Nydia Velázquez: “Puerto Ricans do not need a congressional invitation to debate these options, and they can keep right on debating them…”

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.

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.

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

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.