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September 26, 2017

Washington, DC –Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in response to President Trump's announcement that the federal government will waive regulations requiring local matching funds from Puerto Rico for FEMA disaster relief:


September 25, 2017

Request Jones Act Suspension, Exemption from FEMA Matching Funds


September 24, 2017

Washington, DC - Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after being appointed Co-Chair to Governor Cuomo's Empire State Relief & Recovery Effort for Puerto Rico:


September 20, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in honor of Rosh Hashanah:


September 19, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding Graham-Cassidy, the latest Republican effort in the U.S. Senate to roll back the Affordable Care Act, implement ‘Trumpcare' and deprive more than 30 million Americans of healthcare:


September 18, 2017

Washington, D.C.—Today, bipartisan Members of Congress, including Reps. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Tom MacArthur (R-NJ), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ) and Sean Duffy (R-WI), wrote to the Chairman of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, requesting details of the Board's energy reform plan for the Island following the devastation of Hurricane Irma.


September 15, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement today recognizing the start of this year's Hispanic Heritage Month:


September 11, 2017

Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment authored by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) to increase funding for investment in public housing infrastructure. Her amendment, which was added to the "omnibus spending bill", would add $2 million to the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Public Housing Capital Fund.


September 11, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the anniversary of 9/11: