Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a virtual career fair for residents of New York’s 13^th Congressional District on both Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).

NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a post office renaming celebration at the Audubon USPS Post Office at 511 West 165th Street in New York City in Washington Heights in honor of the late Normandía Maldonado. Rep. Espaillat will also be joined by state and local elected officials, including City Councilmembers Mark Levine and Ydanis Rodriguez, as well as State Assemblymembers Carmen De La Rosa and Al Taylor.

WASHINGTON, DC — Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host a virtual career fair for residents of New York's 13^th Congressional District on both Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EDT).

NEW YORK, NY -- Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) spoke on the U.S. House floor to honor the life and legacy of the most prominent Merengue artist in the world, Johnny Ventura.

Watch video of Espaillat's congressional tribute to Johnny Ventura.

The following are remarks by Rep. Espaillat, as prepared for delivery:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced nearly 50 venues in his district will receive a total of over $8 million in Shuttered Venue Operators Grants (SVOG). Rep. Espaillat voted to establish the program, which provides support to hard-hit businesses in the music and entertainment sector that were forced to shut their doors due to pandemic restrictions.

WASHINGTON, DC — Representatives Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Norma J. Torres (CA-35) today announced the relaunch of the Congressional New American Caucus for the 117^th Congress.

Founded in February 2017, the Congressional New Americans Caucus is comprised of first-generation immigrants and provides a forum to educate all Members of Congress about issues related to New Americans and public service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement applauding the passage of the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act out of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs that includes two key bills he authored:

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led 51 of his colleagues in a letter urging Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs Ian G. Brownlee to immediately address the unprecedented passport backlog plaguing Americans around the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic, rendering countless Americans unable to obtain passports with wait times ballooning to upwards of 20 weeks.