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October 11, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the emergency supplemental appropriations bill for disaster relief:


October 10, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration's recently announced immigration priorities:


October 10, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the Trump Administration's decision to scale back the Clean Power Plan:


October 6, 2017

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding the Trump Administration's rollback of a federal mandate requiring employers to cover basic contraception in their employee's health insurance plans:


October 6, 2017

With 10-day Waiver Set to Expire, Lawmaker Asks for Additional Year at Minimum

Washington, D.C. — With the Trump Administration's 10-day waiver of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico set to expire this weekend, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) sent the President a letter today requesting a further extension of at least one year.


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:

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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: