Press Releases
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, March 16, 2020, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced changes to office operations in both his Washington, D.C. office and New York district offices.
"The health and safety of our community is our top priority. In order to assist in preventing the further spread of COVID-19, my office is taking new precautionary measures to limit social contact and potential exposure to the virus," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13). "We will continue serving constituents in a virtual capacity and my office phone numbers remain operational."
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led members of the New York City congressional delegation to send a letter to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and New York State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie to urge the New York State Legislature to enact a ninety (90) day moratorium prohibiting landlords from evicting commercial renters such as a restaurant, bar, bodega, and other enterprises unable to make a full and on-time rental payment due in adherence to executive orders in response to the novel coronavirus 2019 ("COVID-19").
NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will hold a press conference tomorrow, Monday, March 16th starting at 8:00 a.m. at Washington Heights Academy located at 202 Sherman Avenue, New York, NY 10034 to reiterate his calls to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to close schools immediately to prevent further spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19.
Earlier today, Rep. Espaillat sent a letter to Mayor de Blasio further outlining his call for immediate action to close city schools to protect youth and families as efforts continue to combat the virus.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), who serves as Whip of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), led several of his CHC colleagues in a letter to Dr. Steven Dillingham, Director of the United States Census Bureau, to call for an extension of the 2020 census.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following remarks on the U.S. House floor to call for an extension of the 2020 census, which kicked off today.
The following are remarks by Rep. Espaillat as prepared for delivery:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to commemorate the 176th anniversary of the Independence of the Dominican Republic:
Watch video of Rep. Espaillat's remarks delivered earlier today on the U.S. House floor.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representatives Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón (R- PR) lauded the unanimous approval of the Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act at today's House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee mark-up. The Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act rectifies the significant gaps in disaster housing assistance policy that have been acutely felt by the residents of Puerto Rico, most notably in the wake of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, as well as other areas impacted by natural disasters.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a medium-high rating for the Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 Extension project, giving it a necessary green light to move forward.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to call for the case involving the assassination of El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, known as Malcolm X, be reinvestigated with the use of modern technology following the Netflix docuseries "Who Killed Malcolm X?"
NEW YORK, NY – Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement to reiterate his opposition to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) decision to implement a new policy banning New York State residents from the Global Entry Program and other Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP).