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08/06/2021 Letter to the Hon. Michael Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency - Velázquez, Blumenthal, Additional Members of Congress Call on EPA to Strip Chlorpyrifos from U.S. Agriculture & Food
07/29/2021 Velázquez Secures Earmark Funding for Local Projects in Massive Bill
05/11/2021 Letter to Hon. Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General - Congressman Nadler Leads Bicameral Letter to Attorney General Garland Seeking DOJ Review of 'State Secrets Privilege'
02/16/2021 Letter to the Hon. Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States - Velázquez Leads Letter to Biden Administration Urging Dropping of Trump-Era Effort to Deny SSI Benefits to Puerto Rico
06/11/2020 Velázquez Leads Colleagues in Filing Amicus Brief Supporting Amazon Workers
06/04/2020 Letter to William Barr, Attorney General - Schakowsky Calls for Special Prosecutor To Investigate Excessive Force Ordered Against Peaceful Protesters
06/04/2020 Letter to the Hon. William P. Barr, Attorney General - Rep. Davis Joins Letter to Attorney General Barr on Assault on Rule of Law
05/29/2020 Velázquez on Minneapolis
05/22/2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
05/19/2020 Letter to Chad Wolf, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Matthew Albence, Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Haaland Joins Call Urging Administration to Ensure Access to Free Telephone Calls for Detainees at ICE Detention Centers
10/30/2019 Chair Grijalva Leads Amicus Brief With Reps. Velázquez and Soto Opposing PREPA Debt Restructuring Agreement
07/29/2019 Letter to the Hon. William Barr, United States Attorney General - Representatives Jesús "Chuy" García, Barbara Lee Call on DOJ to Explain Elimination of In-Court Interpreters for Immigrants
02/11/2019 Velázquez Files Amicus Brief Seeking Parity in Benefits for Puerto Rico
10/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Herbert Slattery III, Tennessee Attorney General - Drop Pending Litigation that Seeks to Allow Insurance Companies to Deny Health Insurance Coverage to Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions
09/25/2018 Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017
08/22/2018 Velázquez on Paul Manafort and Michael Cohen
07/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. Bob Goodlatte, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Hon. Edward Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee - Congress Members Demand Hearing on 3-D Printed Guns Settlement
07/23/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Director and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and the Hon. James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Velázquez and Serrano Press ICE/EOIR on Cancellation of In-Person Hearing for Detained Immigrants
07/11/2018 Statement of Ranking Member Velázquez on How Small Businesses in the Digital Technology Industry Use Intellectual Property
07/11/2018 House Advances Democratic Small Business Priorities
06/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Comply with Injunction, Reunite Families Separated at Border
05/16/2018 Democrats Take Steps to Protect Entrepreneurial Intellectual Property
04/26/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. James McHenry, Director of the Executive Office for Immigration Review - Scrap Plan to Impose Quotas on Immigration Judges
04/24/2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Reverse Suspension of Immigration Legal Services
04/19/2018 Letter to Jefferson Sessions, US Attorney General - Restoration Of Legal Assistance Programs For Immigrants
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