Nydia Velázquez: “Congress has a moral obligation to act promptly.”

The effect of inflation on small businesses is no secret. It can dig into margins and contribute to tighter monetary conditions, limiting access to capital and the ability to grow and expand.

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

Short-sighted attacks on the Council, by some of my colleagues across the aisle will only compromise our ability to appropriately protect the air and water quality and public health that our communities rely on.

America's 33 million small businesses are the cornerstones of our local economies.