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Nydia Velázquez

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Nydia Velázquez is a U.S. Representative for New York's 7th congressional district, serving since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, she is notable for being the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress. Throughout her tenure, Velázquez has focused on issues such as economic development, small business support, and immigration reform. She has been an advocate for transparency and accountability in federal agencies, particularly in relation to immigration enforcement practices.

Jul 19, 2025

We need to bring a national standard to ICE agents, and we need to bring transparency and accountability.

truthout.org
Jun 29, 2025

If their operations are legitimate and above-board, why is there a need for anonymity, and why don't they need warrants to come onto private property?

commondreams.org
Jun 29, 2025

When agents hide their faces and identities they create chaos, fear, and open the door to abuse.

commondreams.org
Jun 29, 2025

We would never accept it if the NYPD operated in masks without names or badges—and we shouldn't accept it from ICE either.

commondreams.org
Feb 6, 2025

Do you trust Elon Musk with your most personal financial information, tax records, your Social Security numbers?

democracynow.org
Feb 6, 2025

I don’t trust Elon Musk with this information, and I know the American people don’t, either.

democracynow.org
Jan 10, 2025

Republicans want to cut vital food and healthcare support programs to pay for a tax cut for billionaires and large corporations. The GOP wants working families to pay for their billionaire handouts.

alternet.org
Jan 10, 2024

I urge my colleagues not to engage in knee-jerk reactions that set back our real progress toward creating a more equitable criminal justice system.

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Jan 10, 2024

As policymakers, we must make our decisions based on complete and accurate data.

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Sep 19, 2023

I am concerned with the growing trend of booster collectives steering the largest deal to the top athletes in football and men's basketball.

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Sep 19, 2023

The NCAA's 2021 decision to allow college athletes to make a living off their own names, images, and likeness, or NIL, was welcome news.

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