Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez [D, NY-7]

Wall Street Shill Maria Bartiromo Exposes A "Continued Assault On The Banks" (No, Really)

2013-05-11T01:00:00Z

...last week. Fighting valiantly for working families and ordinary bank customers were Maxine Waters (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), Mike Capuano (D-MA), and Keith Ellison (D-MN). The worst culprits and bank whores on the committee were J

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Liza Minnelli Joins NOH8 Campaign (PHOTO)

2013-05-05T01:00:00Z

...has been able to deny a group of citizens their rights. We've got to fight for justice for everyone in this country." Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) "This is a very important issue for America and is a collaboration that is conducive to make our nation

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Yes, she can...run for office and win

2013-03-17T01:00:00Z

...positions ahead of the 2014 midterms, hoping to expand the thin ranks of Democratic women governors. In their new report, Men Rule: The Continued Under-Representation of Women in U.S. Politics, Lawless, a 2006 candidate for Congress seeking the Democrat

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The Latino Vote Becomes Focus of NYC Mayoral Race

2013-02-27T01:00:00Z

...has spoken twice with John Liu, another candidate for mayor. Other highly coveted endorsements include those of Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress, and state Sen. Adriano Espaillat, reported the paper. Diaz and

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Small business Congress-watch: Two Reasons to Call Your Representative!

2013-01-14T01:00:00Z

...investment companies, it taps into the expertise that they have in vetting startups and placing wise bets on the best of these. Representative Nydia Velázquez [D-NY7] is the sponsor of the bill, and she deserves kudos for her work to push it through!..

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President Obama’s Missing Latino Senior Administration

2013-01-09T01:00:00Z

...country. Veterans New Jersey Sen. Bob Menéndez; California representatives Loretta Sanchez and Xavier Becerra; New York Rep. Nydia Velázquez; and Illinois Rep. Luis Gutiérrez serve on committees that range from homeland security, banking, finance, fo

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101 Facts About 100 Women of the House and Senate

2013-01-05T01:00:00Z

...1993, and has never won with less than 57% of the vote. 7. Barbara Boxer (D) CA When she ran for a seat in the House of Representatives in 1982, the future Senator Boxer won with the campaign slogan "Barbara Boxer Gives a Damn." 8. Barbara Lee (D) CA Le

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Reasons the House delayed approval of Sandy disaster relief

2013-01-04T01:00:00Z

...as a “betrayal.” House Democrats continued that theme in floor debates on the bill on Friday. It’s indefensible, said Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D) of New York, that the Republican majority “could not get their act together” in time to pass the bi

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Bolivian court releases Ostreicher on bail

2012-12-18T01:00:00Z

...U.S. lawmakers who led the calls for his release. "While a welcome step, granting Jacob bail is long overdue,” said Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), who recently joined Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) in traveling to Bolivia to make Ostreicher's case, in a s

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Tuesday

2012-11-03T01:00:00Z

...Clay Emanuel Cleaver • New Hampshire Carol Shea-Porter Ann Kuster • New Jersey Rush Holt Frank Pallone • New York Jerry Nadler Nydia Velázquez Yvette Clarke José Serrano Charlie Rangel Paul Tonko Louise Slaughter Nate Shinagawa Carolyn Maloney H

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Sandy's small business victims: We don't want loans!

2012-11-02T01:00:00Z

...federal government's main tools for helping small businesses survive crippling disasters. Red Hook's local congresswoman, Nydia Velázquez, repeatedly urged attendees to look hard at the SBA program. New York City is also offering bridge loans of up to

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Businesses Hit by Hurricane Want Help Not Loans

2012-11-02T01:00:00Z

...City is offering bridge loans of up to $10,000 for areas that need immediate working capital. Red Hook’s local congresswoman, Nydia Velázquez, urged attendees to look to the SBA low-interest disaster loans. The loans are available in amounts of up to

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Boro's most (and least) diligent on City Council

2012-10-19T01:00:00Z

...Dilan (D-East New York) was also MIA from nearly 20% of this year’s hearings, largely due to his run for congress against Rep. Nydia Velázquez. “I made a conscious decision to miss some stuff... there’s always room for improvement,” he said. De

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Raising the Presidential Debate Stakes

2012-10-16T01:00:00Z

...Committee Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.), as well as Reps. Xavier Becerra (Calif.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.) and Karen Bass (Calif.). The campaign is also bringing in Democratic Govs. Martin O’Malley (Md.) and D

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Mitt Romney's Camp Says President Obama Isn't Macho Enough To Appeal To Latinos [VIDEO]

2012-10-16T01:00:00Z

...problem. Buzzfeed didn't name the campaign members who made the comments, but the theory didnt' sit well with Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) who called the remarks "offensive stereotypes of the Hispanic community." As it turns out Romney has been less pop

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NYC: In Wake of Traffic Fatality Spike, Officials Tout Safer Delancey Street

2012-09-27T01:00:00Z

...Janette Sadik-Khan. Sadik-Khan was joined by State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Rep. Nydia Velázquez, Community Board 3 Chair Gigi Lee and Lower East Side BID executive director Bob Zuckerman. Delancey Street now has more t

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A world of talent

2012-09-25T01:00:00Z

...Velázquez is now serving her 10th term in Congress, the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives. She was also the first Hispanic to be appointed to the New York City Council. She has said, “I want to remove more barr

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Sequstration could cut off some suppliers for agencies

2012-09-20T01:00:00Z

...opportunities going forward, if sequestration takes effect. “What we buy is what we need for our warfighters,” he told Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.), the committee’s ranking member, who wanted an assurance that small businesses won’t take the h

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Politically incorrect: New York congressman tries his hand at stand-up comedy

2012-09-13T01:00:00Z

...Wednesday night after the laughter died down. While Castro brothers were not the focus of any more jokes that night, Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-N.Y.) was. As Serrano was to take the stage, he was introduced as “a comedian in his own mind, the star of ma

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Cuomo Joins Democrats in Charlotte

2012-09-07T01:00:00Z

...to pursue the Oval Office. "We love Hillary, and we have loyalties that are divided between the governor and Hillary," said Rep. Nydia Velázquez, who supported Mrs. Clinton in the 2008 presidential primary. It would be "very difficult," she said, for M

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