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June 30, 2025

BROOKLYN — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7) and Reps. Grace Meng (NY-6), Gregory Meeks (NY-5), and Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined IRS and CFPB employees to call on the Trump administration to act to immediately address overcrowded and unsafe working conditions at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office in Brooklyn.


June 28, 2025

NEW YORK — Today, outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center at 26 Federal Plaza, Congresswoman Nydia M.


June 25, 2025

WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA), co-chairs of the Congressional Hepatitis Caucus, sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., urging him to maintain longstanding federal recommendations for hepatitis A and B vaccinations.

Issues:Healthcare

June 24, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) submitted two letters to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure outlining her top priorities for the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization package.


June 18, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement amidst escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran:
 


June 17, 2025

WASHINGTON- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) led a letter urging U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer to reverse the Trump administration’s decision to phase out operations of contract operated Job Corp centers nationwide by the end of June 2025.

Issues:Puerto Rico

June 13, 2025

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the No Masks for ICE Act to bar Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing facial coverings during enforcement actions and requiring them to wear clothing displaying their name and affiliation with ICE.  


June 10, 2025

WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led nine members of New York’s Congressional delegation in a letter to Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie urging the immediate passage of the New York for All Act.


June 9, 2025

Washington, DC – As the Trump Administration continues unconstitutional deportations, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep.


June 6, 2025

WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, introduced new bicameral legislation to help small businesses comply with beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to weaken the law.