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Washington, DC – Today Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) called for Congressional hearings into whether President-elect Trump’s financial interests pose potential conflicts of interest once he takes office.
In a letter to Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Velázquez said that the Committee should convene hearings in the new Congress before the President-elect is inaugurated.
The full text of the letter is below.
December 16, 2016
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding funding in the Continuing Resolution for security costs at Trump Tower:
“It’s shameful Congressional Republicans would saddle New York City taxpayers with the bulk of the cost for securing the President-Elect and the First Family at Trump Tower. The Presidency is a federal office and New Yorkers should not be forced to bear these costs alone.
Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding passage of H.R. 6427, legislation that would extend to investors and retirees in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories the same protections afforded to those on the U.S. mainland:
“For too long, investors in Puerto Rico have not been granted the protections they deserve, due to an archaic loophole in the law. The legislation approved today would ensure basic investment law safeguards apply in Puerto Rico and throughout the U.S. territories.
Mayor de Blasio is sending the Obama administration a $35 million bill for the cost of securing Trump Tower from the time President-elect Donald Trump won the race through Jan. 20 — an average of over $400,000 a day, officials said on Monday.
De Blasio, in a press conference with Police Commissioner James O'Neill, said that he is sending a letter to President Obama laying out the costs.
He also said he called Trump’s pick for Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin to talk about security reimbursement costs after Trump takes office.
Washington, DC –Six Members of the New York City delegation today wrote to Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) and Mayor Bill De Blasio (D-NY) asking the State and City refuse to pay for enhanced security at Trump Tower once President-Elect Trump is inaugurated.
In their letter, which was authored by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), the lawmakers argue that if the First Family chooses to maintain two full time residences, then the President-Elect should pay for security costs.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-07) released the following statement regarding news that President-Elect Trump has selected Dr. Ben Carson to serve as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) wrote to President Obama asking that he grant clemency to of Oscar López Rivera. The full text of the letter is below.
December 2, 2016
The Honorable Barack Obama
President of the United States of America
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Obama:
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens) introduced the National Hate Crimes Hotline Act of 2016 last Wednesday in response to an increase in hate crimes throughout the country.
With this bill, the U.S. attorney general would oversee a toll-free national hotline to which hate crimes could be more centrally reported. There would also be a secure internet site where citizens can report bias incidents.
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY-07) released the following statement regarding reports that Anti-Semitic symbols including swastikas and “KKK” had been scrawled in the stairwells of Independence Towers, public housing located in Williamsburg’s Orthodox Jewish neighborhood:
Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement after Brooklyn’s Community Board 7 (CB 7) voted unanimously to endorse her legislation, the “Landlord Accountability Act”: