Nydia Velázquez actually said...

"Her presence today underscores the gravity of this issue and the urgent need to take serious steps to end the deterioration of global financial access."

"I would like to welcome the Prime Minister of Barbados, the Honorable Mia Amor Mottley, to the Financial Services Committee."

"Puerto Rico possesses a high number of constituent bank relationships (CBRs) given its integration with the U.S. banking system."

"For too long, the lack of financial access faced by Caribbean nations and their majority Black populations has been blatantly ignored."