This World AIDS Day, the U.S. stepped back when it should have stepped up. People living with HIV deserve visibility, dignity, and commitment. We must not turn our backs on this fight. #WorldAIDSDay2025 www.forbes.com/sites/davewe...

On World AIDS Day, we honor those we’ve lost and fight for those living with HIV/AIDS. The Bronx deserves full access to testing, treatment, and prevention. Ending this epidemic is both a public health and moral imperative.

I categorically oppose any and all attempts at regime change, including in Venezuela. The US must stop entangling itself in endless wars that endanger American lives, deepen American debt, and do nothing to serve American interests.

The Bronx has some of the highest rates of advanced lung cancer. I partnered with Weill Cornell to bring a mobile lung cancer screening unit to NY-15, and I’m introducing legislation to strengthen insurance coverage for annual screenings. Early detection saves lives.

[email protected] has used her position in Congress to fight for our community and advance legislation like CEC Co-Chair @repritchie.bsky.social's LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act.

I am deeply grateful for the trail Nydia Velázquez has blazed. From championing Puerto Rico to fighting for public housing, she has been a powerful voice for the most vulnerable among us. She leaves Congress not only as an elected official but as an icon.

SNAP keeps families fed and healthy. Trump’s plan to force new applications is pointless bureaucracy that hurts children and low-income households. We should make food assistance easier to access, not harder. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...

Joel is being released and the Bronx is ready to welcome him home! ICE must stop terrorizing our communities and undermining the rule of law. abc7ny.com/post/federal...

Today, we honor the courage, sacrifice, and service of our veterans in the Bronx and beyond. To all who have served and to the families who stand beside them, thank you.

I am a definite NO on this so-called "deal."

Visited the Riverdale Y and RAIN Senior Centers to hear how the shutdown is affecting older adults. Directors report a sharp rise in lunch attendance, because for many, it’s their biggest meal of the day. Our elders deserve dignity. This shutdown must end.

This week, @repglatimer.bsky.social and I led a coalition of Bronx elected officials in urging Secretary Rubio and the U.S. Department of State to deliver immediate emergency aid to Jamaica following the catastrophic destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa.

BREAKING: A federal court just ordered Trump's administration to restore SNAP benefits during the shutdown. This is a critical step forward for my over 272K constituents in the Bronx who depend on food assistance to feed their families, but we must remain vigilant.

The Trump administration is willing to let 42 million Americans go hungry rather than do their job. We're demanding Secretary Rollins use available SNAP funding for November benefits. Taking food from seniors and kids isn't a budget strategy.

In 2 days, Donald Trump will cut off SNAP benefits for more than 3 million New Yorkers. Not because the USDA doesn't have the money, but because he thinks starving people helps him politically. @reprileyny.bsky.social and I led a letter demanding that Trump reverse course and fund SNAP now.

The Penn Station Access project is a critical transportation project for the entire New York region. Amtrak must take decisive action to mitigate these delays and ensure that the project can accelerate its work and make up for lost time. www.norwoodnews.org/exclusive-ao...

Joel Camas should be in class at Gotham Collaborative High School, not in ICE detention. He’s a Bronx teenager, not a public safety threat. Our courts said he belongs here. Treating him like a criminal is cruel and indefensible. www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/24/j...

My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Jamaica and their families here in the Bronx as the island weathers Hurricane Melissa. My office will be monitoring the storm closely and be available to our constituents requiring assistance or resource information. www.cnn.com/weather/live...

The Bronx has fallen victim to Amtrak’s Kafkaesque bureaucracy, which has indefinitely delayed the Metro-North expansion. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/n...

Donald Trump and Republicans are holding millions of families’ ability to feed themselves hostage to score cheap political points. Proud to join 200+ House Dems in urging USDA to use emergency funds now. Use the money. Stop the cruelty. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

The 10 Year Roadmap for Public Housing Sustainability, which I’m proud to co-chair, makes clear what it will take to preserve, rebuild, and reimagine public housing for the next generation. Read the report: 10yearroadmap.org/interimreport

When Trump's federal agents are storming New York City streets wearing masks and detaining U.S. citizens, something has gone terribly wrong. Yesterday’s Canal Street raid looked more like a pseudo-authoritarian intimidation campaign than productive law enforcement.

Nearly 273,000 NY-15 residents rely on SNAP to put food on the table -- the most of any district across the state. No one’s ability to feed their family should depend on politics. Republicans need to respect working families and leave SNAP alone. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...

Happy Dilwali to all those celebrating in NY-15 and around the world. May the lights of this festival guide us toward hope, equity, and lasting joy.

