Press Releases
WASHINGTON—Representative Eliot L.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the 16th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tomorrow, Friday, September 8 starting at 9:00 a.m. EDT, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a roundtable discussion with housing authority leadership and housing advocates from around the country in room H-139 of the U.S. Capitol.
Rep. Espaillat and participating Members of Congress will discuss the status of the HUD Budget, legislation, appropriations, and hear firsthand the issues and concerns from housing leaders, advocates, residents and communities within CHC member districts.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL), Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Rep. José E. Serrano (D-NY), and New York leaders and officials issued the following statements regarding the passage of Hurricane Irma through the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following President Trump's announcement that he will terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
"President Trump's decision to undercut the stability, hope and opportunity that the DACA program offered to millions of young people strikes at the core of our shared American values.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement as President Trump considers whether to terminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which provides certainty to young men and women who were brought to America as children.
This purely political move by the president would have disastrous impacts on our economy and do nothing to secure our borders or fix our tattered immigration system.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – This evening, Thursday, August 24 starting at 5:00 p.m. EDT, U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez will hold a press conference at the foot of the statue honoring Juan Pablo Duarte to show support of the monument in response to calls for its removal.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congressman Dwight Evans (PA-02) released the following statements regarding their bill, the No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act, which would prohibit Federal funds from being used to create, maintain, or display, as applicable, any Confederate symbol on Federal public land, including any highwa
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement in recognition of the 5th Anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program:
"The DACA program has been transformative to the lives of DACA recipients and since its implementation five years ago today, the program has generated tremendous economic growth for cities, states and our nation," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat.