Press Releases
WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20) reintroduced their resolution condemning attacks from extreme Republicans on reproductive rights and to reaffirm their commitment to advancing reproductive justice and judicial reform.
"During our first week in Congress, we have witnessed extreme MAGA Republicans launch new attacks on women’s reproductive freedom, part of House Republicans’ commitment to criminalizing abortion nationwide with no exceptions," said Rep. Espaillat.
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement today to mark what would have been the 50th year since the Supreme Court first decided Roe v. Wade:
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host his annual State of the District address Sunday, January 29th at 2:00 p.m. EST at The Forum at Columbia University, 601 W 125th Street, New York, NY 10027.
During this year's in-person event, Rep. Espaillat will highlight his legislative accomplishments for New York's 13th congressional district and present an overview of his legislative priorities for the 2023 calendar year and start of the 118th Congress.
WHO: Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-07) reintroduced the Supporting Providers of English Language Learning (SPELL) Act to address the national multi-lingual teacher shortage by increasing loan forgiveness for teachers of English learners (ELs).
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), announced today the first round of recommended awards for fiscal year 2023, with more than $34 million in funding to support the arts nationwide, including $630,000 to New York's 13th Congressional District.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement on the election of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy during the 118th Congress.
“For the first time in 100 years, the House of Representatives has been unable to organize for multiple days due to the inability of House Republicans to form a union and govern,” said Rep. Espaillat. “Over these past few days, Kevin McCarthy has shown all of us that he is a selfish leader, only concerned with himself and not the American people.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), along with Congressman Jesús G. “Chuy” García (IL-04), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) applaud House and Senate Appropriations leadership for including $800 million to provide shelter, food and supportive services to individuals and families experiencing hunger or homelessness, and allowing humanitarian assistance to migrant families and individuals encountered by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced The Earth Bill, legislation that aims to bolster America’s transition to renewable energy practices and address the inequitable impact that extreme weather events linked to climate change have on vulnerable communities around our nation.
WASHINGTON, DC --U.S. Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) introduced the Working for Immigrant Safety and Empowerment (WISE) Act to protect immigrant survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and gender-based violence. The bill would ensure that immigrants have access to protections intended by the bipartisan Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Trafficking Victim Protection Act (TVPA), and other federal and state laws.
WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (IL-04), and Jose Luis Correa (CA-46) released the following statement regarding the Sinema-Tillis framework.