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Nydia Velázquez's Public Statements on Issue: Constitution

Office:

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

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Date Title
12/01/2016 Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call for the Total Elimination of the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
11/22/2016 Velázquez on Hate Vandalism in Williamsburg
10/06/2016 Letter to Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine, Co-Presidents, FOX News Channel - Racist News Segment
10/04/2016 Letter to Aflred Durham, Chief of Police, Richmond Police Department - Death of Asian New Yorker
08/18/2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Make Tibet a Priority in Final Months in Office
06/24/2016 Letter to The Honorable John Kerry, Secretary, U.S. Department of State, and The Honorable Gayle Smith, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development - Support LGBT Rights Around the World
05/03/2016 Letter to Postmaster General Megan Brennan - Commemorative WWII Postage Stamp
04/12/2016 Letter to the Hon. Jenny R. Yang, Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Eliminate Wage Gap
11/03/2015 Letter to President Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian Authority - Violence in the West Bank and Israel
07/17/2015 Letter to John Kerry, Secretary of State - Upgrade Malaysia's Ranking in the 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report
08/08/2013 Gillibrand, Velázquez, Clarke, Montgomery, Ortiz, Camara, New York Urban League, Urge Congress to Restore Voting Rights Act this Year in Wake of Supreme Court Decision that Gutted Key Provision at the Very Heart of the Law
07/16/2013 Rangel and Members of NYC Congressional Delegation Seek Thorough DOJ Investigation & Potential Prosecution of George Zimmerman for Civil Rights Violations
05/15/2013 Puerto Rico Status Legislation
09/07/2012 Pelosi, Nadler, 143 House Members File New Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
07/10/2012 Pelosi, Nadler, 130 House Members File Amicus Brief on Federal Case Against DOMA
11/03/2011 Letter to Secretaries of State
11/02/2011 Pelosi, 132 House Members File Amicus Brief in Landmark Court Challenge to DOMA
09/27/2011 Letter to Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Homeland Security and Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
06/25/2011 Velázquez on Same Sex Marriage
06/22/2009 Letter to Barack Obama, President Of The United States - Suspend "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
10/10/2008 Congresswoman Velázquez Protects Vitality of Local Minority Radio Stations
01/24/2007 Permitting Delegates And The Resident Commissioner To Cast Votes In The Committee Of The Whole
10/27/2006 Letter to Assistant Attorney General Wan J. Kim
07/20/2006 Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
09/09/2005 Illegal Detentions Undermine Legitimacy of Haitian Government

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