Nydia Velázquez

Can you please expand on the positive impacts an increased minimum wage will have on small businesses?

CRA is a way to lift up communities of color particularly.

It is clear that the pandemic has had an outsized impact on women, minorities, and younger workers.

Thank you for holding this important meeting, and the Ranking Member.

While I understand that short selling can be used for legitimate purposes, too often, I have seen abuse.

Let's stand up for them and reject the substitute that the Ranking Member here today, the gentleman, has sought that would strip this relief from our community's most cherished small businesses.

I urge my colleagues to support this amendment.

the proposed Keystone XL pipeline does not serve the U.S. national interests and will not provide significant energy security and economic benefits.

I will claim time in opposition. This amendment offered by my colleague, Mr. Williams, will violate the Byrd Rule in the Senate.

I agree with the amendment here that has been offered by Congressman Meuser and in the words of our ranking Republican, Mr. Luetkemeyer, the small businesses that we talk with just, they want flexibility.

This amendment supports our small businesses, which provide opportunity and income to families and communities and prevents dollars from going to an organization that seeks to do just the opposite.

I oppose the amendment.

I will have to respectfully disagree with this amendment in the nature of a substitute.

I believe we can accomplish it if we simply commit to working together with intention and bipartisanship.

The amendment is problematic for a couple of reasons. Do you have a cost estimate for this amendment?

Just a reminder, the minimum wage was last raised in 2009.

It is certainly not the time to reduce access to critical healthcare.

we must focus on prioritizing the development of a clean energy economy which will, in turn, create good jobs around the country.

The Senate voted 90 to 10 expressing its bipartisan support for the bill to help restaurants.

I urge everyone to support my amendment and help get the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant Program up and running.

This amendment also violates the spirit behind the bipartisan Fair Chance Act that was signed into law last Congress.

we have an abiding commitment to promote and protect our public health and the environment, to empower our workers and communities.

This amendment offered by my colleague, Mrs. Kim, will violate the Byrd Rule in the Senate.

I am calling on this Committee to support an amendment before you which will increase the appropriation to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund from the proposed $25 billion to $45 billion.

I must urge a no vote on this amendment, but I am looking forward to working with you.