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Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that local education centers within New York's 7th Congressional District have received federal grants to continue their Head Start and Early Head Start programs.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), the Chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Rep.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has crafted bipartisan legislation to improve services for veterans of all gender identities who have experienced domestic abuse and violence.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) have written to the Acting Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Acting Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, expressing concerns with how the Administration is handling Temporary Protected Status (TPS) with regards to Guatemala, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Steve Stivers (R-OH) have introduced H.R. 4074, the Clarifying Law Around Insurance Marijuana (CLAIM) Act, which would help businesses operating in the rapidly growing cannabis sector to obtain insurance products.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has written to the New York City Council's newly formed Taxi Medallion Sale Prices Task Force, encouraging it to explore ways to provide monetary assistance to thousands of medallion holders.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.), Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Congressman Steve Stivers (R-Ohio) introduced bicameral, bipartisan legislation, the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act ("IDEA Act") of 2019.
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement on the resignation of Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello:
Washington, D.C. – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation aimed at providing crucial health benefits for veterans injured while fighting for our country. Specifically, the legislation would help veterans suffering from tinnitus or hearing loss obtain medical care through the Veterans Administration (VA).
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) commented today on the situation in Puerto Rico:
"I have thought long and hard on the crisis of governance in Puerto Rico, both as a Puerto Rican woman and as a U.S. Member of Congress. I have a profound respect both for the institutions of democracy and for the sovereignty of the Island's people.