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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D, NY-12]</title>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/atom_news/400416_nydia_velazquez" rel="self"/>
  <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/person/news/400416_nydia_velazquez" rel="alternate"/>
  <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/person/news/400416</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Officials: HUBZone program is open to fraud</title>
    <link href="http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153160-1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-17:/commentary/2530348</id>
    <updated>2008-07-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FCW.com,&amp;nbsp;VA</name>
    </author>
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SBA employees relied too much on technology and they took applicants &#226;&#8364;&#339;at full-face value.&#226;&#8364;&#157; Committee chairwoman Rep. Nydia Vel&#195;&#161;zquez (DN. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153160-1.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Paterson Counts His Bucks As Historians Bark Over the City Seal</title>
    <link href="http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=236&amp;amp;aid=83722" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/commentary/2530354</id>
    <updated>2008-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>NY1,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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Rep. Yvette Clark and Rep. Nydia Vel&#195;&#161;zquez stood with de Blasio on the steps of City Hall, praising him as the candidate best prepared to represent New ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=236&amp;aid=83722"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama Promises A Small Biz Tax Credit For Health</title>
    <link href="http://blog.inc.com/the-entrepreneurial-agenda/2008/07/obama_promises_a_small_biz_tax.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/commentary/2530351</id>
    <updated>2008-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Inc.com,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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As Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), chair of the House Small Business Committee, noted in the conference call, three-fifths of the 48 million Americans without ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://blog.inc.com/the-entrepreneurial-agenda/2008/07/obama_promises_a_small_biz_tax.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee Obama Announces ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=53285" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-14:/commentary/2530349</id>
    <updated>2008-07-14T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kaiser network.org,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Nydia Vel&#195;&#161;zquez (DN.Y.), chair of the House Committee on Small Business who also explained terms of the plan to media, said she expects Obama&amp;#39;s plan to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=53285"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Obama Reaches Into Clinton Playbook on Health Care</title>
    <link href="http://www.nysun.com/national/obama-reaches-into-clinton-playbook-on-health-care/81771/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-13:/commentary/2530352</id>
    <updated>2008-07-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New York Sun,&amp;nbsp;United States</name>
    </author>
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... voters &#226;&#8364;&#8221; and he turned to an ardent supporter of hers, Rep. Nydia Velazquez of New York, to vouch for the plan in a conference call with reporters. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nysun.com/national/obama-reaches-into-clinton-playbook-on-health-care/81771/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Parole office?! Well, not really</title>
    <link href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/27/31_27_mm_parole.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-11:/commentary/2530353</id>
    <updated>2008-07-11T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BrooklynPapers.com,&amp;nbsp; United States</name>
    </author>
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Elected officials were flooded with calls from scandalized parents, prompting Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D&#226;&#8364;&#8220;Gowanus) to issue this statement: &#226;&#8364;&#339;Locating a parole ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/27/31_27_mm_parole.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kerry, Velazquez promise hard look at Bush&amp;#39;s pick for SBA</title>
    <link href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nawbo/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=181A9991-5599-4205-9634-A25E8837480B&amp;amp;copyid=2D429EEF-CD96-411E-9A4C-C8F9C80EE938" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-08:/commentary/2530355</id>
    <updated>2008-07-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SmartBrief,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
John Kerry and Rep. Nydia Velazquez, the Democrats who chair the business committees of their respective chambers, say they will take a hard look at the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nawbo/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=181A9991-5599-4205-9634-A25E8837480B&amp;copyid=2D429EEF-CD96-411E-9A4C-C8F9C80EE938"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Kerry, Velazquez promise hard look at Bush&amp;#39;s pick for SBA</title>
    <link href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nfib/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=86DED670-CE35-4FAC-836A-D3C60B6BAEDE&amp;amp;copyid=9895B539-2030-41EC-A7AE-4A65D7A37D2C" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-07:/commentary/2451345</id>
    <updated>2008-07-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SmartBrief,&amp;nbsp;DC</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
John Kerry and Rep. Nydia Velazquez, the Democrats who chair the business committees of their respective chambers, say they will take a hard look at the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nfib/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=86DED670-CE35-4FAC-836A-D3C60B6BAEDE&amp;copyid=9895B539-2030-41EC-A7AE-4A65D7A37D2C"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Democrats to look closely at SBA nominee</title>
    <link href="http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/extraedge/washingtonbureau/archive/2008/07/07/bureau1.html?market=sacramento" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-06:/commentary/2451344</id>
    <updated>2008-07-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sacramento Business Journal,&amp;nbsp;CA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, who chairs the House Small Business Committee, said she also would review Baruah&amp;#39;s credentials. &amp;quot;Given the state of the nation&amp;#39;s ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/extraedge/washingtonbureau/archive/2008/07/07/bureau1.html?market=sacramento"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>The Clintons Ransom The Presidency</title>
    <link href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Clintons-Ransom-The-Pr-by-Hargrove-080703-569.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-05:/commentary/2446303</id>
