Nydia Velázquez: “I urge my colleagues to support our bill and I thank the Chairwoman for the opportunity to speak on its behalf.”

I don’t trust Elon Musk with this information, and I know the American people don’t, either.

We would never accept it if the NYPD operated in masks without names or badges—and we shouldn't accept it from ICE either.

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.

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