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Queens, NEW YORK – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) joined local and upstate non-profits and food pantries to discuss solutions to the food insecurity crisis facing over one million New Yorkers at a food donation event.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a bill to prevent fires caused by lithium-ion batteries (LIB) by creating publicly accessible safe charging infrastructure for e-bikes and scooters in communities across the country.
Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) led 20 members of Congress seeking information from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on agency plans to alleviate the nationwide shortages of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) medication.
Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Landlord Accountability Act of 2023, which aims to protect tenants, particularly those in the Section 8 program, from abuses by dishonest landlords.
Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) penned a letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) calling on the agency to do more to curb imports of dangerous unbranded lithium-ion batteries used in electric micro-mobility devices like e-scooters and bikes. In New York City, 65,000 gig economy delivery workers, or deliveristas, rely on these devices to earn a living.
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded more than $310 million to New York City and $94 million to Puerto Rico in an effort to address affordable housing, community development, and homeless assistance.
Reps. Velázquez and Grijalva Call on DOJ to Crack Down on Conflicts of Interest Among FOMB Advisors in Puerto Rico
Washington, D.C.—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced two pieces of legislation that aim to support and provide students with more access to music and arts in our schools.
Washington D.C.- Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that she has secured $16,025,453 in Community Project Funding for New York's 7th District in the 2023 government funding bill. This funding responds directly to some of the most pressing needs across her District.
"Madame Speaker I rise today in support of H.R. 8393 ‘The Puerto Rico Status Act.'
"For 124 years Puerto Rico, the nation where I was born and raised, has been a colony of the United States.