VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M

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VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M
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: Experience: House: District 7, 1993-Present; Home State: New York; Running: President, United States, 2016; Total Raised: $662,933Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016; Winning: Won with 0.00%; Write a Review

Personal

Full Name: Nydia M. Velázquez

Gender: Female

Family: Husband: Paul Bader

Birth Date: 03/22/1953

Birth Place: Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

Home City: Brooklyn, NY

Religion: Roman Catholic

Education

MA, Political Science, New York University, 1976

BA, Political Science, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1974

Political Experience

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1992-present

Democratic Regional Whip

Council Member, New York City Council, 1984-1986

Current Legislative Committees

Financial Services, Member

Small Business, Ranking Member

Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, Member

Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

Chair, Business and Economic Development Task Force

Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Member, Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues

Member, Congressional Census Caucus

Member, Congressional Children's Caucus

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus

Member, Congressional Human Rights Caucus

Member, Congressional Jobs and Fair Trade Caucus

Member, Congressional Progressive Caucus

Member, Congressional Urban Caucus

Member, Education, Immigration and Livable Communities Task Force

Member, Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Caucus

Member, House Democratic Caucus

Member, Older Americans Caucus

Member, Out of Iraq Caucus

Professional Experience

National Director, Puerto Rico Department of Labor, Migration Division Office, 1989-1992

Director, Department of Puerto Rico Community Affairs in the United States, 1986-1989

Special Assistant, Congressman Edolphus Towns, 1983

Professor, Hunter College, The City University of New York, 1981-1983

Professor, University of Puerto Rico, 1976-1981

Additional Information

Awards:

Woman of the Year, Hispanic Business Magazine, 2003

General Survey

Issue Title	Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right	Strongly Support Abortion should be decided by a woman herself. It is an important part of their health rights and reproductive freedom.
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime	Strongly Oppose The death penalty should be abolished. We should let judges and juries decide what penalties to apply in each case.
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy	Support Flatter taxes benefit the wealthy more than the lower and middle class. We should focus tax relief on the majority of taxpayers instead of on the richest.
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery	Strongly Support The federal government should intervene in the economy and inject as much funding as needed to recover from the Great Recession, including direct federal job creation.
6. Vouchers for school choice	Strongly Oppose Public schools are an important component of American society. We should improve public schools rather than destroying them with vouchers.
7. Make voter registration easier	Support Voter ID laws just make it harder for people to vote, but what we should do is to make voting easier.
8. Prioritize green energy	Strongly Support Overuse of fossil fuels causes serious problems that we should deal with immediately. And green energy is absolutly a good option for us to Stop Global Warming.
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military	Oppose Expanding the military is not important and integrant for U.S. now. But when the country meets with defiance or agression, it is acceptable to continue expanding our military.
11. Support & expand free trade	Oppose Trade should be Fair, not Free. Free trade poses a risk to job security, causes humanitarian problems overseas, or results in environmental damage.
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership	Strongly Oppose Availability of guns should be absolutely limited, because more guns mean more killing.
14. Expand ObamaCare	Strongly Support Very few Americans have adequate health insurance. The government should make funds available for all citizens.
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens	Strongly Support Immigration restrictions are racist because they keep out Hispanics and other non-whites. Social services should be offered to all residents of the United States regardless of immigration status.
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive	Strongly Oppose Animals have inherent rights, and nature has inherent value. It is necessary to support vegetarianism and protect environment.
17. Keep God in the public sphere	Strongly Oppose Church-state separation precludes the involvement of religious institutions in social services. Basically, we should not violate the Constitutional principle in this case.
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities	Strongly Support Past discrimination should be corrected. Government should enforce Affirmative Action laws in companies.
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage	Strongly Support In free country, people are free to choose their mate, whichever gender they like. Homosexual partners or marriages are equal with heterosexual ones.
20. Privatize Social Security	Strongly Oppose Government should control the Social Security forever. The Trust Fund should not be invested in anything with risk.

