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Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez

Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez

Nydia Margarita Velazquez Serrano is an American politician serving in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. A Democrat from New York, Velazquez chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her district, in New York City, was numbered the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and has been numbered the 7th district since 2013. Velazquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States Congress

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Velazquez Secures Federal Funding for Local Projects in Final Government Funding Package

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Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced that she has secured $16,025,453 in Community Project Funding for New York's 7th District in the 2023 government funding bill.

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Rep. Tony Gonzales Addresses Veterans and Foster Youth Housing Issues with...

During a House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD) hearing, Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) asked the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Scott Turner, about housing issues facing veterans and foster youth.