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January 1, 2022

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement after testing positive for COVID-19:

"I have tested positive for COVID-19 and am currently quarantining at home. I am fully vaccinated and received my booster earlier this winter. Although, I remain asymptomatic, I am following the recommendations and will continue to test regularly over the next few days until my test results are negative.

Issues:Healthcare
December 30, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y.Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and New York City Councilmember Mark Levine will hold a virtual press conference today, Thursday, December 30th at 12:30 p.m. EST to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and recent surge amid the spread of the Omicron variant.


During the discussion, the leaders will be joined by New York City and state officials and leading health experts to address the impact of the Omicron variant and how to stop the spread throughout New York’s 13th congressional district and in communities around the city.

Issues:Healthcare
December 23, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) introduced a resolution recognizing the first revolt of enslaved people in the Americas, when Africans revolted against colonial powers in the Caribbean – the Santo Domingo Slave Revolt of Dec. 26, 1521, starting at a sugar plantation owned by Diego Columbus, the son of Christopher Columbus.

December 22, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced a series of pop-up COVID-19 PCR testing sites in response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases throughout New York City and increasingly long wait times for testing throughout New York’s 13th congressional district.

In collaboration with SOMOS Medical Group, local small businesses, and organizations in the district, starting December 22nd, New York City residents and their families can attend any of the below testing sites in Harlem, Washington Heights, and the Bronx to receive a free PCR COVID-19 test.

No RSVP is necessary and walk-ins are encouraged.

Issues:Healthcare
December 21, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the inclusion of provisions of his billH.R.

December 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With COVID-19 cases spiking in New York, U.S. Reps. Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) led a letter to President Biden this afternoon thanking him for taking action to address the surge, and requesting that he steer much needed testing kits to New York City.

Issues:Healthcare
December 16, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Lou Correa (CA-46), and Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) released the following statement regarding the Senate Parliamentarian’s ruling barring the inclusion of work authorization and deportation protections for our nation’s undocumented immigrants in the Build Back Better Act:

December 16, 2021

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced that New York will receive $2,223,753,281 in new federal funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying jobs for New

December 15, 2021

NEW YORK, NYRepresentative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will deliver approximately $185 million in tax cuts for more than 77,000 hardworking families in New York’s 13th congressional district this year through the expanded Child Tax Credit, according to new estimates from the Joint Economic Committee, and many of

Issues:Labor
December 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Colin Allred (TX-32) and Lee Zeldin (NY-1) sent a letter urging President Biden to seek justice from Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and request a full investigation into the