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June 25, 2012

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's ruling on Arizona's immigration law:


June 15, 2012

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding a change in Administration policy ensuring deportations cease for young, undocumented immigrants:


June 6, 2012

Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) participated in a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on the case of Jacob Ostreicher. While Velázquez does not serve on the Foreign Affairs Committee, she was invited to participate as she has followed Ostreicher’s case closely. Below is Velázquez’s opening statement from today:


May 18, 2012
Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives approved legislation authored by Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) aimed at assisting members of the military who have suffered from hazing incidents. The amendment is part of Velazquez’s “Service Member Anti-Hazing Act,” H.R. 5638.

May 16, 2012

Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement in opposition to Republican legislation reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act:


May 10, 2012


Washington, DC – Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) commented on the President’s announcement that he supports same-sex marriage:


May 9, 2012


Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced new legislation designed to curtail hazing in the military and protect servicemen and women from abuses. The legislation comes following the death of Private Danny Chen, an Army soldier from Velázquez's district who suffered mistreatment by members of his unit, while serving in Afghanistan.


May 1, 2012

Washington, DC – Thanks to the Affordable Care Act, $8 million in federal funds is flowing to two Community Health Care Centers in New York, Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced today. The Charles B. Wang Center in Chinatown and Sunset Park Health Council, Inc.


April 27, 2012

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) made the following statement in opposition to H.R. 4628, Republican legislation that would prevent a rise in student loans by drastically cutting health services for women and children: