Nydia Velázquez: “It is our responsibility to protect taxpayers' money and to make sure that the program is implemented.”

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.

We must abolish ICE.

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?

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