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Washington,DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement on the House passage of the Omnibus and Coronavirus Relief bill.
"Over 315,000 Americans are dead. 3 out of every 4 small businesses have seen their revenues fall, and thousands have shut their doors for good. Food insecurity has doubled for families with children, and millions of Americans are turning to food banks for the first time. In most states, 1 in 5 households are behind on rent. More than 10 million people are unemployed.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement following the passing of Roberto Napoleon, who served as the Lower East Side's Baruch Houses Resident Association president of over 50 years:
"The Lower East Side has lost a giant in Roberto Napoleon. Arriving to the neighborhood from Puerto Rico when he was just fourteen years old, Roberto spent his life advocating for his fellow tenants, neighbors, and community.
Velázquez Announces over $16 Million in Grants for Local Health and Education Programs
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement after the House today passed legislation she authored, HR. 683, The Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2019:
"I am proud that today the House passed my bill to close a loophole in the Island's debt restructuring process, improve transparency, and restore confidence in the island's future.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation that would reestablish the Federal-Financing Bank and Risk Sharing Program, which helped with the creation and preservation of affordable rental housing in New York City and across the country. The bill, entitled H.R. 8824, or the Federal-Financing Bank Risk-Sharing Act of 2020, would reimplement the aforementioned program and expand it to make community development financial institutions (CDFIs) eligible for participation.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-NY), and Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), have led thirteen New York Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Inspector General posing serious concerns over the operation and distribution of food under the USDA's Farmers to Families Food Box (FFFB) program in New York, a federal COVID-19 relief effort to combat the rise in food insecurity.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced the Hurricane Eta Relief Act of 2020, to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to countries impacted by the devastation of Hurricanes Eta and Iota includingNicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.Both Hurricanes Eta and Iota hit these countries, with their destructive force inducing devastating floods and landslides.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced a bill, entitled The National Sea Level Risk Analysis Act (H.R. 8750) to help coastal communities address present and future flooding risks and develop innovative and science-based solutions to combat the climate crisis.
NY State's nation-leading Green New Deal clean energy goal can be produced on the Brooklyn Waterfront
New York, NY – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) have sent a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in support of Empire Wind's Port Infrastructure Improvement Plan to build what would become the nation's first offshore wind production hub at the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal (SBMT) in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.