Press Releases
NEW YORK, NY – Save the date for Representative Adriano Espaillat's sixth annual Dominicans on the Hill event that will be held live and in-person on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the United States Capitol, Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) Auditorium, in Washington, DC.
From my family to yours, Merry Christmas! May your holiday be filled with warmth, comfort, and joy.
2023 has been a remarkable year, and I have been proud to work on your behalf to promote job growth, fight inflation, bolster education and training, and provide relief and opportunities for families across my district.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, U.S. Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced a legislative package containing two bills, the Building Collapse Prevention Act and the LIHTC Landlord Accountability Act, and a letter to Commissioner Jimmy Oddo of the NYC Department of Buildings.
WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR) introduced the bipartisan Roberto Clemente Commemorativ
SANTO DOMINGO, DR― This week, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led a delegation from the United States to the Dominican Republic to address climate resiliency in the face of climate change throughout the region.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Latino-Jewish Caucus Co-Chairs Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25), along with other Caucus members, sent two letters to the Presidents and Ambassadors of Colombia and Argentina to facilitate the immediate release of dual citizen Israeli hostages Elkana Bohbot, Yair Horn, and Eitan Horn, as well as all other hostages currently in Hamas’s custody.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led all Democratic members of the New York City congressional delegation in a letter to New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, echoing their support to ban solitary confinement in New York City. This is the second such letter led by Rep. Espaillat, who sent a similar letter to former City Council Speaker Corey Johnson in December of 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), and twelve of their colleagues re-launched the Public School Caucus, a bipartisan congressional caucus aimed at elevating practices in public school settings to better serve children across the country.
WASHINGTON, DC -- This week, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) sent a letter to United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg urging an exemption for Arajet S.A., a Dominican-based airline company, and its application to offer consumer flights between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. cities of San Juan, PR; Miami, FL, and New York, NY.
Key excerpt from the letter:
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, members of the Congressional Friends of the Dominican Republic Caucus, led by Caucus Chair Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Co-Chair María Elvira Salazar (R-FL), sent a letter to the Biden Administration expressing their support for the ongoing negotiations and swift finalization for a modernized United States—Dominican Republic (US-DR) Open Skies Agreement. In their letter, Espaillat and Salazar highlighted potential benefits of a modernized agreement that would increase flights and flight routes between the U.S.