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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.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced a House resolution expressing support for the recognition of September 26, 2021, as World Contraception Day.

Washington, D.C. –Today, on the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced a House resolution reaffirming Congress' commitment to helping to restore the islands to their full potential. Hurricane Maria was the second deadliest storm in recorded history in the United States, and over 3,000 people lost their lives. In the Senate, Senator Bob Menendez (D-NY) has introduced a companion resolution.

New York, NY—Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez released the following statement on the 20^th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks:

"As any New Yorker will tell you, 9/11 is ingrained into our lives forever. So many remember where they were that morning, and the shock and trauma lives on in many of us. On this solemn 20^th anniversary of the attacks, we remember all the innocent lives lost; for each was someone's father, mother, brother, sister, spouse, or child.

Washington, D.C.— Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has released the following statement in support of a brief filed to the Supreme Court in the case United States v.

Brooklyn, NY –Earlier today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and New York State Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon held a press conference to voice their concerns with the City's Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). The lawmakers, both of whom represent the Gowanus neighborhood, are urging the City to reevaluate the study, which they argue does not adequately consider the consequences of climate change in Gowanus or combined sewer overflow into the canal Superfund cleanup.