Rep. Nydia Velazquez
@NydiaVelazquez
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Represents New York's 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ranking Member of @HSBCDems.
NYC and DC
Joined July 2010
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system. I am not fearful — I am fearless. We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights.
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What’s happening to @NewYorkStateAG is a blatant abuse of power. Trump is using a corrupt Department of Justice to attack his political enemies. This is straight out of the authoritarian playbook. New Yorkers stand with Tish James.
Following sustained pressure from Trump to prosecute his perceived political enemies, a federal grand jury in Virginia indicted Tish James on 1 count of bank fraud, per person familiar. Halligan brought the case to the grand jury herself. w/@kyledcheney
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This Republican caller is right. Speaker Johnson could end the GOP shutdown, but he refuses to even bring Republicans back to DC to negotiate a deal. Why? To block Adelita Grijalva from being sworn in & forcing action on the Epstein files. Total failure of leadership.
Republican C-SPAN caller to Mike Johnson: "As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party,and I'm very disappointed in you, because you have the power to call the House back. You refuse to do that just for a show."
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Latina Equal Pay Day reminds us that Latinas earn just 58 cents for every dollar earned by white men. This gap is lost wages that could mean rent, childcare, or healthcare. We must fight for equal pay, strengthen workplace protections, and ensure every woman is paid what she’s
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My statement on the 2nd anniversary of the October 7th attack:
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WIC provides healthy food and support to nearly 7 million women, infants, and children. During the Republican shutdown, it remains open, but funding is uncertain. Families shouldn’t pay the price for GOP dysfunction. We must protect WIC and the people who rely on it.
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Me complace reconocer que el pasado viernes, el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para Puerto Rico dictaminó que los antiguos miembros de la Junta de Supervisión y Administración Financiera (JSAF) fueron destituidos ilegalmente por el presidente Trump, en violación del
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I’m glad to recognize that last Friday, the U.S. District Court for PR ruled that former FOMB members were illegally dismissed by President Trump in violation of due process & are temporarily protected from further attempts to remove them. This decision marks the first step
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Ranking Member @NydiaVelazquez is demanding the SBA stop wasting taxpayer dollars on partisan propaganda. The agency told staff to blame Senate Democrats for the shutdown. That is a misuse of federal resources and a possible Hatch Act violation. Small businesses deserve better.
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Last week, Democrats were in Washington—ready to do the people’s work. Republicans chose to leave town. Yesterday at City Hall, I hosted our leaders to speak out against the reckless Republican shutdown. We won’t accept a budget that strips health care or be intimidated by
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This is outrageous. A Puerto Rican councilmember in Chicago was handcuffed and detained by ICE agents while merely questioning their actions at a health clinic. ICE must be held accountable for abuses of power and violations of people’s rights. We will not stay silent while our
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The “No New Wars” President has launched a war in the Caribbean without Congress’s consent. These unauthorized strikes are unconstitutional and risk reckless escalation.
Earlier this morning, on President Trump's orders, I directed a lethal, kinetic strike on a narco-trafficking vessel affiliated with Designated Terrorist Organizations in the USSOUTHCOM area of responsibility. Four male narco-terrorists aboard the vessel were killed in the
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Jeffries: In that Oval Office meeting, which lasted over an hour, the amount of time spent talking about health insurance for undocumented immigrants was less than 10 seconds. You know why? Because they know it’s a lie. They didn’t even bother to bring it up—because the cameras
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Earlier this week I joined colleagues in urging @SecRubio to protect the Global Sumud Flotilla. Now my constituent, Zuleyka Morales Rivera, a U.S. veteran, has been abducted with other Americans bringing aid to Gaza. The State Department must act to protect all captives. They
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