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Washington, DC - Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez today submitted comments to to the House Appropriations Committee, seeking adequate funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The comments she filed are below.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after receiving a letter from the New York Police Department estimating the costs to the City of providing security for the First Family in Trump Tower:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today wrote to New York Police Department Commissioner O'Neill and Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez calling for an investigation into the shooting death of Sergio Reyes. Reyes was reportedly shot fourteen times by police in Bushwick early Sunday morning.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to rescind the Obama Administration's Title IX guidance to schools regarding transgender students' rights:

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez today wrote to Attorney General Jeff Sessions calling for a Special Counsel to investigate Russian interference in the United States 2016 election. Velázquez had previously called for such a Counsel in December.

Washington, DC – The House Financial Services Committee has approved three amendments authored by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY). The provisions were adopted as part of the Committee's Authorization and Oversight Plan and would help address pressing issues facing New Yorkers.

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today unveiled new legislation that would steer federal funding to transportation alternatives when major transit arteries are closed or delayed due to infrastructure upgrades.

New York, N.Y. -- Today, U.S. Representatives Nydia Velázquez and Jerrold Nadler traveled to JFK airport to demand the release of refugees being held under the president's executive order. After meeting with officials from the Custom and Border Patrol agency, one of the refugees, Hameed Khalid Darweesh, an Iraqi translator who helped the United States government, was released. Reps.