Total: 185

Introduced Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Last Action
06/14/2017	H.R.2900	To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the prevention and treatment of the use of synthetic recreational drugs, and for other purposes.	06/14/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (All Actions)
06/12/2017	H.R.2875	National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017	06/12/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
05/22/2017	H.R.2592	To amend the definitions relating to HUBZones in the Small Business Act, and for other purposes.	05/22/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	H.R.2489	To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and the Small Business Act to include small business investment companies in the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
05/17/2017	H.R.2488	To provide for small business concerns located in Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.	05/17/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
05/03/2017	H.R.1366	U.S. Territories Investor Protection Act of 2017	05/03/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (All Actions)
05/01/2017	H.R.2073	To amend section 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit immigration officers or agents of the Department of Homeland Security from wearing clothing or other items bearing the word "police".	05/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
04/05/2017	H.R.1915	To amend the Small Business Act to provide the Administrator of the Small Business Administration authority to increase amount for general business loans, and for other purposes.	04/05/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
04/04/2017	H.R.1878	To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Small Business Administration.	04/04/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/29/2017	H.R.1774	Developing the Next Generation of Small Businesses Act of 2017	03/29/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
03/23/2017	H.R.1716	To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Environmental Protection Agency.	03/23/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/21/2017	H.R.1446	No State Resources for Immigration Enforcement (NSRIE) Act	03/21/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. (All Actions)
03/20/2017	H.R.1640	To amend the Small Business Act to ensure uniformity in procurement terminology, and for other purposes.	03/20/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. (All Actions)
03/16/2017	H.R.1561	To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control.	03/16/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (All Actions)
03/08/2017	H.R.1423	National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017	03/08/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (All Actions)
02/10/2017	H.R.766	To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a pilot program to expand telehealth options under the Medicare program for individuals residing in public housing located in health professional shortage areas, and for other purposes.	02/10/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (All Actions)
02/01/2017	H.R.765	Increase Transportation Alternatives Investment Act of 2017	02/01/2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. (All Actions)
01/31/2017	H.R.764	Housing America's Workforce Act of 2017	01/31/2017 Referred to House Financial Services (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.202	Landlord Accountability Act of 2017	01/03/2017 Referred to House Judiciary (All Actions)
01/03/2017	H.R.201	Supporting America's Young Entrepreneurs Act of 2017	01/03/2017 Referred to House Small Business (All Actions)

Total: 2882

Date	Bill Number	Bill Title	Result	Vote
10/08/2008	H.R.1343	Health Care Safety Net Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
10/08/2008	H.R.1157	Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2008
10/07/2008	H.R.5975	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 West Main Street in Waterville, New York, as the "Cpl. John P. Sigsbee Post Office".
10/03/2008	H.Con.Res.426	Recognizing the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Minority AIDS Initiative.
10/03/2008	H.R.1424	A bill to provide authority for the Federal Government to purchase and insure certain types of troubled assets for the purposes of providing stability to and preventing disruption in the economy and financial system and protecting taxpayers, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for energy production and conservation, to extend certain expiring provisions, to provide individual income tax relief, and for other purposes.	Bill Passed (74-25, 3/5 majority required)	Not Voting
10/02/2008	H.R.5611	National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2008
09/25/2008	H.Res.1333	Supporting the goals and ideals of Tay-Sachs Awareness Month.
09/22/2008	H.R.998	Civil Rights History Project Act of 2008
09/27/2008	H.R.1283	Arthritis Prevention, Control, and Cure Act of 2008
09/26/2008	H.R.1014	HEART for Women Act	Passed	Aye
09/25/2008	H.R.758	Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2008	Passed	Yea
09/23/2008	H.Res.1473	Recognizing the 150th anniversary year of the founding of Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story and the role Macy's, Inc., plays in supporting America's small businesses and vendors, including those that are minority and women owned; celebrating the vision, innovativeness, and ingenuity of all of our Nation's small businesses that aspire to grow and prosper as Macy's, Inc., has over its 150-year history; and congratulating Macy's, Inc., as an American entrepreneurial success story.
09/23/2008	H.Res.1381	Resolution expressing the sense of the House that there should be an increased public and private commitment prioritizing prevention and public health for all people in the United States.
09/16/2008	H.Res.1446	Expressing the importance of swimming lessons and recognizing the danger of drowning in the United States, especially among minority children.
09/10/2008	H.R.6226	To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as the "Stan Lundine Post Office Building".
08/12/2008	H.R.6340	To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Quarropas Street in White Plains, New York, as the "Charles L. Brieant, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
08/01/2008	H.R.6309	Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2008
08/01/2008	H.R.1338	Paycheck Fairness Act	Passed	Aye
08/01/2008	H.R.1108	Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act	Passed	Yea
07/31/2008	H.R.6701	Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008

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