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Nydia Velázquez's Public Statements on Issue: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (NY) - District 7

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Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

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10/21/2022 Letter to Mr. Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor for the US Department of State - Jacobs, Castro Lead Call for Biden Administration to Affirm Global Commitment to Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Rights Post­-dobbs
06/01/2021 Letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States - Meng Helps Lead Bipartisan Letter Asking Biden To Respond To Rising Antisemitism
05/21/2021 Letter to Hon. Anthony Blinken, Secretary of State - Dingell, Lowenthal Lead 56 Members of Congress in Calling for Palestinian Humanitarian Relief, Support of Current Ceasefire
05/11/2021 Letter to the Hon. Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook - Trahan Leads Group of Lawmakers in Calling on Facebook to Reverse Harmful WhatsApp Terms of Service Update
04/30/2021 Letter to the Hon. Marcy Kaptur, Chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies, and Michael Simpson, Ranking Member - Rush Leads 10 Appropriations Letters Requesting Funding For Priorities Including Women's Heart Health, Clean Energy, Kidney Disease, Public School Infrastructure
04/06/2021 Letter to Honorable Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Dingell, Pocan, Khanna Lead 76 Members of Congress in Calling on Biden-Harris Administration to Press For End of Yemeni Blockade
01/08/2021 Letter to Commissioner Jonnel Doris of the New York City Department of Small Business Services - Velázquez Addresses Chinatown Exclusions from Storefront Loan Program
12/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States - Underwood Leads Congressional Effort Calling for Gao Review of Disparities in Vaccination Coverage
11/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Christopher Wray, Dir. of the Federal Bureau of Investigation - Congressman Cohen Asks FBI Director to Investigate Efforts to Deny Voters the Right to a Free and Fair Election
08/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Velázquez Demands FCC Probe of Racist Puerto Rico TV Program
07/16/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights - Release: Reps. Khanna, Cohen Lead Letter to AG Barr to Support Civil Rights Division Staff
07/09/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Members of Congress to President Trump: Remove Policies Discriminating Against LGBTQ Individuals
07/09/2020 Letter to Donald Trump, President of the United States - Senate, House Environmental Justice Caucuses Urge President Trump to Reverse Course on NEPA Rollback
06/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General, and Christopher Wray, FBI Director - Torres to DOJ: Release FBI Report on White Supremacist Infiltration of Law Enforcement
06/23/2020 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, Attorney General - Congressmen Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Demand Justice Reforms in Wake of Brutal Police Killings Across the Country
06/05/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Morgan, Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Patrol, and the Hon. Matthew Albence, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Durbin, Duckworth Join Harris, Colleagues In Letter Demanding Answers On ICE & CBP Involvement In Policing Ongoing Protests
06/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
06/04/2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
05/22/2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
05/13/2020 Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
04/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Meng Calls on DeVos to Ensure Civil Rights Protections for Students During COVID-19 Crisis
02/24/2020 Letter to David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration - Speier, Members of Congress Urge Archivist to Certify ERA Now!
02/18/2020 Letter to Cabinet Members - Congressional Caucuses Oppose Trump Admin Rules to Weaken First Amendment Rights
12/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice - Reps. Kathleen Rice, Nydia Velázquez, and Joaquin Castro Call on DOJ to Investigate Housing Discrimination on Long Island
11/19/2019 Letter to Cameron Quinn, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Leads 40 Colleagues in Second Letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Demanding Investigation on Remain in Mexico' Policy Toward LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
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