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Washington D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) led a bicameral letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) calling on the agency to convene an independent technical advisory board to develop a comprehensive plan to improve climate resiliency and environmental justice for flood projects in Puerto Rico.

Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the House’s passage of a resolution supporting the state of Israel and Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s upcoming joint address to Congress:
 

Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the bipartisan Agricultural Representation for the United States Territories Act, which provides representation to the agricultural interests of the five U.S. territories on the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory (NAREEE). All five of the territorial delegates are original cosponsors of this legislation: Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands), Rep.

Washington D.C.— Today, Representative Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced a bicameral resolution calling for a sustainable, economically viable, and fair debt restructuring plan for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA).
 
Between 1974 and 2016, PREPA made numerous bond issuances, resulting in over $8 billion in current outstanding bond debt, the most debt of any Puerto Rican public entity.
 

Washington, D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) reintroduced the Public School Green Rooftop Program Act which would allocate federal resources towards implementing green roofs at public elementary and secondary schools. These roofs offer a sustainable, energy-efficient way of bringing green space to urban areas and have myriad educational benefits for students and the community at large.
 

Washington, D.C. –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the bicameral Small Business Financing Disclosure Act. The bill aims to protect small business borrowers from predatory lenders and small business financing options carrying unfair terms and conditions and would ensure safeguards already required in consumer lending, through the Truth in Lending Act.

Washington D.C.— Today, Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) sent a bicameral letter signed by Senators Bernie Sanders (D-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) calling on the agency to redirect disaster recovery funds to invest in renewable energy technologies in Puerto Rico.
 

Washington D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding New York City’s decision to house asylum seekers in public school gymnasiums: