[COVID-19\New York Hospitals]
Rep. Velazquez: “I’m pleased to see these funds allocated for our hospitals to supply our doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals with the tools they need.”
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Nydia Velázquez
COVID-19 PPP SMALL BUSINESS LOANS TO U.S. TERRITORIES INEQUITABLE SAY LAWMAKERS
[COVID-19\PPP Loans]
Velázquez: “Small businesses in the five territories are facing the same dire conditions as those in the fifty states.”
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VELAZQUEZ: NEW BI-PARTISAN COVID-19 RELIEF BILL GOOD, MORE MUST BE DONE
[COVID-19 Relief Bill]
Velazquez: “While this bill is a step in the right direction, Congress should immediately get to work on the next relief package.”
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COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INVOLVEMENT IN SMALL BUSINESS COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDING IS CRITICAL
[SBA COVID-19 Relief Loan Funding]
Velazquez: “To expand opportunities for women-, minority-, and veteran-owned businesses, we must increase the role of mission-based lenders, those who are deeply embedded in their communities, such as community banks, community development financial institutions, and SBA microloan intermediaries.”
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OVER $19 MILLION IN CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING RECEIVED FOR NYC HEALTH CENTERS
[CARES Act Funding for NYC]
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced funding for eleven community health centers that are located in or serve New York’s 7th Congressional District.
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VELAZQUEZ: PRISONS COULD BE “POWDER KEG OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION”
[COVID-19\America’s Prison System]
Rep. Velázquez: “We need stepped up compassionate release for at-risk individuals, like older detainees and those with preexisting conditions, who present no public safety risk.”
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REP. VELAZQUEZ ENLISTS RESTAURANTS IN ANTI-HUNGER EFFORT
COVID-19\Anti-Hunger Efforts]
Rep. Velazquez: “All of us need to pull together in this unprecedented time and this bill will help our local community organizations pair with the restaurant sector to meet the nutritional needs of our neighbors.”
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NEW YORK CONGRESSWOMAN NYDIA VELAZQUEZ: I MAY HAVE COVID-19
[COVID-19\Rep. Nydia Velazquez]
Rep. Velazquez: ” I was diagnosed with presumed coronavirus infection…. I am carefully monitoring my symptoms, working remotely and in constant contact with my staff.”
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NY REP. VELAZQUEZ RELEASES COVID-19 SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF BILL
[COVID–19 Relief for Small Businesses Act of 2020]
The authorization of $100 billion to provide up to $100,000 in direct grants for small businesses impacted by COVID-19.
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NY CONGRESSWOMAN VELAZQUEZ INTRODUCES COVID-19 RELIEF BILL
[COVID-19 Relief Bill\Small Business]
Rep. Velázquez: “I am introducing sweeping legislation to tackle the economic hardship and fallout facing our nation’s employers and workers.”
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