Rep. Velazquez Issues Statement on Humanitarian Assistance at Southern Border
June 26, 2019
June 26, 2019
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following statement after voting for the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act (H.R. 3401):
"This was not an easy vote, but I believe it was the correct one. I share many of the concerns expressed by my colleagues and some in the immigrant community about this legislation. However, importantly, the final version of this bill approved in the . . .
"This was not an easy vote, but I believe it was the correct one. I share many of the concerns expressed by my colleagues and some in the immigrant community about this legislation. However, importantly, the final version of this bill approved in the . . .