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Washington, DC — Today, U.S. Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) applauded the United States Department of Agriculture’s decision to approve New York State’s plan to reimburse Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients who had their benefits stolen. With the approval of the plan, New York can now process household claims of stolen benefits and reimburse households using Federal funds. 
 

NEW YORK— Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9), Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) wrote to Governor Kathy Hochul, Majority-Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Carl Heastie to call for the inclusion of emergency rental assistance funding in New York State’s final budget for FY 2024.  
 

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.