Nydia Velázquez: “With low unemployment rates, small employers are reporting difficulty finding qualified and skilled workers.”

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 House Republicans talk about the debt, they frequently fail to acknowledge the true cause of the debt level rise

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.