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September 30, 2022

Washington, D.C.--In the wake of Hurricane Fiona, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced the Puerto Rico Recovery Act, a bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to waive the Jones Act for vessels or operators reasonably demonstrating their intention to provide disaster relief to Puerto Rico.


September 27, 2022

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Recently, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) sent a letter to Congressional leadership to call for billions in federal economic relief for Puerto Rico, a week after Hurricane Fiona devastated the island, leaving at least 16 associated deaths and hundreds of thousands more without power or running water.


September 26, 2022

Washington D.C.— Today, on World Contraception Day, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) introduced a resolution that expresses support for global and domestic access to contraception and encourages Congress and the Administration to study contraceptive deserts and ways federal policy can address the issue.


September 20, 2022

Washington, D.C. –Today, on the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Maria's landfall in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced a House resolution reaffirming Congress' commitment to helping to restore the islands to their full potential.


September 8, 2022

New York, NY—Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) sent a letter to New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Chair Gregory Russ after potentially dangerous levels of the chemical arsenic were found in the water systems at Riis Houses on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.


August 30, 2022

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August 30, 2022

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July 26, 2022

Brooklyn, N.Y.—Yesterday at the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) joined representatives from the Mayor's Office of Food Policy, the Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, local food pantries, food producers, cooperatives, and entrepreneurs to discuss solutions to the food insecurity crisis facing over one million New Yorkers.