Nydia Velázquez: “volatility surrounding the trading of GameStop and other stocks earlier this year has renewed calls for increased…”

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.

the Republicans on the Appropriations Committee approved an estimated $131-billion cut to the topline spending level for Fiscal Year 2024

Dozens of homes and businesses across Queens and the surrounding boroughs suffered major damage, and many are still working to get back on their feet.

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.