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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.

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

"During Jewish American Heritage Month, we come together to honor the numerous ways the Jewish people have contributed to the success of our nation. Settling throughout America's small towns and major cities, Jewish Americans make up a vital part of communities across the country.

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:

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

"When Congress passed PROMESA, we gave Puerto Rico the tools to begin reversing its downward economic trend. The power to comprehensively restructure 100 percent of its debt is the reason why I voted ‘yes' on this bill last year. Inconceivably, today, May 2, 2017, the island is on the same path as it was prior to the enactment of the law. This is unconscionable.

Decades Old Rules Left Puerto Rican Investors Vulnerable

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:

"Puerto Rico is facing a healthcare crisis of historic proportions that is of Washington's making. Because Puerto Rico receives a lower reimbursement rate than the states, the island's healthcare system is rapidly running out of money.

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) spoke on the House floor regarding the pressing need for Congress to approve funding to address Puerto Rico's Medicaid shortfall. The text of her remarks is as follows:

"Mr. Speaker, while my Republican colleagues take their sweet time passing a bill to fund the government, Puerto Rico is watching its Medicaid funds evaporate.

"In this package, we must provide sufficient resources to address this shortfall – from the funding authorized under the ACA – that is already owed to the Puerto Rican people.

Washington, DC –Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after a court stayed the President's Executive Order to block funding for cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration authorities:

"New York has made clear that we will not be an accomplice to implementing anti-immigrant policies that tear apart families and sow fear in our communities. Today's ruling is a positive step toward reversing this unlawful Executive Order, which we will continue to resist through every available avenue."

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