"Yesterday, I presented Red Hook/Gowanus Community Youth Education Initiative Project with a check for $1 million.With this funding, 11 groups will be able to start new educational programs like music education, arts, technology, college prep, dance, and physical education."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Nydia M. Velázquez:
"In Congress, Ive been working to secure federal funding for organizations and initiatives in our communities that are helping to support working families."Read on Twitter
"Today marks 12 years since the Affordable Care Act was signed into law. It was the start of securing health care as a right and not a privilege in this country. To finish this though, we need to go further, we need #MedicareForAll."Read on Twitter
"As we celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth we highlight women like Jennifer Lopez. A Puerto Rican singer and song writer, is a trailblazer in the music industry. In addition to her music career she fought hard to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria."Read on Twitter
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