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Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) is partnering with local community leaders and representatives from the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office to host a workshop regarding "underground loan" scams that are prevalent in New York's Chinese American community.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in response to the House's passage of the misguided and harmful "Make America Secure Act", which allocates $1.6 billion in taxpayer funds for the building of a wall along the U.S. and Mexico border.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that multiple local early education centers within New York's 7th Congressional district have received multi-million dollar grants to boost their Head Start programs. The Head Start Program is a federal initiative of the U.S.
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) urged the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) to consider adding additional entrance points to Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding Tweets issued by President Trump Wednesday morning calling for a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military:
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Washington, DC – On Tuesday, July 18, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) will host a panel of experts and other Members of Congress for a roundtable discussion on unlocking the keys to stimulating economic growth in Puerto Rico.
Link to livestream: https://www.youtube.com/user/nydiavelazquez/live
U.S. House Democrats are looking for answers after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents showed up at a Queens courthouse to arrest a woman believed to be a victim of human trafficking last month.
Congressional Democrats from New York City are calling on Immigration and Customs Enforcement to keep its officers away from courts that help victims of human trafficking. Their letter to the agency cites an incident last month in which deportation officers showed up at one such court in Queens looking for a woman who had been arrested for prostitution.
Washington, DC – New York City's Democratic Members of the U.S.