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WASHINGTON – This week, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) voted in favor of S. 4367, the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The bill included provisions to invest $125 million in projects to improve climate resiliency and water infrastructure throughout Brooklyn and Queens and measures to better address comprehensive flood risk through the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ New York-New Jersey Harbor and Tributaries Focus Area Feasibility Study (HATS) with local partners.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) delivered $76.32 million in Technical Assistance (TA) Awards to 256 organizations across the country to better provide financial products and services to low-income and underserved people.
Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement:
“Since becoming the top Democrat on the House Committee on Natural Resources, Rep. Raúl Grijalva has been a tireless advocate for progressive causes like environmental justice, Indigenous rights, climate action, and accountability for corporate polluters. Under his leadership, the committee has also been incredibly effective, passing 149 bills during the 117th Congress, including the Great American Outdoors Act and the Environmental Justice for All Act.
[WASHINGTON] — Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY) released the following statement after the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) appointment of a District Election Officer to oversee voting rights violations in Puerto Rico under the Election Day Program:
“The appointment of an election officer to address allegations of fraud, discrimination, and intimidation in Puerto Rico is welcome news. However, this step does not address the island’s deep structural electoral issues.
Washington, DC – After airline ticket fares skyrocketed in the lead-up to Hurricane Milton, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) has introduced legislation to cap airfares when a disaster has been declared.
Washington, DC- Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the October 7th attacks:
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the passing of Carroll Gardens hero Kevin Barry:
“I am deeply saddened by the recent passing of Kevin Barry. He was a dear friend, entrepreneur, community volunteer and all-around good guy.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led 7 of her colleagues from the New York delegation in a letter to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) urging the agency to reassign jurisdiction of its San Juan Field Office from Region IV in Atlanta to Region II in New York.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) led a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) calling on the agency to act to safeguard the rights of Puerto Rican voters in the face of ongoing disenfranchisement in the Puerto Rican electoral system.
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced her intention to introduce a federal version of New York’s Mel’s Law. Velázquez’s bill would require colleges and universities receiving federal funding to establish a policy to award posthumous degrees to students who pass away before completing their required coursework.