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Nydia Velázquez's Public Statements on Issue: Family

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

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04/02/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Charles Rettig, Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service - Congressmen Panetta Urges Administration to Provide COVID-19 Response Direct Payments to Families with Newborns
03/19/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding
08/08/2019 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of Agriculture - Rep. Sewell, Sen. Sanders, 130+ Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Reverse Food Assistance Rule
10/05/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Rep. Danny K. Davis Condemns Transfer of Migrant Children to Tent City in Dark of Night in Letter to HHS and DHS Secretaries
09/04/2018 Letter to the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, DHS, the Hon. Alex Azar, HHS, the Hon. Mike Pompeo, Department of State, and the Hon. Jefferson Sessions, Attorney General - Children Still Separated from their Parents
08/03/2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Kevin McAleenan, Commissioner for US Customs and Border Protection, and Scott Lloyd, Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement - Demands Immediate Investigation into Reported Death of Child Held at Texas ICE Facility
07/26/2018 Letter to President Donald Trump - Jayapal Leads Colleagues in Demanding Trump Stop Selling Out Breastfeeding Mothers
07/20/2018 Letter to Ronald Vitiello, Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Washington State Democrats Join 139 Members of House and Senate to Speak Out Against Charging Migrant Parents Up to $8/Min. to Speak With Their Kids
06/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - Demand Answers on Separated Children
06/20/2018 Immigration and Children
06/20/2018 Letter to the Hon. Alexander Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security - "Where are the Girls?"
06/07/2018 Letter to the Hon. John Carter, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Hon. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Homeland Security - Jayapal, Thompson, and Lofgren Lead 108 Lawmakers Urging Appropriators to Stop DHS from Separating Families
05/18/2018 Velázquez on the GOP Farm Bill
05/08/2018 Letter to the Hon Ricardo A. Rosselló Nevares, Governor of Puerto Rico - Rep. Grijalva Leads Letter Opposing Public School Closures in Puerto Rico
01/10/2018 Velázquez on DACA Court Ruling
12/07/2017 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader - Extend CHIP Funding
09/05/2017 Velázquez on Protecting DACA for Small Businesses and Economy
09/05/2017 Velázquez in Opposition to Trump's DACA Decision
08/01/2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Defense of DACA Program
03/29/2017 Democratic House Members Hold Forum on Impact of Trump Immigration Policies on Children and Families
12/07/2016 Letter to President Barack Obama - Presidential Pardons for DACA Recipients.
07/18/2016 Letter to Mr. Andrew M. Slavitt, Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Update Lead Screening Policy to Protect Children
05/16/2016 Letter to Chairman John Kline and Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, US House Committee on Education and the Workforce - House Child Nutrition Bill
02/02/2016 Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2015
01/12/2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Demanding End to Immigration Raids
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