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June 14, 2024

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.
 


May 31, 2024

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.
 


May 20, 2024

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.
 


May 16, 2024

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:


May 15, 2024

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.

Issues:Economy

May 2, 2024

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. Both these centers are Federally Qualified Health Centers which serve as safety nets that deliver comprehensive services in the community. ODA Primary Health Care Center has been awarded a grant of $1,673,257, and Floating Hospital Incorporated has been awarded a grant of $2,091,254.
 

Issues:Healthcare

April 26, 2024

Washington, DC— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M.


April 4, 2024

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.