Nydia Velazquez, born in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, is the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress. She has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1993 and represents New York City.
She has always been an advocate for human and civil rights for Puerto Ricans. According to wikipedia.com, her nickname is "la Luchadora" which means "the fighter".
Here she blasts The Donald for his treatment of Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nydia_Vel%C3%A1zquez
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