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Nydia Velázquez's Public Statements on Issue: Transportation

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04/21/2022 Velázquez Announces New Transportation, Climate Investments Headed to New York Under Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
02/24/2022 Letter to Marie Therese Dominguez, New York Commissioner of Transportation - Clarke and Torres Lead Letter Calling on New York State to Include the Needs of Underserved Communities in Its EV Infrastructure Deployment Plan
02/24/2022 Letter to Hon. Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of Transportation - Rep. Payne, Jr. Pushes for Quicker Federal Funding of Gateway Program
11/12/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Congressional Democrats Urge Biden Administration To Require Vaccination Or Negative Test For Airline Travelers As Holidays Approach
09/09/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House; Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader; Hon. Peter DeFazio, Chairman of the House Committee Transportation & Infrastructure; and Hon. Sherrod Brown, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs - Reps. García, Johnson, and Pressley Call for Additional Investments in Public Transit in Reconciliation Legislation
07/27/2021 Letter to Hon. Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Matsui And Colleagues Urge Epa To Reinstate Waiver For California's Clean Car Standards
07/14/2021 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Majority Leader, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Republican Leader of the House of Representatives, and the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Republican Leader of the Senate - Congressman Cohen Leads Letter to Leadership Promoting Complete Streets Principles in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
07/01/2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Includes Velázquez Amendments
05/14/2021 Letter to Hon. Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States - Representatives Nadler and Levin Lead Letter to President Biden Requesting Reforms to Assist Transit Oriented Developments
09/24/2020 Letter to the Hon. David Bernhardt, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Chair Grijalva, Committee Members Question DOI Efforts to Build Road on Congressionally Protected Lands, Properties Purchased with Conservation Funds
09/09/2020 ICYMI: Nadler, Schumer & NYC House members announce: we will not support any bill that does not have adequate state & local or mass transit aid; proposed GOP bill doesn't include it & it won't pass Senate or House
07/29/2020 Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer - Representatives Nadler, García, Moore, Takano, and over 100 Members Highlight Urgent Need to Support Public Transportation Agencies
07/02/2020 Velázquez Praises Passage of "Moving Forward Act"
06/25/2020 Letter to Patrick Foye, Chairman and CEO Metropolitan Transportation Authority and to John Costa, International President of Amalgamated Transit Union - Rose Leads Bipartisan NY Delegation Push for MTA and ATU Negotiate Fair Labor Deal
05/20/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Reps. Nadler and Sires Lead Letter Urging Financial Assistance for Port Authority
05/07/2020 Letter to Peter A. De Fazio, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair; Eleanor Holmes Norton, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair; Sam Graves, House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Ranking Member; and Rodney Davis, House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Ranking Member - Huffman Advocates for Wildlife Protections in Next Transportation Bill
05/06/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader - Congresswoman Angie Craig Joins 82 Colleagues Pushing For The Strongest Possible Relief for USPS
04/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the Senate, and the Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate - Representative Adriano Espaillat Urges Federal Support of $3.9 Billion COVID-19 Relief Request for the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)
04/15/2020 Letter to Jane Williams, Acting Administrator at the Federal Transit Administration - Representatives Malinowski, Fitzpatrick, Moulton and Bacon Lead Effort to Protect Frontline Transit Workers
01/17/2020 Meeks and New York Delegation Announce Bill to Help Relieve Taxi Medallion Owners of Debt
12/17/2019 Rose, Schumer Announce Repeal of Split-Tolling Ban On Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in House-Passed Bipartisan Budget Deal that Will Pass the Senate This Week; Change Will Split Fare in Both Directions and Close Longstanding Loophole that Negatively Impacts Commuters
12/17/2019 Nadler, Rose, Velázquez Announce Split-Tolling Coming to Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge as Result of Bipartisan Budget Deal
11/19/2019 Velázquez Proposes Free Transit for Vulnerable Populations
10/26/2019 Reps. Maloney, Nadler, Velazquez introduce legislation to address NYC's helicopter safety needs
06/21/2019 Letter to Daniel Elwell, Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration - Velázquez, Maloney, Nadler Lead Call for FAA to Stop Non-Essential Helicopter Flights over NYC

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