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October 5, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the passage of the 2018 House Republican Budget Resolution:


October 4, 2017

Washington, DC – In the wake of disturbing news reports that hate mail had been sent to the Israeli Mission to the United Nations, Weiss Bakery and several other prominent Jewish institutions throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement:


October 4, 2017
Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement after a video game that spews racist stereotypes against the Chinese community surfaced on multiple internet platforms:
"The game ‘Dirty Chinese Restaurant' is completely repugnant and has no place being sold to consumers.

October 4, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the President's comments alluding to debt forgiveness for Puerto Rico:

Issues:Puerto Rico

October 3, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) spoke on the floor today in strong opposition to H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a clear partisan effort to intimidate health care providers and endanger the lives of countless women:


October 3, 2017

Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement commemorating the life and death of Private Danny Chen:

"Private Danny Chen's death was a tragic loss. This young New Yorker, who died after being subjected to unrelenting, racially motivated hazing and abuse by his superiors, wanted only to serve his nation honorably.


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Rep. Nydia Velazquez at Capitol Hill
September 29, 2017

Congresswoman Velázquez and Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico calling for a complete write-off of the Island's debt. Read the letter, here.

Issues:Puerto Rico

September 28, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding President Trump's decision to waive the Jones Act for ten days for Puerto Rico:


September 27, 2017

145 Lawmakers Call on President Trump to Deploy Life-Saving Military Resources


September 26, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the failure of Graham-Cassidy, the latest Senate Republican effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act: