Nydia Velázquez: “Increasing diversity on corporate boards is not just a social issue; studies show that it is very, very good for…”

my colleagues on the other side of the aisle constantly use this fact to call for dramatic spending cuts

America's 33 million small businesses are the cornerstones of our local economies.

I am committed to working in a bipartisan manner to enact legislation that assists small businesses.

Short-sighted attacks on the Council, by some of my colleagues across the aisle will only compromise our ability to appropriately protect the air and water quality and public health that our communities rely on.