    <updated>2008-07-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>OpEdNews,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
by Hargrove Page 1 of 2 page(s) Nydia Velazquez says the Hispanics will only support Barack if Hillary gets VP; Geraldine Ferraro says women may not support ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Clintons-Ransom-The-Pr-by-Hargrove-080703-569.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Cuts in air service hit business travelers</title>
    <link href="http://www.kansas.com/107/story/448525.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-28:/commentary/2446304</id>
    <updated>2008-06-28T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Kansas.com,&amp;nbsp;KS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez, DN.Y., said the economic fallout from airline troubles could be severe for small-business owners, many of whom work in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kansas.com/107/story/448525.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Business air travelers facing &amp;#39;full-blown crisis&amp;#39;</title>
    <link href="http://www.statesman.com/business/content/shared/news/stories/2008/06/AIR_SERVICE27_COX_F8845.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-27:/commentary/2400987</id>
    <updated>2008-06-27T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Austin American-Statesman,&amp;nbsp;TX</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Committee Chairwoman Nydia Velazquez, DN.Y., said the economic fallout from airline troubles could be severe for small business owners, many of whom work in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.statesman.com/business/content/shared/news/stories/2008/06/AIR_SERVICE27_COX_F8845.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Carrion Plays Host To  Obama, McCain</title>
    <link href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/06/carrion-plays-host-to-obama-mc.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-20:/commentary/2366613</id>
    <updated>2008-06-20T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>New York Daily News,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Carrion and other New York Latino/Latina officials could go a long way toward helping Obama deal with what Rep. Nydia Velazquez called his Hispanic &amp;quot;problem ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2008/06/carrion-plays-host-to-obama-mc.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republican National Committee: What&amp;#39;s the Hold Up? Part III ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/633447.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/commentary/2366615</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com,&amp;nbsp;MS</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;#39;I don&amp;#39;t think the President understood the reaction that Puerto Ricans would have on all sides of the issue,&amp;#39; said Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.sunherald.com/prnewswire/story/633447.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republican National Committee: What&amp;#39;s the Hold Up? Part III ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/republican-national-committee-whats-the,438663.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-18:/commentary/2366614</id>
    <updated>2008-06-18T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes (press release),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;#39;I don&amp;#39;t think the President understood the reaction that Puerto Ricans would have on all sides of the issue,&amp;#39; said Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D- Brooklyn ). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/republican-national-committee-whats-the,438663.shtml"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>[Obama] What&amp;#39;s The Hold Up? Part II</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/obama-whats-the-hold-up-part-ii,432215.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-13:/commentary/2327175</id>
    <updated>2008-06-13T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes (press release),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;#39;I don&amp;#39;t think the President understood the reaction that Puerto Ricans would have on all sides of the issue,&amp;#39; said Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D- Brooklyn ). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/obama-whats-the-hold-up-part-ii,432215.shtml"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Clinton Would Consider VP Position</title>
    <link href="http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=8419166" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/2327174</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WKBT,&amp;nbsp;WI</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The senator&amp;#39;s remarks came in response to a question from Democratic Rep. Nydia Velazquez who said she believed the best way for Obama to win over key ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://wkbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=8419166"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Republican National Committee: What&amp;#39;s the Hold Up?</title>
    <link href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/republican-national-committee-whats-the-hold-up,430661.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-12:/commentary/2327189</id>
    <updated>2008-06-12T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Earthtimes (press release),&amp;nbsp;UK</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
&amp;#39;I don&amp;#39;t think the President understood the reaction that Puerto Ricans would have on all sides of the issue,&amp;#39; said Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D- Brooklyn ). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/republican-national-committee-whats-the-hold-up,430661.shtml"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Briefly . . . NATION/WORLD</title>
    <link href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/national/20080609_Briefly________NATION_WORLD.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-09:/commentary/2327190</id>
    <updated>2008-06-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Philadelphia Daily News,&amp;nbsp;PA</name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Rep. Nydia Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, said the parade demonstrates &amp;quot;the growing influence of Puerto Ricans in the city and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/national/20080609_Briefly________NATION_WORLD.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Throngs line Fifth Avenue for Puerto Rican parade</title>
    <link href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--puertoricanparade0608jun08,0,5341972.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-08:/commentary/2327177</id>
    <updated>2008-06-08T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Newsday,&amp;nbsp;NY</name>
    </author>
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Rep. Nydia Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress, said the parade demonstrates &amp;quot;the growing influence of Puerto Ricans in the city and ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--puertoricanparade0608jun08,0,5341972.story"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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