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September 3, 2021

NEW YORK, NY — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and New York City Council Health Committee Chair Mark Levine released the following joint 10-point proposal urging greater support of parents and protections for New York City students as the 2021-2022 school year begins.

Issues:Education
September 1, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) launched an updated congressional websitefor the 117th Congressto streamline congressional services and accessibility for constituents of New York's 13th Congressional District.

August 27, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 21 of his colleagues in a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging the designation of Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Afghan nationals within the United States in light of the dire situation in Afghanistan and the Taliban’s taking over of Kabul.

August 26, 2021

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement in response to President Biden's remarks on the bombings at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed 12 American service members, dozens of innocent civilians, and injured many more:

August 26, 2021

NEW YORK, NY – This week, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to advance President Biden’s historic Build Back Better agenda, which will deliver life-changing benefits for working families in New York and across the nation.

August 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following House passage of the FY2022 Budget Resolution, which includes instructions to include for immigration reform provisions. As co-chairs of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Sub-Task Force, Rep.Espaillat and Rep.

Issues:Immigration
August 23, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) released the following statement after calling on the Chairs of the House and Senate Budget and Agriculture Committees to allocate $100 million in additional funding for the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP), and the Women, Infants, and Children Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP).

August 20, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Adriano Espaillat(NY-13), David Cicilline (RI-01), and Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led 93 of their colleagues in submitting a bicameral public comment letter in support of a proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Ex

August 16, 2021

NEW YORK, NY – Today, at the 369th Infantry Regiment in Harlem, New York, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) joined Representative Tom Suozzi (NY-03), along with U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to announce legislation awarding the Harlem Hellfighters the Congressional Gold Medal will soon be signed into law by President Joe Biden.

Photos from the event can be found here.

August 10, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Senate Democrats released the FY2022 Budget Resolution text, which includes instructions for immigration reform provisions. Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Raul Ruiz, M.D. and CHC Immigration Executive Orders and Budget Reconciliation Sub-Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Adriano Espaillat and Veronica Escobar released the following joint statement:

Issues:Immigration