Press Releases
Washington, DC— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M.
WASHINGTON — Today, nearly 20 members of Congress — Reps.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Representatives Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Ted Lieu (D-CA) led a letter to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Daniel Werfel calling on the agency to use its authority to ensure greater accountability for nonprofit hospitals contributing to the medical debt crisis impacting over 100 million individuals living in the US.
Washington, DC— Today, Representatives Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Susan Wild (D-PA) led 14 Members of Congress in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Anthony Blinken calling for the declassification of documents related to the Brazilian dictatorship period from 1964 until 1985. The letter comes in the wake of the 60th anniversary of the Brazilian coup d’etat on March 31st- April 1st, which initiated the Brazilian military dictatorship.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Music In Our Schools Month Resolution, which would support music in schools by affirming the importance of music education, the benefits students receive from its instruction, and recognizing the hard work of music educators across the country.
Brooklyn, NY - Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the passing of Martin Greenfield:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (NY-06), Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07), and Gregory Meeks (NY-05) announced today a federal grant totaling $117,696,000 for the QueensWay project in Queens.
Funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and awarded through the Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods program, this Neighborhood and Access and Equity grant supports the design and construction of the Forest Park Pass section of the project.
Brooklyn, NY – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07), and Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $5.6 million grant to advance visioning of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) North and South corridors:
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address:
Washington, D.C.– Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) voted to finalize $11,196,140 in Community Project Funding that she previously secured for New York’s 7th District in the 2024 spending bills. This funding, included in the first of the appropriations government funding packages, responds directly to some of the most pressing needs in Brooklyn and Queens.