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May 9, 2012


Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced new legislation designed to curtail hazing in the military and protect servicemen and women from abuses. The legislation comes following the death of Private Danny Chen, an Army soldier from Velázquez's district who suffered mistreatment by members of his unit, while serving in Afghanistan.


May 1, 2012

Washington, DC – Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, $8 million in federal funds is flowing to two Community Health Care Centers in New York, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced today. The Charles B. Wang Center in Chinatown and Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.


April 27, 2012

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) made the following statement in opposition to H.R. 4628, Republican legislation that would prevent a rise in student loans by drastically cutting health services for women and children:


April 26, 2012

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding news that Bushwick Community High School and Grover Cleveland High School have been removed from the federal turnaround list:


March 29, 2012


Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) spoke on the House floor in opposition to House Republicans’ budget proposal:


February 16, 2012


Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) delivered the following remarks today at a press conference regarding the 47th anniversary of the Selma-Montgomery marches and an upcoming march, this year, to commemorate that civil rights milestone:


January 23, 2012


Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the President’s State of the Union address: