and Nadler are still working to release 11 others being held at JFK under the new executive order.
Reps. Velázquez and Nadler issued the following joint statement: