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January 18, 2018

Bill to Help Small Firms Recover Passes Committee


January 16, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement to honor the life of Adela Ferguson, the beloved owner of Casa Adela on Manhattan's Lower East Side.


January 16, 2018
Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released "2018: Restarting Puerto Rico," an outline of principles designed to spur economic growth and recovery in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria.

January 11, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement in remembrance of Maria Thomson, a longtime community leader in Woodhaven, Queens.


January 11, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding news that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has detained Ravi Ragbir:


January 10, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding ongoing negotiations in the Senate related to the disaster supplemental bill and funding for Puerto Rico's Medicaid shortfall:


January 10, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement after a federal judge temporarily halted President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.


January 9, 2018
Join Senate Small Business Committee Leaders to Promote Access to Capital
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January 8, 2018

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding news that the Department of Homeland Security will terminate Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador:


December 21, 2017

Calls for Congressional Hearing into Alleged Malpractice of UBS in Puerto Rico