Nydia Velázquez

we cannot forget that immigration and entrepreneurship have long stood together as pillars of the American dream.

immigration and entrepreneurship have long stood together as pillars of the American dream.

You call me selfish for fighting for the children in America? Shame on you.

We need to have a national conversation about homelessness in our nation, about the disrepair of public housing in our nation.

Twenty-five to 35 units--so you are going to put children on the streets to open up 25,000 to 35,000 units, and these are American children.

This budget is shameful. It is immoral. It fails American citizens just for the sake of scoring political points.

If you don't come out with a strong rule, then you are failing the American people.

We need a rule that contains actionable requirements.

This outstanding package means the Citigroup CEO makes $486 for every dollar that the median employee at the firm is paid.

if you don't come out with a strong rule, then you are failing the American people.

small businesses truly are the backbone of our economy.

There is a lot of skepticism and cynicism regarding decisions that are made because of your lobbying work, so I encourage you to release the documents so the Committee can fulfill our constitutional responsibility of determining whether or…

I would like to discuss some recent decisions the Interior made regarding dangerous pesticides, including Chlorpyrifos.

So, sir, do you understand how cynical people are about decisions made under your leadership, given your previous lobbying work for Dow, the maker of these pesticides, and who opposed the ban that Interior reversed?

Earlier this year I introduced H.R. 963, the Home Loan Quality Transparency Act of 2019.

Today in America, there are 30 million small businesses that support over 56 million jobs.

When we talk about taking a risk, no one exemplifies that better than small businesses.

I introduced H.R. 963, the Home Loan Quality Transparency Act of 2019, which reinstates Dodd-Frank's expanded HMDA reporting requirements.

Every year going back to the 1960s, our nation has recognized National Small Business Week.

We are committed to promoting policies that encourage economic prosperity on Main Street.

Do you support the Board actions to invalidate the $6 billion once issued during Governor Fortuno and Garcia Padilla's administration?

I am asking you if the optics look right to you, morally speaking, when so much is spent...

Do you think any of the debt issued by the Commonwealth or its instrumentality is illegal?

Fiscal accounting balance is not enough to drive the economy of the island.

Yes, but it will not have a longer impact because it is going to come to an end.