Nydia M Velázquez

@ReElectNydia

Proudly serving/ Orgullosamente sirviendo a Brooklyn and Queens

New York

Joined April 2016

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Mar 25, 2019

If Congress is going to ever be #ForThePeople, we must be accountable ONLY to the people. I’m proud to join @StopBigMoney in demanding we #EndCitizensUnited. Corporations aren't people, and it's time we made that clear. gothamgazette.com/opinion/8360-r…

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 21

With hundreds of thousands of members strong, labor supports @ZohranKMamdani! Thank you @32BJSEIU, @NYHTC, @DC37nyc, and many more for supporting this campaign running on affordability! gothamist.com/news/nycs-bigg…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. 1199 SEIU has 200,000 members in New York.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · 14 h

If you’re a student loan borrower, your borrowing and payment plans are about to change thanks to the big, ugly bill. Learn more about what that means for you: npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. Now that President Trump has signed Republicans' massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what's set to change.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · 16 h

After running a campaign on affordability and lowering costs, the Trump Administration is doing everything they can to ensure working families are priced out of their health insurance. These policies will make our country sicker. npr.org/sections/shots…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten to increase medical bills for millions of Americans.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · 18 h

Starting today, the summer streets program is back! Check out the car-less streets throughout all five boroughs this summer. gothamist.com/news/nyc-summe…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. The car-free program returns this Saturday for five consecutive weekends, with locations in all five boroughs.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 26

There is countless evidence that Trump was involved with Jeffrey Epstein—even if the administration lies and denies it. Americans deserve transparency. Release the files. apnews.com/article/trump-…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. The revelation that Attorney General Pam Bondi told President Donald Trump that his name was in the Jeffrey Epstein files has focused fresh attention on the president’s relationship with the wealthy...

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 25

Birthright citizenship is a constitutional right. No president has the power or right to dismantle it. politico.com/news/2025/07/2…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. The ruling brings the issue one step closer to returning to the Supreme Court.

Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 25

We are already facing the consequences of climate change, which in part has been caused by greenhouse gases. The Trump EPA’s decision to declassify greenhouse gases as dangerous undercuts the progress we have made to save our planet from climate change. npr.org/2025/07/24/nx-…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. The Trump administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States' climate change regulations.

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Democrats@TheDemocrats · Jul 24

It’s time to give Americans a raise.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 24

If you want to change your passport to accurately reflect your gender, here’s what you need to know: thecity.nyc/2025/07/23/tra…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. With a federal ban on passport gender marker changes currently blocked, THE CITY spoke with legal experts in NYC about how trans, nonbinary and intersex people can file these updates.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 24

In another attempt to fill his administration with loyalists, Trump’s nomination to lead the Office of Special Counsel “shares disdain for the federal workforce he would be tasked with protecting.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. Paul Ingrassia’s nomination to head the Office of Special Counsel is at risk because of his history of scorched-earth rhetoric and extremist associations.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 24

Attorney General Pam Bondi told Trump his name is in the Epstein files. The American people deserve answers now. We’ll keep pushing until we get to the truth. cnn.com/2025/07/23/pol…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. When Attorney General Pam Bondi briefed President Donald Trump in May on the Justice Department’s review of the documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, she told him that his name appeared in...

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More Perfect Union@MorePerfectUS · Jul 23

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just allowed Trump to remove three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The commission helps protect consumers from dangerous products. Trump fired the three Dems on the five-member commission in the middle of 7 year terms.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 22

Doors closing in my face won’t stop me from fighting for the innocent people being detained in this Manhattan detention center—or for my constituents who are demanding answers.

EEmily Ngo@emilyngo · Jul 22

New video via @thenyic shows conditions for migrants on 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza, which House members including @NydiaVelazquez @RepEspaillat have not been allowed to access to inspect.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 22

Americans deserve transparency and to live without fear of masked ICE agents—who are often in plain clothes. We have to unmask ICE. brooklyneagle.com/articles/2025/…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. Democrats and others have pushed back, saying the use of face masks generates public fear and should be halted.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 22

ICE has turned me away from this Manhattan detention center multiple times and it’s clear why. These innocent people are being treated as less than human in terrible conditions. I won’t give up getting answers and exposing this immorality. thecity.nyc/2025/07/22/vid…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. An analysis of ICE data by THE CITY shows that dozens of people have packed into locked rooms and increasingly held for days inside a Manhattan building the feds say isn’t a detention site.

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Democrats@TheDemocrats · Jul 22

Last night, Republicans shut down the House floor to block a planned vote on releasing the Epstein files. They’re now getting ready to leave for August recess. Cowards.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 22

Climate change is getting worse and we’ve seen a higher frequency of devastating natural disasters—but Trump and the GOP are making massive cuts to the EPA anyway. Our planet can’t afford to ignore climate change and its consequences. thehill.com/policy/energy-…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. The megabill President Trump signed into law this month is expected to make a major dent in the U.S.’s climate progress, adding significantly more planet-warming emissions to the atmosphere. Models…

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 21

In the six months that Trump has been in office, he has: - Fired thousands of federal workers - Dismantled multiple government agencies - Ripped healthcare away from millions - Detained record numbers of innocent people - Created economic disaster cnn.com/2025/07/21/pol…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. Jaclyn Taylor and Lawrence Malinconico live on opposite sides of the Trump canyon that defines and divides American politics.

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Nydia M Velázquez@ReElectNydia · Jul 21

The big, ugly bill makes ICE the largest law enforcement agency in the country. It’s time we unmask ICE while they continue to violently detain innocent people. We need more accountability. gothamist.com/news/ny-bill-w…

ReElectNydia's tweet card. Critics of the bill say masks allow law enforcement officers to protect their personal safety amid rising assaults on immigration enforcement agents.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani@ZohranKMamdani · Jul 17

ICE arrests have skyrocketed in recent weeks, breaking up families and spreading fear in our neighborhoods. This is what happens when a Mayor rolls out of the red carpet for authoritarianism. Change cannot come soon enough.

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