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Washington, D.C. –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez, the Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee, and Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the bicameral Small Business Lending Disclosure Act. This bill aims to protect small business borrowers from predatory lenders and loans carrying unfair terms and conditions and would ensure safeguards already required in consumer lending, through the Truth in Lending Act.
Washington D.C.— Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) delivered remarks on the House floor on the Build Back Better Act. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery:
Washington D.C.—Today, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez released the following statement on censuring Rep Paul Gosar:
"Representative Gosar is a member of this institution as am I and as is Representative Ocasio-Cortez and so are roughly fifty other women of color.
Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Congressman Raul Grijalva (D-AZ and Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee), Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (D-Ill. and vice chair of the House Natural Resources Committee), and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY) have filed an amicus brief siding with plaintiff Liga de Ciudades, a Puerto Rican non-profit organization, in a lawsuit against the Financial Oversight and Management Board.
Washington D.C.—In recognition Liver Cancer Awareness Month, Rep. Nydia M.
Washington D.C.—Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has sent a letter along with seven members of Congress to EPA Administrator Michael Regan, over their concerns about the continued violations of the Coal Combustion Residuals rule (CCR) by Applied Energy Systems in Guayama, Puerto Rico (AES-PR) and urged the EPA to take action.
Washington, D.C.—As Congress continues to develop President Biden's Build Back Better Act, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today sent a letter along with eleven New York members of Congress to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, stressing the importance of maintaining the $80 billion for public housing capital repairs nationwide that passed in the House Financial Services Committee's markup on reconciliation.
Brooklyn, NY— Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez has submitted the following testimony for the record on Tuesday's City Council Land Use Committee Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises hearing on the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning Plan:
Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has released the following statement on the Biden Administration's nomination of Ambassador Mari Carmen Aponte to become U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Panama. Aponte previously served as the Ambassador to El Salvador under the Obama Administration and was later made Acting Assistant Secretary in the Department of State's Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Washington, D.C.—In light of a New York Timesreport detailing abuse of public funds by Jack Brown III, CEO of the nonprofit organization CORE Services Group, Congresswoman Nydia M.