The entire New York City congressional delegation, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Representatives Jerry Nadler and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, wrote to the Biden administration today, requesting that work…
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AOC, Bowman, Nadler, Velȧzquez to Governor, Mayor: Decarcerate Rikers
Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman, Jerry Nadler and Nydia Velȧzquez sent a letter to Governor Hochul and Mayor de Blasio expressing their belief that Rikers Island jail complex should be…
First checks will arrive next week New Yorkers struggling to sign-up should use walk-in hours on Friday & Saturday The expanded Child Tax Credit will cut childhood poverty in half
AOC, Menendez, Velázquez Introduce Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the highest-ranking Latino in Congress, alongside U.S. Representatives Nydia M. Velázquez (D-N.Y.) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), introduced the Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 2021,…
AOC, Schumer & Velázquez Call on FEMA to Make Puerto Rico’s Electrical Grid Upgrade Sustainable
In Wake of Texas’ Infrastructure Failures, Ocasio-Cortez, Schumer and Velázquez Call on FEMA to Ensure $10B Upgrade to Puerto Rico’s Electric Grid is Sustainable