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Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today wrote to Manhattan District Attorney Vance asking that he investigate a recent incident occurring at 85 Bowery in which workers had discarded tenants' belongings into a dumpster.
The full text of Velázquez's letter is below. A .pdf is online here.
April 13, 2018
The Honorable Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.
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Washington, D.C.— As the Trump Administration puts environmental funding on the chopping block, today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led 73 bipartisan Members of Congress in urging the federal government to provide the necessary funding to continue the cleanup of federally designated Superfund sites. To earn Superfund status under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a site must be contaminated by hazardous waste and classified as a risk to human and environmental health—labeling it a priority for cleanup.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led Democratic Member of the New York City Congressional delegation in calling for additional funds for the nation's Public Housing Authorities. In a letter to Congressional appropriators, Velázquez and her colleagues asked that $5 billion be provided for the Public Housing Capital Fund, with $600 million of those resources to be targeted toward capital repairs related to mold, deteriorating lead-based paint and other hazards.