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Congressman Adriano Espaillat To Skip Trump's Inauguration

January 19, 2017

In his first weeks as a congressman Espaillat has emerged as a vocal critic of President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration.

http://patch.com/new-york/washington-heights-inwood/congressman-adriano-espaill…

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Statement on Oscar Rivera Lopez

January 17, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13) issued the following remarks following the White House announcement that President Barack Obama has pardoned Oscar Lopez Rivera:

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Honors the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 17, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13) released the following statement to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mortgages rise out of reach for many Latinos

January 11, 2017

In The News

The 2008 financial crisis is long over, but its damaging effect on Hispanic families lingers in a pair of grim statistics: More Latinos are choosing to rent than to buy a home, and Hispanic homeownership rates are still in decline even nine years later. Homeownership, an important measure of wealth and middle-class status, has decreased 5 percent among Hispanics since its peak in 2007, according to a recent Pew Research study. In 2007, 49.7 percent of Latino households owned their homes, compared with 47 percent today.

http://thehill.com/latino/313595-mortgages-rise-out-of-reach-for-many-latinos

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Appointed to Serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee

January 11, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released the following statement following his appointment to serve on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs:

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Statement on the Confirmation Hearing of Sen. Jeff Sessions to Serve as the next U.S. Attorney General

January 10, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13) issued the following statement from the U.S. House Floor to discuss his opposition to the nomination of Senator Jeff Sessions to become the next U.S. Attorney General.

Below are Rep. Adriano Espaillat's remarks as prepared for delivery:

In Opposition to the Confirmation of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General

Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)

January 10, 2017

Congressman Adriano Espaillat Leads Press Conference on Vermilyea Avenue Discussing Inwood Drug Arrests

January 9, 2017

Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13) held a press conference with officers from the New York Police Department (NYPD) and state and local officials to discuss last week's arrest of 32 individuals accused of running a drug marketplace on Vermilyea Avenue in Inwood.

Adriano Espaillat: ‘It Was Always My Aspiration to Come to the US Congress’

January 9, 2017

In The News

On Tuesday, Adriano Espaillat made history when he was sworn in as the first Dominican American and first formerly undocumented immigrant in Congress. “It was always my aspiration to come to the U.S. Congress,” Espaillat told NBC Latino in a Facebook video posted Wednesday. The video shares a bit of the congressman’s background from his childhood in the Dominican Republic to the nation’s social climate (Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam War) when he arrived at nine years old.

http://latinousa.org/2017/01/05/adriano-espaillat-always-aspiration-come-us-con…

New York Congressman Hopes To Use His Immigrant Experience To Influence Lawmakers

January 9, 2017

In The News

Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday
Adriano Espaillat, the first Dominican American congressman, hopes his background as a formerly undocumented immigrant will help find him common ground with his colleagues on immigration policy.

http://www.npr.org/2017/01/08/508765706/new-york-congressman-hopes-to-use-his-i…

Media Advisory: Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Local and State Officials and Community Leaders to Hold Press Conference following Inwood Drug Bust

January 9, 2017

Press Release

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY13) will hold a press conference today, January 9th at 10:30 a.m. EST at the intersection of Vermilyea Avenue and 204th Street following last week's arrest of 32 individuals accused of running a drug marketplace on Vermilyea Avenue in Inwood.

Rep. Espaillat will be joined by local and state officials, community leaders and officers from the New York Police Department – 34 Precinct.

This event is open press.

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