Press Releases
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The virtual event hosted by Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) to discuss student loan debt, has been postponed and will be rescheduled.
During the event, Rep. Espaillat will be joined by representatives from the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP), the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC), the Student Debt Crisis Center (SDCC), and local community leaders to discuss the impact of student loan debt, cancellation, and updates on the federal student loan moratorium and repayments.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on House and Senate Democrats’ efforts to protect the sacred right to vote in light of Republican voter suppression efforts across the country:
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement as phase 2 of the Second Avenue Subway advances to the next step:
“Throughout New York State and especially in New York City, our neighborhoods have for far too long found themselves caught between three cataclysmic forces: disinvestment, climate change and gentrification – with no tangible remedy in sight, until now,” said Rep. Espaillat.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the one-year anniversary since the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol:
“Today marks one year since the attack on the United States Capitol, and I will never forget the events that occurred during one of the darkest days in the history of our democracy and one of the most solemn days of my tenure in public service,” said Rep. Espaillat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced the inclusion of provisions of his billH.R.
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.