Housing is only 1% of the federal budget, yet Donald Trump wants to cut it in half and impose time limits that would displace millions. We have an arsonist pretending to be a firefighter in the White House.

Tish James is a fighter -- and she's going to fight these dubious charges to the bitter end.

The Bronx is home to the largest number of WIC recipients in New York State. A government shutdown isn’t abstract here, it means mothers can’t buy formula or diapers for their babies. We cannot allow the most vulnerable families to pay the price for Washington’s dysfunction.

My heart is with those injured in the devastating Fordham Heights apartment fire and their families. Grateful to the FDNY for their heroic response and to the Red Cross for assisting those displaced as the cause remains under investigation. abc7ny.com/post/bronx-a...

Public housing is a federal obligation. Decades of disinvestment have left families poisoned by lead, breathing mold, freezing in winter, and trapped in broken elevators. The federal government has been the worst slumlord in America.

Earlier today, I held a press conference with Public Health Solutions — the largest WIC provider in NY — to sound the alarm on the looming lapse in WIC funding amid the government shutdown. WIC serves 40% of America’s infants and stands as one of our nation’s most essential anti-hunger programs.

I’m introducing the TRUMP Act — The Restriction Ugly Money Portraits Act — to ensure no president can put their own face on U.S. currency. In America, money should honor history, not ego.

We cannot separate the collapse of a public housing building in the Bronx from the collapse of federal funding for public housing. The federal government has long been an absentee landlord for the residents of public housing.

We refuse to be extorted.

The American people deserve transparency about the state of our economy from this administration, no matter what. The public has a right to the facts. Release the BLS jobs report. www.notus.org/economy/bls-...

Democrats are fighting for the healthcare of the American people. Republicans are on vacation and content to let the government shut down.

On this Yom Kippur, I wish my Jewish constituents and friends a meaningful day of reflection and renewal. May you find strength in your faith, comfort in your community, and may you be inscribed in the Book of Life for a year of peace and purpose. Have an easy fast.

A gas explosion led to a partial building collapse at Mitchel Houses this morning. HUD needs to do everything it can to assist NYC in restoring the building and relocating these families who have been displaced to permanent housing. This is an emergency situation.

Democrats are in DC fighting to keep healthcare affordable while Republicans are on vacation.

Trump’s unlawful removal of Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Board has stalled PREPA’s debt restructuring and endangered the island’s energy future. @velazquez.house.gov, @ocasio-cortez.house.gov and I are supporting the lawsuit to reinstate them & stop this abuse of power. velazquez.house.gov/media-center...

Yesterday, I convened a community roundtable in the Northeast Bronx to address the epidemic of gun violence facing our borough, city, and nation.

🚨 Home health funding is under attack. This care keeps seniors, people with disabilities, and vulnerable communities safe at home. That’s why I united the overwhelming majority of the bipartisan NY delegation to oppose the administration’s plan to slash it. #ProtectHomeHealth

Congratulations to Perrigo Teamsters on winning a fair contract. You stood strong, fought for respect on the job, and secured real raises and retirement protections. That’s what collective power is all about. Proud to stand with you.

As a product of public housing, the affordability crisis is not abstract to me. Millions depend on affordable housing programs to survive. We must protect and expand them.

The Bronx is home to one of the largest and most dynamic Latino communities in America. Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the families and neighbors whose hard work, culture, and contributions strengthen our borough and our nation.

Head Start is a lifeline for low-income families, especially Bronxites who pay the highest share of their income on child care in NYC. The Trump administration’s push to defund it would devastate working families and the providers who serve them. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/n...

On this day, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001. We honor the first responders who ran toward danger, the families who carry unimaginable loss, and the resilience of New York and our nation. We will never forget.

Honored to join @repyvetteclarke.bsky.social today in introducing a resolution to designate September as National African Immigrant Heritage Month. African immigrant communities enrich New York City and America every day. It is past time we recognize their extraordinary contributions.

Trigger leads are predatory and invasive. Today, we ended them. The bipartisan Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act puts homebuyers back in control of their personal information.

The Bronx lost a beautiful young soul, River Wilson, to a broken daycare system. I’m introducing River’s Law, which would: 🚫 Eliminate pools from residential daycares 🔔 Install safety alarms to protect children We must act to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again.

Heartbroken by the tragic shooting at Haffen Park. We mourn Jaceil Banks and hold 17-year-old Anthonaya Campbell in our prayers. No child should face this violence. As a son of the Bronx, I stand with families & neighbors in mourning, and continue the fight for a safer Bronx.