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Washington, D.C.­­ –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) commented today on House passage of Emergency Supplemental appropriations legislation, which includes funding for Puerto Rico.

Dream & Promise Act Would Aid Dreamers, TPS & DED Beneficiaries

Washington, D.C.­­ –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) spoke today on the House floor in support of H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. Velázquez authored the American Promise Act, legislation to protect recipients of Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure from deportation and provide them a path to citizenship.

New York, NY – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) and Councilman Carlos Menchaca (D-Red Hook) issued the following statement today regarding the Lidgerwood Building in Red Hook:

Following an agreement by U.S. Representatives Nydia Velázquez, Max Rose, and Jerrold Nadler, the House Committee on Appropriations today passed legislation that would bring two-way tolling back to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge—splitting the toll in half to be paid in both directions which studies have shown would decrease congestion and increase revenue without raising costs on commuters.

Washington, D.C.­­ – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation to prevent the use of a class of toxic pesticides in National Wildlife Refuges. While the Obama Administration had instituted a 2014 ban on the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, commonly called neonics, in Refuges the Trump Administration's U.S.

Introduces Private Bill Protecting NYC Community Advocate from Deportation

Washington, D.C.­­ – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has led Members of the New York City Congressional delegation in calling on the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to withdraw a proposed rule that would make it harder for families with immigrant members to live in public housing or utilize federal housing assistance benefits.