Press Releases
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), in collaboration with the Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC), will hold a press conference on Monday, February 10th at 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at 45 Wadsworth Avenue, 9th Floor, NYC 10033.
NMIC was among select organizations to receive $600,000 in federal grant funding allocated through the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Legal Assistance for Victims Grant (LAV) Program to provide legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
This is a public event and open to the press.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) voted to pass H.R. 2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, to hold employers accountable for violating workers' rights, end the use of forced arbitration and strengthen the sacred right to join in union.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) kicks off the start of his second annual Dominicans on the Hill today at the U.S. Capitol from 12:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Workshops during this year's event will examine the 2020 Census, diversity in sports and entertainment, and the impact of criminal justice reform on Dominican Americans and throughout minority and Latinx communities.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to local communities as part of this year's Dominicans on the Hill, a day at the U.S. Capitol. This year's community service honorees will be recognized during an event on Wednesday, February 5, 2020.
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the anniversary of the Trump administration's Muslim ban and actions taken as recently as last week to add six additional countries to the administration's restricted travel list, many from regions where Muslims and others face immense violence and persecution.
WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) will host his 2020 State of the District forum on Thursday, January 30th starting at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST at I.S. 218 Salome Ureña School Auditorium, 4600 Broadway, New York, NY 10040. During the event, Rep. Espaillat will present an overview of his legislative priorities for New York's 13th congressional district during the 2020 calendar year and the second session of the 116th Congress. This is a public event and open press. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, unveiled House Democrats' new framework for a five-year, $760 billion investment that would create an estimated 10 million jobs addressing some of the country's most urgent infrastructure needs, from the massive maintenance backlog, to designing safer streets, to putting the U.S. on a path toward zero carbon pollution from the transportation sector and increasing resiliency.
Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the Trump Administration's Public Charge rule to go into effect while the merits of the case continue to be argued in lower courts.
Last week, members of the Congressional Tri-Caucus – composed of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) – filed amicus briefs in the Second, Fourth, and Ninth circuit courts opposing the Trump Administration's public charge rule. The Tri-Caucus filed the same brief in multiple cases at the district court level last year.
Representative Adriano Espaillat Marks Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) recognized the forty-seventh anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade. In its 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court recognized that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman's right to make her own medical decisions, including the decision to have an abortion.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement on the appointment of Impeachment Managers by Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
"I have full confidence in my House Democratic colleagues who have been appointed by Speaker Pelosi as managers of the impeachment trial of President Trump to ensure the process is fair and transparent as it moves forward. The American people expect senators to do their duty and conduct a fair trial – and they deserve nothing less," said Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13).