Nydia Velázquez: “I really appreciate Mr. Spano for offering this important amendment which will strengthen this program, reaching into…”

We need to bring a national standard to ICE agents, and we need to bring transparency and accountability.

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.

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.

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.