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Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the resignation of New York State Senator Daniel Squadron:

"Since his election in 2008, Daniel Squadron has been a stalwart champion of residents of Brooklyn and the Lower East Side, working tirelessly to improve New Yorkers' lives.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released a report titled, "A Discussion on the Future of Puerto Rico's Economy." The report compiles testimony from a range of experts who participated in a bipartisan roundtable discussion the Congresswoman hosted in July.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding news that the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico will examine the issuance of Puerto Rico's debt obligations:

"I commend the Board for taking the important step of investigating the disclosure and selling practices on all the underlying transactions of Puerto Rico's debt. This is the type of inquiry that I wanted to occur when PROMESA was enacted. To this end, Puerto Rico deserves a transparent and just restructuring process."

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.

The event comes after the recent collapse of a "Biao Hui" or underground lending club in New York. Losses totaled more than $20 million for an estimated 780 investors, marking it one of the largest such losses in recent memory.

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. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) which provides comprehensive early childhood education, health, and nutrition services to low-income children and their families.

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. In the wake of public support to increase park access, Velázquez wrote to Commissioner Polly Trottenberg stressing the importance of maximizing public access to the Park's fields, facilities and public events. Over 330,000 visitors pass through the park each week.