Press Releases

Washington D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Texture Positive Act of 2024, which will incentivize educational training in cosmetology schools across the country to increase the number of trained professionals with knowledge of working with textured hair.

Washington, D.C.— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M.

Washington D.C.—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) wrote a letter to Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm regarding the consequences of the most recent power outages and the need to compensate consumers, including businesses, for their losses.
 

Washington D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) reintroduced the Liver Illness Visibility, Education, and Research (LIVER) Act of 2024 which would increase federal assistance to study, prevent, and treat liver cancer.
 

Washington D.C.—Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led 10 letters to the House Appropriations Committee outlining her programmatic funding priorities for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2025 appropriations process.
 

Washington, D.C.-Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released this statement following the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the funding structure for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America:

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) urged financial regulators to finalize actions to prohibit compensation arrangements for executives of large financial institutions that encourage reckless decision-making.

Brooklyn, New York –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded grants to support two health centers in Brooklyn and Queens.