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May 15, 2017

Washington, DC – At a roundtable discussion in Brooklyn Friday, Rep. Nydia M Velazquez (D-NY) heard from Asian American community representatives on their local and national policy priorities.


May 12, 2017
Newsletter

Volume 3 Issue 1

Standing for Government Transparency, Immigrant Communities and Housing Resources

A Note from Rep. Velázquez

Dear Friends,


May 11, 2017

Washington, DC – Reps. Nydia M Velazquez (D-NY) and José E. Serrano (D-NY) today wrote the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico urging caution that austerity measures not be taken too far. The text of the letter is below and a .pdf is online here.

May 11, 2017


May 9, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M Velazquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding FBI Director Comey's termination:


May 4, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding today's vote on Trump Care:

"Today, House Republicans bowed to pressure from their extremist political base and the Trump White House. Rather than looking out for the people who sent them to Congress, they voted to kick 24 million Americans off their health insurance.


May 4, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month:


May 3, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement after the PROMESA Oversight Board voted for Puerto Rico to enter Title III:


May 2, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement today regarding expiration of the stay preventing creditors from suing Puerto Rico:


May 1, 2017

Decades Old Rules Left Puerto Rican Investors Vulnerable


May 1, 2017

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) issued the following statement regarding funding in the Fiscal Year 2017 Omnibus Appropriations Act to bolster Puerto Rico's Medicaid program: