2007 Press Releases
- December 19 , 2007 -- Velázquez Secures Over $3.2 Million for Community Projects
- November 14 , 2007 -- Velázquez Responds to Spitzer’s Decision to Revoke Driver’s License Plan
- November 5 , 2007 -- Velázquez, Serrano Call for the US to Provide Assistance to Storm-Ravaged Haiti and the Dominican Republic
- October 31, 2007 -- Velázquez Calls for Swift Action in the Shooting Death of Jayson Tirado by an Off-Duty Police Officer
- October 23, 2007 -- Velázquez Criticizes Committee Approval of Puerto Rico Bill
- September 12, 2007 -- Velázquez and Weiner Announce Findings of First EPA Study on Nation’s Largest Oil Spill
- August 16 , 2007 -- Velázquez Applauds Community Effort to Pass Housing Bill
- August 16 , 2007 -- Velázquez Secures Over $2.6 Million for Community Projects
- August 9 , 2007 -- Velázquez Asks Administration to Declare Sections of Brooklyn Impacted By Tornado as a Disaster Area
- July 20, 2007 -- Velázquez Introduces Bill to Cut off Funding for the Iraq War
- July 13, 2007 -- House Passes Velázquez Measure to Increase Protections for Victims of Domestic Violence
- July 12, 2007 -- Velázquez Votes to Increase Access to Affordable College Education for Minorities
- July 10, 2007 -- Velázquez Addresses Affordable Housing Preservation
- June 28, 2007 -- Velázquez Calls for Reopening of Gansevoort Pier Marine Transfer Station
- June 28, 2007 -- House Leadership Announces “Energy Independence Day” Package
- June 26, 2007 -- Velázquez Announces Earmark Requests for FY 2008
- June 23, 2007 -- Velázquez Calls for Improved Language Education
- June 22, 2007 -- Velázquez Presses Federal Health Officials on AIDS Patients Treatment in Puerto Rico
- June 15, 2007 -- Velázquez Calls for Federal Funding to Combat Rising AIDS/HIV Rates in Puerto Rico
- June 8, 2007 -- Velázquez Calls for Federal Investigation of HIV/AIDS Crisis in Puerto Rico
- May 24, 2007 -- Velázquez Calls for Life-Saving Education
- May 9, 2007 -- Velázquez Hosts Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce On Capitol Hill
- April 20, 2007 -- Velázquez Fights for a More Just Environment
- April 10, 2007 -- Clinton, Velázquez Fight to Ensure Affordable Housing Opportunities for Working Families
- February 27, 2007 -- Velázquez Introduces Puerto Rico Self-Determination
- February 20, 2007 -- Schumer and Velázquez Introduce Public Housing Equal Treatment Act of 2007
- January 25, 2007-- Velázquez Fights to Preserve Affordable Housing for New York City Residents
- January 4, 2007-- Velázquez Kicks Off 110th Congress with Legislative Package to Improve the Quality of Life for New York City Residents