Nydia Velázquez: “Let me remind you; when it comes to small businesses, there is not a republican or a democratic approach to it.”

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

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.

Today’s groundbreaking is the culmination of years of organizing by residents and community leaders for solutions to North Brooklyn's housing crisis.

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.