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      <excerpt>...&#8220;It&#8217;s a question of solidarity,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And its a question of what&#8217;s right and being heard as a community.&#8221; Rep. Nydia Vel&#225;zquez has already spoken out in favor of the designation, as have state Senators Daniel Squadron and Velmane</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...&#8220;It&#8217;s a question of solidarity,&#8221; she continued. &#8220;And its a question of what&#8217;s right and being heard as a community.&#8221; Rep. Nydia Vel&#225;zquez has already spoken out in favor of the designation, as have state Senators Daniel Squadron and Velmane</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...will get the swine flu vaccine. Some, like Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), are choosing not to, while others, like Rep. Nydia Vel&#225;zquez (D-N.Y.), want to be vaccinated.  Outside of his district, Walden is not well-known. But by admitting he had </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D.-NY), who represents parts of Brooklyn that is home to many immigrants, says Vitter is wrong when it comes to what the law and the ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>&#8220;A lot of good work is being done in Congress now, and I am looking forward to working with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, Congressman Luis Gutierrez, ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>Also last week, several Members of the House held a press conference to voice their opposition to the Vitter Amendment, including Rep. Nydia Velazquez ...</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>... and Nydia Velazquez (D-NY). They are the chairs of the Asian Pacific American Caucus, the Black Caucus, and the Hispanic Caucus, respectively. Rep. ...</excerpt>
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